Rocky Ford enterprise., 1913-08-29

well remember the popular excitement caused by
this international marriage. 1t estimated
that the wedding presents represented a value
of more than 100000.
Certainly marriage ever started out with a
fairer outlook But unfortunately the prospect
not realized. Sartoris. who was an idler. like
many Englishmen OF his class did not make
satisfactory husband and Mrs Sartoris was
eventually compelled to divorce him. Her son.
named Algernon after his father. recently married
a French girl. Cecile Moufiiard and is now resid-
ing in France. Two daughters are married.
little over a year ago-Mr. sartoris having
meanwhile died-Ars. Sartors took second hus-
band. Frank Hatch Jones. being married to him
on July 4. 1912. at Cobourg, Canada
On the evening of Jan. 81. 1912, Elizabeth Tyler.
third daughter of President Tyler then girl of
eighteen. married In the blue room of the
White House to William Waller, member of
congress from Williamsburg. Va.
1t is not possible in all instances to trace the
subsequent history of the White House brides.
some of whom, indeed. such those of the Jack
administration, were persons OF promf-
apart from the fact that they were married
in the White House.
Soon after this marriage Mrs Tyler died. and
within short time the widowed president took
himself a second wife. whose Julia
Gardiner. She was New York girl
Returning from abroad with her father Miss
Gardiner visited Washington and met President
Tyler.
Soon afterward President Tyler became
gagged to Miss Gardiner and they were married I'm
New YORK. the br1dal party returning Immediately
to the White House. where the wedding reception
was held.
Mr. Tyler ffty-six and his bride only
twenty. John Quincy Adams, then In congress
and bitter enemy of the president. spoke of the
marriage union of January and May"
Young Mrs. Tyler did the honors of the White
House for eight months. until the close of the ad
ministration. Then she and her husband
their Virginia home. where they lived seven
teen years When Mr.. Tyler died his widow took
her children to her mothers home at Carleton
Hill Staten Island. and there spent the rest of
her life.
When Van Buren, president Dolly Madison
still the leader of Washington society. and it
she who introduced to him the beautiful An
gelica Singleton. daughter of distinguished
South Carolina family. Miss Singleton became
frequent guest at the White House. and the
presidents son. Major Abram Van Buren,. fell in
love with her. He married her in November.
1888, at her home in South Carolina but the we'd
ding reception held at the White House,
where young Mrs. Van Buren, Immediately took
charge of affairs mistress of the establishment
the president being widower.
Andrew Jackson remarkably devoid of rela
tives. Perhaps it was on this account and because
he fond of young people that he made
much of his wife's relations. Two of the latter
were married in the White House at his request
during his administration. third young woman
who enjoyed the same distinction was Della Lewis
of Nashville. the daughter OF intimate friend
of the president.
The second marriage at the White House dur
ing the Jackson regime that of Mary Easten
another Tennessee girl who was niece of Mrs
Jackson. In this instance the bridegroom was
Lucien b. Polk likewise of Tennessee. The pair
went to live at Columbia Tenn.. where they spent
the rest of their >lives very happily.
Elizabeth Martin relative of Mrs. Jack
sons. She married in the White House to a
young clerk, Lewis Randolph, son of Martha
Jefferson Randolph. who the eldest daughter
of Thomas Jefferson
This takes back far as the administration
of John Quincy Adams. who had three sons The
handsomest OF the thrse brothers was John