AUGUST, 1924
THE UNITED AMERICAN
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The White House
MERICA’S presidential palace or
home, commonly called the White
A
House has been the home of our pres­
idents since the year 1800 when pres­
ident John Adams first took posses­
sion. The cornerstone of the structure
was laid in 1792.
A total of $481,538.90 has been
spent by the United States govern­
ment for the reconstruction and al­
teration of various parts of the White
House since it was first occupied by
President and Mrs. John Adams. This
amount, however, does not include the
cost of rebuilding the structure after
it had been burned by the Biitish in
1814. Its rebuilding was completed
four years later, in 1818.
Congress had appropriated sums
amounting to approximately $39,-
769.25 over a long period of years for
furnishing and re-furnishing the
many rooms that the building • con­
tains. The first appropriation for
the purpose was made from the Unit­
ed States Treasury April 24, 1800, in
the sum of $15,000, which was spent
entirely for new furniture.
The first appropriation for repairs
was made on March 3, 1807, and the
amount was $15,000. Congress also at
the time set aside the sum of $8,137
for enlarging the executive offices
which were then located just west of
the White House itself. The south por­
tico was finished in 1823 and at a total
cost of $19,000. The east room was
built and furnished by an appropria­
tion made, by Congress in 1826. The
north portico was erected in 1820 and
cost about $24,769.25.
A thorough overhauling of the
White House was undertaken by Mc-
Kim, Mead & White, New York ar­
chitects, during the incumbency of
President Roosevelt. Congress ap­
propriated $475,445 for this work,
and the architectural firm returned
the sum of $7,906.10 after completing
the job.
The principal apartments in the
White House are. designated as fol­
lows: Red Room, Blue Room, Green
Room, State Dining Room, Family
Dining Room and Usher’s Lobby.
There also are a Family Floor, a Main
Stairway and a Private Staircase.
The dimensions of the White House
in the year 1840 were: Length and
frontage, 170 feet; depth or width,
86 feet. The building was given the
name it retained since its erection be­
cause of the free white stone with
which it was built. The structure
was designed after the Palace of the
I Duke of Leinster and the original
cost was provided for through the
sale of lands donated by Maryland
and Virginia.
AMERICAN
A Magazine of Good Citizenship
The Recognized Americanization Journal For Oregon and the
Pacific Northwest
Published Monthly By
The Northman Publishing Company
(Incorporated)
Officers
H. J. Langoe, President
B. G. Skulason, Sec-Treasurer
Phone Broadway 6600
Offices and Publishing House
Labbe Building, 227% Washington Street, Portland, Oregon
H. J. LANGOE, Editor
Vol. 2
voiiJmeous 20
August, 1924
Number 11
CONTENTS
EDITORIAL SUBJECTS—
Extending Public School Facilities for Adult Immigrant
Educational needs; Illiteracy is Less Among Children of
Immigrant than Native Parentage; Attainments and Contribu­
tions by America’s Immigrant Citizens; Woulde-Be
Benefactors, Etc. . ............................................................................. 10-12
ELEMENTS THAT ARE NECESSARY TO MAKE NATIONAL
PROGRESS SECURE.......................................
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THE WHITE HOUSE.............................................
3
THE DEFENDERS OF SLUMS AND TENEMENTS................ 5-6
A RECIPE FOR BETTER LIVING..'................................
6
MEASURING SUCCESS BY THE STANDARDS OF HUMAN
WORTH AND VALUE..................................... 7-8
FIGURES THAT ARE MESLEADING — RIGHTING A WRONG
AT ITS SOURCE..................................... ......................................
9
PRACTICAL SUGGESTIONS FOR CO-OPERATIVE HOME
MANAGEMENT ...........................................13-14
PROGRESS IN RETROSPECT..................................... 14
THE SIMON PURE OF COWARDS................................14-15
LONGEVITY OF MANKIND INCREASING........................15-16
By Dr. T. A. Grigg, Butte, Montana
BITS OF HUMOR FOR THE HOME CIRCLE AND THE
FIRESIDE ................................................17-18
IDLE MEN AND IDLE DOLLARS NEEDED IN PRODUCTION.......... 19
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