The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1906-02-19
White House Bride and Bride
groom Quit Friendship
Il. in an Auto. " l.:
BY PRIVATE CAR TO
SEAPORT IN FLORIDA
Then to Havana for a Tour of
Republic Where Pearls
Game From. -

Washington, Feb. 19.-Mr. and Mrs.
Nicholas iongworth> started on their
honeymoon from Alexandria, Va, this
morning at Ills o'clock over the
Southern railway. They will 60 to
Tampa and from there take a boat for
Havana, which point they expect to
reach Thursday morning. They are max
ing the trip to Tampa in the private car
Elysian, which was awaiting them IN
the yards of the Southern at Alexan-
dria, about half mile from the sta
tion. -:
The bride and bridegroom made the
trip from Friendship John R. Nc
Lean s country place, near Washington,
this morning in an open automobile &C.
conpanied by Mrs. Longworth s maid
and chauffeur. The machine went at
an easy gait and they arrived at the
little station at Spring Garden, which is
the Southern s station in the suburbs
of Alexandria, at 1880 o'clock. Mr..
Longworth got out of the machine, lit
cigar and spent some time chatting
with his wife, who remained in the
automobile.
Mrs. Longworth wore a tame olored
broadcloth suit with handsome sable
furs and tan hat trimmed with pink
plumes.
The Brides Autograph.
After they had been there for about
half an hour little girl, the daughter
Of one Of the railway employees, asked
the bride if she would give her her
"Certainly 7 will; where is your pen
cil?' replied Mrs. Longworth..
Pencil and paper were quickly pro-
duced and Mrs. Longworth wrote her
autograph, "Alice Lee Longworth. -
Nov get HIS she said, pointing to
her husband. Beneath the name of his
wife Mr. Longworth vrrote ~ sig.
ture and the date. The little girl
thanked them both and went away
happy. She spread the news to the few
people at the station as to the identity
Of the couple, but they were not both
cred by curious crowd as there were
not more than a-dozen persons in and
about the station. -..-~s-,-s...- -.
From Her Father.
Shortly after Il o'clock, Thomas
Stone, the chief usher of the" White
received a cordial greeting from Mrs
Longworth. He brought note from
the president which she quickly opened
and read and calling for a pencil wrote
a reply as she sat in the automobile.
The baggage had been taken from
Washington, but several pieces were
brought along in the automobile. Fiv,
minutes before the train arrived MI
Longworth helped his wife out of thu
machine and they walked to the siding
Mrs. Longworth graciously acknowl
edged the respectful greeting of the EN-
ployees about the station and as tn
train pulled in hurried down to the las
car, which was a private one, int
which she was assisted by Mr.. Long
worth and Mr.. Stone. Mr.. Longwort
would not let the servants carry hi
suitcase or that Of Mrs. Longworth an
had his hands full walking the lengt
of the train with two suitcases, a can
and an umbrella.
Safely in the Car.
AS they got on the car number o
newspaper men alighted from the da
coaches Of the train, but the bride an
bridegroom were safely in their car b.
fore they could be overtaken.. TIL
train pulled out of the station into tn
yards, Gwhere the private car Elysia
was attached.
Mr.. and Mrs. Longworth had a d.
ightful ride from Friendship as tt
day was warm and sunny. They too
roundabout course 50 as to oscar
recOpnitiOn