The Cairo bulletin., 1906-02-19
ROMANCES OF THE
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was married in the Blue Room to In
Glen B Polk The third marriage in
the White House during the Jackson
administration was that-of Miss Emily
Martin a relative Of the presidents
family vino became the bride of Lewis
Randolph. grandson Of Thomas JEFF
I ferson.
The eighth White House wedding
was that of another daughter Of a
president Elizabeth, the third daugh-
ter Of President John Tyler. was mar
ried in the Blue Room on Jan. 81. 1912,
TO VIM. Waller, OF Williamsport, Va.
Il was intended that the marriage
should be quiet and simple but it de.
yeloped into a great social event II
was at this wedding that one of the
! bridesmaids expressed surprise 10
/ Daniel webster that Miss Tyler Should
relinquish her White House home and
the saiety Of Washington society for
an humble Virginia residence. "Ab."
esponded Mr. Webster. love rules
the court the camp, the grove and
love is heaven and heaven is love"
Then i'm order on May q. 1874. the
wedding of ''Nellle Gras took plsce.
u % hat time il was far and away
The most brilliant social function Of.
any that had ever taken place in the
White House. The bridegroom wa
Ageruon c. f. Sartoris of England
who had come across the water and
hgH L or no,
best beloved Of Americas daughters
The ceremony occurred in the his
iorical East Room, The scene Of Sat
urdays wedding, and in many re-
spects, the wedding Of Saturday and
thai of thirtytwo years ago re.
sembled each other closely
The floral decorations were magnf-
cent, the music exquisite and every dc.
tail was developed beautifully. The
two hundred guests present repre-
scented the most important officials of
the government and of the diplomatic
corps. The ceremony which united
Miss Roosevlc 10 Mr. LongWorth was
performed on idenlically the same
spot where Nellie Grant and Alrer- |
non SartpHs pledged their lives tol
each other Hundreds OF beautiful an
costly presents were made 10 the
bride After an elaborate wedding
breakfast in the state dining room Mr. !
and Mrs Sarorus amid a shower of
rice. i'm dainty slippers. were whirlei
away Ia the railway station Ia a coach !
drawn by -four handsome bay horses
and left for New York on a perfectly |
equipped special train.
one wedding took place in the
White House during the adminisua- |
ton Of President Hayes. His Niece. |
Miss Emily Plat. ia June. 1873. be- |
came the bride of General Russell
Hastings. me ceremony being per
formed In The Blue Room.
Grover Cleveland was the only
president of the United State married /
in the White House. His marriage to- /
Miss Frances Folsom was celebrated |
in the Blue Room ON The evening of /
June 9. 1856. The room was superhly /
decorated with living green and cgt
flowers and the entire lower part Of
thc White House had been trans /
formed into a bower OF floral brauy |
The guests were limited TO the roia-
tives of the president and Miss Fol !
som. The members 0f The cabinet and /
ihcir wives and Private Secretary Ia
mont and Mrs Lamont. Tie Marine /
band furnis he'd the music Later the
president and Mrs Cleveland took an /
extended trip through the west.
For twenty years until Saturday no /
wedding had been celebrated in the /
White House and in the annals Of the +
romance and history OF the mansion I
there Is no record Of 80 elaborate and /
beautiful a ceremony a. rhe wedding /