Richmond daily palladium. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1905-1906, 1906-02-17
ALICE ROOSEVELT TO BECOME
WIFE OF CONGRESSMAN
LONGWoRTH.
WHOLE NATION INTERESTED
Ceremony to Take Place in the His
toric East Room Of the
White House.

Washington, ID. c., Feb. 16.-rNo
social event in the history of this
country has ever attracted as much
interest in all sections of the country
and among all classes of the popula-
ton, as the wedding of Alice Roose-
welt, eldest daughter of President
Roosevelt, to Congressman Nicholas
Longworth, of Ohio, which takes
place at high noon in the East room
of the White House. The populari-
ty of Miss Roosevelt's father, COUP
led with the undeniable fact that all
the world loves lover, particularly
If that lover is the daughter of the
chief executive of the country and
has endeared herself by her natural
ness and Democratic ways, has made
the wedding of Miss Roosevelt a ma
tional event in the full sense Of the
word. The wedding comes quite near
being considered an international
event, and, to some extent, has as
sumed that character, although Pres
ident Roosevelt, with true Democrat
ic spirit, tried his best to prevent it.
There was a time when Francis Fol
som, who became the wife of Presi-
dent Cleveland, while the latter was
IN Office, was the most popular wo-
man in the country, but her populari-
'ty and the interest taken in the great
event Of her life, were as nothing
compared with the universal and
sympathetic interest taken every
where in Alice Roosevelt's s wedding.
The Last Preparations.
For many weeks the preparations
for the joyful event at the White
House have been going on, and, dur
ing the last few days an incredible
amount of work has been done in the
line of decorating the various rooms
and arranging matters for the re-
ception of the large number of in
vited guests. But, after all, a great
deal remained to be done the last few
hours preceding the ceremony. From
early morning there was feverish ac-
tivity in all parts Of the White
House. The florists and decorators
put the finishing touches upon their
work today. Servants arranged
furniture, removing the traces of. the
activity of the decorators and florists
and gave every part of the Executive
Mansion, last overhauling and
cleaning.
In the kitchen and pantry the
cooks and caterers were busy prepar-
ing the loads of refreshments which
were to be served at the wedding
luncheon and in instructing the small
army of walters in regard to their
duties during the affair.
Express and delivery wagons ar
rived in rapid succession, unloading
supplies, wedding presents and ex-
press packages, messengers arrived
with letters and packages, others left
in haste to attend to some belated er-
rand, loads of mail matter were de-
livered and turned over to the sec
retaries and clerks to be looked over
and gsifted out.
The beginning of the ceremony is
set for high noon, but the first car
riages with guests will begin to arrive
shortly after eleven o'clock, and
when the noon hour approaches,
there will be an uninterrupted line of
carriages depositing their occupants
at the hospitable door of the White
House.
1t had been intended to limit the
number of guests who were to be
present at the wedding, in the East
room to $50 but it is safe to say that
this number will be exceeded by sew
eral hundred. Notwithstanding
their generous proportions the East
room, the large main corridor and the
adjoining rooms are to be filed to
their capacity by the time the cere-
mony begins. 1t will be brilliant
assemblage whicl will fill the mag
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