The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1906-02-09
NO WEDDING CHOIR
At WHITE HOUSE
Marine Band Will Furnish
All of Music.
BEGGARS BESIEGING FAMILY
One Unfortunate Woman Asked MISS
Roosevelt for Small Present
of Needed Piano.
BEGGARS BESIEGING FAMILY

Miss Alice Roosevelt is so busy With
her dressmakers that she has not yet
had time to approve the musieai pro-
gram for the wedding, arranged by Lieu
tenant santeImann of the Marine Band.
The director prepared the program two
DAYS ago and gave it to Maj, Charles
MeCawley, one of the Presidents aides,
who took il 10 the White House at
once. He has heard nothing from ii
since.
The idea of having vocal music by
the boy choir of St Johns Church has
been abandoned All OF the music viii
be supplied by the Marine Band.
Miss Roosevelt is receiving hundreds
of begging letters a day from fakirs.
sChemers, and others, who count on
making a touch" by fling their appi-
cations during the bride-to-be's happy
days. In this direction they are doomed
to disappointment, for Miss Roosevelt
does not see any of the letters, except
those which are written by her init
mate friends. Mrs Roosevelt opens all
the mail addressed to Miss Roosevelt.
and, II answers are required. dictates
them to Miss Isabella Hagner, the White
House secretary.
Needed Piano Badly.
Among the begging letters recently
received was one from a young lady
in the East 81 see that you have been
given 800 pianos" wrote this applicant,
and I thought that you would not mind
giving me one of them. You would not
miss it. and it viii do me a great deal
of good, for I ought to have one to
complete my musical education
As Miss Roosevelt has neither re
ceived 300 pianos, nor one, among her
wedding gifts, the musleally inclined
young woman will scarcely be granted
her request.
Probably no one viii be happier at
the wedding than the old family SER
wants of the R0oseYelts. The Presl-
dent and Mrs. Roosevelt are the klndest
OF people 10 their servants. and those
who have alread1 written and asked
for a place at the wedding feast have
been cordially asked to attend
Special arrangements for the servants
Will be made in the corridor. and these
Dlans have engrossed the attention OF
Miss Roosevelt much more than the
preparations for the distinguished
guests She will give each of these ser
wants present in money and q little
gift as a departing souvenir.
May Be Honeymoon Yacht.
a dispatch from Philadelphia says;
The secret surrounding the charter
of the steam yacht May, which Is
owned by Mr. and Mrs. Alexander Van
Rensselaer,. and the hurried preparations
which are being made 10 fit the vessel
for an extended cruise. have started
Funor that the yacht may carry Miss
Roosevelt and Representative Long
worth abroad on the honeymoon "trip.
The mission of the yacht is being kept
secret by her owners, but IL IS said that
she has been chartered BY a banker
acting for q third person
she Will leave port MCD0aV.
equipped for a cruise of several m nths.
The yachts destination. when she leaves
here. IS said 10 be Hampton Roads. The
May is fine craft Of Scotch build. and
was designed by Watson. She can &C
commodate twenty-five passengers.
Gift From Ohio Members.
The Ohio delegation will today pre-
sent the loving cup decided upon as
gift to Miss Roosevelt. The presenta-
ton will be quietly made
1t is understood that the gift Of the
Empress of China has ALREADY reached
San Francisco. and will be eceived by
the Chinese minister early next week.
Kaiser Wilhelm has supplanted his
gift Of a bracelet with a set Of Saxony
china.
In making up the list of guests, it
has been decided to invite the Congress
sional delegation from Ohio and New
York.
A. Montgomery StiIlman. Of Pitts
burg. has presented Miss Roosevelt with
a $500 Boston terrier.
From the Taft Party.
The 'Tafters," or members Of the
party who accompanied Secretary Taft
to the Philippines. have selected as a
wedding gift TO Miss Roosevelt an orna-
ment to be worn either as a broocb or
pendant, of aqua-marines, in blue. chosen
as reminder of the sea II is sur
rounded by diamonds and in setting of
gold The ornament is now being made
by "a Washington jeweler Ambassador
Miss Roosevelt is from the President of
france, and through the embassy here
ana not from the French government