Evening star., 1934-03-25

him to the White House and when the great
President took his hand and said to him few
kindly words.
IA /HEN Andrew johnson took possession Of
the White House his daughter. the wife
Of Senator Patterson, soon began to cheer his
household with her two children, and her sister
sometimes brought along three, and together
with the Presidents two sons there was always
enough young life to keep him company.
Gen Grant had an ideal family of tour chill
dren when he came to Washington TO hive at
the close of the Civil War and took up his
residence at 205-7 street northwest, where he
continued to live until he became President
in 1869. Grant was liberal, kindhearted and
unusually fond of the little ones, and the story
is related of how he invited for a ride across
the Long Bridge with two of his own children
three little ones who were crossing with their
father, and how they were taken care of when
the Virginia end of the bridge was reached
until their father had caught up Asked by
the father what the general had said to them,
the little daughter of the trio replied
Gen. Grant said to me, Your father is
Confederate"
What did you tell him?" inquired the
father.
Il told him, No he amt, indeed he's a
Union man."
President Hayes brought to the White House
a delightful family and did Mr.. Garfield.
but 1t proved a sad experience for Mrs Garfield
and the children.
Arthurs children-Nellie and Alan-attended
public schools. Nellie went to the franklin
Building.
Grover Cleveland married in the White
House. and Marion, one of his daughters. was
born there. The former Mrs Cleveland is
now Mrs. Thomas j. Preston.
h 10 PRESIDENTS family was ever more in
teresting than the sons and daughters of
Theodore Roosevelt The boys attended the
Force School, and when at home kept the
White House force not knowing what would
happen next. Quentin. particularly. was espe-
cially active. and, beingsa lover of pets did not
hesitate to bring any kind of an animal home
Upon one occasion he is said to have broken
up a conference Of Senators when he appeared
with 5-foot king snake wrapped around his
arm and a gold-banded snake, black snake
and ordinary snake in a sack. One of the
children's pets was a one-legged rooster. and
they also harbored under the Chief Executives
roof rabbits, squirrels dogs, pigeons, an edu-
Gated goat and many other small animals
Charles and Robert Taft went to the Gen.
trail High School while their father was Presi-
dent. Mr.. wilson's daughters were grown when
he came to Washington. Calvin Coolidge had
the misfortune of losing his son Calvin while
he was President, and Mr.. and Mrs. Hoover
had Betty Ann occasionally to divert their
minds from their more serious public duties.
OF course all the White House children are
not included here nor are all the Presidents
mentioned, and the writer admits almost leaving
out Baby Mckee, whom President Benjamin
Harrison thought so very much Of. He could fire.
quently be seen strolling around the White
House grounds and in public places with his
little granddaughter by the hand Later Mr.
Harrison tried married life over again and
had a little daughter.
One would hardly suspect that grandchild
of a President. born in the White House would
later die practically in poverty. and yet that
is just what did happen in Washington Q
number of years ago.