The Hawaiian star. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu]) 1893-1912, 1893-09-18
BABY RUTH'S SISTER.
The President Is Again a Happy
Father.


and and her daughter are reported to
be doing well and the attending physi-
clan is satisfied with the strength and
cheerfulness which the mother has dis
played.
The 9th of September will henceforth
be notable day in American history.
Although the United States has been
in existence as a nation for more than
hundred years no child Of President
had ever been born in the White
House until to-day There have been
other children born in the historic old
pile, but they were not d scendants of
the executive. There is seeming fit.
ness that the first and only President
to be married in the White House
should also be the first whose child
should be born there.
1t was noon when the baby was born,
| but it was after o'clock before the
outside world was taken into the con-
fdence of the President and told Of the
Important event which had gone on in
the southwest chamber Of the second
story of the official residence Of the
country's executive. DIR. Bryant, who
came with the President and Mrs
Cleveland from Buzzard's Bay to render
the necessary medical services, had
notified the President last night that
the event to which both he and his
wife had been looking forward for some
/. months would be very likely to take
place o-day In anticipation Of it he
advised the President to order closed
the gates leading through the grounds
as to insure its mistress absolute privacy
and quiet
V Saturday is the regular day for the
, Marine band to give concert in the
grounds of the White House. About
the time the gates were closed the
Secretary of the Navy issued an order
t to the commandant of the Marine
! corps, informing him that there would
r be no concert in the White House
grounds this afternoon, and the COM
mandant was instructed not to commu-
niCate this order to his band until later
r in the day. The desire of everyone
/ connected with the President was tC
maintain absolute secrecy about the
birth of the child until secrecy was nc
longer desirable or necessary. The
plan ST cceeded admirably. 1t was no
until two hours after the little stranger
had been ushered into the world tina
Washington knew of her arrival, anC
even then it required some diplomacy
and ingenuity to confirm the rumo
which WAS in circulation.
President Cleveland saw few caller.
o n the morning, but they detected NJ
\ sign Of anxiety or anything to show tina
he was longing and yet dreading t.
hear the information which he was 81
\ eagerly awaiting. He wandered bach
md forth between his Office and tn,
d, pleasant chamber in the southwes
corner.
The Presidents demeanor, as much
s from his temperament as for its effec
upon his wife, was calm and cheerful
= and Mrs. Cleveland appeared in th'
best Of spirits ard showed tot the leas
> trace of fear All of Dr. Bryants re
ports were of an encouraging tenor, ano
the President went back to his wUrl
~ with lightened heart
~ 1t was few minutes after II o'clocl
- when DIR. Bryant came out of Mrs
- Clevelands room, and extending botN
- hands to the President, who was in tn
- adjoining room, told him that Mrs
10 Cleveland had given birth to a health
y child, and as he uttered the words h
p, wrung both the Presidents hands
Mr.. Cleveland showed the wish tha
- lay nearest to his heart by asking tn
~ doctor, SIS it a boy?" DR.. Bryan
% told him it was a girl. A shade {
80 annoyance might have passed over tn
oe face OF the President, but it vanishe
r as he left the doctor and quietly Ell
~ tered his wife's room, where he IT
~ NAMED until the physician reminde
49, him that it was not good for Mr.
~ Cleveland to talk or be subjected |
-, any excitement.
~ After leaving his wife the Presidel
III went down to the blue room, where
,st gave audience to the japanese Primo
" now visiting Washington. 1t was higl
-, lily characteristic of the President TIL
w. he did not break the engagement wit
~ the Japanese Prince. Most men sin
ha ilarly situated would have begged to
~ excused. The President, howeve
- spent some time with the orient
-, visitor, discussing polite plattude
20 and the first news the Prince had
~ the affair was when his master
20 ceremonies and interpreter read II
as evening paper several hours later.
~ Having dismissed his visitor II
w. President returned to the side of h
;s wife and spent some little time in h
company. Then he went back to h
i desk and resumed his work, but e,
IDENTITY his thoughts were elsewher
b. and after few minutes spent in pacil
80, up and down the room he went over
~, Private Secretary Thurbers office. +
~ (Thurber) was hard at work at his de
md looked up surprised when t
he President entered, because as genel
~ thing 1t is the private secretary tn
90 res to the President, and not Il
~, President to the private secretary.
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