Daily globe. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1878-1884, 1880-11-13
NO. 3l8
A DAY AT MENTOR,
Gar1Seld,s Wedding AnntUersary-Fnt1re
M0Uentents-Mrs. Gar5teld's Joke.

GdT7JetdS WeddtnQ AnntcersGrD-FHt%re
Moven,ents-Mrs. Gar7aeld's Joke.
Cor. Chicago Inter Oosan.l
MENTOR, Ohio, Nov. 10.-On the 11th Of
November, 1858, the Rev. DR.. Hitchcock, of
Hudson, Summit county, Ohio, president of
the Western Reserve college, performed
wedding ceremony at Hiram, that now has
an interest to the country at large, although
years have passed since the humble Pro-
fessor Garfield, in Hiram school was married
to Miss Lucretia Rudolph. Although the
couple referred to have gone through many
varied scenes of life together since the serv-
ices that made them one at Father Radolph's
home in 1858. the domestic life of General
and Mrs. Garfield has been in every
respect most happy one, and thousands
of people throughout the land, who are
afflicted with home troubles, could take
pattern In this, as in many other things,
after the President-elect and his noble wife.
If one doubted that there were perfectly
matched couples in this world, no would no
longer be skeptic in viewing Gen. Garfield
and bis happy wife and family as they ap-
peared at Lawnield tonight on the eve of
THEIR WEDDING ANNIvzRsARY.
The labors and worry of the great campaigns
which would have nearly ruined the health
of some men do not seem to have affected
the general in the least, and his wife, al
though pronounced by some to be delicate
looking, is of that sturdy Western Reserve
stock that can stand great deal and not
feel disturbed thereby.
As your correspondent saw her this even
fy,ry he oh lcx frf,f
Mentor parlor, Mrs. Garfield looked to have
fully recovered from the fatigues of enter
tanning callers, which could not but have
naturally resulted from SO many visits, and
impressed all who saw her as lady who
wonld prove a most charming hostess of
the White House. Holding the head of one
of the younger boys endearingly in her lap,
Mrs. Garfield displayed, without ostentation,
the qualities of q mother, her love Of her
children, while at the same time highly en-
tertaining the evening callers at the Lawn
field mansion by her pleasing conversation.
"She is woman among thousand" Mrs.
Garfield is, remarked gentleman who had
been observing her, in my hearing, and /
heartily agreed with him. General Garfield
said that they had intended having little
gathering of friends to- morrow in honor of
their anniversary, bat it was doubtful
now that they should do SO, on
account of the weather being 30 stormy.
FUTURE MOVEMENTS.
Your correspondent was told to o-uight, by
one of Gen. Garfeld's staff of secretaries,
that after paying one visit to Washington
for the purpose of arranging things there, he
would probably return to Mentor and remain
at home the balance of the winter. His corps
of assistants will probably remain all winter
as at present, four being employed besides
the telegraph operator. Major D. G. Swain
the general has found especially invaluable,
since the Chicago convention rendered con-
fidential man needful. Major Swain is some
thing more than secretary, being a person
of experience in politics and capable of CIV
ing advice.
Great efforts we're made 10 induce Gen.
Garfield to &c to gainesville tonight to at
tend the Republican jolliication there, but
he wisely refused this, as he has all other
invitations of the sort.
There have been number of
IMPROVEMENTS
made in the parlors of the Lawnfeld resi-
dence, part of which were necessitated by the
wear and tear consequent on the large influx
of visitors. The picture of Gen. Hancock,
which stood opposite that of the Republi-
can candidate during the campaign,
had been removed from the mantel of the
front parlor, that of Vice President elect
Arthur being substituted. When asked,
during the early days of the campaign, why
Hancock's portrait was kept there, Mrs.
Garfield said. with one of her charming
smiles: .sWelI, one likes to Re on the win
ming side, you know, and as long as I have
the pictures of both candidates am sure to
be Oh the winning side with one of them."