The Pleasantville press. (Pleasantville, N.J.) 1912-1929, 1923-03-28

dents of the United States from the
earliest days down to the time Of
BENJAMIN Harrison Of Indiana.
Grover Baked Mosquitoes.
In the days of Cleveland's first term
as President nothing was known about
the germ of malaria, or at any
rate it certainly vas not known
that it was carried by a mosquito.
All hat was known was If a person
could get on high ground he was not
as apt to be troubled with what the
more or less ancient ones call fever
and ague. President Cleveland took
a house on the outskirts Of Washing.
ton In a little suburb which is now
called Cleveland Park. There he
lived through the mosquito months
In a simple but comfortable home, to
which was given the name Of Red
TOP because Of the color of the
shingles on It's roof. Later on presi-
dent Cleveland moved to the Soldiers
home. which is on high ground IN an
other part of the city of Washington.
Several other Presidents spent ONE
weeks at the Soldiers home IN the
summer seasons.
President Roosevelt had a summer
home of his own, and it was called
by the newspape men the Summer
White House." a name which is given
today to every house which is Of
fered to any President for hot weather
When Roosevelt was in
the summer White House he was
really at home, for he built the resi-
dence on Sycamore Hill, Oyster Bay,
Long Island, and there lie gathered
all of his best beloved belongings.
President Roosevelt, however. oc-
~casionally went in the early summer
season into Virginia, where Mrs.
Roosevelt owned a little place called
pine Knob"
Taft Liked Travel.
President Taft had a love for
travel, but occasionally he was will
ing to remain stationary for the sum
mer. He was compelled to remain in
the White House all through the
three hottest months of two succeed
ing years. Immediately on taking
office as President he summoned con-
gress together to enact a new tariff
bill. 1t took a long time for the
lawmakers to put the bill through,
but the President stayed, seemingly
content until the chance came in the
fall TO get away for a rest.
When Woodrow Wilson was Presi-
dent he spent some time during the
last part of one summer at a beauti-
full place In the mountains of New
! Hampshire. At another time Mr.. VIII
son sought rest and GOODNESS on an es-
tate called SHADOW Lawn" in New
Jersey.
Plan Memorial for Dead Yank.
Plans are being drawn for a statue
of a soldier or Of some other design,
which is to be emplaced either on or
at one end of the present tomb of the
unknown soldier, who lies buried neal
the ampitheater in Arlington.
The country generally apparently
thought that the present s~arcophagus
was all that was intended to mark
the place where the unknown Amer
lean boy lies. Objection has been made
to the proposal to erect a statue as an
additional memorial. The present
tomb is strong and beautiful in its
simplicity and thoroughly in keeping
the DIRECTORS to the statue plan say
with the spirit of the place and witt
the souls of the men who served ant
died.
1t Is said that the statue will cos
about $4,000, but those who think tina
strength and simplicity best are served
by the present memorial say that tht
money, although not a large sum, bet
ter might be spent in some other way
There are many friends, however, Of
the plan for the statue. They say
that something of action and of this
spirit of the American soldier SHOULD
be added to give the finishing grace
to the memorial to the unknown dead
1t is probable that there will be some
thing of a controversy over this matter
before the proposed plan is carried
to completion.
Tomb on Embankment.
AS most people doubtless know, tbs
tomb of the unknown soldier is placed
on the embankment close to the great
marble amphitheater which is used fol
Memorial day exercises and those or
other days of patriotic expression
When it was proposed to erect tbs
great amphitheater in the beautiful
cemetery of Arlington instant opposi
tion to the plan was shown in all parts
of the country. Arlington itself fur
nishes a natural a~mphitheater, and the
DIRECTORS to the building plan said thai
in cemeteries and in parks generally
the fewer buildings there are the bet.