The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1913-11-29
PRESIDENTS DAUGHTER BE.
COMES BRIDE OF FRANCIS
BARNES SAYRE.
Thirteenth Marriage I'm White House
Celebrated This AftcrnOOn-Ccre
mony Largely Attended and Was an
Elaborate ana Imposing Affair De-
spite Efforts of Wilson Family to
Avoid Display.

son, second daughter OF the presi-
dent. and Francis Bowes Sayre, will
be married in the magnificent East
Room. where the weddings OF Miss
Nellie Grant and Miss Alice Roose-
Welt took place.
Society here Is i'm a ferment of ex-
citement. Last minute preparations
are being rushed on all sides. Only
small percentage of Washington
residential and official society will be
represented among the guests, how
ever, due partly to the desire of the
President and Mrs. Wilson for u quiet
wedding and partly to the fact that
Miss Wilson has not been i'm Washing
ton long enough TO become generally
acquainted.
Special details of police will guard
the grounds and gates holding every
entrance against any who might seek
to invade tho executive premises with
out invitation or authority.
The guests in the magnificent old
East Room. with its three huge chan
deliers OF glittering cut glass and it's
ssuperbly decorated walls with the
three mantles OF brown Italian marble
picked with gold. with form a picture,
the brilliant gowns of the beautiful
and fashionable women and uniforms
OF the militery and naval men with
the contrast offered by conventional
black frock coats of the members of
the Supreme Court. senator's and rep
resentatives and friends and relatives
OF the bride and groom.
Guests as they arrive at the Execu-
tive Mansion will be shown to the
places assigned TO them by the regu-
lar White House ushers instead of by
the White House Military aides, as
was the case at the marriage of Miss
Roosevelt.
Miss Wilson will approach the altar
on the arm of her father. At the
altar Mr.. Sayre. DIR. Wilfred T. Gren-
fell. the best man and the Rev. Sylves-
ter w. Beach. pastor of the Presbyter-
ian Church. Princeton. y. j., will
await the arrival Of the bride and
her father and attendants. The cere-
mony will then take place on dais
before the altar near the East window
where Miss Alice Roosevelt was we'd
ded TO Congressman Nicholas Long
worth and where Miss Nellie Grant
became the bride OF Algernon Sartoris.
Entry into the East Room by the
bride and. her attendants will be made
through the main doorway from the
inner apartment OF the White House.
As the party enters the guests will be
grouped about the room. the diplo-
mats. the army and naval officers in a
group by themselves. the members OF
the presidents cabinet. members Of
the Supreme Court and others.
Decorations OF the East Room have
been made as simple AS possible.
Bride roses and chrysanthemums
blend tremendously with the cream
white and dull gold Of the room s
color scheme and golden brocadc cur
tains The Marine band, which play
ed the wedding march for Miss Alice
Roosevelt will be missed IS those who
remember how II added To the bril-
liancy Of thA famous event. It's
place will he taken by group OF
choir boys.
Miss Wilson will be attended by her
sister, Miss Margaret Woodrow Will
son. as maid of honor.
Others who will attend Miss Wilson
are Miss Eleanr Randolph Wilson,
youngest daughter OF tho president: !:
Miss Mary G.. White. of Baltimore,
who was "a classmatc OF Miss Wilson's
at GOucher College. Baltimore. Miss
Adeline Mitchell Scott. daughter Of
Prof. William II. Scott, OF Princeton
University. and Miss Majorie Brown,
daughter OF Col H.. T. Brown, of At
lanta, Ga. and a second cousin of
tho bride-to-be on her mothers side.
The ushcrs are:
Benjamin Il. Burton. Of New York,
an alumnus of Williams College, DR..
Scowille Clark. OF Salem. Mass, who
was associated with Mr.. Sayre and DR..
Grenfell ia work in Labrador; Dr.
HOTraX. who is now associated with
the Medical school of Johns -Uopkins
University. and Charles f.. Hughes.
Jr.. son Of supreme Court Justice
Hughes. who was a classmate Of Mr..
Saye az Harvard Law school.
When Mr.. and Mrs Francis Bowes
S0yre have been congratulated 10y the
hundreds of guests-60O is the esti-
mated number OF those who attend
the wedding reception follows