Omaha daily bee., 1908-09-26
in the Washington National Intelllgencer

in the Washington National Intelligencer
of March IL, 1890:
Married. on Thursday evening last in
this city, by the Rev. Mr.. Hawley, Samuel
Laurence Gouverner, esq, of New York,
to Miss Maria Hester Monroe, youngest
daughter of James Monroe, president OF
the United States.'
Very different from the extended col
umns of newspaper publicity given to
the engagement and marriage of Presi-
dent Roosevelt's daughter to Congress
mar LongwOrth. These two, Maria
Monroe and Alice Roosevelt, with Nellie
Grant, whose marriage to A%lgeruon Sar-
torls was solemnized in the White House,
and the daughter of John Tyler, makes a
quartet of presidents daughters who have
been married in the stately rooms of the
peoples house. President Cleveland was
the only president ever married there, and
in winning that distinction he lost the right
to be called bachelor president, a title
which, up to the present time. but one
man has borne-James Buchanan. And as
all the presidential candidates are mar
ried men, Buchanan seems apt to keep it.
Cleveland's Distinction.
Besides being the only president ever
married in the White House, Mr.. Cleveland
NpS Allt OiAlg IlNSluCIN ~ d Nllliu
was born in the executive mansion. Other
White House babies, but they have been
grandchildren OF the ruling president.
Among these grandchildren was Maria
Louisa Adams, who was christened IN the
east room, February, 1929. Her father,
John Adams, son Of John Quincy Adams,
was the only presidents son to have his
marriage solemnized in the White House.
During Andrew Jackson's administration
four children were born in the executive
mansion. These were the children of his
adopted son, Andrew Jackson Donelson,
whose wife, with another niece, did the
honors OF the house. Jackson, jefferson,
Van Buren, and Arthur were the four
widower presidents. Van Buren's daugh-
ter-in-law and Arthur's sister, Mrs. Nc
Elroy, were the respective hostesses of
their administrations.
During General Grants administration
the first child of Colonel Fred Grant and
his wife, who was Miss Honore, was born
in the presidents house. This White
House baby Is now the Princess Cantacu-
zene,
Five presidents. William H.. Harrison,
Zachary Taylor. Abraham Lincoln, James
A.. Garfield and William Mckinley, have
been buried from the White House. The
wives of two, Mrs. John Tyler and Mrs
Benjamin Harrison, have died there. After
1862 Mrs. Lincoln would never go into GER
tain rooms associated with the illness and
death Of little While Lincoln, who died
during the first year OF Lincoln's admin.
istration.
joys and SORROWS.
The wife or Franklin Pierce received al
all social occasions. but wore deep mourn.
ing for the son killed in a railroad accl-
dent just before they left their New Hamp.
shire home for Washington.
Though President Cleveland was the
only president ever married in the
presidents house, he was not the only
one to bring to It a bride. Mrs. Letitis
Christian Tyler, the first wife OF Johr
Tyler, died in the White House in 1912
Two years later the president, then So
married Miss Julia Gardiner, who was
thirty-five years younger, and brought heI
to be mistress OF the White House durine
the closing months of his administration
The wedding was a quiet affair, as hei
father was one of those killed by the burst.
ing of a gun on the man-of-war Princeton
during a presidential excursion. The sec
rotary OF state and secretary Of war were
also killed and were buried from the White
House. The tragic suddenness and hor-
ror Of their death were equaled durins
Benjamin Harrison's administration. wher
Secretary Tracy's wife and daughter were
burned in their home. Their funerals also
took place from the White House.
Harriet Lane, niece Of James Buchanan,
is remembered as one Of the most beau