The Montgomery advertiser., 1909-03-02
Roosevelt Gives Them
 a Luncheon.
'Tim" Garfield Pointed to as Best
 of All.
President Surrounded By Those Who Have Been Close to Him and Speaks of His Suc-
 cess.

Washington. March 1.-President Roosevelt today gave a farewell lunch con at the White House to the mem bers of the famous Tennis Cabinet and others who have been closely as- sociated with him during the past seven years.
 Aside from the distinguished gov ernment officials who have served as among the Presidents chief aides dur ing his administration, and also as his companions at sports of different kinds there were present men whom the President had made friends with when he was roughing 1t in the West years ago, and with whom he had gone on numerous hunting expeditions.
 The occasion was memorable to those who surrounded the President today and the latter's farewell words were not entirely free from notes or regret If not of sadness. The Presi- dent in a brief speech laid emphasis on the point that no administration had given It's chief more loyal ser vice and he stated that he believed the country never had more devot- ed set of public servants than those men through whom he said most of the work of his administration had been accomplished.
 Roosevelt Speaks.
 The President In hlS remarks IoiloW- ing the luncheon said:
 "Gentlemen:
 You are here nominally as members of the Tennis Cabinet'-that Is, as men with whom at tennis or hunt ing, or riding, or walking, or boxing, 1 have played. with whom l have been on the roundup, or in the mountains. ar 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 represent the men with whom l have worked while l have been President. No administration has ever had finer or more loyal service than you have given. and do not believe this country has ever had an abler or more devoted set of public servants. It Is through you and those like you. that l have done the major part of what has been accomplished under this administration. Moreover. In vast number of cases the doing of the work my success has been your only reward. The credit has come to me. to the chief of the administration. For exactly as men like to symb bolize battle by the name of the com mander. so they like to symbolize an administration by the man at the head, forgetting that the immediate
 
 through others and that a really sue cessful administration, successful from the standpoint of advancing the hon. or and the interests of the country. must be managed. as ours has been, In spirit of the most loyal asso- citation and partnership.
 There are many others like you whom l would have given much to bring here partly for your own sakss. but primarily as representing thou sands of other workers; as represent ing all good faithful fearless public servants. who strive their best to do what the public need demands and who, in the last analysis, stand all on the same level. when judged by that supreme test which brings into chief account the spirit of the ser vice rendered.
 Garfield the Composite.
 50. while l greet you for your selves. I greet you seill more as sNIn- bolizlng others. and in saying fare well to you I shall take as synbolix- ing all of you one who leaves public life when l leave if; a man who made A real personal sacrifice when seven years ago he came here to take ohlce at my request; man who has stood ever since as the type of what q good public servant should be- man