New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1913-11-30
POMP IS WASTED
AS SAYRES SAIL
Newlyweds Go on Ship via
Second Class, Ignoring
Gay Trappings.
THEIR "LIMELIGHT"
USED FOR PRESIDENT
Mr.. Wilson, Calling to Say Bon
Voyage" Gets Music, Etc,
That Couple Avoided.

Several thousand metres of bIlsht
bunting, some ninety metres Of red nan
carpet and a line of code faes a snip
length all went for nothing yesterday on
board the North German Lloyd liner
George Washington because Mrs. Fran
els g. Sayre. President Wilson's daughter.
went aboard over the second cabin gang
plank.
Not since The arrival Of Cardinal Far
ley from Rome have the North German
Lloyd piers in Hoboken been so protnse-
~ decorated. and never has there oeeh
a greater display of navy blue and gold
lace on the decks of German liner as
that assembled yesterday 10 meet the
daughter and son-in-law of the President
Of the United States.
Promptly at 9:l5 a. IN. Captain Franck.
accompanied by First officer Block, Sec
ond Officer Hinsch, DR. Starke, the snip
surgeon: Purser Drummer, Otto Caesar
the chief steward and Herr Lampe. the
chief engineer. assembled at the saloon
eangway TO await the arrival of Mr.. and
Mrs. Sayre.
lust TO while away the time the snip
band, augmented by players from the
Kronprinzessin Cecile, which lay at an ad-
iacent pier. played German MELODIES
Few of the men looked at their music
their eyes being trained upon the nam
entrance of the pier TO watch for the ar
rival of the young bride and her husband
Herr Helmers. the band leader, had or
ders TO stop Immediately If the coupie
should be sighted off the starboard DO"
and play fortissimo. con expressione' the
wedding march from "Lohengrin.
Presently Herr Helmers got his cue anu
started the march, but it was not for the
bride and bridegroom.
The President Of the United States was
approaching. so he switched quickly to
The Star Spangled Banner
Mr.. Wilson. accompanied by his daugh-
fer Miss Margaret Mr.. Tumulty. Dr.
Cary 7. Grayson and the Secret Service
men. marched up the gan6plank that had
been decorated for his daughter, MIS-
Sayre. and smiled upon cheering crowd
Captain Franck received him, and
ordered that he be escorted at once 10
the 81 500 suite on the port side, amid
ships. TO which the Sayres had been as
signed. The President was assured in
good faith that his daughter was expected
any minute.
When he entered the rooms, which were
filled with flowers the President was sur
prised TO find Mr.. and Mrs. Sayre and a
party of friends.
They had planned a little ruse 1t
worked well. and when they told the
President of II he laughted heartily.
Mr. and Mrs. Sayre had been taken by
the revenue anchorage cutter Manhattan
from the pier I'm the North River, at Sith
street. and were landed at the string
piece of the North German Lloyd pier
Ascending the stairs at the east end. far
from the crowd at the decorated saloon
gangplank, they walked unobserved up
the gangplank reserved for second class
passengers and went direct TO their state
rooms.
Word soon reached Captain Franck. He
was plainly disappointed, and then gave
his attention to the work of getting the
ship away.
The President remained with his daugh-
ter and son-in-law for twenty minutes.
and, after bidding them goodby, privately
left the ship, at $40 o'clock. ten minutes
pelOIe 'he dSiliHstOh HlONeu out into
the stream.
reporter approached the window OF
the Sayre rooms and tapped upon III,
pane. Mr.. Sayre opened it and started
10 tell Of their proposed trip. He sale
they would leave the vessel at plymouth
and, after a visit to London, would go t
the Continent. He was about to say NOR,
when a moving picture man thrust hi
machine upon the ledge, and the window
was promptly closed.
Just as the Washington started TO NOV,
out into the river the Sayres appeared OF
the boat deck and waved goodhy t,
friends on the pier