The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1906-02-23
Senator Nelson and Wife Are Favor
ties With All Glasses.
vOLsTEAD is A HORSE FANcIER
MIR. Hale and a Few Others Who At
tended the Grant Wedding
Years Ago.
FREE PRESS BUREAU.
WASHINGTON. FEB. II.

WASHINGTON. FEB. II.
This is Il gala day in Washington.
Wedding day ut the White House.
DRY, of some of the elder statesmen apd
their white haired wives the daughter of
ia president is given in marriage, and
old time Washingtonians are recalling
with much interest the White House
wedding of thirty-two years ago next
May, when Nellie Grant was welded to
Algernon Sartoris. But two members
OF the United States senate, and one
member of the house of representatives
who attended the Grant wedding were
at the Roosevelt nuptials today. SEN
ator Eugene Hale and his wife were
among the younger Washington set
away back in the seventies and were
among the favored guests of General and
Mrs. Grant at the wedding of their
daughter. General H. H. Bingham,
father of the house of representatives
was present also thirty-two years ago,
but he was not a member of congress
at the time. This shows the mutations
OF political life in Washington. An en-
tircly new political and social dynasty
has been built up since the daughter of
President Grant was we'd
The White House too has changed a
great deal, if not i'll outward appearance
in the enterior arrangements. Since
President Roosevelt became the official
head of the nation all of the lower floor
has been completely re-liabiIitated. The
famous picture of Madame Dolly Madi-
son, who is known in history as the
most charming "first lady of the land
did not look charmingly down on Miss
Alice today in the magnificent East
room where the wedding took place. The
great painting of President Lincoln,
which for thirty-five years adorned the
southeast corner of the room has been
removed The East room is now a
"White Room" and its imaculateness to-
day was never more pronounced, as the
enameed like settings peered through the
banks of foliage and flowers.
The wedding of Miss Alice Roosevelt
considered from the artistics standpoint
i, as much of success as it is from
the purely sentimental standpoint.
Minnesota Political and Socially.
There are more than three hundred
Minnesota people, who claim that state
as their abiding place who reside in
Washington. Some of them it is true
have employed in the departments SO
long that the memory of man knoweth
not to the contrary. The North Star
people are congenial and the congress
sional delegation with possible one or
two exceptions always makes it ex-
treme1y pleasant and agreeable for Wis
TORS who come to Washington from
Minnesota. Senator and Miss Knute
Nelson and their charming daughter,
Miss Ida, are at home on Capitol hill
every Monday during the social session.
This is somewhat of a formal function
however, but the senator's pleasant Ii
brary is always open of an evening, and
MANY indeed are the delightful visits he
enjoys with his friends among the Min
ncsota colony here as well as from
the strangers within the city gates for
whom the latchstring is always open.
Senator Moses T.. Clapp is very popular
in Washington society. He rather de-
precates the attentions shown to him
owing to the fact that his family this
winter on account of the death of Mrs.
Clamps mother is in mourning. The SEN
ator is entertained frequently at the
White House and by the Minnesota as
ISOLATION where he has been the guest of
honor many times. He lives in priv
ate family about two miles from the
capitol and walks every morning from
his residence to Capitol hill where he
does a hard three days work, six days in
the week Mr.. and Mrs. Frederick c.
Stevens were among the guests enter
tanned at the White House dinner on
the evening Of Feb. 9th. They were al
so among the guests at a dinner given
last week by Vice President and Mrs.
Fairbanks. Congressman j. A. Tawn-
cv represented the state at the dinner
given by President Roosevelt on last
Monday night to the members of the re-
publican national committee. Mr.. Taw-
ncy's services as a republican leader in
the last two national campaigns were
thus specially recognized.
Mr.. Tawney is regarded as rising
man and the fact that he is making
such a success as chairman of the appro-
priations committee warrants the pro
phecv that Minnesota will some day
furnish the speaker of the house of rep
resentatives. Congressman and Mrs. c.
r. Davis are pleasantly located at the
Riggs House. With other ladies Mrs.