The Washington herald., 1909-03-02

President Roosevelt gave a farewell
luncheon yesterday to the members Of
the tennis cabinet and other close per
sonal friends in official and social life
In greeting his guests. the President
said:
Gentlemen: You are here nominaily as
members, or 10 meet the members. OF the
tennis cabInet:' that IS. as men with
whom I have played at tennis. hunting
riding, walking, or boxing; with whom I
have been on the roundup. or IN the
mountains. or in the ranch country. But
really. as you know. you are not here for
that reason at all: you are here because
you are the men and because you repre-
sent the men with whom I have worked
while have been President. No admin
istrstion has ever had an ADLER or more
devoted set OF public servants.
1T is through you and those Ike you
that I have done the major part OF what
has been accomplished under this admin
istration. Moreover. in the vast number
Of cases the doing Of the work itself has
been your only reward The credit has
come 20 me. 10 the Chief OF the admins
tration."
Guests Whom He Chose.
Old Bill SewalL a Maine guide. Justice
Moody. OF the Supreme Court Of the
United States; Yellowstone" Kelly. who
rsnched 1t with President Roosevelt on
the Little Missouri years ago: Ambassa-
dor Jusserand. OF France; Jack" Aber-
nathy. OF Oklahoma, who catches en-
alive" Postmaster General George Won
Longerke Meyer: Judge" HeffelhngeT.
former famous football guard: Secretary
Garfield. Seth Bullock. first sheriff OF
Deadwocd, and a score OF others were
! President Roosevelts guests az the lunch
con.
They were all there as members Of. or
TO meet, the tennis cabinet Converse
ton galloped. The guests were selected
by the President.
The real tennis cabinet" and the men
who in a grea; measure were behind the
throne during President Roosevelt's
tenure Of Office, and whose work received
the thorough cooperation and hearty
praise Of the Chief Executive, are Secre-
tary Of State Bacon. Postmaster General
Meyer. Secretary Garfield. Assistant Sec
rotary Winthrop. Comptroller OF the Cur
rency Murray. Commissioner OF Corpora
tons Smith. and Chief Forester Pinchot
Singles Out GARFIELD.
IN the address made by President
Roosevelt. Jim" Garfeld's name led al
the rest. the President referring 10 hiT
as the type Of what a good publIC
servant should be" and "a man who fol
the last two years has been one OF thC
most useful Cabinet ministers who ever
sat AZ the Cabinet table
These who attended the luncheon were
the French Ambassador. Secretary Bacon
Mr. Justice Moody. the Postmaster Gen
eral, Secretary Newberry. Secretary Gar
| field. Secretary Loeb. Solicitor Genera
| Hovt, Assistant Secretary OLaughlin. As.
/ sistant Secretary Winthrop. Asslstan
! Secretary Satterlee. ASSISTANT ATTORNEY
| General Woodruff. Assistant Secretary
| Phillips. Comptroller Murray. Commits
I siOner Leupp, Commissioner Neil. Com
missioner Smith Commissioner McIlhen
ny. Hon. John c Rose, Hon Henry I
Stimson. Hon. Lyman N. Bass. Mr.. Gif
! ford Pinchot. Mr.. James 3. Reynolds
/ Mt ". ". Heffelfnger. Capt Luther 5
Kelly C'YelIowstOne Keliy'D. whom the
| President nrst net on the Little Missouri
at present Indian agent In Arizona; Mr.
/ " ". Sewall. the Presidents old guide
Capt. Seth Bullock. Commissioner keefe
| Dr. Henry s. Pritchett. and John Aber
nathy
AS a token Of their respect and esteem
! the members OF the tennis cabinet
I presented the President with a handsom,
/ bronze statuette. By Proctor. showing Z
| crouching cougar.
Visitors from Congress.
The large Congressional delegation
which called on the President during III
day. many Of them accompanied by rela
tives and friends. consisted Of Senator
Frye, Beverage, Guggenheim, Brown, I,
| Toilette. Dixon. Doiliver. Piles. McCum
Der. and Du Pont, and Representative
Bingham, Andrews, Sulzer, Bates. Knapp
Madden, Davidson, Washburn. Bradley
Parsons. Calder. Allen, Foster, Prince
Hamilton, Mckinley, Graf. Lands. Ora
ham, Wagner, Lamar. O'Conneu, Slemp
! Small, Gillian, Campbell. Langley, Foelk
/ er. Reynolds. Loud. Foster Of Illinois
/ and Foster OF Indiana.
! The department and other officials II
/ ciuded Commissioner Capers. DepUt-
/ Comptroller Mitchell Postmaster Barnes
/ Register Vernon, Judge Terrell. and Cor
/ poral Tanner.
AS the representative OF the Masonl
| fraternity Of the District Of Columbia
/ Grand Master Henry K. Simpson Gale,
/ to bid the President good-by and express
4 the good wishes OF his brother Mason
] OF the District.
| Secretary Loeb was likewise the re
/ cipient OF many testimonials OF good will
| OF the hosts who visited the White Hous,
| during the day many are personal friend