Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1906-12-09
fantastic garb and carried q big .'razzer'

fantastic garb and carried q big s.razzer''
and ''hoss pistol"
The line Of conversation which ensued
developed that the man and brother had
a son in the 25th Infantry, who had suf-
fered with the others. The excited visitor
said he had heard that General Darlington
was present and he wanted to interview
him. at the same time making a few
passes with the "razzer." Being assured
that the general was not present he Gained
down, and espying his old friend John Cor
win at the tables he dropped his bellicose
sented to sing a song. The visitor was
Lew Dockstader.
The Lawn Tennis Cabinet
Two new members of the club were to be
initiated, Mr.. Charles Willis Thompson of
the New York Times and Mr.. c. Arthur
Williams of the Washington Herald. About
the middle of the evening group of tennis
players, armed with rachets entered and
set up net.
What are you gentlemen doing?" asked
President Fearn.
why, we heard that President Roose-
welt was going to be here, and where he
goes, there goes the Lawn Tennis Cabinet
also
80 the President has safely returned
from Panama.
How could he be permitted to go outside
"Oh, he wipes out all onerous traditions
by executive ORDER
I'VE have two vacancies in the Lawn
Tennis Cabinet
play in a Supreme Court robe, and Jimmy
Garfield goes into the REAL cabinet
What do you think about Garfield for a
cabinet job? VIII he do?'
DO? OF course he'll do. He is the
swiftest server in our set
by the way, that's funny, why the Pres-
dent picked Oscar Straus for the cabinet.
He just had to do something for the Stratus
family Cleveland captured Isidore, Hearst
has got Nathan, and SO Roosevelt had to
take OScar.3
How shall we fill our vacancies? Can't
any of these literary fellows play tennis -
Whom would you suggest"
paul Morton"
"Oh, no; he would have to have an i'm
munity bath first"
There is John Barrett, the man who dis
covered South America and introduced it
to Secretary Root"
''Twenty-three for him; he would play on
both sides of the net
Now, is there anybody elSe?"
~ eS; have a young fellow, G. Arthur
Williams of the Washington Herald, re-
Gently from Brownsville, Texas"
rs he candidate for admission or dis
missaf?"
He is an officer of the 25th Infantry"
'Mr. Williams, tell us, why did Taft re-
scind his own order suspending the Presi-
dents order?"
Because he found that Fairbanks had
bagged the coons.'
You're all right Well take you in.
Whom else have we?'
There is C. Willis Thompson of the New
York Times, a reformed muckraker.''
why should we take Thompson
"He has written book
HAS anybody read it?'
'He took a copy to the White House and
handed it personally to the President
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alleged comments on public men from his
book, as follows:
"Fairbanks-A distinguished scientist
ventures the prediction that the North Pole
will yet be located in Indiana. 1t was To-
Gated there in the year 1904. 1t can now
be found in the United States Senate cham
Der drinking buttermilk.
Standardization does not care who writes
the messages to Congress SO long as he is
permitted to write its laws.
cSpooner-NeXt to La Toilette Spooner Is
the ablest member of the Wisconsin dele
cation in the Senate.
Then he was asked what he had to say
about "our hero. the President
With an air of great Importance the initi-
ate began: He is the greatest President We
have had since 1889 He is an arch of safety
to our institutions; he is
THAT will do, that's quite enough" shout
ed the questioner, and just then a dinner
bell rang, and the Lawn Tennis Cabinet
filed out of the room, singing.
"Oh how our hearts do swell
When hear the White House Bell,
Oh, how Pell Nell
ALMOST every day.
"Oh, how our chests expand, you bet,
When promotion all get,
For we're the Tennis Cabinet
EVERY blessed day."
Cabinet Changes.
Secretary Shaw was toasted in song as
follows:
"And so you're really going back
To fix up for the race
So long, Leslie!
We wonder If you understand
The making of the pace
Do you, Leslie?
Can you fix the tariff up - date7
Can you make two and four equal eighth
Are your fences hog tight and high
So Cummins can't get by?
'Watch out Lesliei
Take this tip before you go:
Keep warm, Leslie,
Weather mans predicting snow.
The Bad Money folks will try to get you
While you roam.
Wire u.s. Leslie,
: II you have to walk back home"
Secretary Taft was also the subject of a
song entitled Peaceful BILL the chorus Of
which, accompanied by a section Of the