The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1907-11-29

/ wish OF the secretary Of state ana ni'
family. too. for that matter VAS q
have the wedding company as small
as possible. aud the ceremony marked
by attending simplicity
OF the groom's family there were
present his father and mother General
and Mrs Grant. his aunts Mrs Nellie
Grant Sartoris and Mrs Potter Pal
mer and several Of his first cousins,
one Of whom. Mrs. Sartoris daughter
Vivian not long ago married Frederick
Roosevelt Scovel. a cousin Of Presi-
dent Roosevelt. and 50. although
rather indirectly. a connection Is es-
tablished between the Root and the
Roosevelt families BY the Root Grant
marriage
The Root residence where the cere-
mony took place belongs 70 former
Vice President Levi T. Morton. who
occupied il for months between the
times Of the leaving OF Count Cassini.
who leased il for the Russian embas-
say quarters. and its renting for resi-
dence purposes by Secretary Root
While the wedding party was COMPARE
lively small. the house is big enough
to hold multitude. IL stands on a
triangular piece OF ground with Scott
Circle al one end. Fifteenth street AZ
the other end and a street on each
side
Lieutenant Grant and Miss Root
We're married In the great south room
on the first floor Of the residence.
room which is as long as the house
itself Ii is huge drawing-room
known in the days when the Countess
Cassini presided over social affairs
in the residence as the yellow room.
Miss Root had no bridesmaids Sew
eral OF Lieutenant Grants classmates
and other army officer friends were
present at the wedding. and his cous-
in. Potter Palmer. Jr. OF Chicago. was
his best man.
After the wedding Lieutenant Grant
and his bride left for a short honey
mopn trip. They will go TO Clinton.
y. Y, to be present. December :. az
the wedding OF the brides brother and
Miss STRIKER. From there Lieutenant
Grant will take his bride directly 10
Boston. where in the suburb OF Brook
line there is a pretty little house
awaiting their occupancy.
The house was selected by the bride
whose mother recently has interested
herself in furnishing II completely for
housekeeping Lieutenant Grant was
ordered a short time ago from Wash
ington TO Boston 10 carry on his en-
gineering duties under the direction
OF Major Edward Burr. who has
charge OF the river and harbor work
along the Massachusetts coast
Miss Root made her debut in New
York several seasons ago and has
twice been a cabinet girl. although
she was extremely young when her
father was secretary OF war in Presi-
dent McKinley's second administra-
ton. She is a gifted llnguist, an &C
complished musician. and is devoted
10 outdoor sports She is an expert
horsewoman. and her smart trap is
familiar to all the uptown sections Of
Washington.
Lieut. Grant has served as military
aid al the white house during the
last two seasons. acting with Capt
Fitzhugh Lee. Jr and Lieut. Philip
Sheridan
He is a nephew OF Mrs Potter Pal
mer OF Chicago. his mother being Miss
Louise Honore. sister Of Mrs Palmer
He is a brother OF Princess Cantacu-
zene OF Russia. who was Miss Julia
Dent Grant. and the only child Of the
Grant family born in the white house.
Lieut.. Grants early education was
obtained in Europe while his father
was minister TO Austria Hungary and