The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1913-11-22
Su bs ia n tial Presents
Far Outnumber Sim
ply Ornamental.
LICENSE ISSUED
TO YOUNG COUPLE
Mansion Bcsieged With Letters
Begging for Just One Slice
of Wedding Cake"-Society
Puzzling as to Where
Honeymoon Will
Be Spent.
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Washington. November 2l.-The food
OF gifts for Miss Jessie Wilson, tn"
White House bride elect. continues un-
nbatcd. y beautiful Gift which arrived
hy messenger to-day was tina; ot tn"
Siamesc Minister and Princess TraidoS
prabandh. II IL specimen IL Sia-
mese handiworls silvcrware. sild"d wi,h
panels containing Il lotus plant ami
blossom design
Another gif; viih intimate family as
sociatons was the presentation |" Miss
Wilson of her grandmother cook
book which is Incorporated III a Dem
ocratic cookbook recently brought out
through the co-operarion or 100 women
of tho administration. some "f her
erandmothcrs recipes Tor famous
Southern dishes are included IN the
volume and Miss Wilson has sent :,
beautiful letter ~ thanks 10 the edi-
tors.
Enough! mahoEany furpiturc to FUR
nish two houses kept the White House
portcrs busy to-day. These substantial
gifts far outrauk In number tine sim
ply ornamental gifts received. Aii the
Wilson and Sayr" relatives appear I"
think useful gifts the best. and Mr.. and
Mrs Francis T. Sayrc will be saved
from speuding money for household
furnishings for MANI years to conc
Among the most welcome gifts Is
set OF books.
License I. Issued.
The license authorizing the Rev,
sylvester Reach. the Presidents ) pas
tor 10 perform the wedding eeremoa%
between Miss Jessie Wilson and Fran-
els Powes SnNre was issued to-day,
because pr Beach Is a nonresident.
il was necessary 10 get IN order from
the supreme Court OF the District %
Coiumbia signed by Chief Justice
Harry NJ. Clnbaugh. permitting him 10
perform THIS ceremony. The order
was granted upon the recommendatto
OF a fellow pastor OF his own demon
ination in Washington.
The license Was not taken out per
sonaily BY either Mr. Sayre or Miss
Wilson as under tile District laws. Il
is not necessary for either of the con-
tracing parties 10 appear
In the application filled out for them.
j, was stated that MIR. savrc is twent$-
eight years old. il resident OF New
York, white. and never married be
fore. Mss Wilson was described as
being twemtvsiN years old. rcsiden,
81 Washington L. e. and prcyiously
unmarried.
bride, Who was Miss Dorothy Williams.
OF Washins,on. arrived in Washington
to-d;,t, and iunched ;,t the White House
They Will return To New York late to-
morrow. and will come 10 Washing
ton on Monday or Tuesday, III time 10
attend the wedding.
Va Cake for Public
The White House is besicped with
letters begging for "iust one slice Of
the wedding cake" IL these requests
We're granted. the cake would have To
be about 10000 pounds ia weight. and
in self-defensc. il was announced to
day that the callo will not be OF more
than ordinary size. and there viii he
no cake for the public in general
Society is still puzzlnp as 10 where
The Young couple will pass the honey
moon The Presidents yacht. Nav
'oWer has hecn suggested. and il has
been whispered that the dinner Ia he
given To The bridal party bv tn. or
ncers Of the Mayflower on MONDAY
niSht viii serve = dual purpose OF din
n"i and inspecting tour.
Aholher honcymoon SPOT selected by
hcr guessing friends for Miss Wilson
Is Windsor Forge" ~ ChurcI,tou,m
m The home of MIR. Sayre's aunt. Miss
blanchc NcNln. Ii was there that Misc
wilson and Mr. Sayrc mot a wear AGO
Ihe erection OF the dais or platform
on "nich Inc ceremony will be per
formed was begun to-day in The E,uSt
Room The platform is carpetca in
bright green. and is rounded in shan.
" is being erected in front OF "NclIi.
Grants window, where both Nellie
Grant and Alice Roosevelt were mar
rca.
Dinner nj White House.
\ Ginncr was given ut the White
lioliS" tonight by President and Mrs
Wilson To tho members OF the brifl,,
party and a few other guests Among.
thosc were: secretary ct the Treasury
McAdoo, William Dcnnison. Major Win
snip. l'aymaster John H. Knapp. Felix
frankfurtcr, Dr. Carey C:rayson. Lieu
tenant John Dunn. Miss Maitland Mar
shali MISS Ruth Wall. Miss Lucy
smith. Miss Mary Smith, Miss Marga-
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