Rensselaer Semi-Weekly Republican, Volume 19, Number 60, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 1 April 1898 — An Historic Desk. [ARTICLE]

An Historic Desk.

Charles Loeffler, the veteran doorkeeper to the President’s room, has a; new desk. The old one has served hint over twenty-eight years. It was an old desk when it was first turned ovdt to Loeffler. It had been an Inti main acquaintance of President Lincoln, and In stirring times would have absorbed many things had it been human. Alt the old desk thousands of prominent men have sat to write cards to send In to the President. Cabinet member* have sat at the desk and ’written tbettj names for autograph seekers. Great men have congregated around It nnty talked over matters of the highest Im*' portance. It is an old flat-top desk; with a single tow of pigeon holes, tW lower part containing drawers. l!t M probable that the desk will be prfcf served. Loeffler would like to keep it; for himself as a companion which has.' faithfully served him so many years.— Washington special to the New York 1 Tribune.