The Washington times., 1906-12-09

tennis court will be closed. and Jim
my Garfield is released 10 take Of
ice as Secretary Of the Interior at
once. Mr.. Hitchcock has kindly con
sented 10 retire on January off
cial reason given. private business.
No further Cabinet changes are con-
templated."
When he finished. the chorus of
the club SANG the following refrain;
No more Cabinet changes.
mo more Cabinet changes,
TIL Roosevelt changes his mind %
Things began TO move lively and, be-
fore the fish was eaten, a party of lawn
tennis players came into the room and.
setting up a tennis net in a court. start
ed 70 play tennis. When President Fearn
asked them what they were doing, he
was told that this was the White House
Tennis Cabinet and II had assembled 10
nh the vacancies In the Cabinet caused
by the retirement OF two OF the mem
hers. Then the tennis players began 20
suggest candidates for the vacancies,
one OF them stating that the lawn ten
mis- cabinet had lost Moody, who could
not play tennis in the Supreme Court
room and Jimmie" Garfield was out. be-
cause he goes into the real Cabinet.
SITaus Men Distributed.
When oscar sraus was suggested for
one Of the vacancies. objection was made
and the question asked:
why did the President pick Oscar
Straus for the Cablnet?"
One OF the tennis players answered:
Because he had to do something for
the Straus family. Cleveland captured
isidOTe. Hearst got Nathan, SO ROOse-
welt had TO take Oscar"
a number of names were mentioned.
those selected being guests at the table.
but all were rejected until the two baby
members of the club We're named and
they were brought in. One was dressed
in the uniform of a soldier and an
nounced as recently from Brownsville.
Texas. When asked if he was a oandi-
date for admission or dismissal he said
he was an officer and not an enlisted
man in the 25th Infantry.
The candidate was examined and
among the questions asked were to tell
why Taft rescInded his own order sus-
pending the Presidents order, and the
baby GridiTon member. Mr.. Williams.
answered:
Because he found that Fairbanks
had bagged the coons.'
A Sad Fate.
Then the second baby member was
brought in and introduced as a reform
muckraker, who had written a book and
presented a copy TO The President. The
candidate. Mr. Thompson. was then
obliged TO bring forth his book and read
nh Hn hrg nj,
nent men. Extracts rom the sketches
on Vice President Fairbanks. Senators
AldrIch and SpOOner were read. all of
them being roasts, and finally, when he
read what he had written about the
President il was so complimentary that
he was at once accepted as a member Of
The lawn tennis cabinet.
While the diners were enjoying the
fillet, "a cowboy in fun costume bounded
into tho room AMI sang the following
song, to the tuHe Of Cheyenne.
In Arizona not so long ago,
Whence Rough Riders came out and
made a show,
\ cowboys S lusty voice rang out Hello,
| think Il make you wed New Mexico %
Hals: the maid said. you must think
i III awful green.
Why should I myself so much demean?'
said he; IuShr child, you don ( know
Wlat Is good for you,
So take il easy and do not attemDt 10
buck or chew"
Then she Just Winked her eye,
She was so very hy.
So fly; oh. my. and then he made
reply.
Oh.
oh!
Ar-i-Zo-ny
Hop on this pony,
There's room here for two, dear.
But after the ceremony,
Youll both ride back home. dear, as one.
So be good TO New Mexico"
Cabinet News
Another message was read from The
White House. and this time it read:
Attorney General Charles J. Bona
parte will retire at once to accept the
Office of legal political boss Of the First
(Contfnued on Fifth PaGAA