Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1896-10-15
THE PRESIDENTS FAMILY
Plans Mapped Out for the Future-No
Foreign Trip.

New York, Oct. President Cleye
land is not going abroad with his fam
lily at the expiration of his term on the
fourth DAY of next March, after ALL
1t was the intention of the president to
make tour of the world, but for many
reasons he has abandoned his original
idea and will spend next summer in
and about New York He has pur-
chased about sixty acres of land at
Hampstead, l.. L., and in the early
spring a modest little cottage will be
built there. The land Immediately ad-
joins that of his close and personal
friend, ex-Secretary William G. Whit
ney, and is within half mile OF his
summer house, owned by E. d. Nor
gan, eX-commodore Of the New York
Yacht club.
Domestic reasons will make it neces-
sary for Mrs. Cleveland to spend the
greater part Of next summer in a quiet
manner and therefore the president
has decided to build a snug little nest
for his wife and family among the ex-
clusives of Hampstead society Later
in the season the president will put in
some time amid the quiet of the Berk-
shire hills. 1t is said that when Mr.
Whitney made the purchase of his
property in the Berkshire hills thous-
and acres of it was bought for the pres
ident, and later on it is his intention
summer home for his family.
Already it is known that for at least
a part of next summer this fastness of
October mountain will be the home of
President and Mrs. Cleveland and
their children, MIR. and Mrs. w. G.
Whitney anu Mr.. and Mrs Harry
Payne Whitney. 1t is also probable
that Commodore E. Cornelius Benedict
and family of Greenwich, Conn, will
for time enjoy the hospitality of Mr..
Whitney. Mr.. Benedict is we'll known
as Mr.. Clevland's most intimate friend.
1t is generally understood that after
Mrs. Cleveland regains her strength
at the cottage at Hampstead she will
with her husband and children, spend
some little time with the Benedicts
This will probably be prior to her visit
to the Berkshire hills.
Plans for Mr.. and Mrs Cleveland S
house, will, in all likelihood, be drawn
by Architect Charles H. Kelly Mr.
Kelly has for years attended to all
such matters for ex-Secretary Whitney.
He made the improvements on ex-Sec-
retary Fre1inghuysen's residence when
it was purchased by Mr.. Whitney and
to him was intrusted the work of beau
tifying Mr.. Whitney's 1000 acres of
land in the Berkshire hills. He also
drew the plans for the construction of
the magnificent ballroom in Mr.. Whit
ney's residence ON Fifty-seventh street
and Fifth avenue, this city. The
work for Mr.. Cleveland will be con-
siderably easier, inasmuch as it is not
the PRESIDENTS intention to build any
thing other than a quiet, we'll appoint
ed country home.
East Greenwich, Conn, Oct. Sc.
c.. Benedict's steam yacht Oneida left
the harbor shortly after midnight
Wednesday and it was given out that
the yacht was bound for Jersey City.
On board was President Cleveland and
his secretary, Thurber, and Mr.. Bene-
dict In the morning, however, it was
learned that the yacht did not proceed
to New York and that the party is on
a fishing trip. The Oneida will reach
New York sometime this evening and
President Cleveland will leave Jersey
City for Washington at midnight.