The evening times. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1906-1914, 1913-11-25

his administration since it's Inaugural
tion-was the predominant note in the
arrangements Cor tho marriage today
Of Jessie Woodrow Wilson. second
daughter of President and Mrs. Will
son aud Francis Rowes Sayre.
During the 11S years that have
elapsed since the White housc was
built. twelve weddings have taken
place there and it falls TO the lot of
Miss Wilson to he the thirteenth. a CO.
incidence all the more remarkable be-
cause the president often has o his
friends that tho number thirteen has
run through his life as a h%arbinger
of good luck C%uriouslN enough the
bridal party and minister number Just
thirteen.
Holiday Appearance.
The ceremony was in tho historic
East room. ma estically decorated in
masses Of flowers for the occasion. at
1880 O'Clock this afternoon. but long
before that hour the white house
grounds assumed a holiday appear
ance. The passing Of automobiles
and carriages to n from the north
portico told the gathering crowds out
doors that the bridal party-the usl,,
ers and attendant maids-had arrived
and that all was in readiness for the
unusual event-the giving in marriage
a. a daughter of the president OF the
United States.
Touch Of LONELINESS.
Notwithstanding its official bril-.
Nancy. there was a distinct touch OF
homeliness in the days affair. Ine
Rev. sylvester W. Beach. pastor OF inc
con N. J., where Miss Wilson long
4aurht at Sunday bible class and
where the Wilson family. worshipped
FOR a score Of years. had been Sc
iected as the officiating clergy
The maid of honor was II eldest
daughter Of the president. Miss Mar
earet Wilson. The bridesmaids were
the brides younger sister. Miss lean
or Randolph Wilson, n Miss May
Ni+cheiI scott Of Princeton, and Miss
Marjorie Brown Of Atlanta, II iast
. relative. and the others chums OF
girlhood days. . ~
with whom Sayre spent many
months ministering to the sick n
needy on the ~rock-bound Laoraocr
coast. The ushers We're the grooms
collese matcs-Benjamin B Burton OF
Gan. York. DR.. De Witt Scoville Clark,
Ir- If salem, Mass: DIR. Gilbert Hor-
rax Of Montclair. n. j.. n mares
evans Hughes, Jr., a son OF the JUS
tice of the supreme court.
Mingled With Guests. ~
The bride and groom-both olonde
and Of about the same height. she'
known as the white house beauty pc
cause Of her classic Grecian 1eatuIes'
and he. a tall. 1.-the young mar atn-
Iefic in appearance with sharp fea-
tures and a fair complexion-were
busilv occupied during the forepar
Of the day mingling in the ~
narty. their relatives and house guests
r. whom alone the white house was
accessible before h wedding hour.
Wanted Quiet Wedding.
The two Young people VINO nave
lived the hardships Of the poverty set
Elements in hig cities and who nave
incurred into life's social and economic
problems first hand. would have pre-
ferred a quiet wedding, limited to the
family circle and close friends-such
as it might have been had not the
parents Of the bride been elevated to
the foremost social position IN the
gift Of the nation. Reluctantly was
Il made an official affair. h diplo-
matte corps. it was realized. had new
er been omitted on any important
social occasion at the white house, nor
had the members Of the cabinet and
the supreme court . To Washington
society today's was the supreme event
of the season, yet the guests were
hardly drawn from official life but
from the vast circle Of friends Of the
two families throughout the land.
There were but four hundred in
vitations issued-600 less than at the
Roosevelt wedding sever years ago
but the Wilson's are newcomers in
Washington. whereas the Roosevelt
administration was then five years old
and officials and their wives had had
q greater opportunity to establish in
innate relations at the white house.
Oficfal Guests.
Members Of the cabinet and their
wives and families, az we'll az the JUS
tices Of the supreme court Of the Uni
ted States n their families. the am
bassadors n ministers. representing
kings and emperOrs throughout the
civilized world. he Vice President and
Mrs. Marshall. the Speaker Of the
House and Mrs. Champ Clark, sena-
Underwood. II democratic leaders,:
and Senator Gallinger and Represcn-
tative Mann. the minority leaders Of
congress-, and their wives-these were
the persons invited because of their
official position. though among them
were many close friends of the Wilson
family.
Senators and members Of the house
generally we're not invited. If they
had been. the East room could not
have held them. 1t was the same ar
rangement as was carried out at the
Roosevelt wedding, in fact the prcpar-
ations. decorations and general
scheme Of the days program were
along somewhat the same general
lines.
Was Detailed.
AS at the Roosevelt wedding, the
diplomatic corps decided not to ap-
pear in uniform, but non the less the
assemblage was a brilliant M
Though the men wore the convention
al afternoon frock. for weeks that
have preceded gowns and totlettes
have heen planned with minute care
by the feminine guests for the cere-
mony of an hour.
The Program.
The program had been mapped out
to tine final detail, the white house at
taches fixing each part Of it with the
e..u"tness characteristic of functions
at the executive mansion.
High officials and relatives entered
at the north front. but the guests gen.
orally come in at h east entrance
through the glass conservatory dec
GRATED with ferns and palms and re-
vealing through l,ig windows the
south grounds with the fountain and
Italian pools. the hedges and shrub
bery-the exquisite gardening Of
years.
From the conservatory to the main
staircase leading up to he East ROOF
where. daily, hundreds Of tourists are
busts of celebrities and the tea chests
inc relics Of traditional history are
gathered-here was n staff Of ushers
to assist the guests with their wraps
East Room Picture Of Grandeur.
The East room as it was prepared