The Bossier banner. [volume] (Bellevue, Bossier Parish, La.) 1859-1952, 1891-06-25
THE WHITE HOUSE.
1omo Historical "Reminiscences The
Drama of Life Enacted There.

bome Historical "Reminiscences The
Drama of Life Enacted There.
The presidents house is like all the
other mansions in America, from the
humblest to the greatest. Within its
portals the drama of life has been en-
acted as in the millions of other homes
in the land. 1t had been built, how
ever, nearly half century before
president brought his bride home there
John Tyler, the fifteenth president Of
the United States, was the first who
brought bride to the White House.
He had beer married in 1918, and
brought his wife, who had been Miss
Semple, with him to the presidential
mansion when in 1S41 he succeeded
President Harrison, but she sickened
and died at the White House, and in
1914 he brought Miss Gardiner, of New
York, as his bride. He had married
her at her home, on Staten Island, N.
Y. President Cleveland was the only
president that married his wife at the
White House. On the 22d of June,
1886, he was married there to Miss
Frances Folsom, of Buffalo, n. Y.
Mrs. Washington never entered the
White House as it's mistress. Mrs. John
Adams came first in the line of eminent
ladies who breathed the Potomac ma
laria within it's precincts. Mr.. Jeffer-
son, Gen. Jackson, Mr.. Van Buren, were
widowers, Mr.. Buchanan an old bach
elor, and Mr.. Cleveland a young one.
Mr.. Jefferson's daughter did the honors
| for him. Mrs. A. j. Donelson and
| Mrs. Andrew Jackson the younger
were the leading ladies of Gen. Jack
sons household. President Van Bu-
ren's daughters and daughters-in-law
made the White House gay in his time,
and Miss Harriet Lane, who did the
honors of the White House for her
uncle, President Buchanan, is still re-
membered in Washington by hosts OF
friends whom she entertained Miss
Elizabeth Cleveland presided over her
brothers household at the executive
mansion until Miss Frances Folsom be-
came the presidents bride, and the only
lady who was ever married to presi-
dent in the White House. The wives Of
all the other presidents have enjoyed
the triumphs and troubles which attend
what is called the first lady of The
land" nobody having discovered the
second lady. 1t is said that Gen Jack
sons wife died of excitement at his
election to the presidency, and she
never entered the White House. On tht
other hand, Mrs. Millard Fillmore, hav
ing spent nearly three years as the hon
ored lady of the White House, died t
few days after she left it.
The first funeral that ever came from
the White House portals was that 0
F.. Gen! William Henry Harrison, VIII
served his country one month as pres
dent. The presidents mansion wit
messed the funerals of Abel P. UpshuT
secretary of state, and Thomas w. Gil
mer, secretary of the navy, both kille
by the explosion of a great gun on tb
United States steamer Princeton, j
1874 Gen. Zachary Taylor, presiden
Of the United States, was also burie
from the White House. President Lir
coins funeral came forth from the sam
portals. President Garfield was brough
forth on mems shoulders to die at T.
beron by the seaside, and later the viz
TINS of the burning of the mansion {
Secretary Tracy were laid in state
the east room, and their funerals too
place from the presidents house.-Ba
| timOre Sun.