Los Angeles herald., 1906-02-16
.LONGWORTH GIVES
BACHELOR DINNER
PRESIDENT AND SEC. TAFT
AMONG THE GUESTS
Also Secures His Marriage License,
Accompanied by Some Of His
Frlends-Weddlne Presents
Are Still Arriving
BY Associated Press.


WASHINGTON, Feb. 15-Repre-
sentative Longworth tonight enter
tained at a bachelor dinner at his
home, SS1 Eighteenth street, Northwest,
at which President Roosevelt and Sec
retary Taft were among the guests.
The other guests were Mr.. Perkins,
who is to be best man at the wedding
of Miss Roosevelt and Mr.. Longworth;
Vicomte de Chambrun, brother-ln-
law of Mr.. Longworth; Theodore
Roosevelt. Jr., Major Henry, and
Messrs. Fleischmann Norman Shaw
Wallingford, Withrop, Anderson.
Painter, Simpkins. Bangs, Whitney
and Heron.
Mr.. Longworth went to the city hall
late this afternoon and received his
marriage license. He was accompanied
by a number Of his personal friends,
including those who are to serve as
ushers at the wedding, and their visit
attracted no little interest at the court
house.
Wedding presents are still arriving at
tnC w IhIc anu utldIlS VI q
ber of the gifts became known today.
One of the gifts that has attracted
considerable interest, that of the en-
press of China, will not reach here
until after the wedding day.
1t was expected this evening there
would be a rehearsal of the wedding,
but it did not take place. Mr.. Long
worth stated early tonight that there
would be no rehearsal during the even
inc 1nrtt ttot Of fn6 tnnt h
ing as to any rehearsal plans
Shortly after o'clock Mr.. Long
worth, accompanied by Nelson Perkins.
his best man; three of the ushers,
Messrs. Bangs. Shaw and Norman, and
three other friends who refused to give
their names, appeared at the city hall
and announced his desire for license
to marry. The assistant clerk of the
court, William F. Lennon, filled in
the blanks as Mr.. Longworth respond
ed to the usual questions in such cases
He gave his age as 36 and that of Miss
Roosevelt as %.
The personal gift of Emperor Will
liam of Germany to Miss Alice Roose-
Welt has just arrived in Washington.
1t is a finely wrought bracelet of rare
value and will be presented to Miss
Roosevelt today or tomorrow by AM
bassador Speck Won Sternberg.
secretary ana MT5. l. All . preSeIll u
the bridal couple was an elaborately
chased table vase of American manu-
facture. Twenty members of the
Metropolitan club united in presenting
a square beaten silver salver of an
tique design with autographic repro
ductions of the donors signatures.
The present of the members of the
Taft party, with which Miss Roosevelt
Travelled to the east, was a gold neck
lace, the alternate linke set with dia-
monds, with a pendant of an aqua
marine Of wondrous translucency sur
rounded by diamonds. The aquamarine
alone is said to be valued at over $500,
aside from the setting. Accompanying
this present was a card inscribed as
follows:
with love and best wishes to our
Alice, from the members of the Taft
party"
Attorney General Moody will present
to Miss Roosevelt a pair of silver can
dlesticks, beautifully chased and of
elegant design.
Secretary and Mrs. Shawswill pre-
sent to her chocolate set of rare
Worcester ware, inlaid with silver.