The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1885-03-12

| White House.
| Washington Special.
| President Clevelands home life and surround
lngs, his habits, his friends, his family, and the
| social atmosphere of the White House for the
coming four years are more talked about in
| Washington than questions of state and politics
| The fact that the White House cook has had
strict orders TO serve breakfast at 8 o'clock, and
| that the President expects every member of the
| household to sit down with him promptly at
! that hour is the first change that is noted with
| interest This change was made by the express
| order of Mr. Cleveland himself, and indicates, an
| observing woman says, that he is master of his
| own house. and will have the deciding vote on
| the question of wine on the White House table
| when it comes to that
| 1t was matter of surprise to the majority of
| society people here to find that Mr.. Clevelands
immediate family was so numerous The popu-
| lar impression was that he was bachelor, with
maiden sister, who was to he mistress of the
| White House, and that he had few kindred. On
| the contrary, society finds large and robust
American family at the White House on the
opening week of the administration. and is max
ing many inquiries as to the traits and eharae
| teristics of the members.
Perhaps more unostentatious yet self re-
| specting family circle were never seen around
President than the brothers and sisters who
/ came to look upon Grover Clevelands Inaugural
tlon Mrs. Cleveland the mother, was left
widow with nine children, and lived to them
growing into substantial usefulness. She died
RI tue DoHleSlcdu az I1Oldnu TateHU, near OUfd,
and Lizzie, the daughter who is to preside in the
White House, has purchased this home, for the
sake OF its memories, with her savings as alect-
urer to classes of young ladies.
The eldest of the children, Anna, married Mr..
| Hastings, who became a missionary of the Amer
| lean board, and has for many years resided at
! his post in Ceylon. Two of their children arc
| there with them. The remaining two a son and
! daughter, are in this country. The daughter is
teacher in young ladies' school, at Clinton
N. Y, whore Miss Cleveland formerly taught.
The Rev William Peal Cleveland was gradu-
ated at Hamilton College, and is now perhaps
hfty'five years old. He has charge of a Presby-
terrain Church at Forestport, Oneida county.
Those who have known him long say
that he is man OF excellent spirit and
judgment, and would be capable of filing
o slight impeachment in his speech, which
limits him to small auditorium His
wife, as Miss Thomas, was at one time a
favorite soprano in church choir in New York
city, but was widow with one son when she
married Mr.. Cleveland. This son, and one by
her present marriage, hold positions of trust in
| two business firms of Cleveland, ..
| Mrs. Norval b. Bacon wife Of an architect re-
siding in Toledo, is the sister who most resem-
! bles the President of any of the trio here last
week. With her husband, she left for home
this morning Mrs. Yeamans who was repre-
sented here by two young ladies and pretty
daughters, is the wife of nurseryman in Wal
worth, Wayne county. The husband of Mrs
Aioye tne 0ioter MARY VI lho group Is cashier
of the Fayetteville Bank, Onondaga county,
| where the parental home was before its removal
| to Holland Patent Mrs. Hoyt presided over
the Governors household at Albany till near
| the time of his election
| Miss Rose Elizabeth Cleveland, who was IN
! der promise to the management of q seminary
in New York city to deliver course of histor
| zeal lectures the past winter, Cancelled the en-
| gagement at her brothers solicitation, and
went to preside over his establishment at Al
| bany, preliminary to assuming the sduties of
| mistress of the White House. Two brothers,
who were lost at sea in voyage to Cuba, coma
plete the original group. 1t is a good average
| American family, but with more than average
| intelligence and piety, leaning strongly toward
| the Presbyterian faith