Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1906-02-17
SHE IS MRS. ALICE
LONGWORTH NOW
Presidents Daughter Married in the White
House in Presence of RepreSen-
tatiVeS of ali Civilized Nations

washington. Feb. 17.-Missl Alice
Roosevelt, elder daughter Of the Pres.
dent Of the United States. was mar
lied to Representative Nicholas Long.
worth Of Ohio. at 1874 today in the
East room OF the White House.
The most distinguished statesmen
of the land, lights OF literature. lions
of society. and captains Of industry
men and women from every walk Of
hife and from almost every cline and
'rorner Of the globe came TO pay
homage to the happy couple and to
swell the throng at the most brilliant
Wedding the capital has ever seen.
Thirty.sevon foreign ambassadors
and ministers we're in attendance "a
extend the fluctuations OF their sov.
srelrns and peoples. Cabinet officers.
senator's. the bridcgroom's colleagues
IN tho house. and the intimate person.
81 friends Of the Roosevelt and Long.
worth families IN Washington. Now
York and Cincinnati. were Included In
The fortunate thousand invited 90
witness the marriage. II was an a.
somblaeo OF the elite In public and
social life. RivalinR the splendid ilor
Al decorations OF tho famous state
apartment whore the gold cncruated
costumes and flashing orders OF the
diplomatic corps. TO say nothing OF
,ie var.colored toilets Of the women
guesiu. The white House never look
q more beautiful than Il did today
10 ita gala dress OF bloom and yer
nrc For moro than a week florists
and decorators had been moving trop.
ea plants into pacc and wcavings
aFlands for tho great event The re-
,alt as revealed when the doors we're
opened this morning amply repaid all
he caro- and labor bestowed on the
,xk
The Ceremony.
TIE Right Reverend Henry Yates
saiieFlee. bishop OF the diocese OF
Washington. performed the nuptial
rites. using the stately ceremonial OF
he Protestant Episcopal church, Pres
dent Roosevelt led his daughter 20
he altar and gave her 10 the young
statesman from Ohio. Miss Alice had
20 bridesmaids. for fnom her host OF
Hrl friends she could scarcely have
selected any without hurting the fed
ass OF tho others. The groom was
risnded by Thomas Nelson Perkins
Z Boston. a member Of the corpora
ion OF Harvard university Nearly
an Of the ushers were Harvard men.
lIdeed the notable ceremony hight
vel have been called a Harvard
Eedding," for. with the father OF the
BRIDE, the best man. and almost all
he other attendants enthusiastic
alumni OF the old school al Cambridge
he nag Of crimson fairly divided hon
On with the orange blossoms AM
bridal roses.
A few moments before the stroke OF
/! Miss Roosevelt left her dainty
'oadoir on the second hoor OF the
White House. where she had been as
sisted in donning her wedding gar
peets by her cousins, the Misses
Aooinson. On the arm OF her father
ne descended uhe private stairway At
As west end OF the mansion between
Ae state dining room and the break
aa' room. while the Marine Band
auoned in the marble lobby. struck
y Ae bridal chorus from 'Lohen-
maH
Al the foot OF the stairs they were
~ BY the Presidents military aids
"a the ushers, who led the march
'sn the long corridor to the East
'en' where the guests had alneady
'emoied. The ceremony was per.
~Aed on low platform before the
-se window overlooking the Treas
= building, the ushers having ar
'Asec themselves on either side.
N1oae them was seen the manly
.-ne form Of Theodore Roosevelt Jr.,
-.'le' OF the bride. The bridegrOOm's
were represented by the
-0A'e Charles de Chambrun, broth. ,
Y he Comte Adelbert de Cham
Who married Mr.. LOngwOrth's !
ases' sister; Beckner A. Walling-
OF Cincinnati. who married his
sister and Larz Anderson, Of
-1inslon, grandson OF the hrst
O@s LOngwOrth. The other ush-
'eie; Quincy A. Shaw Jr. OF BOs-