Atlanta Georgian. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1912-1939, 1913-11-24

Plans All Worked Out
AS the first strains of the wedding
march break out in the East Room
Miss Wilson, preceded by her bridal
attendants and leaning on the arm of
her father, will pass through the
main corridor of the White House to
the East Room through a walk of
white ribbons.
Miss Margaret Wilson, as maid of
honor, will lead the procession. She
will be gowned in white crepe
gown shaded into a deep rose. I'm
mediately following her will come
her sister Miss Eleanor Wilson, with
Miss Adeline Scott, OF Princeton, in
gowns Of the same material shading
from pale pink to hydrangea.
Then will follow Miss Marjorie
Brown of Atlanta, and Miss Mary
White, Of Baltimore, the other
bridesmaids, whose gowns will have
still deeper tones. Then will follow
the four ushers, DR.. Scoville Clark,
Benjamin B. Burton, Of New York;
Charles e. Hughes, Jr., son of the
Supreme Court Justice, and Dr. Gill
bert Horax, OF Montclair, N. ].
AS the procession sweeps on the
10 scarlet coated musicians Of the
Marine Band will play Mendelssohn's
wedding march, pianissimo.
Wed at Nellie Grant" Window
AS the maid OF, honor at the head
of the procession reaches the door Of
the East Room, Mr.. Sayre, accom-
panied by his groomsman, Wilfred
Grenfell, the Labrador missionary.
will enter from the Blue Room and
at the foot OF the dads erected at
nelly Grants" window will there
await his bride. The officiating
clergyman, the Rev. Sylvester W.
Beach, of Princeton, the Presidents
family pastor will also wait at the
foot OF the dais,
Nearby will be grouped Mrs. VIII
son and Mrs, Sayre, the two mothers.
and some OF the nearest relatives OF
both bride and bridegroom, while the
Vice President and Mrs. Marshall.
Speaker and Mrs. Champ Clark, Miss
Genevieve Clark, the Cabinet, mem
bers of the Supreme Court and the
Diplomatic Corps, the Cousins Club
and immediate relatives in an en-
closure made by the liberal use Of
satin ribbons, and the rest of the
guests will distribute themselves in
the huge room as best they may.
Bride Will Receive.
After the ceremony the bride and
bridegroom will stand between the
President and Mrs. Wilson in the
! lions. The bride will then cut the
historic cake, which weighs 1870
| pounds and is two stories high"
capped with a vase containing white
| orchids.
Besides the cake 1000 small boxes
will be provided, making half a ton
of cake. The wedding cake boxes
are white, the initials being mono
grammed in silver with a diamond
shaped border tied with white satin
ribbon. The cake cutting ceremony
will be held In the private dining
room, although buffet supper will
be spread in the state dining room.
The rehearsal took place this aft
, eInoon. The President led Miss Jes-
sic to the flower banked altar in the
east room, where Mr.. Sayre waited
beside his best man, Dr. Wilfred
Grenfell, in the presence Of the Off
ctating clergymen, the Rev. Sylvester
w. Beach and the Rev. John Nevin
Sayre, the brother of the bridegroom
elect. The maid of honor, the brides
maids and the four ushers took their
stations az in the actual ceremony,
and Mrs. Wilson reviewed the spec
tacle and offered suggestions.
Dance on Yacht To might.
Aside from the affair Washington
the dinner-dance to be given tonight
aboard the Presidents yacht, May
flower. moored in the Potomac. The
vessel is a bower Of roses, smilax and
| palms, and its decks are roped off
! with cables Of green. from which At
nightfall will twinkle hundreds of
| colored incandescent lights, trans
! forming the official craft into a fairy
palace. Music by a select group from
| the Marine Band will time the steps
| OF the pick of young officialdom for
perhaps the gayest function of the
| whole pre- nuptial season.
| Speculat ton as to the direction Of
the wedding journey is heightened by
| the presence Of the, Mayfower in the
river Wives Of some officials think
| that Miss Jessie may have obtained
| permission to sail away on the his
| toric craft Others say the Journey
has been arranged and that II is to
| be southwark by train.
A luncheon WAS given to day hv
, Secretary and Mrs Bryan for DR.
Grenfell. the guests including the ma
| jority OF those assembled here for to-