The Washington herald., 1913-11-23
Miss Wilson and Mr.. Sayre
Both In "SOciaL Serpice'
Daughter of President, on Her Graduation from
College, Spent Two Years Working in
Behalf of Women Textile Workers.

Miss Jessie Wilson and Mr.. Francis B.
Sayre are singularly well mated because
| they are both intensely interested in what
is usually known as social service'-the
bettering of the condition of the mass of
mankind.
After Miss Wilson graduated from the
Goucher College for Women in Baltimore
in 1908, she entered settlement work. She
spent two years in the slums Of Philadel-
phia Her activities were directed TO ben
efiting the thousands of women employed
at low wages in the textile mills OF the
Kensington section. She became fired
with the desire to become foreign mis-
sionary, but her family persuaded her not
to sail for the East She is the youngest
member of the national board of the
Young women's Christian Association.
Miss Wilson was born in Gainesville,
Ga, in 1889. At that time her father was
member of the faculty of Bryn Mawr
College, in Pennsylvania, and was in the
habit of going with his family to the
South to visit relatives during the sum-
mer.
In 1904 Miss Wilson entered Goucher
College, from which she was graduated
with honors While at college she spe-
cialized in political science and sociology.
She also was honored with membership
in Phi Beta Kappa. the scholarship So
| ciety.
Has Made Many Addresses.
At college Miss Wilson gained great
proficiency as an orator, and since her
graduation has addressed many gather
ings, mostly in the interest of social well
fare work. With Mrs. J. Borden Harri-
man she sat on the bench OF the Chill
| dren's Night Court in New York. She
addressed a large gathering Of social
workers in st. Louis, ana also talked al
similar meetings in Washington, BaIti-
more, Philadelphia, and New York.
She is rather stately in appearance,
tall and has light hair. She is fopd OF
outdoor athletics and walks with that
free easy stride which bespeaks life
! in the open. She plays tennis we'll and
is a good horsewoman, and expert swim
mer. She is also a devotee Of golf. and
has played frequently on the famous
Chevy Chase links at Washington since
her father has been President
In her love for social work. Miss VII
son will find in her husband an ad-
mirable companion. Mr.. Sayre has done
much Of this kind of work. and INTENDS
devoting his life to it. AT present ne IS
the head of the complaint department
IN the office of District Attorney Whit
man Of New York 1t is his duty to in
vestieate cases OF wife and child deser-
tion, to ascertain If they should be
brought to the attention of the District
Attorney. Mr.. Sayre was introduced to
M whitman by Col Roosevelt, who Is
a warm personal friend Of the young
man.
Mr., sayre Fond of Hunting.
Mr.. Sayre is also a lover OF outdoor
sports. his favorite recreation being bis
game hunting. He has shot caribou in
Labrador, and big game in the Rockies
and in Alaska.
Francis Bowes Sayre was born at South
Bethlehem, Pa, twenty-eight years ago.
His father was the late Robert Heysham
Sayre. who bQilt the Lehigh valley RAIL
road. The elder Sayre also started the
Bethlehem Iron Works, which later be-
came known as the Bethlehem Steel
Works. Robert II. Sayre became a lead
ing figure in the Industrial world. when
he built the Pattenburg tunnel on the
main line of the Lehigh Valley Railroad
more than fifty years ago. During his