The Cairo bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1???-1928, 1906-02-19
ROMANCES OF THE
twelve WEDDINGS
INTIMATELY WOVEN I'M AMERI-
CAN HISTORY ARE THE
WHITE HOUSE AFFAIRS.
THE FINE OLO MANSION
Is Endeared to the People As Much
for the One As the other--Alicc
Was the Twelfth TO Wed Ii
the White House.

Romance and history have made the
White House the most interesting
home In America. or the two. romance.
probably has contributed more to en-
dear the mansion TO the Deople-IDen
as well as women-than his'oiy. The
weddings which have taken place with
in classic portals appeal with keenest
interest to every true American.
In the century Of Its history. the
\ White House has been The scene OF
4 twelve wedd 'ngs. That of Miss Roose.
welt and Mr.. Longworth Saturday was
the largest by far and in some re-
spects the most notable wedding that
was ever celebrated In the mansion.
Miss Roosevelt was the fourth daugtr
ter Of a president or the United state,
| 10 be given in marriage in this official
home of the chief executive. The list
Of 1000 guests invited to witness The
ceremony Saturday Is several times
larger than that invited to any pre-.
yious White House wedding and YET
4 the President and Mrs Roosevelt
might have extended the list many
/ times without saIi;fyipg the desires
| OF all of their friends The list. there
fore was made up with the idea OF In
cludng on ii certain official classes,
relatives OF the two families and the
intimate personal friends Of the bride
and groom. As was to have been ex-
nected the number of guests taxed the
capacity of the White House 10 the
utmost.
Prior to the remodeling Of the in
terror Of the White House three years
ago ii would not have been possible
10 entertain SO large a company in the
| house as attended Saturdays wedding.
That fact .ljfohably accounts for the
r0inaatat'veiv vmalI lista OF gsfe-ts a.
/ preyiuus weddings, Thirty-two years
ago Ellen w Grant. who endeared her
self to he American people as Nellie
Grant one OF the best beloved and
/ most ponular Of women became a
White House bride The number of
GUESTS at her wedding was about 200
and writer's of the time said that was
practically all that could have been
accommodated comfortably
The first White House wedding took
place during the administration OF
| James Madison whose wife was prob
ably the most popular woman of her
time in America. Mrs Madison's
Youngest sister Lucy Payne Washing.
ton widow of a nephew OF President
Washington. was married on the even
ing of March. l1.1S11. to q widowe~.
who resided in Kentucky. The mar
riage was witnessed by important OFF.
cials aud members OF the diplomatic
corps. just after the war Of 1912 the
second White House wedding occurred
This also was In the administration
IT Madison. the bride. Miss Anna Todd
being cousin of Mrs. Madison. The
groom was John c. Jackson. then
member Of the house OF representa-
tives from West Virginia. on account
| II the war, society affairs were al a
low ebb In Washington aud iae mar
riage was not so notable a. the hrst
one.
/ The wedding OF Miss Maria Hcster
I hHhiifs NHt ttNl uahGhfff tt VfF0f
dent to be MARI Cd in the White Ho,tse
was a distinct disappointment IN a
social wav On March 9. 1920. she Was
married in the blue room 10 Samuel
/ Lawrence Gouverneur Of New York.
who was acting ss private secretary
! 10 President Monroe II was purely
/ family affair. not even the members
Of the presidents cabinet being In
vited The restrictions placed on the
I ST 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 Waite
House was that Of a Presidents son,
John Adams, the son and private sec
retary OF President John Quincy
Adams on Feb. 10. 1S2s. married In the
Blue Room his cousin. Miss Mary Hal
len of Philadelphia. II was a most brl
liant social function and was made
peculiarly notable by ths fact that
President Adams led the Virginia reel
in the dance that followed the core-
mony The weddity and a series Of
parties given the young enuDse amer
ward by the president and Mrs. Adams
were the greatest social functions OF
that time.
During the adm nistrati0n of Presi-
dent Jackson three marriages were
celebrated in the White House. The
first was that Of Miss Della Lewis Of
Nashville. Tenn. 10 Alnhon-o Joseph
Yver Pageot secretary of the French
legation. It took place in the Blue
Room and was witnessed by tae mem
bers Of the cabinet and their wives.
members Of the diDiomS ic corps and
personal friends The bride Eas given
away BY President Jacksoa- Shortly
afterWard N s. Mary Easton. also Of
Tennessee. niece Of Mrs Jackson