Fort Worth daily gazette. (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1882-1891, 1885-12-20
"reminiscences Of the Late Vice-PreS.
ident Hendricks Review Of
His Eearly Life,
ClcNelands' Message How II Is he.
cei,cd Here Tho Change In Rules
Right step Forward.
social Events az Washington cav win.
ter In Prospect Personal Notes
aud Comments.
special Correspondence Of the oaseuc.


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/ Nicc-Prcsidcnt Hendricks recalls an mtor,
view had with George NJ. Crooks, the
venerable descendant OF the ohio family
I OF that name near Fultcnham, Musklnn.
/ ham county, Ohio, concerning MIR, Hen.
bricks, Mr., Crooks came 60 Ohio IN SNS,
After recalling the early days VI Mr. Hen.
bricks father and tClllug rue many rem
lnlscouoes OF the family he said; "Mr.
/ hendricks aud his family moved here In
1915 and Immediately entered ihc tanning
business. Their cabin was an ordinary
Que, built OF logs chunked, aud the Win.
doWs were made OF paper which WAS
creased with bears oil SO as To admit the
light, When TIC family grew ap addition
7 WAS uuilt un the tear Oi The uld house.
/ Living SO near John Hendricks
T We saw great deal Of each other, In.
deed, we were moro like brothers Than
friends John was a very prominent man
! In the community, and captain of militia,
and surveyor Of considerable reputo, /
I think hc,wds the best man | ever knew,
and his example would make any son a
I great and good mar"
! "Do You know the goNcmnrgM asked
"liless his SOUL many q time have !
/ nurSod HIN when he was a baby. NV
vile has n0rsCd him, too in fact, she was
/ living nc their house WHEN Tommy was
/ born, and stayed with them until they
moved to Indiana, where John went
/ 10 Join u brother and follow sur.
ycyiug Tommy was two or three
years old then, | think this was IA
| 1872
an answer to question whether he
/ intended 70 vote for Mr.. Hendricks last
/ fall he said
/ al am an Old-line Whlg. Tommy, |
/ know, was good, pure and able man.
| For these reasons aud the friendship /
have alweVs borne his father VIII have
TO give HIM my vote"
Hendricks the great commoner, was
| born OF working parents, In rude log
cabin, The old log house Is now no
more, and the tanner OF early days has
I departed, but the thrifty garden, with its
soil hlackuucd and enriched from the de.
I cay of the logs and tan-bark.
can readily be seen. This marks
the spot in which Indiana i
great governor aud senator and our
dead Nce.prosidgnt breathed his nrst
breath of llto. The party OF Jefferson
ala not forget les Democratic traditions
I when II selected for is candidate one
/ whose cary life was spent IN log cabin
( on the bank OF Jonathan creek, ONO
Mr.. Hendricks Is dend, hut the tmdi.
| tlous Of his enriy life and the example OF
/ his teachings win ever remain to recall
the good works OF a great and good man
WASHINGTON SOCIETY.
The death OF the vlco.prcsldent viii oi
course have rs effect upon social lie
here, but after the customary period OF
mourning has passed there VIII be u 30.
rloA OF social entertainments The win,
ter of 1882, three months after Garh0ld'e
death, was not by any means devoid ol
social activity. In fact, there were many
entertainments given which had not been
oclipsed TO-. brilliancy in previous years,
As this season N very short one, ten
miuuting with Ash Wednesday, March 10,
the social festivities will be crowded mtu
two short months, January and bchru,
AIRY, Receptions, balls, kottledrums, din
ncrS, germans, weddings, mud hiBh.teas
will follow thick and fast upon caol
other, and those participating Ia the gage
ties viii hnd little rest when the soclp
ball is set in motion. Many invitation
were issued Tor entertainments thl.
month, December, but they have all been
recalled The scuson VIII bo uAhcrcd IN
with the New Year.
A Washington winter Is peculiarly ln
diyldual, and this year large num-
Der Of new aud wealthy families vii
participate In the winters pleasures,
which viii be- unusually brilliant
The president himself viii not take any
active part In society. lie rather ~
chcWs such things, aud with the cXcep
lion Of an occasional diplomatic aud pub
No reception be win not minglc In ih'
glddy whirl u social enjoyment. Prcsi
dent Cleveland 10 Woodworking man
llG does not keep government hours, Hut
far Into the niBht o light may be seer
burning IN his Office, ami thr best portion
Of his work "a done az this time, Ills us
ter, Miss Cleveland, viii direct the Rocla
events OF the White House, and VIII b,
assisted occasionally by her sister, Mrs
lloyt after New Years The dresses OF IA,
former win be mgUels ui artistic elegance
one OF her reception robes h all Whit
plush. fabric noW seldom used for thai
purpose, but which Miss Clcyclnnt
specially desired II II very tasteful npC
becoming 81 her, and tho does not care
tor the conventional fashions That satisfy
the generality Of ladies,
The foreign circle, and society f.
general, viii greatly miss Baron de strive
aud his genial wife Of the Russian lcHn
ton, who are now iu Paris. They cntor
tanned brilliantly aud steadily during las
winter
Tho diplomatic corps, generally wil
not DO behind hand th,a year in 10
Cntrrlmumcnt Then Wo haYr a l0fp,
coterlo Of rich men IN the senate
Whose wives are specially sought after ~
Washington roclcly nua o. Hpdirnm u
miliiunRres "a the huufe,, notably among
whom are William Scott OF rrusyyaula
IA. A. lilunoy Of MnHsnebnsotb, william
Walter Phelps ui New icNsV 1pacpl
pnlitz8r aud A s Hewitt Of NcW YORK
and j. A. scranton OF tonnhyNHnla
The Initial charity entertainment Ton
Che water viii be- the Garfield Hospital
baxaf 70 be huid on the ON aud ION ul
4 December All Wtll-hnoWn society lalic'
+. win participate, among them being Mic
Bayurd, Mrs. EndlguW, MIS- Whilnfy
Mrs RICKETTS,, Mrs Logan, Mre llazci
and Mrs Washington Mclean, Tie
youpg lady Assistants are 10 don PIE
turcfQue costumes, and u u from IN,
specla eGpris oi tDeao Hoeieb
people that charity iu Washington
fccciytH 10 greatest support THIS hos
pltal vas founded ior me purpose nt car
ing iof the sick and disabled who Wpfi
uuable 10 care for ticmsclyeh, aud Il NJ 4
4oft Of memorial "a the late rresidru
Oarhold, II Is ia good condition ana u
fairly wen supported, but each year a.
auifes the aid of q charity entertainment
such A. tho Oge lust mentioned. Alt0
erlhcr, the approaching Washington
aoason VIII be- most suspicious, II usher