Show MAJOR PRUDEN APPOINTED ho is made assistant secretary t tho president washington july 3 major 0 L pruden who was appointed a paymaster in the regular army in may has resigned that position and has been re appointed to hold his old position ol 01 assistant secretary to the president this la the office to which tho late adelbert S hay was to have been ap pointed major pruden has abandoned his career in the army on account of personal business reasons to assume his former duties at the white house |