The Meridian times. (Meridian, Idaho) 1909-1938, 1913-09-05

Eggs29NASzSesW be No. 10, But she feels no
superstitious alarm that
score, 10 being the luckiest OF numbers In the
Wilson family.
1t is interesting to consider the fact that three
OF the round dozen OF White House Brides includ-
Ing the first one, Lucy Payne, and the hast one.
Alice Roosevelt married congressman Also that
two. Della Lewis and Nellie Grant. became the
wives of foreigners. Only one president, Mr..
Cleveland married In the White House. al
though another, Mr.. Tyler took to himself
spouse during his term of office.
In earlier days White House weddings were
always celebrated in the circular room, the state
department. oval in shape. which is now called
the blue room. But OF late years Washington
society has expanded to such an extent numer-
cally speaking. that, with perhaps 1000 guests
to be invited. the east is none too large for
the staging of so important a spectacle
riage In the White House
At the wedding Of Alice Roosevelt, which oc-
Cured Feb. IL. 1906. the east room almost
uncomfortably crowded
The bridal pair were wed on a raised platform
before an extemporized altar. The ceremony was
performed by the Rt Rev. Henry Y. Satterlee,
bishop OF Washington. and breakfast for sixty
persons was served in the state dining room.
buffet lunch for the other guests being furnished
In the green room.
Nick Longworth at that time a member OF con-
gress from Cincinnati. is exceedingly popular. He
can do amusing things with the piano Is first
class baseball player and has other accomplish
ments At the date of his marriage he was
nearly forty. Though not rich. he will eventually
inherit considerable fortune from his mother
His wife has spent most OF her time since her
marriage In Washington, where she is leader
OF the young married women's set. She has no
children
There was a gap OF nearly twenty years be-
tween the Roosevelt wedding and that of Frances
Folsom, who married In the White House
.Iuua 9 1894 IN praafdant CLEVELAND Sha wa
only twenty years old at the time and was the
daughter OF Mr. Ceveland's former law partner
On this occasion the ceremony was semiprivate
and the blue room plenty big enough for the
bridal party and a small number of invited
guests
When her husband died. five years ago Mrs
Cleveland was left very we'll OF. In addition
congress voted her the customary $1,000 year
as the pension OF presidents widow. few
months ago she was married to Thomas j.
Preston.
When Rutherford b. Hayes was colonel OF the
Third Ohio Volunteers the Northumberland Of
the regiment Russell Hastings. Whence It
came about that Colonel Hastings, In later years
made the acquaintance OF Emily Plat. a niece OF
President Hayes. Miss Plat a member OF
the White House family through the Hayes I'D
ministration, being regarded almost a daugh.
ter When she became engaged to Colonel Hast
lngs IL was arranged that she should be married
In the White House. and the ceremony was per-
formed there on June 49, 1878, at o'clock in the
evening. II was wholly a family affair
Four years earlier took place the wedding OF
Nellie Grant the third daughter of president to
be married in the White House, On this occasion
the spectacle was staged In the east ROOM then
used for the purpose for the first time. The date
was May 2l, 1874 and the bridegroom was Alger
non Charles Frederick sartoris. an Englishman
Ellen Wrenshall Grant was a handsome girl
OF eighteen, with brown hair and eyes. rosy
cheeks and plump figure. Sartoris who was the
son OF member OF parliament and was said Ia
nave an income OF 100000 year, met her for the
1rst time on a steamer coming back from Eurone
The wooing was rapid but General Grant disan.
proved OF tho match and did not give his consent
or more than a year
There are plenty Of people living today who