It is in this room that the great questions of state of our country are largely answered. Here, in these chairs, sit the President and his advisory council, called the Cabinet. At these meetings the President occupies the chair at the head of the table, with the Secretary of State on his right. The frequency of these meetings depends upon the amount of business to be transacted. The President appoints the members of his Cabinet. These consist of the following officers: Secretaries of State, Treasury, War, Navy, Interior, Agriculture, Commerce, and Labor; Attorney General and Postmaster General. This makes ten members--five chairs on either side of the table. Each member of the Cabinet receives $12,000 a year as his salary. Each is chosen because of his fitness to perform a particular duty. For example, the business of the Secretary of State is to advise the President on our relations

with other countries. The Secretary of the Treasury looks after our finances. The names of their various offices will suggest their duties. The President is not bound to follow the advice of his Secretaries. They are bound to give him information and advice, however, whenever he calls on them for it. Sometimes it happens that a President and a member of his Cabinet cannot agree. Many cabinet officers have resigned for this reason. In the view you will notice the picture of Abraham Lincoln. This famous President had a very difficult Secretary of State to handle. He was Mr. Seward. Many times Mr. Lincoln refused to follow Mr. Seward's advice. The wisdom of both however saved the country in its time of great stress. Name three of the President's Secretaries.