The Jersey City news., 1906-07-05
SEA CIRT READY
FOR The TROOPS
New Jerseys Summer Capt.
tol Has Been Prepared for
the Executive
GOVERNOR sToKEs's COTTAGE
IT is SIMPLE BUT IS LIKELY TO
BE THE SCENE OF MANY
PLEASANT ENTERTAINMENTS.
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SEA GIRT, July 4, 19O6.-When
Governor Stokes and his staff arrive here
Saturday next for months stay. the
new building, which has been erected on
the grounds for their use, to be known as
the Governors Cottage" will be ready
for occupancy. The workmen hnlshed
the last of the papering and interior dec
Grating work last week, and all this
week house servants were busy placing
furniture and setting things to rights, 50
as to have everything spic and span Tor
the chieg official Of the State when Il
arrives.
The Governors cottage is what was
the New Jersey State building at the st.
Louis Exposition. 1t is an exact dupil-
cate of Washington's headquarters, at
Morristown and was taken apart at ST.
Louis and set up on the grounds mere.
Great care was taken with the original
construction at the exposition city, ana
equally as much care with the putting
together the second time. The result IS
a Colonial cottage, a century and half
old in design. interior arrangement OF
rooms and some Of the furnishings, yet
containing all modern improvements and
Injuries in very sense of the word. For
four weeks the State Capitol will be by
the sea instead of at Trenton.
The house is a two and one-half story
frame, amply large enough to accommo-
date the Governor, his staff and few
guests. The old cottage long known as
the Little White House" was too small
of late years for the requirements OF the
office. The new house contains fifteen
rooms and three baths, and like the other,
which stand near it and faces on the
same beautiful stretch of green, is paint
ed a fiat white.
Entrance to the Governors cottage is
through typical Colonial door into
large reception hall, with a circular ro-
tunda over the center, around which runs
a gallery at the second story. The wall
decorations are rich green in color, the
paper CORES ponding well with the oiled
floor. while pillars, mahogany staircase,
rising at one end; the huge open fireplace,
faced with pressed brick OF pinkish
hue; brick mantel and hearth, and the
eighteenth century furniture.
To the left is the dining-room furnish
ed with old-style mahogany chairs. buffet
and table. Back Of the dining-room are
the buffers pantry, the serving rooms
and kitchen, which needless to say, are
equipped with the most modern house
spect from the old house, of which it is
counterpart
The right wing contains an office for
the Governor and his secretary, and a
room or two that may be used for private
conferences. Upstairs are luxuriously APP
pointed bed chambers and baths The
bedroom furniture is modern in style
The decorations throughout are quiet and
modest, but extremely pleasing to the
eye. Open freplaces abound. The cottage
is lighted with electricity, the fixtures
being brass and the globes frosted white
ones.
The Little White House" will be oc-
cupied this summer by Quartermaster
General c. Edward Murray, Of Trenton.
He and Mrs. Murray have been residing
there for several days The quartermas-
ter General will remain here until Octo-
br.
Major Winfield Scott Price, Third reg
iment, n G. n. J.. of Camden, will act
as superintendent of the range again this
year. Major Price is an expert marks
man and is we'll known in National
sGuardd circles throughout the State. He
enlisted in Company G, Sixth regiment.
N. G. N. J.. June %. 1892. as private.
and has served continuously since that
date.
When the Sixth regiment was disban-
ed and reorganized May 2, 1899, Price
rs recommissioned at first lieutenant
of Company G. He was made captain
of Company B August II, 1899, and a
major Of the Third regiment February
%. 1906. Major Price was in the Span
ish-American War from April 27. 1898.
to February IL. 1899. During part of
this time he was detailed as provost mar
shall. First Brigade. Third Division. Sec
ond Corps, at Athens, Ga.
Major Price has qualified as a marks
man thirteen years; as a sharp shooter
nine years, and as an expert four years.
He shot on the New eJrsey State teams
in 1904 and 1906, and was member Of