Albuquerque morning journal. [volume] (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1903-1926, 1906-02-17
Elaborate White House
Preparations Complete.
PRESENTS POURING IN FROM
ALL QUARTERS OF THE GLOBE
Nearly o Thousand Guests Will See
Miss Alice Roosevelt Become the
Wife Of Nicholas Longworth.

Washington, Feb. 16.-Iu the East
room of the White House tomorrow,
Miss Alice Roosevelt, daughter of the
president, and ARepresentative Mich
olas Longworth of Ohio, will be united
in marriage. The historic room in
which the ceremony will be per-
formed and which has been the scene
of many brilliant events, will be dec
Grated more elaborately than upon
any previous occasion, yet with eX-
treme taste. The work of preparing
the East room for the wedding con-
tinued throughout today and was
practically completed by tonight.
Late in the day the wedding was
rehearsed in the East room. None
but the wedding party was present
The president was engaged at the time
In conference with Secretary Bona
partc and Admiral Sands at he eXecu-
tive Offices and was not at the re-
hearsal Nor was Bishop Henry Y.
Satterlee, who will officiate tomorrow.
Mr.. Longworth, accompanied by his
best man and the ushers, walked
from Mr.. Longworth's house to the
White House, where they joined Miss
| Roosevelt and other members of the
wedding party. A large section of the
| United States Marine band, under the
| direction of Leader Santelman, was In
attendance, playing music for the re-
hearsal,
Presents Pouring In.
Throughout the day express wagons
and private messengers were contin'
ually arriving at the White House with
wedding gifts for the bridal couple
Presents have been pouring in con-
stantly from all sections of the coun'
try and from almost every quarter OF
the globe. For two days the presents
have been on exhibition to immediate
personal friends of the bride ant
groom who have come to attend the
wedding.
NJ is estimated that there will bC
about $50 guests present and ii is pos.
sible that some of the number may
have to be placed in the Green hoom
although it is believed by those ac
Quainted with the capacity of tn,
house that the East room will be suf
nciently large to hold all the guests
After the ceremony and the reception
of the guests by the bride and groom
has been concluded a buffet wedding
breakfast will be served in the stat,
dining room.
The White House grounds will b.
closed tomorrow and none excep
those who have been invited will b
permitted to enter. 1t is realized tina
IL the grounds were opened during tn
; day they would be filled early an
! difficulty would be encountered Il
getting the crowd out. The executiv
; Offices also will be closed throughou
the day.
/ Major Richard Sylvester. superin
! tendent of the metropolitan police de
/ partment, has perfected arrange
ments for keeping the streets adjoir
! ing the White House open so that cai
! rages will be permitted free access
{ the gates and congestion prevented.
Photographers and special newspa
per writer's have been arriving
r Washington from all over the countr,
? some coming to the American caplt'
3 from European capitals. Howeve
4 only a limited number of newspaper
men have been invited, and thes
r have either been personally known
q the family or are personal friends {
I, the family.