Vilas County news. [volume] (Eagle River, Vilas County, Wis.) 1896-1927, 1906-02-19
NICK GETS PERMIT
TO MARRY ALICE
MARRIAGE LICENSE ISSUED FOR
WHlTEHOUsE WEDDING.
COSTLY GIFTS ARRIVE
Members of Cabinet Present Rich
Plate and Taft Party Sends
Choice Necklace of Gold and Jew
els-Indans Bring Buffalo Vest
for Groom.

Washington, Feb. 16.-The mar
rage license of Miss Alice Roosevelt
and Representative Nicholas Long-
worth was issued yesterday at AIS
o'clock. Shortly after 4 o'clock Mr..
Longworth. accompanied by Nelson
Perkins, his bestman, three Of the
ushers. Messrs Bangs, Shaw ana
Norman, and three other friends who
refused to give their names, appeared
at the city hall and announced his
desire for a license to marry. The
assistant clerk of court, William f.
Lennon, filled in the blanks as Mr..
Longworth responded 10 the usual
questions in such cases. He gave
his age as SO and that Of Miss Roose
welt as %.
When it became known that M
Longworth was in the building there
was a rush for the clerks Office and
a large crowd of newspaper men,
court officials and lawyers gathered
license required but a few moments.
The party Immediately left the
building being followed by the crowd
through the corridor out to the porti
co. Mr.. Longworth and his friends
entered carriages and drove off.
Some of the Presents.
Attorney General Moody will pre-
sent to Miss Roosevelt a pair of sill
Yer candlesticks, beautifully chased
and of elegant design.
Secretary and Mrs. Shaw will pre-
sent to her q chocolate set of rare
Worcester ware inlaid with silver
Secretary and Mrs. Taft's present
is deliberately chased table vases OF
American manufacture
Twenty members of the Metropoli-
tan club united in presenting G
square Of beaten silver salver Of en-.
tiQue design with autographs repro
auctions of the signatures of the
donors.
The present of the members Of the
Taft party, with which Miss Roose-
welt travelled to the east. avs a gold
necklace. the alternate links set with
diamonds. with pendant of aqua
marine of wondrous size and trans
lucency, surrounded by diamonds.
The aQua-marine alone is said to be
valued at over $500 aside from the
setting. Accompanying this present
was a card inscribed:
with love and best wishes TO our
Alice; from the members of the Taft
party"
The present of the empress of
China has not yet reached Washing
ton, and it is evident that it cannot
Be received before the wedding.
The Ponca Indians who came from
Oklahoma to present Representative
Longworth with a buffalo skin vest
were much disappointed at not find
ing him in the house When they Wis
tied the capitol yesterday afternoon
The Indians were especially painted
and dressed in buckskin clothing in
anticipation of an elaborate presenta-
ton ceremony. Their gift for the
presidents prospective son-in-law is
made from the hide of a young buffa-
10, which is more highly priced by
the Indians than any other trophy Of
the hunt. The delegation called on
President Roosevelt in the afternoon
to pay their respects to the great
white father Incidentally Eagle
Horse, chief of the band. presented
to the president their gift for MS flu
ture son-in-law The chief added
that they made present to the
bridegroom and not to the bride. be
cause the bride had already received
many presents and the bridegroom
ought not to he neglected in this re
spect President Roosevelt laugh
ingly accented the waistcoat on be-
half of Mr.. Longworth. promising to
see that he should get it.