The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1913-07-08
PALLADIJJAfS MAGAZINE AND HOME PAGE

a mosaic work representing scenes
from Italian cities from the King OF
Italy. and a SIS. 600 necklace of pearls
from the Cuban Government. The we'd
ding presents reached a total value OF
more than quarter of million dol
lars
Miss Wilson a Social Worker.
Miss Wilson is - years old and was
born at Gainesville. Ga, She is MEM
Der OF the Phi Beta Kappa and an hon.
or member of the class OF 1905 at the
Woman's College, Baltimore. For two
years after her graduation she engaged
in settlement work in Kensington,
Philadelphia. She is a member OF the
National Executive Board OF the Y. w.
(. \. and in this capacity paid a visit
10 the Night Court for women in New
York City together with Mrs. ]. Bor-
den Hartman last winter. She also
visited the Children's Court In Feb
ruary last Miss Wilson addressed the
legislature of Delaware in behalf OF a
ten hour law for working women The
legislature passed the bill.
When the Democratic convention
was in session at Baltimore. Miss VIII
son arranged diagram at Sea Girt. n.
J., showing the situation. and which
she changed as the delegates changed
their votes. While the balloting was
going on the members of the Wilson
family sat and watched the diagram
which Miss Wilson corrected as the
reports came in from the convention
hall.
Miss Jessie doesn't resemble her
father as much as do her sisters, but
has rather the features of her mothers
family, the AXsons- She is athletic and
likes tennis, riding and swimming.
She is also something OF an orator.
Addressing a number of school girls
on the enjoyment OF settlement work
in Philadelphia in November. 1912,
Miss Wilson said:
There is no charity in the work,
but self sacrifice and interest in 9TH
ers."
AT the biennial convention of the
Young Women's Christian Association
in Richmond. Va. in April last. Miss
Wilson spoke before crowds that filled
two churches. and was then compelled
TO address an overflow meeting. In ST.
Louis, in April. she also addressed a
large audience on Thoughts in Capti-
ity," taking as her text the fourth and
fifth verses of Second Corinthians. In
January she spoke at the vesper SER
vices of the Y. W. {. A. on The Joys
of Service
Sayre Comes Of Old Family.
Francis Bowes Sayre is IS years old
and was born at South Bethlehem, Pa,
a son of the late Robert Heysham
Sayre, who built the Lehigh Valley
Railroad anG at one time was assist
ant TO the president of that road. The
elder Sayre also built and became
president of the Bethlehem Iron Works
since known as the Bethlehem Steel
Works. He was also once president OF
the Board of Trustees of Lehigh Uni
versity.
Francis Bowes Sayre graduated from
t4awrenceville School, Lawrenceville,
y. j., in 1904 and from Williams Col
lege in 1909. He entered Harvard Law
School and graduated cum laude."
He was a member of the Sigma Phi
Fraternity, Gargoyle Society and the
Phi Beta Kappa at Williams. For the
past year he has been working in the
office of District Attorney Whitman of
New York. He left the Office a few
weeks ago to take bar examinations
for New York State. AS soon as he is
admitted he will be made a Deputy
Assistant District Attorney under Mr..
Whitman.
Mr.. Sayre's mother is Mrs. Martha
Finlay Sayre. daughter of the late
John Williamson Nerb1, Who was pres
ident OF Franklin and Marshall Col
lege at Lancaster. Pa. She is a descen-
dant of Hugh Williamson. of North
Carolina. one of the trainers of the
Constitution of the United States and
is a sister of the late Robert J. Nevin,
head of the American Church at Rome
and a cousin of Ethelbert Nevin. the
composer.