The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1901-10-07

"uE annals OF the White House
make scant mention OF The
4chiidren who have enlivened Il
bv their presence, for while
used in its dual capacity of Of
iicial residence and domicile OF
he executive. Il was more in evidence
as the former than the latter
with the advent of President Roose-
welt comes the first large family to
take up AS ,gesidence there IN many
years, theilast one, aDproachnis IL IN
size being That OF President Garfield
twenty years ago. and the last 90 ex-
ceed II I'm number OF children that OF
Aiesident Iylci. sixty years ego
IL IS Pity. for sentiments sake. that
Nc cannot aSspriate the White House
with the Gu rs children, 80 beloved of
Washington, but the truth is that !;
was itrst occupied by blum old John
ADAMS and his talented conSort Abi-
Sail, the Father of His Country never
having resided Within it's walls. one
hundred years have passed since Pres
ident Adams and his wife went 20 dwell
an the While House. and at that time
they nad been thirty-three years mat-
iicd. While Mrs. Adams dwclls feel
iugly in her letters upon the barren
that she MAS wont 10 hang up the
weekly wash in the great unfinished
east room, she is silent a. 20 any little
ones, in wheHH-+Aa- public uf today
would be vastly more interested than
IN the domestic trials OF the presidcn
tial pair.
President Jeffcrson's wife had been
dead nineteen years when he first as-
slnned he cares OF government and
ihere was, strictly spending no lady
of the White House" during his term
oi office. His daughter, Mrs. Randolph
who was the mother OF fiye Children az
the time her father WAS elected presi- |
Tent. passed iwo seasons 4 the execu-
tive mansion and has the tnor OF hav.
ing given birth 10 the first child horn |
within it's walls. lie WAS called James I
Madison. after Jeffersons successor: /
hut President Madison had no children.
though the mansion was enlivened 10y I
the presence Of his wife, the inimitable
Dolly, without whom. indeed, It's annals
would now seem incomplete. President
Monroe had two daughters when hc
was elected. one OF whom, Mrs George
Hay. had attended Mime. Campan's ia
NOUS school In Paris and AS she h.d |
been an Intimate friend OF Hortense
Heanharnais named her only daughter
fto'tensE. When President John
quincy Adams Succeeded his Youngest
'hil1 was eighteen years old. and IL hc
mad had Younger children or IN grand
childrsn had gathered about his board
thC'e would not have been any great
show OF hilarity in his auStere pres
ehce His successor, General Jackson.
was lover Of children but unfortu-
hstely he had none OF his own. and his
wife having died just before he came
10 the presidency. Mrs A j. Donelson
Wlfe of bis favoiite protege. took charge
of domestic Affairs IN tht White ffouso
Ihe general always caied her my
daughter. was very fond OF her ana
her -four children. who were an born al
ne White House. and stood godfather
70 two OF them. a Visitor 10 the pres
DENTAL mansion AZ that time wrote o,'f
, scene he Witnessed there:
Al tho farther end OF the room Sc.
ne president. wearing a long loose coat
ma smoking long reed pipe with bowl
of red clay. combining the dignity OF
NE patriarch. monarch and Indian
hlef. Just behind him was Edward I.iv-
nsstone, the secretary OF state read
ne him dispatch from the French
minister OF foreign affairs The ladies'
glance admiringly now and then al the