Northern Wisconsin advertiser. [volume] (Wabeno, Wis.) 1898-1925, 1907-11-28
BECOMES BRIDE
OF YOUNG GRANT
NOTABLE NUPTlAlS INTEREST
WASHINGTON SOCIETY.
MISS ROOT MUCH LIKED
A Choice Girl Indeed and a Great
Help to Her Distinguished Father
Fine RECORD of Groom Rich
Gifts Psrd ahIe Though Wedding
wiz Be Private.

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Washington, 4. C., Noy. 25.-It is an
open secret to the friends, of Secre-
tary of State Elihu Root and to some
extent in official circles, too, that the
marriage of his daughter, Miss Edith
Root, to Lieutenant U. S. Grant I'LL, on
Wednesday next will be a more than
Ordinarily severe blow to the parents.
While it is common among parents to
lament the loss of son or daughter
by marriage. it is perhaps justified in
this instance.
! Miss Root has long been known as
the constant comrade of both her par
ents. Perhaps no woman in the ma
ttonal capital has such complete
grasp on politics and diplomacy as
Miss Root. She has been a distinct
adjunct to the secretary of state in
the performance of his arduous and
tactful duties, and throughout the tour
of Secretary Root among the nations
of South America and on his recent
visit to Mexico, Miss Root left a
marked impression among all who saw
her, which she earned wholly by her
own merit.
The first meeting of Miss Root with
her intended husband occurred sew
eral years ago when Lieutenant Grant
came to Washington a somewhat shy
and retiring lad who had yet to rise
in his profession by his own effort.
Lieutenant Grant, by reason of his
strong personality, his family connec-
lions and his own good record, enjoyed
a rapid rise in Washington society.
His reward came more than a year
ago when he was assigned to the
white house as social aid to the
president along with such distin-
guished compatriots as Lieutenant
Sheridan and. Lieutenant Lee. This
coterie of young army officers, all
sons of distinguished sires, always at
tracted attention at the public recep-
tons of the president by their good
looks and soldierly bearing, and not
the least of these in these respects
was Lieutenant Grant. He is one of
the young men prominent at the
white house social events who is ad-
United to be as good-looking as his
pictures.
At these white house receptions
Lieutenant Grant and Miss Root were
always thrown more or less together.
Horseback rides together, a sport
which Miss Root took up on coming
to Washington, soon followed and de-
spite the rumors which constantly
connected the name of Miss Root with
another eligible, their friendship
ripened into love in a quiet and unos-
tentatious way characteristic of both.
The announcement of their engage
ment this fall came as pleasant sur
prise to their friends.
Lieutenant Grants mother was a
Miss Honore, a sister of Mrs. Potter
Palmer of Chicago. He was born in
SS1, shortly after his grandfather re-
turned from his famous trip around
the world. His childhood was passed
in New York city, where his father,
president during his declining years.
having resigned his army commission.
remained by the side of the former
In 1889 he accompanied his parents to
Vienna, where his father served as
minister t. Austria Hungary, and dur
ing his folr years there he attended
the state military school founded by
Maria Theresa. Among his class
mates were Abbas Hilmi, the present
khedive of Egypt. Upon his return to
the United States he entered Columbia
university and graduated in 1898 just
in time to rejoin his father, who had
re-entered the army, during the Span
ISL war, and was then in Porto Rico.
His own appointment to West Point
by President Mckinley was upon a
written request made by the late
President Grant before his death in
dorsed by Gen. William Tecumseh
Sherman. Lieutenant Grant stood
sixth in his class at the military
academy and went at once to the
Philippines, where he assisted in the
survey Of the railroad line between
Lake Lanao and Illigan. Mindanao.
Upon his return to the United States
he was assigned to the white house.
Lieutenant Grant was relieved from
his white house duties at his own re-
quest and is now stationed on engi-
neering work at Boston.
Despite the privacy Of the wedding
ceremony it is to be expected that the
young couple win be overwhelmed
with rich gifts.