Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1881-11-14
THE WHITE HOUSE
MISTRESS.
President Arthur Seeking for
IL Lady To Manage His House
hold.

President Arther is the third widower
who has been President Of the United
States within the last twenty years. The
last one prior 10 him was Andrew
Johnson. During his Administration
his daughter, Mrs. Patterson, the wife
of ex-senator Patterson, OF Tennessee,
Otliciated as mistress Ot the White
House. During President Buchanan's
term OF office his niece, Miss Harriet
Lane, an accomplished Baltimore lady,
did the social h0nOrs CT the Executive
Mansion of the Republic. The enter
tainments that she provided, at which
were gathered many OF the foremost
people OF the country, the representa-
tives Of foreign nations and distinguish
ell travellers from Europe, are yet de-
tailed with interest 10y those who had
the pleasure OF attending them. The
question which now concerns society
C relies in this city, rs well as interests
those circles where purely political sub
jrcts are discussed, IS, What lady is
President Arthur 10 install AZ the mis-
of the White House during his Admin
istration? He was lett Il wldower
eighteen months ago, his wife dying
suddenly at his home here while he was
aOs ent t Albany at the reelection OF
the Hon. Roscoe Conklng to the Senate.
She was Virginia lady, the daughter 81
Can't. HerndOn, who commanded the
steamship Golden State at the time she
was lost in the Pacific ocean in 1859.
He sank with his vessel. Miss fierndon
married Gen. Arthur III this city at the
Calvary Episcopal Church. He was
Judge Advocate on the stall OF zen
Yates, OF the Second Brigade, State
militia, at the time Of the wedding. lis
wife yrs a very estiWaba lady, aad
highly accomplished. She was related
to the Maurav family ami others OF tie
leading families OF the South. Her
mother died in Paris shortly before her
own death. She was prominent social
" at the National Capital in the last
generation, and her charming manners
and brilliant conversation are no doubt
remembered by many retired members
OF Washington society row hyInE.
President Arthur has two children by
his wife, a son named Allan, and
daughter, a bright, SaXOn-haired girl,
who is at school in Albany, where one
of her aunts, Mrs. McE'roy, IS living.
4 number ui ladies' al more or less
social prominence are talked OF Yer
mistress OF the White House when the
President takes posses non Q! K. one
is the lavOrile sister d the President.
She is Mrs. Malvil Haynegworth. Sh"
is highly educated lady. She marie!
a Mr.. HavneswOrth, who was attached
TO the civil service Of the Conlederacy.
she was at the South at the time the war
broke out, and her brother, the Pfea'-
dent, and one or two OF his friends who
were Influential with the Government,
aided in having her sent through the
military lines North, where she joined
her fathers family. After the war her
husband was appointed to a position IN
the Treasury Department at Washing
ton. and later to an office in the state
Insurance. Department. Of Albany. Mrs.
Havnesworth is lady 81 about thirty
seven years Cf aQe, 81 medium hriTh'
and fair complexion. The I'GfSli"E;
has asked her to ia the social hUnCfs o.
the White House, hut It is now said
that her duties 10 her OWN family @nd
the condition Of her health C1a.P"l ter
to decline the task Another lady who
is being prominently men'ioaed to Ill
the position is Mrs. SARAH Rp"sa, who
was school friend OF tn late Mrs.
Arthur, and one of the bridesmaids at
her wedding. She is the daughter OF
Mr.. HaughwOut retired Broadway
merchant. She was MARI 10 Col.
Frank f. Howe, the agcn, OF New Fog
land daring the war, ana pn2 Ci tn"
founders I'll the Union hsa-n@ t.ub.
He was pension a. MT here daring lhe
second term OF President Grant. Mrs.
Roosa is now the wife 81 u. u. Is -
John Roosa, prominent physician Cl
New York. Her sou, l.. Haushwou.
Howe, has recently been appinlcd sc.
retarv to the postmaster g. New York.
Mrs. RoUsa is brunette, slender and
above the medium height. she 10 very
intellectual. and is known to the tirsi
society OF New York, fos.nn and WASH
ington. She j. a brilliant CGnvvr'atloE&t-
list and vers2l in the ways Of itl;!a! Iii".
Sill another ladv spoken o.. Tor mistress
OF the White House is Mrs. Bolts, "bo
Is cousin OF the late Mrs. Arthur. 81"
is the wife ui 4 relative # the late Jan
Minor Bolts, & former Governor o! Nr'
glna, AMI makes her Eome ut Savannah,
Ga. She ~ ROW temporarily stopping
with her husband at the Residence oi
james O.i5, who lives n EcJen2rt, J.. !.
Secretary AMI Mrs. lIGrl w. lately
guests at the house. Il is no, yet de-
cidei whether she will accept. Mrs.
MrFIrny, a sister Of the President, ami
who kept house Tor him for some time
after his wife, death, is also talked OF to
preside at the Executive Mansion re-
ceptions.
A Little Busy Bee,
Boston Journal