The Calumet news. [volume] (Calumet, Mich.) 1907-1938, 1913-11-24
FINAL PREPARATIONS ARE MADE
White House In Gorgeous Attire
for Thirteenth Wedding


| Washington. ID. c., Nov 24.--Before
an improvised altar In the historic
east room of the white house, on the
same spot where Miss Nellie Grant and
! Algernon Sartoris took the vows for
" years ago and where Miss Alice
Roosevelt and Nicholas Longworth
plighted their troth in 1906, the Rev.
| sylvester w. Beach, pastor of the
Presbyterian church In Princeton, N.
d., will tomorrow afternoon pronounce
the words which will unite in marriage
Miss Jessie Woodrow Wilson, second
| daughter of the president Of the Unit>
cd States, and Francis Bowes Sayre.
son Of the late Robert IA. Sayre, the
builder Of the Lehigh Valley railroad.
The ceremony, which is set for 4 80
u. m, will be witnessed by one of the
most brilliant and distinguished as
Lsemblages ever gathered in the exec
utive mansion 1t was the early desire
not only of Miss Wilson, who was most
concerned, but of the president and
Mrs. Wilson, that the wedding should
be celebrated in a manner compare
| lively quiet, that ii should be family
affair This IL shortly was disclosed.
| could not be gratified.
Distinguished Guests.
only about 400 guests. mostly rela-
| lives and intimate friends. will witness
the ceremony, but nearly three times
that number have been invited to at
tend the reception that will follow.
Among those In attendance will be the
vice president and Mrs. Marshall. the
foreign diplomats and their families,
I he cabinet members and their fam
lilies, the Supreme Court justices and
their families and members of Con-
eress and high officers of the army
and navy and their families. The rel
atives of the two families alone num-
ber several score. The most of these,
together with the members of the
wedding party, are already guests at
the white house.
The floral decorations will be more
elaborate than any heretofore have
been in President Wilson's admins
tration While the decorations in all
he rooms on the main floor of the
white house will be beautiful, they
will be less elaborate than those in
the east room, which will be beautified
with thousands of chrysanthemums
grown i'm tine white house cOnserva-
tories.
The state dining room will be
thrown open To the guests after the
ceremony. The great. high walls and
calling nnnallaH i'm walnut will form
handsome setting for the splendidly
decorated table, on which, amid
simmer of silver ana cut glass. will
appear the wedding cake. two and IA
half feet in height and weighing near
~ so pounds. 1t is said that the cake
will be cut into 1000 pieces and each
placed in dainty white box bearing
the United States seal. The pieces
will be given not only to the guests,
but sent To many folks far away who
are unable tD come to Washington for
the ceremony.
The music for the occasion will be
furnished by the Marine band or
chestra, which will be stationed behind
"a lloral screen in the corridor. a spe-
the wedding. The music has been Sc
lected for the most part by.Miss Will
son herself.
Ceremony Very Simple.
The marriage ceremony will be
marked by the greatest simplicity
possible under the circumstances.
When everything is i'm readiness Mr..
Sayre, accompanied by his best man,
Sir Wilfred n. Grenfell. will descend
the main staircase and entering the
east room take his place before the
temporary altar to await the arrival
Of The bride.
Immediately the clock sounds the
half hour after four, Miss Wilson, es-
corted by the president. will descend
to the west half of the main corridor
There. awaiting them. will be the ush-
ers selected by Mr.. Sayre. They are
DR.. Scoville Clark of Salem, Mass
BENJAMIN V. Burton, of New York
city, DR.. Gilbert Horace of Montclair
~ j., and Charles f. Hughes, Jr., of
Washington. ID. G.
Preceded by the ushers, the presi-
dent with the bride will proceed to
the east room. The bride will be at
tended by her sister. Miss Margaret
Wilson, az maid of honor. The brides
maids will be Miss Eleanor Wilson,
younger sister of the bride: Miss Adel-
Inc Mitchell Scott, daughter of Profess
sor William b. Scott, of Princeton;
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