The National tribune., 1907-12-05

Justices of the Supreme Court and off1-
GERS of the Army and Navy.
The bride, who is petite, but not
pretty, but who makes up for that lack
by her splendid accomplishments as a
linguist and her brilliancy as a CONVEX
satiOnalist looked very happy bride,
indeed. She was escorted by her faith
er, and was superbly gowned in white
satin elaborately trimmed with lace,
some of it old point, family heirloom.
Embroidery in strands of silver and
pearls further beautified the gown, over
which the long, graceful folds of the
tule veil fell to the end of the train,
and was fastened to her dark hair by
a diamond crescent, the gift of the
bridegroom.
She was attended by her cousin, Miss
Ruth Wales, of New York, who wore
white chiffon cloth elaborately trimmed
with pearl and silver passementrie and
lace.
MIR. Potter Palmer, Jr., cousin of
Lieut. Grant, served as his best man,
and the ushers were Lieut.. Robert Raj
stcn, Lieut.. Marion Howse, both of the
Army; Mr.. Gustave Schwab, of New
York; Mr.. Edward Mclean, of Wash
ington, and Mr.. Edward w. Root and
E,lihu Root, Jr., brothers of the bride.
The officiating clergyman was Rev.
Herbert Shipman, of New York, once
an associate of Lieut. Grants at West
Point
After the wedding reception the bride
cut the wedding cake, while the PreSi-
dent and Mrs. Roosevelt stood beside
her. The honeymoon of Lieut.. and
Mrs. Grant will be spent partly at
r. Mclean, near Washington, where
Representative and Mrs. Longworth
went after their marriage at the White
House in February, 1906. little later
Lieut.. and Mrs. Grant will go to the
| country place of the Root family, in
| Clinton, N. Y. Lieut.. Grant Is sta
| toned in Boston, and the couple will
live at Brookline, Mass, where a beau
| tiful home, the gift of the brides par
ents, is ready for them. 1t is a pretty
place-cottage style in architecture, and
is at AZ Brighton road.
One never hears much about the
| bridegroom; but, really, most of the
human interest in this particular we'd
| ding centers in the man in the case,
Ulysses S. Grant, Sd, who is now about
26 years of age. son of Gen. Fred Grant
son of the great General and former
President of the United States.
| Ulysses 3D. was just a little lad when
his grandfather. who was devoted to
| the little fellow, lay fighting with all
of foes on lonely Mount McGregor. With
the shadow impending, Gen. Gran,
wrote the following letter. hoping tC
thus provide for the future of the boy
who was but three years old:
| ITO the President of the United
States: May 1 ask you to favor the ap-
pointment of Ulysses s. Grant, the sor
of my son, Frederick Grant, as a cadet
at West Point, upon his application? Ir
doing so, you will crafty the wishes OF
| ~. s. Grant"
| You see, it was addressed ITO the
| President of the United States" who.
ever he might be when the time came
| Like message from the grave this
letter. which had been carefully cher
ished by the family, and which hat
been indorsed by Gen. Sherman, also
gone over to the silent majority, came
to President Mckinley II years later
OF course, the prayer of the great chief.
tain was answered, and u. s. Grant Sd
entered West Point. 1t is matter fol-
National congratulation that the bo,
has lived up to his heredity No mar
was ever so loved as his grandfather
While no opportunity has offered fol
Gen. Fred Grant to achieve fame a.
did his father. ne has so far as op
portunity offered fulfilled the promis,
of his heredity, exactly as his son
Ulysses, 3d. has made good Presiden
Roosevelt appointed Lieut. Grant a so
cial Aid at the White House. and il i:
claimed by Mrs. Roosevelt who is yer,
fond of the young man and his bride
that the romance which was consum
mated in their wedding was begun il
the White House, where the young peo
pie were thrown together at the Stat.