The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1903-06-25
MR.. CLEvELAND'S FAMILY.
Children Said to BE UncOmmonly
WelI-Behaved Youngsters.

WelI-Behaved Youngsters.
Philadelphia Ledger.
Mrs. Cleveland is much more active in
village affairs than her distinguished hus-
band. No social nor philanthropic move
ment is considered complete without her
assistance. II tell you she is a natural
born leader, she is" said an enthusiastic
shopkeeper. Mrs. Cleveland is almost as
fresh looking and fully as charming as
when she became a White House bride
and won the heart of the Nation. II can
easily be seen that she is the chief execu-
tive of the household and not merely the
idle queen of her domestic realm.
Mrs. Cleveland is an expert amateur
photographer, though she has not gone so
far in the art as to develop and print her
own photos.
But the real rulers of Westland have not
yet been mentioned. They are four in
number and their names are Ruth, Esther.
Marion and Richard Folsom. otherwise
known as Dick. All are handsome, healthy,
bright children, and the girls have the repu-
tation of being the best hammered children
in the town.
Ruth, who was welcomed eleven years
ago as Baby Ruth" has grown into a
ambitious to succeed in all her studies.
Esther who is the only child of a Presi-
dent born In the White House, is two
years younger. Ruth and Esther attend
a private school kept by sister of one of
the college professors, in a quaint green
cottage not far from Westland. Sara Nor
gan, the daughter Of one of j. p. Morgan's
nephews, the Armour and the Van Dyke
children also attend this old-fashioned
school. The two younger children learn
their lessons at home, though Master Dick
Is not being pushed very strenuously along
ing great deal more concerned in the
activities of the stable and 1.-The farm.
There Is pony in the stable that is a
very popular friend of the children. She
is harnessed to pretty tan dog cart on
fine afternoons and driven UP and down
the shaded streets of the town, the nurse
generally accompanying the children to
Richard, who was born at Westland is
now five years old-a sweet-natured.
hardy little fellow, very much attached
to his father. He can always be seen
around the house or grounds dressed in a
red sweater and short corduroy trousers.
He very seldom has a hat on his short
yellow curls. He likes nothing better
than TO take hold of his fathers hand and
walk down town, expecting, no doubt, that
halfway house will be made of some
toy or candy store.
Possibly one of the reasons why Mr.
Cleveland chose Princeton as the home of
| his retirement was because he is Jersey
| lite by birth. 1t was in the village of Cald-
| we'll, thirty-five miles from Princeton. that
he first saw the light of day. Near the
| close of his last presidential term Mr..
| Cleveland was invited to speak at uni
yersity celebration in Princeton and Mrs.
| Cleveland accompanied him. He as well
| as Mrs. Cleveland was so pleased with the
| quiet restfulness of the place, with its
| spirit of learning and refinement, with its
| historic associations and it simpler ways
of life, that they readily agreed it was an
/ ideal spot for a home.
AS usual Mr.. Cleveland and his family
| will remain in Princeton until the closing
| exercises of the university, which begin
| on June 9. After that they will make their
| summer home at Gray Gables on their
| forty-acre estate at Buzzard's Bay.