The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1886-05-31
COMING NUPTIALS
OF PRESIDENT o1EvE4ANDD
The STIR the Announcement Created in
Washing on soOls'y Tho ArSnE"
mSAts faFIhs Wsddlng-.Ths PrSui.
dent Arrives In New York.
Special DipateA 10 Me huelIigaen,

Special DtipdteA 10 he I,IslligReer,
WASHINGTON, D. q. May S0-The
official" announcement from the White
House on Friday night that the Presi-
dent and Miss frankie Folsom are act
uAlly to be married, and that, after all,
the reports hitherto published were not
'merely sensational" )" has served double
purpose, First, 1t has set society all in q
tiutter OF excitement, and secondly, 1t has
puts stop to the many silly stories that
fell SO wide Of the mark, regarding the
Presidents intentions.
The announcement, which was issued
for the benefit Of the newspaper cores
poudents, produced something Of "a senss-
ton, and in about the time 1t takes to
write, the corridors Of the White House
we're crowded with gentlemen Of the
press, anxious 10 secure, II possible, do
tails ot the arrangements.
From various persons 1t was at length
cleaned that the marriage Is to take place
In the Blue room, and will be OF simple
nature, Secretary Whitney has control Of
the arrangements, and will avoid anything
like ostentatious display, The ceremonies
will be very quiet, and will take place In
the presence OF only twenty-five people.
Very few OF the relatives OF the high-Con-
tracing parties will be present, After
the conclusion Of the marriage service, an
elegant collation. will be served. No re-
Ception will be held for several days. 1t
Is understood that the bride and groom
will remain at the White House for two
or three days, after which they will take
up their residence In the old colonial
summer mansion just beyond the city
limits and near the Potomac river. Mr..
Cleveland purchased the house last week
for thesum Of $4,000. It's ono Of the
oldest and most elegant residences In the
District,
THE CEREMONY.
The ceremony which will make Grover
Cleveland and Frances Folsom one, will
be performed by Rev. DR., Sunderland,
pastor Of the First Presbyterian Church,
which Is located on Four.and.a.hslf street,
near Pennsylvania avenue. The Presl.
dent and his sister have q pew in this
church and attend services there Tegu-
larly. Both appear to be much attached
to tho venerable pastor, whose preaching
was listened To by the Presidents mother
more than forty years ago In Batavia, N.
Y. DR.. Sunderland has been pastor ol the
Washington church for great many
years, and during his pastorate has served
as Chaplain Of Congress more than one
term. In politics he is q pronounced Re-
publican OF the old abolition school. He
is man OF great brillianCy Of intellect
and high Christian character. Being ad-
vanced in years, he has lost much OF the
fire that distinguished him as a pulpit
orator some years ago, and iS now counted
q "dry" preacher
"rnE PRESIDENTS CHURCH."
Previous to President Cleyeland's ad.
vent In Washington DR.. Sunderland's
church was not notable for very large
congregations, but no sooner had the
Chief Executive Of the Nation sig
niHed his intention OF attend'
ing divine worship there regularly during
bis term, than there was an unprecedented
demand for psws, and the church expert.
enced such o boom as 1t had never before
dreamed Of. The congregation, which
had been composed principally Of staid
old "blue-stockinSs," was increased in
number by q more fashionable element,
and 1t is now one oil the arlstocratic re-
ligious organizations OF the city. Many
strangers attend each Sunday TO obtain q
plimpae OF the President and his sister,
who occupy q scat not far from the altar.
On the strength Of the patronage bestowed
by the President OF the United States,
DR.. Sunderland has been brought into
public notice more than any other minis.
ter in tho city. The. position as the Presi'
dents pastor has also caused him 10 be
Iimportuned by impecunious othce.seekers,
who desire him TO intercede Tor them. No
politician in the city Is bothered more In
this manner than ia DR.. Sunderland.
should, perhaps, state, In this connec-
tion that, notwithstanding its fashionable
congregation, Dr.. Sundsrand's church has
lost none OF It's religious steadlastness, and,
az a church, has not "had Its head turned"
by this prosperity. Miss Carrie Kidwell,
the soprano Of the choir, is young lady
OF West Virginia, who has gained here an
enviable place in musical CIRCLES, and has
received frequently the plaudits Of the
Presidential party.
now MISS FOLSOM LOOKS.
A great many newspaper descriptions Of
Miss frankie Folsom, the Presidents
fianCse, have appeared lately. lam told
that the alleged llkenesSes Of the young
lady that have appeared in the illuatrated
press, do her injustice. A late citizen Of
New York described her TO me o..day as q
very beautiful young lady. She is rather
tall and slender, with brown hair and eyes,
regular features, and Is about twenty.three
years Of age. At the age Of sixteen she
won the first prize for beauty at o fair,
over oil the handsome women Of the city
who were entered for the race. This was
In 1879. Her present betrothal is not her
hst. Three or four years ago she was en-.
Vsped to q young man named Charles
Townsend, Of Buffalo, and was very fond
OF him. He succumbsd, however, To the
power OF the riChes possessed by another
Young lady, and broke the. engagement
with Miss Folsom. She didn't die OF a
broken heart, neither did she register a
VOW in Heaven never To place her trust In
man again, as broken.hearted girls do In
the novels, but stiAed her disappointment,
and like little philosopher sought for 70.
lief In the love Of Grover Cleveland, who
previous TO that time had been her guar.
dian, and regarded by her as q ioster.
father. a..
Your correspondent Is not able Of this
time TO crafty the 1NrELLiuRNcBR's lady
readers with d description Of the prospec'
tive btide'a rousseau. II haa not yet been
seen BY any one who Is likely 70 describe
Il 10 newspaper correspondent A i sC'
counts Of Il, therefore, that have been
published are bogus. The dresses were
purChased In paiiG, but not ot Worth. A
Ices pretentiouB manufacturer was patro'