The sun., 1913-11-23
PREPARING FOR THE THIRTEENTH WHITE HOUSE BRIDE
Girl Friends of Miss Wilson Flocking to
Washington-Creat Excitement Over
the Many Wedding Gifts

ington. Mrs. George Howe of Colun.
bia. =. c.. who is this year studying
in New York for the stage under the
name Of Margaret Vale; Prof. Stock
ton Arson of Princeton, Mrs wilson's
brother, and MIR. and Mrs. Joseph y.
Wilson. the Presidents brother and
ister-in-law. are others Of the brides
relatives who have reached the capital.
Others will continue To arrive until
within few hours of the ceremony.
all sure Of a warm welcome at the
White House
Miss Alice Nevin and Miss Blanche
Nc\in uf Lancaster, Pa. aunts ~ MIR.
Sayrc. will reach Washington tu-mor-
row. Accompanying them will I've q
young cousin of the bridegroom Miss
Alice Jenkins of New York and Mr..
and Mrs. Wallace k. Wiley of Buffalo.
Miss Clara Sayre Of Bethlehem. Pa.
another kinswoman nf Mr.. Sayrc. IL
already In Washington for the wedding
The Rev. John Ncvin Sayre arrived
Thursday with his brother. Francis
Sayr'. and is q guest with him at the
homo "f Justice and Mrs. Charles 4.
Hughes. Mr.. and Mrs. Donald t'orcan
of Chicag" the latter Margaret Herrick,
are among the friends of Mr.. Sayre who
will attend the White House wedding.
Mrs. Sarah Macdonald Sheridan and
her daughter. Mrs. David Crumpton of
New York. both old friends Of the Will
son Girls and Mrs. Wilson. will attend,
Miss Elizabeth Howry of Washington,
VIII" is studying music in New York this
winter. accompanying them
Other guests will be Mr.. and Mrp
Oscar Underwood. Mr. and Mrs James
II. Mann. Mr. and Mrs. Champ Clark
Mrs. Archibald Hopkins with whom
Mrs. Wilson has made several tours in
vcstigating alley conditions I'm Washing
ton, and Mrs. Borden Hartman. whom
President Wilson has appointed on the
new Industrial Commission to investi-
gate causes Of industrial unrest in this
country.
Miss Wilson IS the thirteenth White
House bride. For accounts Of the first
whit" Hous" wedding tradition alone
may he depended upon. as the news
paper accounts Of IN" day contain only
the most formal and most meagre no.
ices. When Maria Hcster Monroe
daughter of President Monroe. married
Laurence Gruvcrncur in March. 1870.
the Russian Minister. then dean of the
Diplomatic Corps. inquired through Mrs.
John Quincy Adams. wife uf tn" Secre-
tarN of state. whether the coruq was
eNp"ttc I" tax" notice of the wedding,
Mrs. adams replied for Mrs. Hay. Mon
roc's elder daughter. who wns cbs,e-
laine of tn" White House. tha: ,:..
much as the members of the Diplomatic
corps had not done her the honor of
calling upon her. and she had therefor.
had n" opportunity To call upon the
wives of the diplomats. she did not en-
pect an exchange of social courtesics ON
the ceasion OF her sisters wedding.
twenty-five years later. when T.iZzie
Tyler married William Waller Of will.
iamsourS. the ceremony was performed
in the East Room and "A brilliant rcccp-
ton followed. at which tn. members oc
the Diplomatic Corps We're anon. tn.
guests. When \ell. Grant married
Ale"rnon Sdr'oris only one diplomat Wa
among the 200 friends invited. This was
Sir Edward Thornton. British Minister
a friend ana countryman of the hrid.
groom. He attended the wcddins a,-
compancd by Lady Thornton