Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1933-03-05

dren. but married him after he had been
President
Sixteenth, the Appleton family Of New Hamp-
shire, through Jane, who was the wife of Presi-
dent Pierce, and bore him three sons the old
est one Of whom was unfortunately killed in a
railroad accident between his fathers election
and Inauguration, making the latter rather
sad affair in the presidential household.
EVENTEENTH, President Buchanan was
- bachelor, and never married During his
administration, his niece, Miss Harriet Lane
who had been with him in London while he
was Minister to the Court of ST. James. If not
in ST Petersburg, while he Minister to
Russia, of6cated quite acceptably as a spinster
First Lady Of the White House"
Eighteenth, the Todd family of Kentucky,
through Mary, who was the wife Of President
Lincoln, and bore him four sons. But her
stature, when compared with her predecessors.
did not measure up to the established standards
quite as admirably as did her towering husband
in like comparison; for, while she did not
excel, he did.
Nineteenth, the McArdle family of Tennes-
see. through Eliza, who was the wife of Presi-
dent johnson, and bore him three sons and
two daughters.
Twentieth the Dent family of Missouri
through julia who was the wife of President
Grant, and bore him three sons and one daugh-
ter-Nellie Grant Sartoris, who married for
eign title, and was the first presidential daugh-
ter to marry in 'the White House"
Twenty-first, the Webb family of Ohio
through Lucy. who was the wife Of President
Hayes, herself Methodist, and bore him seven
sons and one daughter
Twenty-second, the Rudolph family of Ohio
through Lucretia who was the wife of President
Garfield, and bore him four sons and one
daughter. Her distinguished husband was as
SaSsinated.
Twenty third, the Herndon family of Vir-
>ginia, through Ellen Lewis who was the wife
Of President Arthur, bore him two sons and one
daughter, but died before he had reached the
presidency.
Twenty-fourth, the Fulsom family of New
York, through Frances who was the wife of
President Cleveland, was married in "the White
House." the second woman to marry Presi-
dent in Office, and bore him two sons and three
daughters. She was Presbyterian, and very
much admired for fascinating beauty and queen
ly bearing.
Twenty-fifth, the Scott family Of Ohio,
through Caroline Lavinia, who was the first
wife of President William Henry Harrison's
grandson, President Benjamin Harrison. She
bore him one son and one daughter, and died
in 1.-The White House"
Twenty-sixth, the Lord family Of Ohio
through Mrs. Mary Dimmck, q widow (nee
Lord), who was the second wife Of President
Benjamin Harrison, niece of his first wife,
and bore him one daughter. She married him
after he had left the presidency, and never was
First Lady,"
Twenty-seventh, the Saxton family of Ohio.
through Ida, who was the wife of President
Mckinley, and bore him two daughters who
died in infancy.
Twenty-eighth, the Lee family of Massachu
sets, through Alice Hathaway, who was the
first wife of President Roosevelt; and. although
she died before he became President, she bore
him one daughter Princess Alice"-who is
now Mrs Nicholas Longworth. widow of the