Juniata sentinel and Republican. [volume] (Mifflintown, Juniata County, Pa.) 1873-1955, 1884-05-07
The Cabinet and Its Meetings.

Very little is known about what goes
on in the Cabinet meetings. Regularly,
they are held twice week, on Tuesday
and Friday noon, but when there is any
important business afoot extra ones
are called. The Cabinet meets in a
handsome room on the second floor of
the White House, from whose swelling
windows a wide view down over the
lawn over the Potomac, including the
Washington Monument and the Long
Bridge, and bounded by the hills OF
Arlington, is spread. While the Presi-
dent and his advisers are in session a
throng Of correspondents and public
men sit out in the private secretary's s
room, waiting to hear if any business
Is transacted. Each member Of the
Cabinet is provided by law with a car
riage. Secretaries Lincoln and Chan
dler never use theirs to come to the
White House, for their offices are only
Just across the lawn. Brewster's De-
partment Of Justice is no further away,
but he always rides. No one ever saw
him afoot. His carriage is well enough,
but he has the ScrubbieSt looking old
nag about the city in front Of it.
Secretary Teller drives brisk pair,
never arrives until the last minute, and
Is off again before the rest have pushed
their chairs back from the sitting.
Judge Gresham has smart gray horse
and coupe. He is entitled to "A pair,
but pushing Frank Hatton takes the
and often rides. He never stops in the
White House, but walking over to the
Treasury the reporters generally find
out what has happened. Mr.. Chandler
stays and chats with them in Mr.. Phil
lips room, but seldom gives any news.
Mr.. Teller sometimes does 50. The
rest are never asked, especially Brew
ster, who il avoided by every one on
official topics, for he never appears to
know what is going OIL, even i'll his wn
department. Mes5rs. Chandler and
Teller are the two who keep track of
things. They look something alike.
and they are both under fifty. Each
one intends to be elected Senator a
year from this winter. Brewster is the
most punctilious member, FrelnIghHy-
sen the most aristocratic, Lincoln the
quieteSt, Gresham the ableSt and Folger
the most judicial. Gresham is, I think,
most popular and Chandler with more
irons in the fire. Judge Folger lives
way up on the hill by himself, with his
dapper little secretary, Frank Sperry,
of New York. Last winter he had
house on Connecticut avenue and
boarded George Bliss, for whose board
the government paid $40 week. Brew
ster stays in that neighborhOod and
gives high little dinners on occasion.
SO does Secretary Chandler in his hand
some house, only he never drinks wine.
Frelinghuysen entertains good deal
in general way, receptions generally,
when the attraction is the people, with
the tea which Miss Tillie FrelInghuysen
charmingly dispenses. Ten OF these
does not cost as much as one dinner.
Lincoln does not entertain at all. He
can't afford it, and his mothers death
is an excuse. Gresham will do some
thing In that line this winter, but Tel
Ter never attempts anything of that sort.
His wife has some very pretty Western
girls always with her, but it is not all
ambitious household Brewster is the
only unique specimen Of the Presidents
advisers. He makes study of 1t.