Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1913-11-25

known as the White House beauty be-
cause of her classic Grecian features,
and he, tall. 1.-the young man athletic
in appearance with sharp features and
q fair complexion-were busily occu-
pied during the forepart Of the day
nhngling in the bridal party, their rela-
tives and house guests to whom alone
the White House was accessible before
the wedding hour.
Quiet Wedding ersakfast.
The two young people who have lived
the hardsh1ps Of the poverty settle
ments in big cities and who have in
quired into life's social and economic
problems first hand, would have pre-
ferred quiet wedding, limited to the
family circle and close friends-such
as 1t might have been had not the par
ents Of the bride been elevated to the
foremost social position IN the gift of
the nation. Reluctantly was 1t made
an official affair. The diplomatic
corps. it was realized had never been
omitted on any important social occas-
ion at the White House. nor had the
members Of tho cabinet and the su-
preme court. To Washington society
todays was the supreme event Of the
season, yet the guests were hardly
drawn from official life but from the
vast circle Of friends Of the two FAM
alies thruout the land.
lnvita<ions Limited.
There were but 400 Invitations is
sued-e0o less than at the Roosevelt
wedding seven years ago-but the Wll-
sons are newcomers to Washington.
whereas the Roosevelt Administration
was then Ave years old and officials
and their wives had had q greater op-
portunity to establish intimate rela-
tions at the White House.
Members Of the cabinet and their
wives and families. az we'll az the Jus
tices Of the supreme court Of the
United States and their families. the
ambassadors and ministers. represent
ing kings and emperors thruout the
sivilized world. the vice-president and
Mrs. Marshall. the speaker Of the house
and Mrs. Champ Clark. Senator Kern
and Representative Oscar Underwood,
the democratic leaders: and Senator
Gallinger and Representative Mann,
the minority leaders of congress, and
their wives-these were the persons in
vited because Of their official position.
tho among them were many close
friends Of the Wilson family.
SENATORS anu ulckuUCES O1 Iuc uOuSo
generally were not invited. II they
had been. the east room could not have
held them. 1t was the same arrange
ment as was carried out at the Roose-
welt wedding, in fact the preparations.
decorations and general scheme OF the
days program were along somewhat
the same general lines.
The diplomatic corps decided not to
H. hr,t xk@
was expected the assemblage was a
brilliant one.
Ceremony at 4:3o.
At exactly 4: 80 o'clock. the president
and Mrs. Wilson descended the main
staircase from the family apartments.
proceeding to the state dining room,
where the bridal procession was
formed. Mrs. Wilson and the members
of the two families were escorted thru
the parlors to the southern end Of the
east room and finally to place just IN
front of the dais. Mr.. Sayre and the
best man came in from the blue room.
meeting the procession Of bridesmaids
and the bride at the foot of the dais.
AS the bride and her father reached
the groom stepped Forward and led the
bride up the low steps to the broad dais
where the entire bridal party stood,
the president and Mrs. Wilson stand-
ing at the base OF the platform.
The Rev. Mr.. Beach read the wedding
service from the Book Of Common
Prayer and Immediately after the cere-
mony. the bridal party proceeded to the
blue room to receive the guests. with
tho president and Mrs. Wilson standing
with the bride and groom. Then the
bridal party entered the private dining
room where the table with its big
cake was decorated with pink roses,
Refreshments for the guests were
served in the state dining room. This
room was lighted. It was furnished
| with chairs Of mahogany. upholstered
in dark green tapestry. Three large
mahogany console tables with large
carved eagles for supports were used
for serving.
Reception in Blue Room.
The blue room, the scene OF the re-
ception after the wedding, Is hs<orse
for the many events that have taken
place in 1t. chief among which was the
wedding Of President Cleveland. Ex-
cept for decorations here and there, the
room Is little changed since then.
Thru the corridors hung with the
pictures Of presidents and their wives,
the wedding geusts promenaded after
the reception while the; Marine Band
rendered selections. and by o'clock the
bride and groom expected to be speed
ing away on their honeymoon They
intend to travel for about . month get.
ting into their new home ct Williams
town. Mass, early in January.
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