The Calumet news. [volume] (Calumet, Mich.) 1907-1938, 1910-06-20
Theodore Takes Miss Alexander
of New York as Bride at
Simple Wedding.
PRESBYTERIAN SERVICE READ
President Graoes Occasion by His
Presence and Thousands Gather
Outside Of the Church to Sat-
isfy Curiosity.

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in recent years attracted so much gen
eral interest throughout the city as
the wedding this afternoon at Fifth
Avenue Presbyterian church, corner
Fifth Avenue and 55th street, by
which Miss Eleanor Butler Alexander,
only daughter Of Mrs. Henry Addison
Alexander, of AZ west F'orty-seventh
street, Manhattan, became the bride OF
Theodore Roosevelt, Jr, the eldest son
of ex-President and Mrs. Roosevelt.
II was not a grand society event in
the ordinary sense and there was no
lavish display as could be seen at the
Gould and Vanderbilt weddings, but II
did not have TO depend upon gorgeous
decorations and other frills to attract
attention. The mere presence OF the
former president Of the United States
at the ceremony was sufficient to
make the wedding an event of more
than ordinary interest and TO attract
thousands of curious people to the
vicinity of Fifth Avenue Presbyterian
church.
The church was handsomely, but
not extravagantly decorated and all
appointments were rather simple but
dignified. The bride, radiant in her
beautiful white satin gown with trim
mings OF old lace, was assisted by her
matron of honor, Mrs. Snowden An
drew Fahnestock, an intimate friend
IL a .
ly few weeks. The bridesmaids,
five i'm number were Miss Ethel
Roosevelt, second daughter of ex-
President Roosevet; the Misses Har-
riet and Janette Alexander daughters
of Mr.. tapd dsaMrs. G, Il. Alexander and
cousins OF the bride; Miss Jean w
Delano, a daughter of Mr.. and Mrs
Warren Delano, Jr, and Miss Jessie
Millington-D Drake of Paris.
Elevyn Dupont Irving, a great
grand nephew of Washington Irving
and the bridegroom's most intimate
friend, acted as his best man and the
ushers. most of them were class
mates of Mr.. Roosevelt at Harvard
were Francis Roche, John w. Cutler
| Hamilton Fish. Jr.. Il. Morgan Gilbert
Fulton Cutting Elliott Cutler, Grafton
| CHAPMAN, George Roosevelt, Munrot
Roosevelt and Kermit Roosevelt OF
the three latter the first two are first
cousins of the bridegroom, and ker-
mi. his brother, who accompanied ex-
President Roosevelt on his hunting
| trip to Africa.
The ceremony was performed by the
Rev. DR.. Henry NJ. Sanders, a grea'
uncle of the bride, assisted by DR.
Gordon Russell of Crawford, n. ]. The
church was well filed during the we'd
! ding ceremony, but by no means over
crowded. as only members of the two
| interested families, their relatives anC
friends had been invited to the church
excepting a number of persons whC
| had been part of the Roosevelt estab
lishment at the White House, whei
the father of the bridegroom had beer
president. Several of the former ne
gro servants of the Roosevelt house
hold were spectators at the ceremony
| Ex- President Roosevelt cordial.
shook hands with them at the churcl
door after the ceremony. The wed
ding was followed by a reception a
the house of Mrs. c. b. Alexander ol
West Fifty Eighth street, which wa
attended by many hundreds of guests
among them men and women of not
and social distinction.
/ 10 40 Cnninl
but only two years ago, is the grand
daughter of Mrs. Henry NJ Alexander
who was Miss Susan NJ. Brown, and
niece OF Charles b. Alexander of Ne'
=, york of Mrs. John j. McCook, and
, the Rev. Maitland Alexander OF Al
Iegheny, Pa. Her mother was Mis-
Grace Green. a daughter of Mr.. an
Mrs. Albert Green of Ohio. Mrs. Alex
ander obtained a divorce from Nj
Alexander some years ago. The brlo
is also a granddaughter of the la'
. Theron r. Butler. She is highly eo
ucated and a general favorite In sc
ciety. She and her young husban
were friends from childhood.
The young benedict. Theodol
Roosevelt. Jr.. Is the eldest child
the ex-President by his second VIII
who was Miss Edith Carew and a ha
brother of Mrs. Nicholas Longwort
: He graduated from Groton school
1905 and entered Harvard Universal
In the fall of that year. His fath'
being then president, the young ms
attracted unusual attention which, b.
ing extremely modest, he sought to e
cape as much as possible. FollowiT
his fathers example. he went In e
n strenuous life and. although SOM
what under weight. obtained pos
6 tion on the freshman football teal
= He never became member OF q
= varsity team. but played on his elias
2 teams with remarkable pluck. In
o junior year he was duly initiated as
member of the Alpha Delta Phi a
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