National Affairs: Sons

In its issue of Sept. 24, TIME printed the following paragraph:

There are others—U. S. Grant, Jr., of San Diego; R. Benjamin Harrison, of Indianapolis, both lawyers. It is further reported that there is a son of Rutherford B. Hayes living. This, however, has not been verified by TIME.

Dr. Charles R. Williams, author of the Life of Rutherford B. Hayes, kindly furnishes the following information :

“President Hayes had four sons, all but one of whom are living. “1) Birchard A. Hayes, a well known lawyer in Toledo.

“2) Colonel Webb C. Hayes, who served in Cuba, Porto Rico, the Philippines and in the China Relief expedition and has a Congressional Medal of Honor among his decorations. He also saw service in the World War. He has been for years head of the Commission which has marked the sites where our troops fought or served in Cuba and China.A few years ago he deeded his father’s old home and grounds, ‘Spiegel Grove,’ at Fremont, Ohio, to Ohio, and the State erected an impressive building, ‘The Hayes Memorial Library and Museum,’ in which are preserved the large library and historical collections and papers of the President.

“3) Rutherford P. Hayes, long a resident of Asheville, N. C., but now living in Florida.

“4) Scott R. Hayes, long a prominent and successful business man in New York, who died suddenly last June.

“There are seven grandsons of President Hayes. Six served in the World War. The other one was too young.”

Dr. Williams also furnished the information that the son of President Harrison commonly styles himself Russell B. Harrison.