Tulsa daily world. [volume] (Tulsa, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1905-1919, 1913-11-25
STAGE ALL SET FOR
Wilson Wedding
LAST ENTERTAINMENTS FOR
WEDNESDAY PARTY HELD
LAST NIGHT.
REHEARSED The Ceremony
All Social Washington In Il Flutter of
lNcltrment Over the Happy
Event.

WASHINGTON, Nov 24.-The flut.
ter Of happy anticipation over tomor-
rows wedding of Miss Jessie Woodrow
Wilson and Francis Bowes Sayre
rciEned supreme at the White House
today
Through the twilight hours In the
softly dirfused light OF the east room
the entire bridal party rehearsed in
detail tn" ceremony Of tomorrow.
Later the Young folks were entertain
ed at dinner and dance by the Of
icrr5 of the United States ship May
Flower the Presidents yacht. aboard
the vessel, anchored at the navy ward
The elders that is. the relatives
and members Of the Immediate fam
ily Of the bride and groom-were the
guests Of President and Mrs. Wilson
.ai dinner at the White House.
Secretary McAdoo was the ONLY Of
ficlm present The guests were
grouped together In the state dining
room amid decorations Of palms and
I'ies aud under the brilliant glow of
silver chandeliers and crystal pend
ants.
just before the dinner as the
younger set prepared to motor to tho
navy yard, persons walking through
lhe grounds caught glimpse Of the
uridal party the girls In handsme
gowns and robes and the ushers. best
man aud groom in evening attire. II
was happy scene. reunion of COM
rauions Of college days.
II was the last event NJ a dav NJ
animation throughout official Wash
| irgton. The news that the members
or the diplmatlc corps had decided at
'he last minute to wear their resplend.
eht uniforms heightened interest I'm
the event and II promises TO be aa
! brilliant function as has ever taken
pace In the executive mansion. The
, diplomats wore conventional morning
dress at the Roosevelt wedding. To-
/ Gay Jules Jussorand the French ann
/ hassador at present dean of the corps
sent word TO the diplomats that as "A
special compliment to the president.
the ambassadors and ministers would
he expected TO appear In their run
uniforms Of the military and naval
aides viii lend a little more Of tha
official atmosphere than was AT first
expected
Today's rehearsal took place In the
east room whore tomorrow hundreds
Of guests win be gathered Earlier
today the bridal party had been
NarlouslY entertained by their hosts.
Secretary BRYAN had given lunch
con for Dr Wifred r. Grenfell the
best man, at which clergymen or
every denomination were present
Carriages and automobiles were pass-
Ing to and fro rapidly in the White
House grounds The president for
sock his usunl game Of golf and de-
voted the afternoon to the wedding
Preparations.
The bridal party assembled I'm the
state dining room and to the strains
or The bridal chorus from Lohengrln.
PLAYED by the United States marine
band they issued forth by twos. NOV
ing In slow step along the red carpet.
ed corridor that borders the red blue
and green rooms, and passed into the
historic east room, where an altar
massed in palms and flowers has been
erected
Chas. Evans Hughes. Jr.. and DR..
Gilbert llorraX. the first two ush-rs
were escorted by a uniformed aide.
they were followed by Dr. Dewitt.
Scoyill Clark and Bent r. Burton.
First I'm the procession Of bridesmaids
were Miss Elanor Randolph Wilson.
the presidents youngest daughter and
Miss Agnews White OF Baltimore. then
Miss Angcline Mitchell Scott ~
Princeton. *. j., and Miss Marjorie
Brown of Atlanta. The maid Of honor
Miss Margaret Wilson. walked alone.
followed by the bride leaning on the
arm of the president The procession
vas repeated twice. on the exit march
he band PLAYING Mendelssohn's we'd
ding march
After the rehersal Mrs. Wilson servea
ten to the party and the company sep-
arat'd for the evening functions.
The Rev Sylvester W Reach u
Princeton, y. j.. who is 20 preform
the marriage ceremony was present
during the rehearsal He will read
the marriage service while the Rev.
John Nevin Sayre brother NJ tho
groom, Will pronounce the benedictior.
1t became known that the double
ilng service and the order OF marriage
OF the Presbyterian church would ba
followed
ARRANGEMENTS FOR tomorrow's event
were still being made tonight at Tho
executive offices
staff OF clerks was at work pre-
pairing lists for use Of the attaches
who will be stationed at the various
entrances. Announcements were be-
ing mailed to several thousand peo.
pie. Wedding gifts continued to ar
rive In boxes and packages innumer-
able. over the presents guard stood
all day and night. 1t was learned that
the gift OF the president and Mrs.
Wilson is a dining room set Of furm-
ture.
A second wedding cake was present.
ed Ivy the senior class Of the Nsional
School Of Domestic Arts and Science.
A delegation representing five nun
dred New York factory girls present.
ed Miss Wilson with a band embroid-