The San Francisco Call. Newspaper, March 22, 1903, Page 11

TIH# SUNDAY CALL. is the watchwo, been by Buitaarity hrorigh ries: The wise precept, sometimes uttered in the ring- ing tones of command. sometimes w v like a beediction to the ac- of showering rice, has 4 » the inmost recesses of the human heart, so that race prapa- ome a subject of grave im- 1e of extreme pride. llions of beings de- scended from those two who first walked arm and arm in the Garden of Eden are like the links of an endless chain, whose forging sanctioned, nay, commanded by the highest laws. Each sixth of an hour ticked off by time Sees a new link added to its ever Increasing length. Long ago the head of a house, faithful to the command lald upon him, found that his family circle widened until its cir- cumference inclosed a small colony. But as century succeeded century and time brought many changes the fatnily circle seems to have gradually lessened in size. Of late this shrinkage has been rapid enough to have caused considerable alarm among us for the future of the race. Mr. Charles A. Eliot, presideat of Har- vard, after examining a table of statis- tics of six classes twenty-five years after college, made a statement which has caused widespread comment. He said: “The table suggests that the highly edu- cated part of the American people does not increase the population at all, but, on the contrary, falls to reproduce itself.” Coming as this startiing announcement does upon the very heels of a similar one made by President Roosevelt deploring the existing conditions of life, which are not copducive to the rearing of large fam- illes, but which, on the contrary, tend to race suicide, complete or partial, the world has been made to pause long enough in its busy whirl to investigate the subject of race propagation. Every man and woman has taken a new inter- est in the families about them and is pay- ing speclal attention to newborn babes. All infants inspire more or less inter- est, though that of the general public to- &Wa ward them frequently finds its source in rather sordid soil. But the offspring of wealthy p. themselves in the puulic eye, irally claim attention where chil- dren the and moderately well off are permitted to begin life’s battle in com- urity. na therefore, in refutation of the statement ade by Professor Eliot, ncr in an attempt to allay the fears expressed by Presi velt, but as a ma'ter of natural natis 1 pride, do we point to the twentieth century babies whose mothers are among the financially R and great of the land and are, for that reason. more or less known to the al public it might be interesting to note that Mr George Gould, who have been married seventeen ygars, have six chitdren; Mr. and Mrs. John Jacob As- tor. who were married in 1891, have two children: Mr. and Mrs. Cornelius Vander- bilt Jr., w wed have a little family of two; ding occurred in Mr. and Mrs. Parmalee Prentice were married in 191 and have one child; Mr. and Mrs. Clar- ence Mackay, who were married in 1535, have one child; Mr. and Mrs. Percy A. Reckefeller, whose marriage was celebrat- ed in 1901, have one child; Mr. and Mrs. Alfred Gwynne Vanderbilt have had one child in the two years of their married life, Because the parents of these dozen or more children are ranked among the wealthiest in the' country the little ones themselves are looked upon with more interest than other children. Their careers are watched with the utmost concern. Mothered as these little ones are Ly countless millions, they revel in all sorts of luxuries. Their little rosy limbs ave rocked in golden cradles. Not since the splendors of King Solo- mon's court and the halcyon days of Babylon has there been anything to equal thc magnificence that belongs by right of inheritance to these Infants of the wealthy. g Silver spoons forsooth! These youngsters come into the worid equipped with all that stands for the pomp and pleasures of power. Thelr lit- tle spoons are of rarest beaten gold wrought with dazzling gems. Thelr soft rosy limbs are swaddled in the filmest and costliest of laces, their golden cra- dles are piled high with the downlesc of coverlets. It is conceded that the best way to learn a language is to lisp it when an In- fant. In this fashion are these little chil- dren of millionaires learning to lisp the language of prosperity, luxury and splen- dor which characterizes the age in which their lines are cast. Baby Millionaires. - Not so many years ago It was consid- ered a most unusual thing for a child to possess millions, but in these days of enormous personal fortunes it is by no means uncommon to hear of infants scarce’able to creep who actually have in 159, \their own names bank accounts and in- vestments amounting to several millions. ‘When boys are born to millionaire par- ents thelr names are put on the waiting lists of exclusive clubs, sometimes before the infants are a week old. It is the only way for them to gain admission. There are several of these fortunate lit- tle creatures, who appear to have every- (T X @, &@ thing in the world * they want. They ought to grow up into perfect specimens of fanhood and womanhood. They a children to be proud of, who will probably make their mark in the world, though there are persous who croakingly remind :S that great oaks do not grow in hot- ouses. There have been over a dozen babies born since the beginning of the twentieth century whose fortunes range from on to oue hundred millions. Suppose a mil- lion were put away in a bank at com- pound interest for each child until it be- came of age, the sum at the end of twe: ne years would be more than dot ch_one would have about § r her account Think of it! and then, without the slightest effort, find the amount more than doubied the real struggle is beginning. And s wealthy and prospercus is the age in which we hive that orllionaire, multi-mi: lionaire babies are by no means a nov Little Miss Mackay. One of the most fortunate of the chil- dren of this centfry is Katherine Duer Macks¥y, the little daughter of Mr. and Mrs, Clarence H. Mackay. With the pros- pects of one day pos ing $50.000,000 or To-start life with a million to more, little M Mackay has started out in life like a veritable princess. She was born three years ago on the 5th of Feb- ruary. and no royal infant could have handsomer or costlier frocks and frills than this baby girl possesses. Her chris- tening robe of fine lace was valued at $1500. and gold and rare gems were liter- ally heaped upon her tiny head. On each of her birthdays she will receive a beau- tiful pear-shaped pearl, costing not less than $15,000, so that when she is twenty- one she will have a marvelously beautiful necklace worth $315,000. Katherine Duer Mackay resembles her mother very strongly, and now that she has progressed beyond the period of swaddling clothes she locks ifke a genu- ine bit of Dresden, so exquisite is her coloring, so delicate are her features and so dainty are her little frocks. An entire suite of rooms is set aside for this child’s own use, both in the town house of her parents and in the more spaclous one aj Roslyn, L. I. Her rooms are bright and airy, she bhas train- ed nurses to care for her, a French maid and a nursery matron. Her dainty frills and flounces are done up by her own special laundress, in fact, this infant of millions refgns like a little queen. Even greater than this chud's fortune is, perhaps, that of Willilam Henry Van- derbilt, the infant son of Mr. and Mrs. Al- fred Gwynne Vanderbilt. Though this baby is scarcely more than one year old. it has been said to be heir to a fortune of $100,000,000. This, of course, méans that the ohild will; in all probability, inherit such an amount, if, after the custom of the Vanderbflt family, he should, as the eld- est child, receive the bulk of the Vaader- bilt millions. It is a delicate subject to discuss, this one of the Vanderbilt millions, without touching upon the will of the late Cor- nelius Vanderblit, which has served to deprive the children of hLis eidest son of the wealth which would otherwise have eventually fallen to them. As it is, the fortune of Mr. and Mrs. Cornellus Van- derbilt Jr.'s youngest child, who was born just at the close of the year 1899, will be a small one compared with the fortunes of many infants, yet it is quite large enough to place her among the list of millionaire babies. - Ava Alice Murlel is the name of Mr. and Mrs. John Jacob Astor's youngest child, born July 7, 1902, at their New York home. Little Miss Astor, with her alli- terative name, has lived an extremely quiet life so far, spending part of her babyhood at the country home of her parents, at Ferncliffe. FLOUK OF 20™ (EN‘W@YMM» MILUSNNAIRE bugg NE, WVHITNEY oTa_ By CIC GILBERT randmother, Mrs. e Astor heiress has one t. who is about 2ven should this oid, and, lion's share of the Astor b would be upward of 000,000 left for his sister. Two Rockefeller babes have come into the world to claim their share of the wealth of the Standard Oil magnate. bout the middle of last December a son was born to Mr. and Mrs. Parmelee Pren- e. Mrs. Prentice was Alta Rockefeller, daughter of John D. Rockefeller. But for the burglary recently committed at the home of Mr. and Mrs. Prentice, which brought them before the public, this little scion of millions might have passed the teething and creeping stage without the world, except their own in mate friends, being aware of his ext ence. Now -that there is known to be a youngster, who it is believed wili be ehris- tened John D., speculatign has already be- gun to weave a romancea about his future inheritance. It wouid be difficult to form even a rough estimate of the number of millions which is gradually piling up against the days which may come into t little one. It Is enough to saf that the figure in the hundred million/space will be something greater than o In the Rockefeller Family. Willlam Rockefeller, the brother of John D. Rockefeller, is alsc ud and happy grandfather. Isabella efeller, daugh- ter of Mr. and Mrs. Percy Avery Rocke- feller, is not many months old, and, be- sides being heir to her paternal grand- father's wealth, she will no doubt inherit a tidy little sum from ¥Mer mother’s father, who is James Stillman, president of the largest bank in America. Mr. and Mrs. George Gould’'s youngest child will receive her share of a fortune be- which, estimated now at anyw tween $35.000.000 and twice that may be doubled or even trebled small one becomes of age. Mrs has one of the largest families among the well kuown social set, and for this re: she might be pointed to as a shini ample of one who appreciates t sibilitics and duties toward future ations. William A. Senator Wil ere am Cl lark m A third grandson of k, claimed a mil- lion dollars vsllh hl> first breath just be- cause he was a boy instead of a girl. This little infant was born December 1 in Butte, Mont. The world is already fa- miliar -with the account of Senator Clark's hurried return from Paris to the cradle of his baby heir, of illness of the little ongs mother and of her sad death only a few weeks after the birth of her son. Though the fortune already the right of baby Clark reaches an en- viable figure, it will never compensate Pntsmm DOOSEVE 184 11 OWQ ) for the great loss it feels even in its bady hours. Quite as romantic, though in a &ifferent way, is the fortune which is just beyond the reach of Edward Rayne Herzog. Be- cause this baby’s mother married against her father’s wishes she may lose an in- heritance reaching the twenty-million mark. The will is to be vigorously con- tested, and already the baby born last December has been summoned to appear in court. Wealth of John Nicholas Brown. John Nicholas Brown of Providence, R. I, a baby scarcely 3 years old, has the distinction of having in his name the largest amount of money any infant can claim. Seven million dollars is vative estimate o John Nicholas wealth of his Brown father, Brown, and ten days after he fell heir to inherited the John Nicholas these paternal millions his uncle, Harold Brown, died and left the bulk of his prop- efty to this gold-burdened mite. John Nicholas Brown has millions actually in- vested in his own name and in this re- spect he might be called the richest baby in the world - Though his home Is in Providence, where his mother, Mrs. Natalle Bayard Brown, has a beautiful house, the baby spends a great part of his time in New k at the Waldorf, where this tiny mul- ti-millionaire has e of rooms at his disposal. He the greatest lux- Ury, - SUrrov with everything that a lusty baby would care for and with nurses and maids to minister to his every whim. Another little habitue of this hotel is the little son of Colonel Willlam C. Greene, a copper mine Arizona. The Greene boy to have been born though his sister first looked world from the same place ju ago. Because of the circumstance of his birth the child be storia but it i believed that he will be christened with his father's name. Somie of the presents sent to Baby Greene were que, being fine buffalo and mountain lion skins. The rich per mines discov by this baby’s father the State of Sonmora, Mexico, have been valued at $20,000.000 or more, so that little Mr. Greene will not have to worry very much as to his fu- e prospects T e latest infant to ha those earth i the thres-wesks Mr. and Mrs. Payne’Whitney. Her ma- ternal grandfather is retary John and, as the grandchild of Mr. Whit- this I one is classed among the richest quartet in the world. Each of Mr. Whitney's grandchildren will in all probability inherit a fortune of at least 35,000,000, owner of Bisbee, rst the Waldorf, upon fant is th the Greene, name in- te ones of the 1 daughter of