Evening star., 1913-11-23
WEDDING IS TO Be
MAGNIFICENT ONE
Another White House Re-
hearSaI Planned for
Tomorrow.
BRIDAL COUPLE Is DINED
AT THE HUGHES HOME
Three More Bridesmaids for Miss
Wilson to Arrive in the
Capital Today.

Capital Today.
\ day of quiet and churchgoing today,
day of rehearsal and final preparations
tomorrow. and then will come the we'd
ding of Miss Jessie Wilson and Francis
b Sayre, an event which promises to be
the first big White House social occasion
since President Wilson came into office.
and an event of great interest 10 the
entire country and to the world.
Although conscientious efforts have
been made at the White House to have
the wedding simple as possible. so
great has been the interest displayed by
the public that IT promises in some re-
spects TO rival the magnifcence of the
wedding OF Miss Alice Roosevelt, despite
the fact that the guest list Tuesday is to
be shorter by several hundreds than the
one for the last White House marriage.
After a day of motoring and tennis
Miss Wilson and Mr.. Sayre were given
q dinner last night by Justice Hughes
of the Supreme Court of the United
States and Mrs. Hughes. Covers were
laid for eighteen, and besides Miss Mar
garet Wilson, the Presidents eldest
daughter. the guests We're from the
cabinet and supreme Court circles.
Sayre at Justice Hughes Home.
Mr.. Sayre. who has been a guest at
the White House since his arrival last
Thursday, went to'the residence of JUS
tice Hughes last night, and will re-
main there until the wedding. He was
a classmate at Harvard of Charles
Evans Hughes, jr.. who is to be one of
the ushers at the wedding. Mr.. Hughes
is expected to arrive here today.
Practically the entire wedding party
is expected to be here by tonight. Miss
Mary G. White of Baltimore. Miss Ade-
line Mitchell Scott of Princeton and
Miss Marjorie Brown of Atlanta, three
of the bridesmaids. are due to arrive
during the day Rev. Sylvester W. Beach
of Princeton. who is to perform the
til tomorrow. and Sir Wilfred T. Gren-
fell. who is to be Mr. Sayre's best man,
is also expected here tomorrow. He Is
to stay at the home of Charles Henry
Butler
The proud mother of the groom, Mrs.
Robert Heysham Sayre. arrived yester-
day and was taken Immediately to the
White House, where she viii remain
Rev John Nevin Sayre, is staying with
his brother at the home of Justice
Hughes.
President Garfield of Williams College.
son of the late President Garfield Of the
United States, is not Expected hero fhtffs
tomorrow. He and Mrs. Garfield are to
visit at the home of Mrs. Archibald Hop
kins. Mr.. Sayre is to become assistant
TO President Garfield soon after the we'd
ding.
Another Rehearsal Tomorrow.
Although it is understood that several
informal rehearsals of the wedding have
already been held, the incompleteness OF
the wedding party has made necessary
another rehearsal tomorrow, when all
the members of the party will be here.
Just when this rehearsal will be held is
being kept dark secret but 1t IS ex-
pected some time tomorrow afternoon
The White House reflected the anima-
ton incident 10 the wedding yesterday
despite the efforts of every one connected
with the preparations to appear at ease.
There was furry every time another
box or package OF presents was deliver
ed, and the customary calm OF Wnite
House attaches was noticeably absent
Carpenters yesterday completed the
inprovised altar in the east room
wnere the wedding service IS to be read.
and decorators were AT work on the
other parts of the mansion where the
guests are 10 promenade after the eere-
mony.
No formal entertainments have been
planned for the wedding couple for to-
day because of the We'll known dislike
of the Wilson family for any social
events Sunday. The young couple is
st. Johns Episcopal Church being the
place where they are popularity thought
likely TO worship. The President and
Mrs Wilson are planning big family
dinner for tonight.
Gossip of Honeymoon Retreat.
Gossip and speculation over the most
likely place Tor the young couple 10
spend their honeymoon became more
acute last night. when Miss Nevin. an
aunt or the groom, denied a report
that her roony residence at Windsor
Lodges. Pa, had been selected
Miss Nevin. who arrived here yester-
day, declared emphatically that her
house is closed for the season, and that
there are no servants there. She ad-
ded that she did not know where her
nephew and his bride will spend their
honeymoon, but that she would not tell
anyway.
IF you were going TO he married you
wouldn't want every one To know where
you We're going ON your honeymoon. now,
would you?" said Miss Nevin.
Although there was no authoritative in
formation To be had concerning the hon
eymoon plans it understood last
night that the couple will not 90 faI
away from New York. since they are &c
attend the Army Navy foot ball game
there next Saturday. One guess OF .
friend of the family was that they will
occupy the home OF friends near New
York.
Few Attaches Know.
IA this connection it was recalled thai
the honeymoon plans OF Miss Roosevelt
and Mr.. Longw orth were kept secret un
Ill the day before their wedding. In tn,
present instance il is believed that very
few. if any. Of the White House attache.
know OF the plans.
IL became known Yesterday that in
general way the wedding VIII be Yer,
similar to the. RooseV cit -Longworth wed
ding. only smaller. The scene will be TIA,
same. and although the majority OF Tn,
public officials who attended che las
W hite House ceremony are not in Wash
higtoE now there win be a few who vii
sbave Witnessed both. The French am
bassador and Nine, Jusserand are To b.
among those present Tuesday who saw
the last White House wedding.
Policemen and Detectives
To Guard the Bridal Gifts
Maj. Sylvester superintendent of Do.
lie. will be OF hand at the White Iious,
before aud az the hour for the marriag,
c-.vs.rrpYV and Cant Daniel Sullivan n