The Lakeland evening telegram., 1917-08-02
Richard Croker In
His Florida Home
At Palm Beach
palm Beach Post)

Mr. and Mrs. Croker are spend
ING the summer at their Palm Beach
h ome, fear of submarines preventing
thei, going to Ireland And tnei'
fear is well founded, it may be said,
since they were passengers on the
ill-tated Lusitania that was sunk on
it's return trip from carrying them
to Ireland in April 1915.
Improves Large Estate
| Mr.. Croker is spending his time
improving his place, which taxes III
mile of the most valuable property
in the millionaire section OF Palm
Beach. The land adjoining the
house and grounds is being cleared
from ocean to lake and grass anu
fruit trees are being planted.
No considerable improvements are
being made to the house, however
which is noted for its roominess ana
the clean sweep of ocean and lake
breezes that is afforded by its hum
dreds of windows.
The living room, which occupies
the greater part of the lower hoor'
is fifty feet square, virtually bullt
around a great fireplace of coqulna
rock, and impresses one with It's
simple elegance and air Of urmis-
taxable hospitality. The walls are
hung with rare paintings and here
and there may be found souvenirs or
Mr.. Croker's spectacular political
career. of which not the least inter
esting are little framed certificate
of his enlistment in the volunteer
;, fire department of New York on
: Nov. 20, 1865, which gave him his
start in politics, and rack con
taininf his favorite pipes of years
. Smiling at the pipes, Mr.. Croker say
that he attributes the splendlt
g health which he enjoys at the age O
o 7G to temperate habits and no dis
"a sipations. He still smokes pip
occasionally, never more than fou
: cigars a day; takes a sea bath morn
: ing and night and goes to bed reg
70 ularly at nine o'clock I'm a firm
:. believer in the simple life and Twins
to out of doors, said Mr.. Croker
I'd House Roomy and Cosy
in He embodied his ideals of out t-ot
door living in the construction Q
the Wigwam, which is notable TO
Mt its many openings, broad veranda
Mt and numerous sleeping porches. Fac
es of the five bedrooms has its ind
e. vidual sleeping poorch and SUI
US aarlor is attached to the loungin
ne room upstairs where hang beartifr
ny pictures of Glencairn with its 81
at hundred rolling acres, it's beautifr
OF mansion of granite quarried frol
III the hills on the estate and intimat
~ views of the interior showing tape
tries and priceless statuary and fiji
''' ishings of solid mahogany. The co
'n lection also includes several views (
'" the ivy-covered stables where Nh
=, Croker has bred rade horses that al
famous on two continents, the late
-. favorite being Bulinda, named fl
:. Mrs. Croker) who carried of tt
Fla, Rath stakes in Ireland July 2
Of Mrs. Croker is a splendid hors
al woman and in her husbands roo
ed may be found several pictures
re Mrs. Croker in riding habit taken
err Glencairn. among them beautif
he miniature exquisitely framed, do
he by the noted miniature painter. Sat
ce Gordon
ny Pictures of many political cclebl
&C. ties form an interesting link in t
,es story of Mr. Croker's life. and wi
W. li.ical friendships that tells volume
re "One of the strongest men of Il
day, man Of unequalled brillian
my and brain power, was William Je
VI nings Bryan. father of prohibiti
'ih and a man with unlimited influen
~, for good in politics" said Mr.. Gre
i'm
to see that the executive performs
sse duties and does not transcend