Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1913-11-27
QUIET FOLLOWS
WHITE HOUSE FETE
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| soon the Marine band spread through
the white house the strains of the
bridal chorus from "Lohengrin," and
the groom, accompanied by DR.. Wilfred
I. Grenfell, his best man, walked slow
ly to the altar. The ushers led the
bridal procession in twos-Charles
Evans Hughes, Jr., and DR.. Gilbert Her
TAX, then DR.. De Witt Scovill Clark and
Benjamin Burton. The bridesmaids,
the first two gowned in deepest pink
and the others in pink of lighter
shade, followed in slow step down the
long, red-carpeted corridor that bisects
the lower floor of the white house and
! enters the east room at its center.
The Bridesmaids.
! Miss Eleanor Wilson, the youngest
, of the presidents daughters, and Miss
, Mary White were FIRST, followed by
| Miss Adeline Mitchell Scott and Miss
! Marjorie Brown. All wore piquant lit
tie bonnets, with outstanding frills of
silver lace. Miss Margaret Wilson,
the eldest daughter and maid of honor,
wore the palest pink. All carried pink
roses, toned in with their dresses.
Every eye was turned toward the
procession as it moved slowly into the
east room, and there was a, whispered
exclamation, beautiful! from the
many lips as the bride, leaning on the
arm of her father, came with measured
step down the aisle and stepped upon
the floral altar. The bride wore
diamond brooch on long platinum
chain, the gift of the groom, and car
RED bouquet of lilies of the valley.
The brides train was rather long and
finished square. 1t was soft, lustrous
white satin that blended we'll with her
blond hair and fair complexion.
Bride viii "Obey."
The service was unique combina-
ticn of the Episcopalian and Presby-
tcrian forms. In the latter the word
"obey" is not included in the promise
of Ito love. honor and obey" but upon
the brides special request it was in
serted.
The Rev. DR.. Beach spoke the serv-
ice in low, even tone, the guests
standing in reverent silence as the
Rev. DR.. Beach began the service.
AS the two pledged their troth, the
president and Mrs. Wilson stood hand
in hand to the left Of the platform.
"Who giveth this woman to be mar
ried by this man."
uO " Co1uCAI olCPPCu AoA III, IoOh IhC
hand of his daughter and placed it in
that of Mr.. Sayre.
II, Francis Bowes, take thee, Jessie
Woodrow, to be my welded wife, re-
peated the groom after DR.. Beach,
land I do promise and covenant, be-
fore God and these witnesses, to be
thy loving and faithful husband, in
plenty and in want, in joy and in sor-
row, in sickness and in health, as long
as we both shall live
The bride repeated the same, except
that to her response was added, Ito
be thy loving, faithful and obedient
wife,"
The minister took the ring from Dr.
Grenfell, the best man, handed it to
Mr.. Sayre, who placed it on the
brides third finger. repeating the
pledge Of constant faith and abiding
love-" The bride took her ring from
the hand of her maid of honor, and as
she, too, repeated pledge of faith
and love, placing the ring on the hand
of her husband. |
AS they knelt on the white skinned
rug, the gift of the minister from Peru, !
the Rev John Nevin Sayre pronounced |
the benediction. The couple rose, 7
shook hands with the clergymen, and |
the bridal procession moved to the /
strains along the great |
corridor again, but turned in at the |
blue room to receive the guests. Here !
for the moment before the reception
began, the bridesmaids kissed the
bride affectionately and there was a !
general scene not unlike weddings the |
world over.
NotabIes as Guests.
For nearly an hour the guests filed
through the blue room to offer their
Members of the cabi-
net, the supreme court, diplomats and .
their wives, Speaker Clark and the
leaders of congress greeted first the
president and Mrs. Wilson, standing
1t one door, and passed on to Mr.. and
Mrs. Sayre. Among them were many
I'D friends from Princeton university
and Williams college. Dean Henry B.
Fine of Princeton, President Harry A.
Garfield Of Williams, Secretary Nc
Alpin of Princeton, Cleveland IL.
Dodge, Robert Garrett. who were men,
bers of the board of trustees when Mr..
Wilson was at Princeton; Colonel E.
NJ. House, Charles r. Crane Of Chi
cago, Chairman William F. McCombs
If the democratic national committee,
Ind Mrs. McCombs; Rear Admiral Rob
ert f. Peary, U. S. N; Governor-elect
Fielder of New Jersey, the New Jersey
delegation and host Of
others, the majority Of them. except
for the officials. being from points out
side of Washington.
Little Miss Mary Tumulty. 9 years
old, daughter of Secretary and Mrs.
Tumulty, was the only child in the re-
ception line. AS she passed, both
Mrs. Wilson and the bride kissed her.
Dance the Tango.
The informal dance in the east room
after the reception, was not planned
for, but became one Of the most de-
1ghtful parts of the affair. TheMarine
band moved into the east room, where
the tango and other late dance steps
" ere gracefully danced by the young
folks.
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