The weekly sentinel. [volume] (Winston-Salem, N.C.) 1886-1887, 1886-07-01
BRIDAL DREAM CAKE.
A PIECE OF NORTH CAROLYN A
GIRLS WEDDING CAKE,

Under President CIeveland's Pillow
the Night Previous to His Inausura-
ton.
/ We clip from the New York Herald
the following relative to a small por-
tion of the wedding cake from the
bridal of Mrs. Pembroke Jones, of Will
mington which was placed under the
august presidential head on the night of
the 3rd of March. The narrative is
an authentic one:
Superstition has had not little to
do with this wedding. 1t is a secret
treasured among a few confidants who
have kept it closely, that President
Cleveland slep' the night before his
inauguration, with piece of wedding
cake under his pillow. This tradition
al charm was tried at the Arlington
Hotel and the inspiring genius was
prominent society lady, long resident
in Washington The White House is
always more jolly, she said to her init
mates, when the President has a wife.
Why not turn the bachelor Presidents
thoughts in that. direction? she mental
ly reasoned. Why not a bride in the
Executive Mansion
In January, 1885, Mrs. Pembroke
Jones, the daughter of Representative
Wharton j. Green, of North Carolina
who had been married few weeks
previously, was asked for some of her
wedding cake TO be used as 60 charm"
Good Democratic wedding cake was
wanted. Mrs. Jones kindly gave the
cake. 1t was white cake, with white
icing, and it was safely put aside by
the lprovident lady until the morning
of March Sd, 1885 when she handed
it, enclosed in small box, to Mr..
Roessle, the hotel keeper, who promis-
| ed to see that the cake was put under
the Presidents pillow.
On slip of paper placed in the box
were the initials Of the names of the
ladies reported to have been engaged
to the then President elect during the
campaign and subsequently. They
were Miss L. (meaning Miss Love-,
Miss 81. (meaning Miss Humphreys,
Miss Anna Van V. (meaning Miss Van
Vechten), Miss f. (meaning Miss Fol
SOM, and Miss 2. (meaning Miss
Pruyn). The box and it's contents
were taken by Mr. Roessele, the hotel
keeper, to the Presidents own man
servent, and the box was opened in his
presence to show that it did not con-
tain dynamite It was closed again
and put under the bachelor pillow OF
the President elect.
| On the evening of March the lady
who caused this to be done met Col
Dan Lockwood. of Buffalo, the man
who had nominated Mr.. Cleveland fol
each of the offices to which he has
been elected. Being well acquainted
with Mr.. Lockwood, she said :
Now, don't want any office fol
myself or friends, but I do want tc
know what twere the President dream:
on the night before he was inaugural
ed"
Then she told him the story of the
wedding cake. and he answered solemn
1y:-
Now don't you try to marry of
Grover Cleveland, for [ can tell yol
it won't succeed. I have tried it, ant
l know"
Col. Lockwood will receive lette
on Monday recalling his declaration
and showing him his mistake Sh
will tell him, she laughing says, tina
he has been beaten by women VIII
never saw a nominating convention 0
addressed primary meeting. A fe,
weeks after the Inauguration the sam
lady asked Colonel Lamont if tn
+ President knew anything about tn
! box of wedding cake, and he answers
, laughing good humoredly:
Oh, yes; he knows all about i
! but he isn't married yet.
A few of the Presidents close:
5 friends have joked about the weddin
, cake on which he slept during th
r night of March 3, 1885; but they wi
joke no more.