The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1906-02-18
NUPTiALS AT
WHITE HOUSE
ROOSEVELT LoNcWoRTH WED.
DING ONE OF VAST sPlENDoR
The Most Brilliant Asserblage Ever
Gathered at the White House.
Alice Was che Happiest
Among the Happy.

OF the Wnlte hOuSti rev mihu'S'
after noon. Rev. Henry Y. Satterlee
pronounced the fateful words which
united in marriage Alice Lee Roose-
welt and Nicholas Longworth.
The simple. but beautiful and i'm
pressive ring service OF the Episco-
pal church, attended with all the beau
ty of a Cathedral service. was wit
messed by one OF the most brilliant
and distinguished assembiages ever
gathered in the white House, by far
the largest company that ever graced
the executive mansion on similar oc.
casions.
A Few minutes before noon Mrs.
Roosevelt, accompanied by members
Of the immediate family descended the
main staircase aud under an escort
of several military aides, entered the
East room. where members of the
bridegroom's family already had Ia
ken their places on the right side of
the platform.
White satin ropes stretched from
each side Of the main entrance to
the East room to posts located ten
feet east of the platform and thence
around the platform to the east wall.
Three minutes later Mr. I.ongworth
accompanied by his best man, Thorn.
as Perkins. entered and took place
at the foot of the platform
Promptly ~ the stroke Of noon
Miss Roosevelt, escorted by President
Roosevelt, descended to the west end
Of the main corridor where ushers
were waiting to precede the president
and bride to the East room, the or
chestra rendering the march from
"Tannehauser."
Miss Roosevelt never looked better.
The ushers separated as they reach
ed the platform and the president
passed through the two lines and pre-
scented his daughter to the bridegroom
Together they ascended the platform,
where Bishop Satterlee in imposing
robes was already standing. At the
conclusion Of the responses from the
the bride and groom, the president as
cended the platform and taking his
daughters hand placed it in that of
the bridegroom. An instant later the
groom placed the ring upon finger
of her left hand, and Alice Roosevelt
became Mrs Nicholas Longworth.
At the conclusion Of the ceremony
the guests were received by the cou-
pie on the platform, who were shower
ed with congratulations. =.
The ceremony was performed ON a
circular platform, above which was
y superb floral bower. The weather
was more like that Of May morning.
Washington. ID. c., Feb. l7.-No so
cial event In the history of this coun-
try has ever attracted as much inter
est In all sections of the country and
among all classes of the population,
as the wedding of Alice Roosevelt.
eldest daughter of President Roose-
welt, to Congressman Nicholas Long
worth of Ohio. The popularity of
Miss Roosevelt's father, coupled with
the undeniable fact that all the world
loves lover, particularly If that low
er is the daughter Of the chief eXecu-
tive of the country and has cndeared
herself by her naturalness and Dem
ocratic ways. has made the wedding
OF Miss Roosevelt a national event In
the full sense of the word. The we'd
ding came quite near being consider
ed an International event, and, TO
some extent, has assumed that charac-
ter although President Roosevelt,
with true Democratic spirit, tried his
best to prevent IT,
For many weeks the preparations
for the joyful event at the White
House had been going on, and, during
the last few days, an incredible
amount of work had been done In the
line of decorating the various rooms
and arranging matters for the recep-
tion of the large number of invited
guests. But, after all, great deal
remained TO he done during the last
few hours preceding the ceremony.
The beginning of the ceremony had
been set for high noon, but the first
carriages with guests began to arrive
shortly after eleven o'clock, and when
the noon hour approached, there was
an uninterrupted line OF carriages de-
posting their occupants at the hospi-
table door of the White House,
4 few minutes before noon Bishop
Satterlee, Of Washington, and the
Rev Roland Cotton Smith, rector OF
St Johns Episcopal church, who were
to respectively assist in the ceremony
,rrivad In tho East roon1 md tOOlS