The Lakeland evening telegram. (Lakeland, Fla.) 1911-1922, 1917-03-08
HISTORY TOLD IN RELICS
IN WOMAN'S HOME
Widow Of Great Grandson Of Gen
Harrison Is a Visitor Here


- Petersburg, March S.-The
widow of the great grandson Of Gen.
William Henry Harrison, is one of
the tourists who is wintering IN st.
Petersburg.
She is Mrs. Lillian Storch Eaton,
wiGow of George Eaton and mother
of Scott Harrison Eaton, VIII is the
direct descendant Of his presidential
ancestor
Mrs. Eaton is mistress of one OF
the most interesting homes in Ohio.
Ut is situated on the original estate
of William Henry Harrison, known
as River View" North Bend, Ohio.
fifteen miles from Cincinnati.
The original house was burned
when il was so years old but many
of the quaint old relics Of revolution
ary days were saved and are now in
the new home on this 20-acre tract
Of land. which is on point, where
there is a view of three rivers.
On one wall Of her truly American
home are the portraits of Benjamin
Harrison, one Of the signers Of the
declaration of independence, his son
General William Henry Harrison, his
SOL Scott Harrison, his daughter
Mrs. Betty Eaton, her son George
Eaton and his son Scott Harrison
Eaton.
In her hall hangs a candle glow
that was in the home of Gen. Will
liam Henry Harrison, at Vineennes.
Mrs. Eaten visited the general ana
his family there At that time he
was governor Of the Northwes. Ter
ritcrv
size has lace mantle that was
worn by Mrs William Henry l'arri-
son a soup ladle, china and many
cther pieces Of bric-a-brac.
Mrs Eaton's grandfather was
al rno"h Andersen Storch who
fought in thirteen battles in tho
Revolutionary war In all Ct these
bat les he carried a large slve.
bGls eye watch which Mrs. Eaton
prizes today.
lis grandfather was an army Off
Ger He was George Lewis Storch
and he fought at the Battle Of Wa
terloo.
She also has the watch that be
,lon2ed to Miss Bassett, of Virginia
: who became the wife of Benjamin
. HARRISON, the signer of the dcclara.
ton Of independence.
"on this case are the Footprint,
Cf her children" said Mrs. Eaton
tuesday as she talked entertaningly
of her home of memories, as she 81,
! in her room at the Fifth avenue no,
/ tel.
/ She was wearing an aged Italian
cameo bfeastpin that was her moth.
er's bridal present from Archibald
Irwin. whose family ranks amone
the first, socially, in Cincinnati
Mrs. Eaton is an accomplished mu-
, stefan and is conversant upon every
volume Of the classics, A few years
age she became interested in the cul-
tivation of soil and now she has one
of the most beautifully fertile and
productive stretches of land in the
Ohio river valley. She raises beau
tiful' flowers and these blossoms are
not for her own rooms, with their
Interesting colonial relics, but are
for the wards of hospitals where
children and aged men and women,
seemingly without friends lie.
i want them to have the pleas
IRE of my blossoms and l study and
have learned what cultivation means
and the earth is giving me wonder
fu' results that ! may make these
suffering ones little happier" she
said.
Mrs Eaton has written Washing
ton fer the purpose of founding \
Red Cross branch in st. Petersburg
There are hundreds. yes. thou
sands of women who have leisure
here who would love to give a few
hours each day to making bandages