The Bamberg herald. [volume] (Bamberg, S.C.) 1891-1972, 1913-07-31
DOESN'T MIND BEING 18th
WHITE HOUSE BRIDE
Miss Jessie Wilson Has no Hoodoo Fears-Num
Der Has Brought Luck to President.
Other White House Weddings.

LOT MISS jessie "oouiO" NioOA'
second daughter of President Wilson.
Her fathers career has been strange
ly intermingled with the supposedly
unlucky number thirteen, and now
Miss Wilson is to marry Francis Bow
es Savre and become the thirteenth
bride of the White House. But the
daughter of the President is not one
of those persons who decline to sit
in the thirteenth row at the theatre,
or object to being the thirteenth
guest at an entertainment, says the
Washington Post Many times has
Miss Wilson defed the superstition
about the number thirteen, and sat
IN the thirteenth row of a theatre
with her father, who prefers to sit
in that row, and regards the number
as particularly lucky, at least with
regard to himself and his family.
For thirteen years President Will
son was connected with Princeton
University.
In his thirteenth and final year
there he was nominated for the Pres
idency of the United States.
He became President of the United
States in 1913.
Announcement of the engagement
of Miss Wilson and Mr.. Sayre was
made, by coincidence, on the first an
niversary of Woodrow Wilson's nomi-
nation at Baltimore for the Presi-
dencg.
Interest in Settlement Work.
Miss Wilson is 25 years old, and
was born at GAINESVILLE, Ga. She is
member of the Phi Beta Kappa, and
an honor member of the class of
1908 at the Woman's College, Bal
timore. For two years after her
graduation she engaged in settlement
work in Kensington, Philadelphia.
She is a member of the national exc
cutive board of the Y. W. G. A, and
in this capacity paid a visit to the
Night Court for Women in New York
city, together with Mrs. J. Borden
Hartman, last winter She also visit
ed the Childrens Court. II Feb
ruary last Miss Wilson addressed the
Legislature of Delaware in behalf
of ten-hour law for working women.
The legislature passed the bill.
When the Democratic Convention
was in session at Baltimore, Miss
Wilson arranged a diagram at Sea-
girt, n. j., showing the situation, and
which she changed as the delegates
changed their votes. While the bal
loting was going on the members of
the Wilson family sat and watched
the diagram, which Miss Wilson cor
rected as the reports came in from
the Convention Hall.
Resembles Her Mother.
Miss Jessie doesn't resemble her
father as much as do her sisters, but
has rather the features of her moth
er's family, the Axsons. She is ath-
letic and likes tennis, riding and
swimming. She is also something of
an orator. Addressing a number of
school girls on the enjoyment Of set
tlement work in Philadelphia in No.
vember, 1912, Miss Wilson said:
There is no charity in the work,
but self-sacrifce and interest in
Others
At the biennial Convention of the
Young Women's Christian Associa-
tion in Richmond, Va, in April last,
Miss Wilson spoke before crowds
that filed two churches. and was then
compelled to address an overfowing
meeting. In st. Louis in April she
also addressed a large audience on
Thoughts in Captivity" taking as
her text the fourth and fifth verses
OF II Corinthians. In January she
spoke at the vesper services Of the
Y. W. C. A. On The Joys Of Serv-
ice"
Francis Bowes Sayre is 2S years
old, and was born in South Bethle-
hem, Pa, son of the late Robert
Hevsham Sayre, who built the Lehigh
Valley Railroad, and at one time was
assistant to the president of the road.
The elder Sayre also built and became
president of the Bethlehem Iron
Works, since known as the Bethle-
hem Steel Works. He was also once
president of the board of trustees of
Lehigh University.
Law Graduate of Harvard.
Francis Bowes Sayre was gradu-
ated from Lawrenceville School, Law
renceville. \. j., in 1904, and from
Williams College in 1909. He enter
ed Harvard Law School and was grad
uated cum laude.' He was men,