Show NEW NI gW irit RI QI WAR WAIL AR Jen cn lf of Office the tIit til Cabinet Washington Fob Fab 1 At noon today William H II J Taft of oC Ohio took the oath th thoC of oC idler iti ns ma lS secretor secretary of oC war u 11 ill n the pros pres presence ence caro 01 on O time tho tle members of it the tho cabinet the genral staff of oC the time aria anti a hum num number ber bem of 11 The flue ceremony Oct nt at time the war lur deportment He lb 11 Immediately entered upon lila his hl new lew duties The Tue he ceremony took place In 11 tho tIme large lur reception room room attached to tho tIme In lii the tue war Wi department and time the Iw transfer t of ot authority from fromm Root Hool the retiring secretary to Gov 0 Taft while mantle made was more Impressive than event cent In Inmany many r ll Before noon loon time tho appoint appointed ed Ill hour Gov Go Taft loft caine over Oel to tin department from lila his lintel hotel with a n little party of oC personal friends and Home of oC hl itis Immediate family They rhe fhe were mush ush ushered ered erl Into limb Bery Roots Hoot olce where here the limo retiring secretary In a ii I few Ce 01 words and with wih a 1 good tieni of at feeling his hl portfolio to Gov by ov loft roC Time The party then thoum thel proceeded to the tho recep tion room where Gen Oen Char l chief of at start staff In III uniform took charge of tit the tho o ceremonies lime Tho room was cleared of oC nil all 01 except the thc participants In III time the Induction tion I save the tho I lie party of oC friends mouth 1111 members of 0 tho time general stuff Gov ao faCt and Secy Rec Root took tonk their places nt at tIme the long 1011 tumble table where Mood John Randolph olph a n notary who administered the oath of oC to tho the Incoming sec nee fIC Then there were ron con congratulations 11 upon Hety Hec Tun antI wood good byes b ON were said to Secy Sec Root Hoot army Irmy on duty In Wash Sash ington was nR aligned nt at time the doorway anti I time the uniformed column panned before the retiring and amid Incoming seere lanes formed n a pretty spectacle Sec See I Taft was wan In time the best of spirits he tue h II n smile and 1111 a n kind word for tor everyone whIle hlo Root Hoot showed In hit hilt hil countenance the relief he hue felt In Inlaying inlaying laying la down the time cares of ot duties After Ater the military men had hl passed through the room the time heads of oC bureaus and amid Dually most moat of oC the th es of oC time the war mur department were vere admitted ll and each ef h of ot these received n a pleasant greet greeting greetIng ing lug At the time conclusion lon of oC tho the reception Secy See Taft faC with his huts friends and auth family went to luncheon Secy 8 c Root Hoot Hot expects to leave Washing Washington ton this afternoon for Cor New C ei York I |