Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1906-02-17

of the bridesmaid, Miss Alma Porter, now
Mrs. Charles Campbell, resides here. Some
OF the others whose names revive recol-
lections of the then best known families
were Miss Fish, daughter of the Secretary
Of State; Miss Minnie Sherman and Miss
Barnes. cousin of the bride. The cere-
mony took place at II o'clock, and only
several hundred persons were witnesses.
The first marriage recorded In the White
House was that of Miss Todd Of Phiiadel-
phia, cousin of Mrs Madison, who mar
RED young member of Congress. John g.
Jackson Of Virginia. The ceremony was
In the red room. The second bride was
Maria, second daughter Of President Mon
roe. who. married in 1920 Samuel L. Gou-
Veneur OF New York in the blue room
John Adams, son of President Adams, was
also married there, his bride being Miss
Helen Jackson. After that there was an
International event In the union of Miss
friend of President Jackson, and Mr..
Paseot, secretary of the French legation.
who was afterward made minister The
NTH White House bride was Miss Eaton, a
Mr.. Polk of Tennessee
The marriage Of President Tyler's daugh-
ter to Mr.. William Waller Of Virginia DC
CURED IN the blue room January 81. 1892
IL was a brilliant evening event. Seven
administrations passed by. from Polk TO
Grant. before the old mansion was again
graced by a bride.
Mr.. and Ms. Sartoris drove of from the
In a landau drawn by four horses. Presi-
dent and Mrs. Grant usually drove behind
four horses, so this eauipase was not an un-
President and Mrs. Hayes celebrated it their
silver wedding in the White House and the
niece of the former, Miss Emily Platt was
married there in 1873 to Gen Russell Hast
iEgs.
The marriage of President Cleveland and
Miss Frances Folsom took place in the blue
room on the evening of June 2. 1886. Only
few relatives OF the couple. the members
OF the cabinet and wives and Private Sec
cretary and Mrs. Lamont were present The
bride and her mother had been the guests
Of the President and his sister, Miss Rose
Elizabeth Cleveland, for the day previous
The couple descended the west stairway to-
gether the Marine Band playing the we'd
ding march. Rev. Byron Sunderland per-
formed the marriage ceremony. Very elab-
crate decorations of flowers were in each
room.
collation. followed before the de-
parture of the President and his bride
for Deer Park. where they spent a
An outline OF what was to occur and
later what did happen was given to the
press by Mr.. Lamont, and the newspaper
printed columns. The feminine chroniclers
made better descriptions from interviews,
very freely given by the cabinet women
after they left the White House that night.
when they ALSO displayed the large white
satin boxes containing the wedding cake
and other souvenirs of the supper table
There was no list of wedding presents then
available any more than now. the opinion
of the good taste Involved being similar
The members Of the cabinet each present
ed the bride gift. nearly all being jeweled
articles. The night OF the wedding every
church hell chime rang for nearly an hour.
steam whistles were heard above the din
and the streets were thronged.
Notes.
Between Speaker Cannon and Represen-
tative Longworth there exists a special
friendship--quite that of chums. Several
days before the announcement of the en-
gagement the two men met. The younger
had come to tell the news. but the cider
had heard of II In advance The Speaker
threw up one hand as he said 'Guiltyr'
and the other responded with both hands
up in the air--.guilty."
When Miss Roosevelt was on the Phillip
pine trip stop was made at an army post
in the interior. where only the faintest
touches of civilization had reached In the