The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1911-06-11
NJ JOHN ELrRETH WATKINS.
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81 Against tho semi tropical sizzards Of
lthe National iCapital-whoso thcmome-
ters mounted TO eS even in the fore
part OF May-the President Of these
! United States. interchangeable sorvan, Of
10000, 600 exacting masters, must for
tify himself while a feud- ridden Sem
I alto f}iibusters and haSglcs over un-
welcome legislation, showed at 1, by a
hostile House of Representatives.
/ Although handing over goodly sum
4 monthly TO the landlord OF "l'aramat-
ta." his newly leased summer cottage at
Beverly, the first citizen in the realm
4 must forego its comforts, perhaps I'M
Ill late summer. and be content with
life as no finds it-and helps to i'm
prove it-i60 miles to the southwark,
by the way the old crow flies Under
6trappers OF the executive departments
will bask in the balmy breezes or
mountain and lake, forest and sea-
Shore, While the head OF their estab-
lishment tolls and sweats IN .he oven
breath OF city whose asphalted
streets have been used as a Griddle
for frying eggs la maitre d'hote.
Lincoln, Garfield and Cleveland fled
ITO the cool uplands back OF the Fed
eral city 10 escape its summer scorch.
but the present Chief Magistrate will
remain only q few feet above river
level and the least altitudnous sec
ton OF the city OF magnificent tenn
peratures. E
lnasmuch however, as The Taft phil
psophy declares that no day is really
too hot or too cold lest fretting makes
II SO, Taft the arch-foe of worry,
whose laughter wrecks Uncle Sans
ytaunchcst chairs ana who preac hes
the gospel that "humor is a shock alb
sorber," may be depended upon to
make the best OF the sultriest stzzaru
that his wea Their bureau can brew out
of the sluggish zephyrs from Vir-
Ginia's verdant hills.
Roof garden parties, midnight autd-
mobile rides. lawn fctes, river cxcur-
& sions. horseback rides and golfing par
ties in the late afternoon Will he tina
chief means of recreation upon the
summer program of the President who
ilinsists upon the truth of the old saw
tthat all work and no play makes
Jack dull boy" and who religiously
devotes part of every circuit or
the clock TO some means OF diver
4 Sion. '
Dinners on His Roof-Gnrdcn.
4 Al fresco dinners upon the roof
garden of the west terrace. which
Joins the White House proper TO the
Presidents recently enlarged office an
ineX. are an invention OF MIR. raft.s.
land will be enjoyed BY his guests
nov and then on hot nights. The
accompanying telephoto view made the
other day from the top of the Navy
Department. exclusively for this ar
fticle, Will show you this roof-Earden
In detail
These open-air feasts begin at and
the globuler electric lamps, whose pill
lars flank the rectangular space, throw
q soft, red light upon the diners, who
are partly hidden by the rows of
bay trees in their little tubs For the
storing OF these trees alone, the White
House Is provided with specia!
greenhouse ITO feet long. Ordinarily
the globes In the terrace lamps are
OF dazzling yellow and the substi-
tuition of the ruby globes was Mr..
Tafts own idea
are usually received on the semi cir
cular south portico overlooking tho
river, and after the coffee has been
discussed the men guests sometimes
retire TO the corresponding roof-ga
den, over the east terrace-opposite
the Treasury-to smoke. Thirty-fve
guests have been entertained In this
Oriental fashion at one time.
alidnight Automobile Trips t,
Almost and hot night our surhurb-
anite. lolling late upon his grassy
lawn, is somewhere surprised by the
passing of n monstrous, dronine
shadow. within which float q. half
dozen apparitions and behind which
snort two motorcycles bearing men
in sombre garb.
There goes Taft" observes the
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