Chicago eagle. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1889-19??, 1901-10-19

that career which was to make him
twice q President. Mrs. Grant was
essentially an ornament to the White
House. as distinguished In the social
life Of the capital as was her husband
In national affairs. When his fatal ILL.,
ness came and the long struggle against
encrOaching disease those qualities
which had ut first endeared her to him
became more and more nationally
known, winning the unstinted admira-
ton Of the people. Mrs. Grant still
lives, happy In the life Of her children
and grandchildren.
Mrs. Rutherford Il. Hayes, as the
successor Of Mrs. Grant In the White
House. came into social life Of the capt.
tai when much bitterness prevailed.
Democratic authorities and Democratic
wives believed that Tilden had been
elected. and that President Hayes was
an usurper. Mrs. Hayes was u woman
Of tact, slow to give prOvOcatlOn and
most anxious with her husband to allay
the bad feelings aroused during the
election. She succeeded In doing this
long before her husbands term ended.
One Of the strongest steps taken by her
after her arrival In Washington was
stand against the use OF liquor ut Presi.
dental functions. Like Mrs. Grant,
she survived her husband and Is still
living at Fremont. Ohio.
Mrs. James A. Garfield Is also living.
In wealth. In retirement ana In the en-
jOyment Of her beautiful home ut Men,
tor, the widow Of the President who fell
a victim to misguided political strife
probably now thinks of the days, a
score Of years ago, when millions
watched with her In spirit Mt her hus.
bands bedside and wept with her ut
his grave. The nation never knew
Lucretia Garfield rs 1t knew the wives
of other Presidents. She never cared
for society and us mistress of the White
House. during the brief period Of her
husbands occupancy OF the executive
chair, she was little seen. She was In
III health much OF the time. Mrs. Gar.
fields maiden name was Lucretia Ru.
dolph, and she was the pupil Of her
husband Mt Hiram College long before
he married her. They began their home
life under modest circumstances and
accumulated little during the Presi-
dents lifetime. His estate, ut death.
amounted to $4,000. His life insur-
ance was $4,000. Could he return now
and see the wealth ana luxury Of his
family he would. indeed, be amazed.
His widow to-day Is worth a million.
When he died, Congress voted her his
salary for full year, In addition to an
annual pension Of $1,000. A fund was
raised by the public amounting to
S3G3,OO0. Cyrus W. Field invested this
for Mrs. Garfield and it has nearly
trebled now. In addition to her vast
wealth, she has what Is infinitely more
precious-the memory of the repeated
expressions of her husband, during his
long illness, In which he spoke Of her
love for and devotion to him.
or what Mrs. Mckinley has borne 1t
Is not necessary to speak, The nation
has observed the close union between
husband and wife and 1t has touched
the peoples hearts.
Mrs. Benjamin Harrison cannot be
properly called the widow of a Presi.
dent. 1t was not, however, until after
he had left the Presidential chair that
she was married to him; SO that she
does not occupy place In the same
category with Mrs. Mckinley, Mrs.