Daily press. [volume] (Newport News, Va.) 1896-current, 1909-03-02
President Enle'tains and Says Good
Bye 10 tennis Cabinet.
ADDRESS BEARS NOTES OF SADNESS
Function Especially in Honor Of Those
With Whom Roosevelt Has As
ISOLATED in Outdoor life-Many
. Others Also Present

aico.1 dL tHe white Ii'hS' - 'H>
mcmbe:'s of the famous tennis cab
ice and others who have been clos"
ly ass cialed with him during tho
past seven years. Aside from the
distinguished acvrrnm ut officials
who have served a among the Pre-
Merts chief aids during his admins
tratiOn and also as his companion
at sorts of different kinds. there
were present whom the Pr"sidt II;
had made friends when he was rough
ing i. in the West Years ago and
with whom he hal g7ne On numerous
hunting expeditions The occasion was
memorable to those who surrounded
the President tcday and the latter's
farewell words were TT entirely free
from nGtes OF regret ii not sadness.
The President ilh his remarks laid
emphasis On the p2in; that no al
ministi alton had given its chief more
loyal service. and he stated that he
believed that the country had never
wants than those men thi@uch whom
he said, most OF the work y: his adj
ministration had been accomplished
The President in his remarks fol
lowing the luncheon said:
"Gentlemen. you are her. nomin-
ally as members. or 20 meet the men,
bers. OF the Tennis Cabinet'--that
is, as men with within tennis. or hunt
ing. or riding, or hunting or walking
or have been on the roundup. or in
the mountains. or in the r2nch ccun-
try. But really. as YOU know. you
are not here for thar reason at all:
you are here because ycu are the men
and because You r.rereSent the men
with whom l have worked while
have been President. No admisnis-
tration however. had finer or mere
loyal service than ycu have given.
and | do not believe this country has
ever had an ADLER or more devoted
set Ct public servants. 1t is through
you and those like you that have
done the major Fart Of what has been
accomplished under this administra-
ton. Moreover in a vast number of
cases the doing Of the work itself
has been your only reward. TIE
credit has ccme tc ME to the chief
of the administration. For exactly
SO men like To symbolic a battle by
the name Of the commander. so they
like to symbolic an administration
by the man al the head. forgetting
that the immense majority OF his
acts can be done only through others
and that really successful admin
istratiou. successful from the stand
point Of advancing the honor and the
interests of the country. must be
managed as CarS has been, in a spirit
of the most loyal assCciati-n and
There are many others
like you whom ] would have given
much TO bring here today: but there
simply WASH, room enough: and so
have brought you here partly fer
wur cwn sakes. but primarily as
representing thousands Of other work
ers. as representing all good. faith
fui. fearless public servants. who
strive their bes, TO dc. what the pub
lie reed DEM nds. aEi VIII. in the
last analysis. stand all on the same
loyal. when judged by that SIRE me
tcs: which takes inic chief acc mt
the spirit CT the service rendered
Whether a man is q Cabinet minis
ter. a bureau shief. g. maj shall. an
Indian agent. forester. q letter car
rieT. a member Of the life-saving ser
vice a clerk in department. or
workman in navy yard. or whether
he holds ono OF a hundred other posi-
lions. makes not the slightest dill
ference il nc puts his heart and his
soul and his mind into his Work. and
is content I" accept - his chief re-
ward the satisfaction that comes from
know ledge that the work has been well
done. So. while | greet YOU for your
selves. ] gree. yoI still more as
symbol!shing othcrs: and In saying
farewell to Won shall take IS symbol
izing all Of YOU one who leaves public
life when leave il: q man who MADE
real personal sacrifice when seven
years ago he came here to take once
a. nv request. a man who has stood
ever since as tho type Of what 1000
pablo servant should he: man
who Tor the last two wears mas
been on. Of the mos. useful cabinet
ministers who ever sat at the cabinet
table-Iim Garfield.
Thos. present the luncheon were:
The French Ambsssojer. Secretary
Racon. Mr. Justice Moodv. the Post
master General Secretary NewberTv.
Secretary Garfield. Secretary Loeb.
Solicitor General Hoyt. Assistant Sec
reiarv OIaughlin. Assistant Secretary
Winthrop Assistant Secretary Satter.
loo. Assistant Attorney General Wood
rHr tesigtsn; Secretary Pniiips.
COmp'roller Murray. Commissioner
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