Evening star., 1952-11-27
Eisenhower Will
Fill Top Posts
By End Of Week
General Observes
Holiday With Family
In New York Home
Rv Roherf X WnIeh
Star Stoff Correspondent


NEW YORK. N. Y, Nov. 27.-
A grateful President ELECT OBJ
served a traditional THANKSGIVING
here today but let it be known
ne would continue to break prece-
dent by putting final trimmings
on his new cabinet before the
week end.
President-elect Eisenhower had
turkey and fixings at his Morn
lngside Drive residence. With him
were Mrs. Eisenhower. her mother
Mrs. Elvira Doud, their daughter
ln-law. Mrs. John Eisenhower and
the three grandchildren. Mai
Eisenhower, the son, is in Korea
Eisenhower headquarters in the
Commodore Hotel was to open for
business long enough late today
to announce two more appoint
ments to prominent positions in
the new administration. 1t also
promised a full schedule of Eisen-
hover conferences for tomorrow
Cabinet Posts Untitled.
Selections of Secretary of Labor
and Secretary of Commerce-the
only two of the new cabinet offices
yet undesignated-are not likely
to be revealed until tomorrow or
Saturday. Choices for some SUBJ
cabinet positions were expected to
be stated late today.
Gen. Eisenhower's departure
date for Korea remained as much
a mystery as ever. The only out
ward sign of an early move was
a revised arrangement announced
last night by Press Secretary
James C. Hagerty. He said six
instead of only three news service.
news cameramen and neWsreel
representatives would 60 with the
Eisenhower planes to Korea.
Other neWSmen who want to
go to Korea must make arrange
ments as best they can through
regular Pentagon clearance chan
nelS.
Mr.. Hagerty advised reporters
at Eisenhower headquarters to be
on the alert for more announce
ments Of appointments" not only
tomorrow but also Saturday and
perhaps Sunday.
The Labor SecretaryShip figures
oy far the most in buzzing specula-
ton, especially because of cryptic
comments by James Mitchell and
Merlyn S. Pitzele after conference
with Gen, Eisenhower yesterday.
Saw Eisenhower Twice.
Mr.. Pitzele, chairman of the New
York State Mediation Board, and
also labor editor of the publica-
ton Business Week, talked with
Gen. Eisenhower twice i'll the day.
On the later visit he brought in
Mr.. Mitchell, a New York depart
ment store vice president who dur
ing the war was a director of in
dustrial manpower.
They said they talked with Gen
Eisenhower about labor problems
certain to confront the new ad-
They refused to saw
whether they were in line for rom
nation as Secretary of Labor
chief OF the Federal Mediation
Service, or members of the Ma
,lonal Labor Relations Board. They
referred such queries to Mr.. Hag-
erty who, as usual, said: when
Gen. Eisenhower has any appoint
nents to announce he will an
nounce them"
Any number of hopefuls or
recommended prospects has been
for selection as Secre-
Iary OF Commerce. Another visit
to headquarters yesterday by Sim
clair Weeks, Republican national
committeeman from Massachu-
setts and campaign finance chair
man, revived talk that he might
be tapped for the job.
Friends of Walter Williams
and Mr.. Williams himself-never-
thelesS are known to be vigorously
that he be named. Mr..
a Seattle banker, headed
the Citizens for Eisenhower Nixon
organization during the campaign.
Subcabinet Appointments.
Int tended appointments an
nounced yesterday at Eisenhower
headquarters did not reach cabinet
level, but were of unusual i'm
portance. These were:
Arthur H. Vandenberg, jr., of
Grand Rapids, Mich, to be secre-
tary to the President, and Will
liam P. Rogers, a Washington at
torney, as Deputy Attorney Gen
eral.
Mr.. Vandenberg, 45-year-old
son of the late Senator from
Michigan, will replace Matthew
Connolly, President Truman's
secretary. His duties, however,
probably will be more extensive
when the secretarial setup in the
White House is revised, according
to Gov. Sherman Adams of New
Hampshire, who will be the as
slstant to the President.
Last January / Mr.. Vandenberg
and Senator Henry Cabot Lodge
of Massachusetts, began devoting
their energies and most of their
time to getting Gen. Eisenhower
nominated and elected to the pres
idency. Mr.. Vandenberg remarked
that he is especially thankful on
this Thanksgiving Day that he
will have the opportunity TO con-
tinue a close personal and official
relationship with Gen. Eisenhower.
Well Known in Capital.
Mr.. Rogers is especially well
known in Washington for his work
as chief counsel Of the old Senate
War Investigating Committee in