The Odanah star. [volume] (Odanah, Ashland Co., Wis.) 1912-1916, 1913-11-28
Brides Gown Far From Being Eiabo.
rate-Presldent Gives Daughter
Away to Young Attorney Before
Distinguished Gathering.

Miss Wilson, leaning on the arm Of
her father and attended by her maids,
entered the east room from the main.
apartment of the White House. On
dias erected before the altar near the
east window Mr.. Sayre. his attend
ants and Rev. Sylvester w. Beach,
pastor of the Presbyterian church,
Princeton, N. j., awaited the arrival of
the bridal party. On almost the very
spot where took place the weddings Of
Miss Nellie Grant and Algernon Sar-
toris and Miss Alice Roosevelt and
Nicholas Longworth, Miss Wilson be-,
came the thirteenth White House
bride.
Makes Brilliant Picture. ssga
The room presented magnificent
picture, the brilliant gowns Of the
many fashionably dressed women
contrasting with the sombre black
Of the frock coats of the senator's,
and representatives and the friends
and relatives of the Wilson and Sayre
families. Velvet and plush cords
roped of the room into sections and
formed an aisle along which the
bridal party proceeded to the altar.
A group of choir boys took the. place
Of the Marine band which played the
wedding march for Miss Roosevelt.
None of the guests was seated.
Invitations were handled in a way
typical Of President Wilson. Wash
ington residential society, which re-
ceived great recognition at the hands
of Colonel Roosevelt, was almost to-.
tally ignored. The reason given for
this was the fact that Miss Wilson
and the members of her family have
not been. in Washington long enough
to become extensively acquainted Be-
sides the diplomatic corps, some of
the leading members; of the senate
and the house, the members of the
presidents cabinet, the members of
the Supreme court and a few depart
ment and bureau heads, almost all Of
the guests were personal friends Of
the Wilson and Sayre families. Many
of the guests had never been IN Wash
ington before and were totally unac-
quainted with either residential or
Z. Well Guarded by Police.
The wedding presents, valued at
more than 100000, were distributed
through the spare rooms Of the White
House. but were kept. under the
watchful eyes of a score of secret
service men. Every precaution was,
taken to, protect the presidents fam
lily and the wedding guests. Secret
service men were freely scattered
through the White House and about
TIE grounds of the executive man
sion.
Members Of Bridal Party.
In the bridal party as Miss Wilson,
entered the room, besides President
Wilson, were Miss Margaret Wilson;
eldest daughter of the president, who
was maid-of-honor for her sister; Miss
Eleanor Randolph Wilson, youngest
member of the presidential family,
and the several girlhood friends of
the bride who had been selected as
bridesmaids. Miss Mary G.. White of
Baltimore was chum Of Miss Wilson
at Goucher college; Miss Adelihe
Mitchell Scott, daughter of Prof. Will
liam B. Scott of Princeton university.
was girlhood friend. of the bride, and
Miss Marjorie Brown, daughter of Col.
F. T. Brown of Atlanta, Ca, is a sec
ond cousin Of Miss Wilson on the ma
ternal side.
The attendants of the groom we're
chosen from among friends he made
at college and in philanthropic work.
DR.. WiKred T. Grenfell, the best man.
famous explorer and philanthropist. OF
the Grenfell mission, Labrador. met
Mr.. Sayre when the latter ION his va
cation visited the Labrador coast and
aided Dr. Grenfell in his missionary
work. Rev. Sylvester w. Beach, who
performed the ceremony, is a personal
friend of the president The ushers
were: Benjamin B. Burton of New
York city, an alumnus of Williams
college, 1912; DIR. Scoville Clark Of
Salem, Mass. whom Mr.. Sayre worked
with in Labrador; DR.. Gilbert Hcrrax
OF Montclair, N. j., who attended VIII
Hams college with Mr.. Sayre in 1909,
and Charles Evans Hughes, Jr., SON
Ol ASSOCIATE JUSTICE hughes OF the
Supreme court
Trousseau Of the B:ide.
In point of completeness the brides
trousseau might almost be calle1 elab-
crate. although the individual gowns
are not. Her wedding gown was orna-
meEted with rich laces that have been
heirlooms for generations in her
mother family and have been worn
by many brides. The gown itself was |
OF heavy satin OF a cream tint but |
of so delicate shade as to appear
almost white, with a train consisting |
OF three yards Of the full width Of |
the satin.
1t is interesting to note that, being |
e very patriotic young lady, Miss WIZ