Cameron County press. [volume] (Emporium, Cameron County, Pa.) 1866-1922, 1906-03-01
WELT.

the bride the sun shines on" No
lovelier day in winter ever dawned.
The air was balmy, almost, as in
spring. No more auspicious day for a
wedding could have been imagined.
For days the White House, ordinarily
open to visitors during specified hours
of each day, had been closed, pending
arrangements for the ceremony. The
east room was decorated most elab-
orately. Not since the incoming OF
the administration of President Roese-
welt have the White House apartments
been so exquisitely graced with flow
ers.
Shortly before Il O'clock Mrs.
Wayne MacVeagh, one of the guests
in the east room, tainted. Mrs. Mac
Veagh was carried to the blue room,
where she was placed on couch. She
revived almost Immediately and was
able to witness the marriage.
AS Miss Roosevelt and Mr.. Long
worth faced Bishop Satterlee a hush
fell over the assemblage. Every one
of the thousand present wished to
catch each syllable of the ceremony
which was to follow. In distinct voice
the bishop began the beautiful mar
riage service of the Episcopal church.
The responses of both the bride and
the groom were audible distinctly
throughout the great apartment. Par
ticularly clear were those of the bride,
whose voice was as distinct as in or
binary conversation. While her face
was shade paler than usual, her
Ch
went through the ceremony without a
symptom of nervousness.
When Bishop Satterlee asked the
question prescribed in the ritual:
"Who giyeth this woman to this
man." President Roosevelt ascended
the platform and bowed to the iprelate.
Taking then his daughters hand he
placed it in that of the bridegroom.
Having performed this function, the
president resumed his place at the
right of Mrs. Roosevelt. The best
man, Mr.. Perkins, then produced the
gold circlet with which the couple was
welded and handed it to Mr.. Long
worth. When he had placed it on
the third finger of his brides left
hand, the bishop pronounced that they
were man and wife"
At the conclusion of the service,
which occupied less than ten minutes,
Mr.. and Mrs. Longworth held an in
formal reception of the guests attend
ant upon the ceremony. President
Roosevelt was the first to greet and
to offer his wishes to the bride and
groom. He was followed by Mrs.
Roosevelt and then by the brides
brothers and sister in the order of
their ages. Mrs. Longworth and the
sisters of the bridegroom then extend
ed their congratulations. They were
followed by the distinguished person
ages present.
Shortly after o'clock Mr.. and Mrs.
LongwOrth left the White House and
entered a large automobile and were
driven rapidly away. They went to
the country home of John r. Mclean,
| Friendship" few miles from
Washington. AS the bridal couple en-
tered the automobile they were show
cred with dainty slippers of rice
thrown by the brothers and sister of
the bride and by the younger members
of the Roosevelt family connections
who were present.
| Representative and Mrs. Nicholas
/ Longworth passed Sunday very quiet
ly at the country home of John r. Nc
Lean at Tennallytown, which they are
making their temporary headquarters
The weather was pleasant most of the
day and the couple took a stroll
around the beautiful grounds sur
rounding the place. The gates of the
| grounds were closed during the day
and it was said at the house last night
that there had not been any callers.