Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1915-10-16
PRESIDENT WILL SPEND
SUMMER IN NEW JERSEY
Accepts Invitation From Delegation
to Occupy Palatiul Mccall
Mansion.
SITUATED NEAR LONG BRANCI
Executive Expresses Sincere Appre-
citation for Arrangements Made by
People Back Home''-Estate One
of Handsomest OH Coast.

People Back Home"-Estate One
OF Handsomest OH Coast.
WASHINGTON, October l5.-Presi-
, dent Wilson definitely promised large
delegation Of New Jersey citizens to-
day that he Will make his summer
home in that State next year the place
I selected by them being the former
mansion of the late John A. Mccall,
! Shadow Lawn AT Elbcron. near Long
I branch. The spokesman for the dele
CATION. Representative Scully. told the
President that New jersey PEOPLE felt
that they wanted him back on the soil
/ that had given him TO the nation az
President. and they had arranged to
| lease the home in the event that lie
was willing TO accept. Mr.. Scully said
! that New jersey people proposed TO
keep the place in good shape and that
the only cos, 10 him would he the
maintenance OF his establishment. The
President. in accepting the offer. said
That he WAS greatly touched by the
! kindly feelings OF his home people. but
That he preferred TO pay the rent ne
! had been accustomed to paying for his
summer residence. The money could
be donated to charity. If desired.
Governor Fielder could not lie pres
cnt with the delegation. whish includ-
ed Senator Hughes. because OF death
in tho family, but sent his private sec
rotary with a letter urging the Prcsi-
. dent to accept and dcClarin-; that he
should b" on New jersey soil when the
| people there received the glad tidinrs
! or his denominations" Tn. President
! ignored this reference to national poll
ties and his own future. only smiling
at this mention bat made some refer-
cnceS 20 SeaEirt that were understood
by thos" present
The President had been appraised In
advance OF the object Of III. call OF the
delegation, and had determined to ac-
cepi the arrangement He had. OF
course. consulted with Mrs. Norman
Calf, his hauCcc. about tile Mccall !
place. said 10 be one OF the most beau
,iful in New Jersey. AMI received her
approval
Since ne has been in The White
House the Presidents summer home
has been at Cornish. lie has had little
in the last two summers. in tho sum ,
mer just gone he was there only a
short time.
The movement TO have the President
. worked out in the last few months.
and hundreds OF New Jersey people
We're interested in making il a success.
lENPRESSES APPRECIATION
IN SPEECH OF ACCEPTANCE
The Presidents speech OF acceptance
was as follows:
1T is very delightful to feel at home
in this group aud TO so many !
familiar faces and people from back
home. As you understand. | am under
arrest down here. and am seldom al
IL wed To escape but YOU may he sure
that my hcart constantly goes back to
New jersey. and when YOU come on
"A mission like this. and with such
peculiar gcnerosity, and invite me
home. the only thing | can say is that
| viii come. New Jersey means too
much to me TO make any other an
swer possible.
IF YOU would he generous enough TO ,
let me pay tho rent that ] have been
accustomed TO pay for Il summer place
would feel easier about il. even i!
you devoted the money to some char
table object and not TO the defraying
"i the expenses OF Keeping the place
up | think YOU will understand how
! ] feel about that. II is not that |
hesitate fo.' Il moment to accept any
, thing from Jersey people. but should
feel more comfortable if you would
let me pay the rental that ordinarily
pay In the summer time; then would
feel that | WAS doing my part and also
accepting very generous hospitality
on the part OF those who represent the
state, and | am sure you do represent
1.-THE State.
I All / can add is that shall look
forward with the greatest pleasure to
being In the old familiar surroundings,
and you can promise Fielder that |
| will keep away from the camp as much
as possible. May ! not send my love
back to the people at home through
! YOU, and express to you my very great
! pleasure in seeing you"
Shadow Lawn is described as one of
| the most magnificent sea coast estates
, in New Jersey. It's fame has extended
/ far beyond the New Jersey coast The
site has been beautiiied by the land
| scapc gardener, and the house raises
! its great classic walls i'm the center
| of varied and extensive grounds. The
| hallway in the entrance OF the house is
| lofty and spacious, with great arches
! and generosity Of dimension. The
! grand social hall is cighty-ii five feet in
! size and the grand staircase Is twenty
| five feet wide at the bottom. In this
social hall ivory color predominates. as
| all the great sustaining, iluted pillars
and manifold arches and balustrades
arc of this color.
| The walls arc hung with deep green
| silk tapestries. with Greek border ef-
fccts, green on green, with color and
, pattern also obtain in the rugs and
portieres and hangings. The two huge
mantels, at right and left. are twelve
feet wide and fifteen feet high, with
nuted, free standing columns, which
are OF a rich mahogany, as are the
four lions surrounding the columns.
Throughout the entire building
I everything is in keeping with the
a