The evening times., 1896-02-24
THREE TOTS It ONE TINE
Mrs. Frank Howard's Triplsis
Given Distinguished Names.
ONE WAS NAMED GROVER
But the Little Fellow Soon succun,bed
to Delth-The Others Were Called
George Washington, Having Been
Born on Washin2ton's Birthday,
and Francis Lafayette.

The names of two great men and an.
othcr-but the future will develop bis
statue in history-werc given to three
baby boys, tripicts, WHO made their ap
pearancc In Washington Saturday night
and Sunday morning in the family of aIr.
and Mrs. Frank Howard. VITO live in q
cosy little house at No. 2s22 Pennsy ylyania
avenue, Just over the bridge in Georgetown.
Today, Mrs. Howard. the mother OF the
children. is doing nicely. and bcr husband
is O HAPPY man." Two of the children
are alive and give promise of rapid growth.
The third little one, which was the largest.
del yesterday morning, after living about
nine hours.
1t was Just ten minutes OF twelve when
the first little fellow appeared, and at the
time the anxious father Thought lie was the
Only one. It was still Washiu ,,ton's
Birthday, and It was determined That the
squaiiing youngster should be named George
Washington Howard.
NAMING THE YOUNGSTERS.
Good old Dr. Appleby shook his head as
he viewed the mother. and remarked upon
the bealthful look of the first-born. which
when weighed tipped the scalesa.aboutDi nine
pounds.
1t was soon apparent that George WASH
ington was to have n compa Mon, and at
1880 O'Clock another boy was presented
to Mr.. Howard, whose face now assu.Ded
puzzled, anxious look.
He did not exactly like this so rapid In
crease, and SO told the doctor. while o
sickiy smile beamed on his countenince. He
had not prepared for regiment, nor even
squad, to o his country honor and there was
considerable hurrying to and fro getting
ready for the second visitor, which soon
announced itself I'm plaintive walls.
Baby No. weighed just the same as his
brother, and with yet patriotic heart Mr..
Howard called him Francis Lafayette How
ard. after W ashington' Observation-Disclosures
Mr.. Howard had begun to congratulate
himself on the recent arrivals. which were
waiIing loudly in an d.oining room. DR..
Applehy was looking solemn. however, and
In a few minutes conveyed the news to the
father that a third addition was to be an
ticipated.
CALLED HIM GROVER.
Mr. Howard said he hoped not. but such
was the case and the third arrival was
soon in evidence and weighed more than
his brothers. They were all boys. The last
arrival was so large that Grover Cleveiands
name soon came into mind and it was with
that he was dubbed.
He did not live to prove the fitness of his
name. He struggled under its weight, and
finally yesterday morning died 4 natural
death.
The two living boys, though born In the
same hour. have different birthdays. George
washington's is on February % aud
Francis Lafayette's on February %.
The mother is a little woman, who. at her
best, never weighed more than 100 pounds.
and the father is not more than 100 or
I40 pounds.
Mrs Howardis is the daughter of Mi. Moody.
n wholesale meat merchant on Louisiana
avenue. Her husband is employed with her
father, and is also one Of the stage carpen-
tiers at the Grand Opera House. They are
already posed OF two children, the oldest
being nine years Old.
DIR. Applcby said the other night that in
Georgetown washington's birthday wasthe
most productive in years. He was in attend
ance in several families the night OF the
22d and assisted in bringing into this
world six little ones.