New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1906-02-18
WHITE HOUSE BRIDES.
Weddings Which Haze Taken Place
IN the Historic Structure.

Yesterdays wedding at the White House was
the twelfth which has taken place in that his
borlc national edifice The first President who
occupied the original structure was President
Adams, In $500. Washington never occupying ii:
Out IL was not until President Madison was in
ONCE In 1911. that wedding occurred in it-that
OF Mrs Lucy Payne Washington. the younger
sister of Mrs. Madison and the widow of George
Steptoe Washington. a nephew of the first Presi-
oent- The marriage of Mrs. Washington TO
justice Todd. Of the Supreme Court, took place
on March IL 1911
Just after President Madison had begun his
second term another relative of Mrs Madison
Miss Anna Todd, of Philadelphia. was married
In the White House TO John G.. Jackson a Rep
resentative in Congress from Virginia, whose
grand-nephew was "stonewall" jackson. of Civil
War fame
The present structure OF the White House.
rebuilt on the lines of the first edifice which the
British burned when they occupied Washington
in 1914. in the War Of 1872 was first occupied
by President James Monroe in 1918 His daugh-
ter. Miss Maria Hester Monroe. was the first
child Of President TO be welded within it's
walls Her marriage to samua Lawrence Gou-
verneur' Of New-York, acting secretary to the
President, took place on March g. 1920
The next President, John Quincy Adams, had
a son who was married in the White House His
bride was Miss Mary HELEN. a niece of Mrs
Adams and sister TO the secretary OF the Press
dent She became Mrs John Adams on Feb
ruary 10. 1928.
In the eight years that Andrew Jackson was
President, in course of which there was so much
social disturbance caused by Mrs Peggy
Eaton O'Neill. who broke up the Cabinet, three
weddings took place in the White House. The
first was that of Miss Della Lewis the daughter
OF one of the Presidents close friends at Nash
vile, Tenn, to Alphonse Joseph Yver Pageot,
OF Martinique, the secretary of the French Le-
cation at Washington. Another Nashville girl.
Miss Mary Easton, niece of Mrs. Jackson was
married in the White House 10 Lucien B. Polk.
The wedding OF Miss Emily Martin, relative
Of President Jackson, to Lewis Randolph
grandson OF President Jefferson, also took place
in the Presidents home.
In the administration OF President Van
Buren,, his son, Major Abraham Van Buren,. was
married in the White House 10 Miss Angelica
Singleton, a South Carolina belle. In NOvem-
Der, 1888. She was a cousin TO Mrs. Madison
and became mistress of the White House upon
her marriage.
on January 81. 1912. Miss Elizabeth Tyler,
third daughter Of President Tyler, was married
in the White House to William Waller, tr., Of
Williamsburg Va.
It was not until 1874 that another Presidents
daughter became White House bride. On May
p Of that year Miss Nellie Grant married
TO Algernon c. F. Sartoris while General Grant
serving his second term President.
In the administration of President Hayes, his
niece. Miss Emily Plat, became the bride of
General Russell Hastings June 10. 1878.
The first and only President to be married IN
the White House was Grover Cleveland. whose
wedding with Miss Frances Folsom took place
June 2, 1886. One other President took a
bride while in Office, John Tyler but he was
married in the home OF Miss Julia Gardiner, in
the White House after his term President
had begun.