The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1913-07-06

100000 numbers have no terrors for
Miss Jessie Woodrow Wilson, second
daughter OF President Wilson Her
fathers career has been strangely in
terminsled with the supposedly I'M
lucky number thirteen, and now Miss
wilson Is to marry Francis Bowes
Sayre and become the thirteenth bride
Of the white House. But the daughter
of the President is not one of those
persons who declines to sit in the
thirteenth row at the theatre or OBJ
Jects 10 being the thirteenth guest at
an entertainment Many times has Miss
wilson defed the superstition about
the number thirteen. and sat In the
thirteenth row of theatre with her
father. who prefers TO sit In that row
and regards the number as particu-
larry lucky, at least with regard to
himself and his family.
For thirteen years President Wilson
was connected with Princeton JIni-
vcrsity
In his thirteenth and final year there
he was nominated for the presidency
of the United States
He became President Of the United
States in 1913
Announcement OF the engagement of
Miss Wilson and Mr. Sayre was made.
sary of Woodrow Wilson's nomination
at Baltimore for the presidency.
There have been some twenty odd
marriages In which either the bride
or bridegroom resided In the White
House. but the last wedding to take
place there was that of Alice Roose-
Welt to XRcpresentative Nicholas
I.onRworth, and that was the twelfth
wedding ceremony performed in the
Presidents mansion.
While the wedding OF Miss Roosa
welt was extremely impressive. 1t was
stu simple in character COMPARED
10 the pomp. ceremony and gorgeous
ness that attended the recent wedding
of the Princess Victoria Lulsc ONLY
! daughter or the Kaiser. and Prince
Ernst August of Cumberland. at Ber-
I lin the relt-Longworth wedding
/ becomes almost Puritanical in its
plainncss
First White House wedding.
Probably the wedding attended by
the most show was that of Miss Lucy
Payne sister of Mrs. Dolly Madison,
who was married to Justice Todd. of
the supreme Court In the White
House the first to take place there
AZ that time, 1911, fashion demanded
much greater display Of pomp in
such events than 1t does to-day. Also
Mrs. Madison felt that since it was
formed In tho White House. 1t should
be memorable in more ways than one
II IL not expected that Miss Wilson
Will care for an elaborate ceremony
\ she is very serious minded young
woman. with turn toward literature
and settlement work. Alice Roose.
Welt. too. had decreed that her we'd
ding was TO be as simple as possible
and out of Difference to her wishes
the diplomats who attended appeared
In conventional wedding garb Had
they worn the glitterinR uniforms the,
are wont to affect on state occa sions
the wedding would have been much
more brilliant one. in appearance al
least.
Only year elapsed after the Todd
Payne wedding when the White House
again heard tho sound OF wedding
bells. In 1872, the year Of the secont
war with Great BrlraIn, Anna Todd
niece of President Jackson's wife was
married 10 Representative John G
jackson, the first member OF Congress.
TO marry a relative Of n President
For eight years the serenity OF the
: White House was not disturbed. Then
In 1920, Miss Maria Monroe. daughter
OF President Monroe. was married Il
Samuel Gouverneur. Miss Monroe
was the first daughter OF President
to be welded In the official residence
Tat Washington. In 1924 Elizabeth
Tyler, daughter of President Tyler
married William Waller.
Two years later Washington societ,
was again stirred by the marriage OF
Miss Mary Hallen to John Adams. sor
of President Adams.
From 1929 to 1887, during President