The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1906-02-16
Plans COMPLETED
FOR THE WEDDING
WHITE HOUSE IN READINESS
FOR NUPTIALs OF THE PRES
DENTS DAUGHTER.
Ceremony to Occur in Famous East
Room-Programme for Wedding
Procession-About Eleven Hun
dred Guests Invited.

Washington, Feb. 12.-Miss Alice |
Lee Roosevelt and Representative
Nicholas Longworth will be married
next Saturday, and arrangements for
the great function have been made so
Systematically that only the finishing
touches remain to be given. The first
accurate and detailed description of
the arrangements for Miss Roosevelt's
wedding have been obtained. The final
plans for the wedding procession have
been completed with the sanction of
Miss Roosevelt.
No Bridesmaids.
The ceremony, which will be per-
formed in the historic east room, will
be solemniZed by Right Rev. Henry Y.
Satterlee, Protestant Episcopal bishop
of Washington. There will be no
bridesmaids. The groom's best man
will be Thomas Nelson Perkins, of
Boston, a classmate and longtime
friend Three of Mr. Longworth's
classmates and a college mate at Har-
ward, B. A. Wallingford, Jr., of Gin
cinnati, who married Mr.. Longworth's
Oldest sister; Larz Anderson, of Wash
ington, great-grandson of Nicholas
Longworth, the founder of the Long
worth family fortune; Viscount
Charles de Chambrun, brother of Count
Adelbert de Chambrun, who married
the Groom's youngest sister, and Theo-
dore Roosevelt, Jr., the oldest son of
the president, will be the ushers. The
ceremony will be performed upon
dias, or platform, which will be erect
ed on the east side of the east room,
directly opposite the entrance to the
main corridor, so that as many guests
as possible may obtain good view.
Walk Through Ribboned Aisle.
The wedding party will come down
the stairway leading from the main
corridor, and will traverse the entire
length of the corridor, entering the
east room by the west door, A ribbon
aisle will be formed through the room,
down which the party will pass to the
platform. First will come the social
staff of the president in full uniform,
headed by Col. Bromwell, of the
United States army, Maj. McCawley of
the United States marine corps, Lieut..
U. S. Grant and Lieut.. Lee of the
United States army, and Lieut.. Bulmer
of the United States navy. After these
Officials will follow the ushers in frock
coats.
The bride, in her magnificent gown
of silvery white, with court train, will
follow, with the president in morning
dress.
The army and navy men will stand
to the right of the couple and the
ushers to the left.
Mr.. Longworth will meet his bride
at the steps leading to the platform,
accompanied by his best man, Thomas
Nelson Perkins, of Boston.
Breakfast to Follow.
Immediately after the ceremony the
ribbon aisle will be closed, and the
guests will form in line and pass be-
for the bridal party, extending their
congratulations to the bride and bride
groom. An informal buffet breakfast
will follow in the state dining room,
while the bridal party will be seated
DIT IL SD6Cldl tdUlC III IhC pllNtIS I'LL
ing room of the White house, which
adjoins the state dining rooom. The
guests are supposed to leave the White
House about two o'clock. Late in the
afternoon Mr.. Longworth and his
bride will leave Washington on trip
to Florida, travelling in special car.
After the adjournment of congress
they expect to make trip to Europe.
There will be about 1 100 persons at
the wedding, or fewer by several thou
sand than the president and Mrs.
Roosevelt earnestly wished to invite.
Following the ceremonies, however,
the president and his wife will mail
5000 wedding announcements, which
will go to individuals whom they know
very we'll and whom they would have
liked to have seen at their daughters
marriage The official statement is
sued from the White House that only
the limited accommodations of the
mansion prevented a more extended
imitation list is accepted as fact,
and every one at all conversant with
the situation understands this.
Miss Alice Is Twenty-Five.
Washington, Feb. 13.-President and
Mrs. Roosevelt entertained large
party of friends at the White House
Monday night to celebrate Miss Alice
Roosevelts twentysecond birthday.
Many of Miss Roosevelt's younger
friends attended. Mr.. Longworth, her
fiance, who has been suffering from a
severe cold for the past few days, was
present. Following the dinner there
was a musical to which large num-
Der of friends had been invited.
May Break Up Conference.