The Mitchell capital. (Mitchell, Dakota [S.D.]) 1879-1918, 1913-11-27

ent part in today's wedding at tn,
White House. Not by design but b,
Il curious coincidence the bridal part,
numbers exactly twelve so that whel
the ushers and attendant maids stanl
with the bride and groom in front o
The officiating clergyman, the Rev
Sylvester w. Beach of Princeton. y
j.. there will be just thirteen on til,
raised platform banked with flower
in the historic East Room.
Both the names OF Jessie w. vii
son" and "Francis b. Sayre'' con
tain exactly thirteen letters each. a,
does the name of the president
"Woodrow Wilson,
But the thirteen that distinguish
es Miss Wilson at this particular tim,
is that she WILDE the thirteenth
White House bride.
Here is Il list OF the twelve we'd
dings which have been held in TIL,
White House during its century o
existence:
Lucy Payne. widow of Il nephew o
George Washington, and .%sister-in-
law of President Madison. and Justice
Todd of the supreme court, March IL
1911.
Anna Todd OF Philadelphia, cousif
of Mrs. Madison, Wife of the prcsi.
dent, and Representative Edward b
jackson, Il ~srcat-uacle of "Stonewall'
jackson. 1872.
Marie Hester Monroe, daughter OF
President Monroe. and Samuel Law.
renee Governeur OF Ne WORK. 1920
Mary HELEN, niece of Mrs. ADAMS
and John Adams. son of President
John Quincy Adams, February 20
1S2S.
Della Lewis of Nashville. Tenn, ;
laughter of one of President Andrew
Jackson's famous Kitchen cabinet"
and Alphonse Joseph YVer Pageot
secretary of the French legation
1929.
Emily Martin, niece of Presidemt
jackson, and Lewis Donaldson,
grandson of jefferson, 1891.
of President Jackson, and Lucien b
Polk, a relative of President Polk
1897.
Elizabeth Tyler. third daughter OF
President Tyler, and William Waller
of Williamsburg, Va, January 81
1872.
Nellie Grant, daughter of Presid-
ent Grant, and Algcrnon G. T.. Sart-
oris, May n, 1874.
Emily Plat, niece of President
Hayes, and General Russell Hastings
formerly lieutenant-colonel of the
23rd regiment OF Ohio volunteers
June 19, 1878.
Frances Falsom, the President.
ward. and President Grover Cleve'
and, June =, 1856.
Alice Roosevelt, daughter OF Prcsi.
dent Roosevelt, and Representative
Nicholas Long worth. February Il
1906.
Only four presidents daughter,
have been married in the White
House until today , ceremony viii
add the fiflh. Nellie Grant and Alice
Roosevelt were married in the Eas'
lioum, where the bride and groom
OF today stood. When president
Cleveland, the only presidential
Nh.ic uUUs bridegroom, was to
marry. he chose ,he Blue Room. be
cause the witnesses to the ceremon!
We're tew-only his and Miss Fol
sons relatives and the members o
tho cabinet and their wives. The.
stood facirg the center door openin;
GA The main corridor While the Pres
hytcTian marriage rite Was spoken,
History repeats itself with anothe.
democratic President and Il ministe.
OF til" same religion performing thu
service.
Nellie Graut and Niaeron Sartori,
were married i'll the East Room, be
cause the coa,pany gathered, like tina
of today, was too large for any othel
room. \ similar reason held at th'
Long worth-Roosevelt wedding. SO j
was for another Presidents daughter
Elizabeth Tyler. when she marie.
William Waller and had Il wedding
described as thn most brilliant o
similar events MP to that time. Sh,
was a great beauty, inst nineteen
and left her fathers home and the
White House to begin her married
life in a quiet country place.
The first East Room wedding was
that OF Anna Todd. niece of Presid
ent M%adison's wife. Two years afte
President Tyler married his daughtel
off in the presence of the grandees o,
his day hereabouts, ne married F;
second time himself. He went on IL
New York and his marriage Will
Miss Julia Gardner followed at hel
home.
President Cleveland made "A precc
dent in having the lady of his choic,
come TO the White House for theil
marriage, but he followed Prcsiden
Tyler's program in holding a recep
ton in the White House after tlcil
honeymoon journey to Deer Park. t,
which all the notables of the ofiicia
and resident world of the capita
were hidden. President Tyler held hi
reception the DAY after the wedding
The couple received for two hour!
and then the bride showed hersel
on the south balcony to the crowd as
sembled in the garden for the usua
weekly concert.