. George von Lengerke Meyer; his life and public services. er-esting sight. We were leaving at 10 oclock whenCaptain Butt^ informed us that we were expected atthe Presidents table at supper. There were six tablesin all; at President Tafts, Mrs. Taft, Charley Taft,Vice-President Sherman, Mrs. Sherman, Mrs. Bacon,Miss Boardman, and myself. We got home beforetwelve. ^^ March 6. — The Cabinet, with the exception ofMacVeagh and Dickinson,^ take the oath of office inthe presence of the President at the White House, theoath administered by Chief Justice Fuller. March 9. — First Cabinet Meeting. All p
. George von Lengerke Meyer; his life and public services. er-esting sight. We were leaving at 10 oclock whenCaptain Butt^ informed us that we were expected atthe Presidents table at supper. There were six tablesin all; at President Tafts, Mrs. Taft, Charley Taft,Vice-President Sherman, Mrs. Sherman, Mrs. Bacon,Miss Boardman, and myself. We got home beforetwelve. ^^ March 6. — The Cabinet, with the exception ofMacVeagh and Dickinson,^ take the oath of office inthe presence of the President at the White House, theoath administered by Chief Justice Fuller. March 9. — First Cabinet Meeting. All presentbut Dickinson. Secretary Wright continued to fill hisplace. It seemed like a dream at first, with Taft in Roose-velts chair, with Knox* on his right and MacVeaghon his left. There was quite a judicial air to the whole 1 Captain Archibald W. Butt, U. S. A., military aide to PresidentTaft; drowned on the Titanic in 1912. 2 Franklin MacVeagh, Secretary of the M. Dickinson, Secretary of War. i Philander C. Knox, Secretary of 1909-19181 SECRETARY OF THE NAVY 427 meeting. I was favourably impressed with Wicker-sham as Attorney General. He expresses an opinionin a concise and emphatic manner. ^^ March 10. — Have asked an opinion of the At-torney General as to the constitutionality of Congresshaving instructed that eight per cent of the comple-ment on men-of-war vessels shall be marines. Went to ride with Lodge, and then called on thePresident by appointment at He came down tothe Red Room in evening dress (with smoking coat).Seemed in good spirits; is rather concerned about hisexpenses, since Congress cut ofF his travelling told me, if they do not restore it, that he will prac-tically do none. Went over the marine matter; he advises doingas Congress instructed until the Attorney Generalgives an opinion. ^ March 12. — Cabinet Meeting. We discussedthe troubles in Central America. The Navy Depart-ment has placed its vessels on each coas
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