Morgan County Democrat. (McConnelsville, Ohio) 1886-1943, 1941-05-29
CONGRESSMAN Secrest's Prominence

During the nine years Robert T. Secrest has been in
congress he has gained much prominence In addition
to his membership regular congressional commit
tees he has been elected to membership In number
of national councils commissions and joint commit
tees In congress he has become chairman of the il
braries committee and due to priority has attained
high rank on the public roads, food control invalid
pensions and mine and mining committees
We learn that one of Mr. Secrests outstanding ap-
pontments is to membership in the National Archives
Council of which Secretary of State Cordel Hull is
chairman Other members of the cabinet are members
of this council as also Senator Aban Barclay The
foregoing are named in order of governmental rank,
then Congressman Secrest, chairman of the
House Library committee, who is followed by others.
All members of this council not merely members
in name only, but active They have charge of the
new archives building and its contents, and various
lations with all governmental departments. Here are
kept the permanent records and documents of the his
tory of the United States, which include series Of
moving picture films. The council also has charge Of
the new Franklin D. Roosevelt library at Hyde Park,
New York.
Mr.. secrest is also member of the Smithsonian
Gallery of Arts Commission which supervises the ma
tional museum, the national museum of art the ma
tional collection of fine arts, international art
change, national geological park, etc. He is also
joint commission acquire site for additional build
ing the library of congress. Senator Aban ,.
Barkey majority leader is chairman of the commits
sion, and other members include Senator Charles L.
McNary, candidate for vice president We find
Seces is member of the board of visitors to the
U. S. naval academy Annapolis, Nd
The Smithsonian Institution which is legally
established has its members the President of the
States the Chief Justice three members of the
u S. senate and three members of the house of rep
resentatives. Mr.. Secrest is of them.
A high honor in Washington is to be member of
the special Oliver Wendell Holmes devise committee,
of which Harlan F. Stone is chairman, and two other
supreme court justices members and several u S.
senators. Congressman Secrest is member of this
committee. His also appears in connection with
the Melon memorial arts building the Thomas Jefer-
memorial also the painting of the "Sgners of
Constitution by Howard Chandler Chrsty which is
exhibited in the rotunda of the national capitol and
attracts the attention of visitors from all over the
world
In the foregoing have only attempted name
of the committees which Mr.. Secrest serves,
and have not mentioned the great services he has
dered the people of his district in many ways, out
standing perhaps is his connected with the Mus
kingum Conservancy district.
Our congressman is widely and favoraby known.
He is always the job, and member of congress
looks after the people back home better Notwith-
standing the high positions he attained just
the friendly plain, accommodating Bob Secrest
that he has always been-and always will be no mat
ter how high he might in the affairs of the nation