The Helena independent. [volume] (Helena, Mont.) 1875-1943, 1893-02-27
IN ELEGANT QUARTERS.
Where the President Elect Will
Stop in Washington Pending
Inauguration.
Fourteen Apartments at the
Arlington for Him and
His Party.
Cabinet Whose Members VIII Not Ee
Required or Able to DO Amy Princely
Entertaining.

WABluSGTos. Fob. &C. - Whom Grover
Cleveland came to Washington in tho sarly
morning OF March 8, 1885, prepared TO take
the oath of Office as president of the United
States. he went at onco to the Arlington
hotel, where suite of three rooms had
been prepared for his use in what ia known
as the "Pomeroy annex" Across tho cor
ridor in the "Sumner annex" another suite
Waa placed at the diapeaal ef Col. Lament
and his family. Whilo the rooms we're
! handsomely furnished and very comfort
able, they had no especial features outside
OF their convenient location. Mr.. Ceve-
land will go to tho Arlington again this
year. to remain until the white house il
| ready for the reception of himself and
his family. When he enters tho portion OF
the hotel set aside for the use OF the presl-
dential party he will have reason to con-
graduate himsof No president elect ever
had the good fortune to occupy such pa
latial quarters in Washington.
| Since tho first Inauguration Of Mr.. Cleve-
land the Arlington has been enlarged and
| rsmodeled. and it now contains a number
OF the finest apartments in the country.
Fourteen of the choicest of these facing on
Vermont avenue and street. have been Sc
lected for the occupancy of the party,
which will include. besides Mr. and Mrs.
Cleveland, Col. and Mra. Lamont, Mr.. and
Mrs. L. c. Benedict, Mr.. and Mrs. Don M.
Dickinson, and MIR. W. G. Whitney, with
number Of their relatives and intimate
friends. These fine rooms are on tho sec-
ond floor of the hotel. They are reaced BY
an elevator which now rises from the mag
nlticent perlor in the new wing OF the
building. A few feet from the elevator
landing broad hall runs along the YER
mont avenue 'front.' joining the passage al
the extreme north end of the structure up-
on which the street apartments open. At
the opening OF this hallway tasteful
| screen ls to be placed. which will shut all
the rooms on those two passages off from
the other parts of the hotel, Once beyond
this partition, the members of the presi-
DENTAL party will be as completely isolated
from the other guests as though they were
| IN private mansion.
| In view of the desperate attempts which
| Wall undoubtedly be made to intrnde upon
| the privacy of the president elect it will at
| once be seen that better Arrangement
| could not we'll be made. Don Dickinson
| engaged these rooms some time ago, and
Manager Bennett, of the Arlington, sun-
gessed and will carry out the plan which
Will be a source Of great annoyance to the
| curious. There will be a guard at the only
entrance to the private section at all hours
whle the presidential party is in tho hotel,
The rooms reserved for the use of Mr.,
and Mrs. Cleveland and members of their
family are eight in number. The chief of
these. the parlor, is the handsome room
which was the chief of the suite occupied
last year by Senator Frice. of Ohio. 1t is
IN the corner OF the wing and its ak win
dows look out upon Vermont avenue, Nc
Pharson square and | street. Many noted
people, including the count of Paris and
Patti have used 1t. 1t will be refurnishsd
and made TO look as little as possible like
hote! room. The furniture will be OF ma
hogany, and there will be handsome
piano, standing lamps, Oriental rugs. and
numerous hne OIL palntlngs from the
Arlington q unusually rich collection.
Adjoining the partor is u small reception
| room which opens upon a spacious apart
ment which will be the general dining
room. This has an outlook upon I street.
| IL will be furnished in oak and leather. A
heavy oaken table at which can bo seated
twelve persons Is to stand imme lately be-
! meath the central droplishs. Immediately
south OF the parlor are several comfortable
| bedrooms which have been assigned to Mr.,
! md Mrs. Cleveland, baby Ruth and her
nurse. and the maid of Mrs. Cleveland.
! Col. Lamonts parior opens from the
Cleveland dining room. 1t has the advan-
d.
| and will bs elegantly furnished. Three
bedrooms which the colonel has also en-
gagged. are just beyond. Directly across
the hal! from the Lamont parlor is that re-
served fer Mr.. Dickinson. which is tianked
| bv two charming sleeping apartments.
Further down the hall nro the three rooms
set apart for Mr.. Whitney. and tho five
which will accommodate the family of Mr.,
Benedict.
Tho dining room will be used by all the
NlNnrn of NhA ~f,
and force OF servants will be- detailed 10
attend to their wante. Mss Rose Elizabeth
Cleveland is expected to be present and
other relatives of MIR. and Mrs. Cleveland
will also accompany them. A special train
will bring the party to Washington from
New York. II the plan of 1885 il followed
the train will leave New York late at night
and be at the Pennsylvania station in this
city before the town Is awake. MIR. Cleve-
land is an early riser. and he will enjoy the
rapid ride TO the hotel at the time when the
avenue ls devoted almost exclusively to the
cable cars and the market wagons. Tho
claac of the car gouGs will be new to him,
for the cable WAS thing of the future
when hs last occupied the White house.
There will be many othor prominent peo-
Pile ut the Arlington at Inauguration time,
Two governors-Flower Of New York. and
Pattisou of Pennsylvnnia-have engaged
quarters there. Each will be accompanied
by his staff. Lieut. Gov. Sheehan OF New
York VIII occupy one or the choice rooms
of the hotel. Senator elect Edward j,
Murphy, Jr., has engaged rooms for him
self. his wife and his daughter. Mayor
Gllroy and Richard Croker OF Now York
lodged their orders for apartments weeks
ago. Others who will make tho Arlington
their home for II day or two at least are
William Il. Harrity OF Philadelphia and
ltoke Smith of Georgia, the coming SCORE
tary of the interior.
lie:oaftor the possession of n large for
tune will not be prerequisite to the ac-
coptauce of Il seat in the cabinet of ths
president Of the United States. And this is
exactly what the cabinet selections made by
the president-olect mean. For many years
past it has been out OF the question for "A
poor man to accept position i'll tho official
family Of the chief executive of this so
called democratic or popular government
on account of the vast expense necessary to
keep up the social requirements. This was
true OF tho COVE tnmsnt under Grant, Hayes,
Garfield. Arthur. of the first administra-
tion of President Cleveland, 40 we'll as Of
the administration which will in loss than
two weeks go out Of power.
But President Cleveland, who ia one OF
the most demoeratio of men, is also ono
who learns from experiences, and during
the n0xt four years she cabinet officials
will not be able financially. even IL so
inclined. to cut the wide swath So
olally that has been a nracetristio of
some Of their predecessors. Hoks smith.