The evening times., 1897-03-03
PET OF THE WHITE HOUSE
The New Administration viii
Have Its Baby Mckee"
MARJORIE MCKINLEY MORSE
She Is Grand-Niece of the Pres
ident-hlect- she Was Born on the
Pacific Slope Two Years Ago, ana
Isa Remarkable Child, of Course.
Her Official Duties.

The new administration is to have its
baby pet Her name is Miss Marjorie Nc
Kinley Morse, exactly two years old. she
is the only infant in the whole Mckinley
family and Of course, th" part she will
have to play in the affairs of state for
the next four years is readily understood
A White House without /. baby would he
as forlnrn as home without mother
Miss Morse first saw daylight in the Golden
Gate State she is q ETeat niece OF the
Presidcnt-eIect. Her parents names are
Mr.. and Mrs George +. Morse, No. 1880
Grove street, san Francisco. Mrs. Morse
is the daughter of Mr.. David Allison Nc
Kinley. eldest brother of Major Mckinley.
Mrs Morse is handsome woman OF com
manding presence, who has been prominent
in local society and enjoys the esteem of
a very large circle ofrriendS The marriage
of herself and her husband, some five years
ago, was a social event.
Mr. Morse is with the Western Sugar
Refining Company, and Is one OF the best
known and most popular young business
men of the city. lie has always been in
terested in politics, but was particularly
active during the recent campaign. lie
was vice president of ths National Repub-
lican League, chairman of the committee
of arrangements for tllr big Republican
parade on the afternoon of October 81,
in New York, and chief OF staff of Grand
Marshal Stone upon that occasion.
He and Mrs. Morse visited Major Nc
Kinley at Canton during the early part
the campaign, and it was then and there
officially declared that in the event of Re-
publican success little Marjorie should be
the new Baby Mckee.
Miss Marjorie is the only baby among all
the various branches OF the Mckinley
family, and therefore the major is more
than anxious to have her with him at the
White House.
She is equal to every emergency that
might possibly be expected OF her in her
new capacity. She is credited With
being remarkable child in many ways,
and despite her youth can read fluently,
recite prettily, and incidentally charm all
who come in contact with her. MIR. Morse
is. of course, enthusi iestic, as dutiful
fathers should be, and when speaking OF
his child, he had this to say;
I'VE did not bring Mafiore with us for
the folks at Canton wrote us that the
weather was yet very severe.
1--WE will reside in the White House,
suppose, during our stay in Washington.
We will return in May, and then, when the
weather is more suitable for her, we Will
come East again, bringing Marjorie with
us.
Marjorie is the only baby in the entire
Mckinley family, and the President is very
anxious to have her with him. She is n
very pretty and very bright child, and-oh,
of course, know it may seem somewhat
flat or familiar for father to praise his
own child-but, the factis that every one
who comes to the house is delighted with
little Marjorie. Now, when a little girl
only two years old can read book wher-
ever it is opened, say it is unusual, If
not remarkable.
''If you show her picture in book and
tell her about it, she Deverforgets 1t. She
has remarkable memory for child. She
viii recite poetry as well as children four
times her age. Then she is a cute little
thing, too, you know. She poses prettily,
and has many charming ways about her.
Well, in fact, even IL am her father,
must say that Mar jorie is a very pretty,
bright and lovable child
The little girl, so it is alleged, has pClit-
ical aspirations, the office. TO which she as
pires being ''chief custodiaH OF the PresI-
dent-elect's heart" That she will become
the pet of Washington, if not of the nation,
is almost certain, and many an honest pen
ny win hulnorists earn at her expense, as
they did a Baby McKees.