Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1913-11-20
VARIETY OF GIFTS
FOR MISS WILSON
THE THIRTEENTH WHITE HOUSE
y BRIDE WILL BE ABLE TO
4 STOCK DEPARTMENT STORE.

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bushels Of Bermuda onions marked
from an unknown friend" fifty
pound cheese, six boxes of soap, more
than ffty-seven varieties of preserves
and pickles from as many housewives
and whole key of popcorn CONNECTION
swelled the lists of white house we'd
ding gifts that arrived yesterday from
unknown admirers Of the thirteenth
presidential bride, Miss Jessie Wilson.
! Among other freak" gifts which are
filling the white house larder and
every available inch of space are wash
tubs, sewing machines, washing ma
chimes, case of washing powder, can
ned goods, brushes, mops, two rag
carpets, a pyramid of tin pals and
every known variety of cooking utensil.
These gifts come in by express and
freight and the white house mail is al
SO replete with mailable gifts which
range from letters to the bride in
closing pictures and wishing to ex-
change with Miss Wilson; jewelry
boxes, pill boxes and every kind OF
little box in which the senders ask
that pieces of the wedding cake be
of wedding cake from other brides for
chiefs and silk stockings by the
scraps of the wedding gown for crazy
quilts and many more beseeching
"just one leaf from the bridal bou-
guet"
White House Will Be Full. ...r..
The members of the immediate. Will
son family are wondering where, they
are to lay their heads when the
Cousins club arrives en- masse at the
white house. The sleeping quarters
will be taxed to the utmost capacity.
Extra beds have been provided and
each bedroom and dressing room will
have double beds. It is estimated that
the twelve sleeping rooms of the |
white house, which include those used
by the presidential family, will each |
accommodate four persons, and the |
dressing rooms about two so therefore |
about f1fty-six persons will form the |
party, in which President and Mrs. |
Wilson and the Misses Margaret, Jessie |
and Eleanor, as well as their cousin,
Mis- Helen Woodrow Bones, and the |
bridesmaids, have to be included. The
two Misses Smith, the New Orleans
cousins, now white mouse guests, will
be accommodated In the Sewing |
room"
The leading spirit in the wedding
It was learned, is Miss
Ruth Hall, pretty Princeton friend Of
the WILSON, girls, who has come with
her mother 'to.Washington to spend the
winter. Miss Hall is the PARTICULAR
chum of Mis- Eleanor Wilson and is
over the wedding. She ar
rfves at the white house early every
to go over gowns and other
details with Jessie"
French Envoy Gives Silver Tray.
terday as the joint gift of the New Jer-
senate. It was announced that be-
cause Of the previous publication be-
'ore they sent in their gift that the
French Ambassador and Nine. JUS =,
'erand would present $1,400 silver ,
yase, they have now sent in its place :
| large silver tray of the Louis Quinze {
period
It is understood that unless the white
louse gives out the list of gifts of the
;ablnet members they will not be {
made public by the cabinet women. 5,
This action is taken, it is said, on the ,
uggestion of Mrs. William Jennings !
Bryan.
The Japanese ambassador, Viscount
'hinda, announced yesterday that his
present" had arrived. He refused to
ivulge it's nature, however, or to state
lhether 1t was personal gift" from
i'm or one from the emperor of Japan.
he executive staff Of the white house E
as arranged to give Mis- Wilson a ! !