Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1902-11-30
rv,,,,n FOR the Dispatch by Gilberta 5.
WHITLEY

r,a.. pho cherish old associations ano
..',,,t,d,,es which anshrine them "i"s
,.asoenizing the necessity OF the ~ es $50
eh,nrcs al the White House. mus. 49,
taen with a little regretiui pat's,
secd from the standpoint OIL I,epuot' NJ
S.a.s riar-susrcsted by the DUKE %
I.,ns,er.s sea, In Dublin. Itself an mn.
.s,,nn Of medieval Italian vi.ia--tou :.
.c.rcssv be improved upon. anc saNs ~
fbe matter Of size, meets the
,,nrrs OF to-day. as well az tiiose ~
which II was designed. Wasnihs'ot az
,s,nyea II: and from the laying OF me
aa. - In 1892 Eat which ceremony
no assts;cd) until It's completion seven
,so.rs lkrcr. took lively interest IN .i'e
work walking through the hu: ding VIZ, ~
his wife short time before ms ues'',.
since then. however. the popuia.ioh VI
~. r-nitcd States has multiplied itse.l
,,.nv times over while the progress OF
enc are. and the completely OF mooe'h
iife demand more than corresponding
increase IN The officials assisting Tue
President in the transaction OF ms pu"'
ness and in the apartments Tor thei' &c :,
con,nodation. a complete Telephone any
telegraph system is now attachea 10 we
nrsvate secretaries department: ana me
nuhItc Office feature alone Gnausurateo
su,irc Jackson.s administration and since
swe,led TO rrenstroGs proportons' mas
neccssitated waitinE-fccrls ior 'hc
thronEs of place-seekers. The Presiden.
re,s between three and four hunh'eo
letters q day. all Of which must al teast
be read. while illes ana recoio Us az h e.;
lcceers Of application for Office are posteu
nm newspapers are run over, and scrap
books are MADE
The original cost OF the White House
was &c.,. 207 Its partial destruction pS
the British in 1914 involved another out
lay of $4,000: since which time the I'M
provement and repairs nave increased the
amount to s2009.000
The name first applied TO it was Inc
Palace" but this was too suggestive OF
monarchy TO be agreeable TO Republican
enrs. and ii was generally known as the
presidents House" Washington called
Il the White House" for Mrs. Wash
,ngton's Eir,hood home on the Pa munkey.
and at the time Of its restoration. wnen
It was painted white to conceal the smoke
stains. the tern, became descriptive. and
gradually passed into current use
or lis: apartments the East Room open
daily to the public. Is the largest and
richest In historic incident. Planned be-
fore the Introduction Of the modern re-
ception, 1t was designed fer banqueti:i,;
hall and was employed as such as late
cs 1897. In It's unfinished state Mrs.
John Adams the first occupant of the
building. used 1t as dINlng-room FOR
,he family wash. II afterwards resounG-
ed with the merry shouts Of the Monroe
children. whose play-roon ii was: and IN
1884. when Lafayette made his memorable
tour of the States. ii served as a tenn
porary ZOO for the safe-keeping of The
specimens OF animated nature. including
live alligators. sent hin By admirlns
Americans.
During Jefrerson's term the many
streakcd. composite cheese weighing 1.60A
pounds. contributed to by Democrats"
cow-owners In Massachusetts,. was haul
cd to Washington on a sled. and for
mally presented TO him IN the East
Room. Later. under Mrs. John Quincy
Adams direction. its floor was polished
in preparation for her sons marriage,
The Marine Band was stationed in ems
end Of it: and the President. usually
SO grave threw aside his dignity. and
chassied bacl. and forth across its slip
perry length IN the intricate Of a Vir-
sinia reel During this administration the
first birth Chat ot Mary Louisa Adams
the eldest child Of this coEple) occurred
at the White House: doll which she
PLAYED with while there. exhibited at the
centennial in Phila delphia in 1876 being
stiil cherished by her descendants. All