Wheeling Sunday register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1882-1934, 1885-05-03
rnE HOME LIFE
OF the Members Of the New Cab
met.
A Sketch Of Secretary Bayards Home and
Family ---Thitnsy's ---Endicott's---
hsnning's---vIas'---
lamar'S.


/ Special Correspondence Of ths SaHRdy Register.
WASHINGTON, May "A good deal has
been told about the new cabinet as it looks
in public, why not about their home life AMI
those who help its members by their home
influences. The home life and surround
ingso the cabinet officer is very impor-
tsnt factor of his success. Whether or not
he is popular here in Washington depends
much on this feature, and his popularity
here means in most cases his populoriSy
throughout the nation; so great is the power
to mold pubic opinion through the inau-
ences which the capital city affords.
Let US run over the list and see what their
homes are and are to be so far as is yet
known. Only portion of the cabinet mem.
bers are yet settled" or have finally decided
as to what is to be their home for the time Of
their stay. Several are yes at the hotels,
some will not bring :heir families here per-
msnently until the autumn. Others however
are loc&tsd permanently, and their habits
are sufficiently fixed that it is possible to
tell something of them in detail.
Take Secretary Bsysrd for instance. He
has lived in that same old drsb painted
brick house on Massachusetts, avenue for
years, and will it is supposed remsin there
during the term of his service in the cabi,
net. His house is no; large one, yet ne
finds room in it for no less than nine chill.
dren, FIR his family is very large one. The
household treasures of the Bsyard family
number no less than twelve children, though
but nine of the number are now living. One
OF these, the eldest daughter, was married
couple Of years ago. The Others are at
home or scattered about at schools not far
away. Mr. Baysrd is very much attached
to his home and his family. He spends as
much of his time with them as possible.
his house is a pretty good sized one, bat
there is not much more room in 1t than ID
needed, for with family of nine children,
Mr.. and Mrs. Bayard, the necessary number
Of servant and employees, and tha convent.
ences for the social duties Of his station,
pretty large house is required Then, too,
the Secretary has desk at his house at
wnicn ne does a good deal of work outside
of the regular hours He is finding the du'
ties OF his Office less laborious than those OF
some others of the cabinet officers, but suf
fciently so to make it necessary that he give
some time outside Of Office hours to this
work. The desk is located in his library and
at it the Secretary NAV often be found upto
lare hours at night. More of his time aud
that Of his family are given to his social
duties than ever before They have always
been rather exclusive, so that while they
bsve been q long time here Washington
society has seen comparatively little Of them
Now, however, recognizing the duties of his
posi,ion as head OF the State Department,
The doors of the Bsyard mansion are open
ed much moro frequently than ever before.
There is nothing elaborate about 1t. Its
hall is rather dark, its psrlors rather narrow,
the furnishings rather plain.