Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1913-11-26
SAYRE AND BRIDE
ON WEDDING TRIP
Destination of Couple Not Di-
vulged---Some of Gifts Re
ceived by Couple.

Washington, Nov 26.-Mr and Mrs.
Francis Bowes Sayre were off on their
honeymoon today and things at the
White house were being put back to
the normal state. The destination of
the Sayres was not divulged. Large
quantities OF. flowers, which were bank
ed against the walls and the altar,
were sent TO hospitals.
Washington, Nov. 2j.-Although the
White house has expressly refused to
make public any list of gifts received
for the White house wedding. it
Is known. that a great -nlLnlhar- OF beau
tiful and costly articles have been re-
ceived. For the last two weeks ex-
press trucks have unloaded scores of
boxes and crates containing furniture,
bric-a-brac, table service, cut glass
and household articles generally,
while messengers from jewelry stores
both here and throughout the country,
have brought many valuable presents
in the form of gold, silver and jeweled
articles. Miss Jessie Wilson has been
busy during the last two weesk writ
ing personal letters of acknowledge
ment but within the past three or four
days the presents have come in such
great numbers that the task of cor
respondence had to be deferred.
Among the many notable presents
received may be mentioned the fol
lowing:
The house of representative gave
a pendant made up of one canary dia !
mond weighing six and One-half car
ats surrounded by S5 smaller dia-
monds in a pear shape and attached to /
a neck chain in which smaller dia |
monds were set. The senate gave an I
extensive silver tea service suitably /
engraved
The supreme court of the United .
States gave a center piece in the
form of silver boat. II was inscrib
ed as coming from the members of
the court and their wives.
The class of 1879 of Princeton uni
versity of which President Wilson is
a member sent a large silver bowl.
The sophomore class at Goucher col
lege of which Miss Wilson is a grad
uate gave a silver cake plate.
II is understood that much furni
.ure, siIverware. china and fittings of
the cottage at Williamstown, to be oc-
cupied by the bride and groom, were
furnished by the immediate families
)f the bride and groom.
Members of the cabinet sent indi-
,iduaI gifts. Secretary Bryan and
Mrs. Bryan sent an inlaid mahogany
.ea table and chair.
While many OF the diplomats sent
lowers number gave the couple gifts
IF silver. The best information OBJ
ainable as to the gifts of the diplo-
matte corps include the following:
The French Ambassador and Nine.
Tusserand. a beautiful large silver
ray of the Louis Quinze period.
The Italian Ambassador and Mar
hesi Cusani, four massive silver can
lesticks of rare design and workman
hip.
The Ambassador from Germany
nd Countess Won Bernstorff, two
eavy antique sugar bowls in antique
ase-
The Russian Ambassador and Nine.
an amber umbrella han
le set with jewels
The Minister of Uruguay and Nine
De Pena, a beautiful jewel box Of
liver and tortoise shell. !
The Siamese minister and his wife, {
specimen of Siamese handiwork sill
or ware, gifted with panels contain !
lg lotus plant and blossom design. {
Mr.. and Mrs. Andrew Carnegie. a
oxen large size dinner plates or
eavy silver, hand wrought in a de- {
ign Of rnGeS and IfIIica 7
silver service was the gift of wo- 7
len voters of northern California {
lany odd gifts were among those re-
eived. William West, an inmate OF q
1e Aid Association Home for the {