Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1906-02-18

rotary TO President Monroe II was purely
family affair, not even the presidents
cabinet being invited. The restrictions
placed on the list of guests and some other
matters concerning the marriage formed
the subject of considerable sarcastic COM
ment at the time
The fourth wedding in the White House
was that of a presidents son, John Adams,
the son and private secretary of John
Quincy Adams, on February TO- 1925 mar
red in the blue room his cousin, Miss Mary
HELEN OF Philadelphia 1t was a brilliant
social function and was made peculiarly
notable by the fact that President Adams
led the Virginia reel in the dance that fol-
lowed the ceremony. The wedding and a
series of parties given the young couple
afterward by the president and Mrs Adams
were the greatest social functions of that
time.
jackson Sees Three.
During the administration of President
jackson three marriages were celebrated
in the White House. The first that of
Miss Della Lewis of Nashville. Tenn, to
Alphonse Joseph Yver Pageot secretary of
the French legation. 1t took place in the
blue room and was witnessed by the MEM
bers Of the cabinet and their wives, MEM
bers of the diplomatic corps and personal
friends The bride was given away by
President Jackson Shortly afterward Miss
Mary Easton, also OF Tennessee niece of
Mrs Jackson, was married in the blue
room to Lucien b. Polk The third mar
rage in the White House during the Jack
son administration was that of Miss Emily
Martin, relative of the presidents family.
who became the bride OF Lewis Randolph.
grandson OF Thomas Jefferson.
The eighth White House wedding was of
another daughter OF a president. Eliza
BETH the third daughter of President Tyler,
was married in the blue room on January
81, 1872. to William Waller Of Williamsburg,
Va 1t was intended that the marriage
should be quiet and simple but 1t devel-
oped into a great social event 1t was at
this wedding that one OF the bridesmaids
expressed surprise TO Daniel Webster that
Miss Tyler should relinquish her White
House home and the gaiety of Washington
society for an humble Virginia residence,
"Ah." responded Mr.. Webster love rules
the court, the camp, the grove, and love is
heaven and heaven is love"
sartOris-Grant.
Then in order, on May p, 1874 the wed
ding of Nellie" Grant took place. Up to
that time II was far and away the most
brilliant social function of any kind that
had ever taken place In the White House.
| The bridegroom was Algernon c. F. Sar-
toris OF England, who had come across the
water and had won the hand and heart of
the best beloved of Americas daughters.
The ceremony occurredyin the historic East
room. the scene of todays wedding. and In
many respects the wedding of today and
that OF thirty-two years ago resembled each
other closely. The floral decorations were
magnificent, the music exquisite and every
/ detail was developed beautifully. The
200 guests present represented the most
/ important officials of the government and
members OF the diplomatic corps. The
/ ceremony which united Miss Roosevelt TO
\ Mr.. Longworth was performed on almost
dentically the same spot where Nellie"
I Grant and Algernon sartoris pledged their
/ lives to each other. Hundreds of beauti-
| full and costly presents were made to ;he
bride. After an elaborate wedding break
/ fast in the state dining room. Mr.. and
/ Mrs. SaTtoris. amid a shower of rice in
I dainty slippers. were whrled 20 the rail-
way station in a coach drawn by four
handsome bay horses and left for New