The Norfolk weekly news-journal., 1911-06-30
SUMMER WHITE
FOR THE Biz
Parramatta q Fine Old
Colonial Mansion With
Beautiful Gardens
NRESIDENT TAFTs summer
- White House" is ready for him

@RESlDENT TAFTS Summer
White House" Is ready for him
on the cool north shore OF Mas
sachusetts, at Beverly. Spick
and span, inside and out, renovated,
altered, replenished, II Is really
White House, because there It stands
amid Its groves, painted white to the
last inch, the fine twenty-five room CO.
lonial mansion, Parramatta, which the
Henry w. Peabody estate rented for
the presidents use this summer. Here
he will spend the busiest vacation Of
his busy life.
This newest home for the president
is a splendid place, in reality a beau
Gful park in which are set groves,
gardens, a golf links, a teeming trout
brook and acres Of velvety lawn. But
Its chief glory is Its superb frontage
on the rolling Atlantic.
Precious little chance. however, will
Mr.. Taft have to enjoy Its beauties
and its comforts. He is not going
there until congress adjourns-that is,
he has said so-but perhaps he may
change his mind. With the tariff and
reciprocity pending, 1t will be far along
In hot weather before Mr.. Taft will
get chance to enjoy a vacation.
Even then he will have mighty little
time for leisure with so many other
questions pending. And. more, even
here he cannot escape officialdom.
Only five miles away will be the en-
bassies Of four Of the powers-France,
Germany, Russia and Italy-at Man
chester-by-the-Sea. Ten minutes by
motor is Manchester's distance. 1t is
easy to see, then, that Mr.. Taft can't
give himself over wholly to sport and
little social affairs.
Official and Social Life.
All the alterations suggested when
Mr.. Taft took the place have been
completed. Not one was for greater
comfort All were designed for the
express purpose of facilitating the
transaction OF public business. Had
the president desired only a place for
pleasure and comfort there would not
have been need for a single change.
But Mr.. Taft desired that Mrs Taft
and his family be cut off entirely from
the official side Of his life, and this has
been done.
A separate entrance has been cut
through to the presidents private office
and reception room on one side Of the
house, leaving the main entrance for
the family and third entrance for
tradespeople and servants. This office
entrance has been sheltered by an i'm
posing colonial porte-cochere.
The grounds have been lighted by
electricity, and there are electric sig
nails at various points to assist the
guards in keeping the estate clear Of
undesirable and unlimited callers.
On the estate there are two big barns
and nine room cottage, the latter
close to the main house. The barns
have been transformed into garages
for the dozen machines required for
official and family use. The cottage,
Just across the shaded road known as
Corning street, will be used for sleep.
ing and eating quarters for the secret
service men and for a waiting room
for chauffeurs and personal attendants
of the presidents callers. The execu-
tive Offices will be in Beverly proper,
on the main village street, as they
have been for the past two years when
President Taft dwelt in the Evans villa
on Burgess Point.
Easy to Keep Out Cranks.
This place is half mile to the south
OF Parramatta. When he leased the
latter last autumn Mr.. Taft said he
thought his new home the most attrac-
tive all round home on the north shore
and far more adapted to his needs than
the old one. Among other things, it