The Cairo bulletin., 1913-11-12
SELECT A $4,000
GEM FOR BRIDE
OF WHITE HOUSE
Lower House to Present Diamond
Necklace and La Waller t.
Miss Jessie Wilson.
MISS GENEvIEvE CLARK
AIDS IN THE CHOICE


shaped La Val iere pendant will be
| the wedding gift of the House of
Representatives to Miss Jessie vii
son the thirteenth White House
| bride. This was decided today by
the House committee headed by Rep
resentative Mann, the minority lead
e., assisted by Miss Genevieve
champ Clark, daughter of the Speak
| er, who presented the suggestions
and designs she had gathered in New
| York recently for the committee.
The selection of the jewel was
unanimous and came after a thor
ough examination of the silver sets
presented. 1t was said that the
sentiment of the committee and
House seemed to be. that a diamond
necklace and La Valliere pendant
was more personal gift than silver
would have been, and therefore it
was chosen.
TIE jewc' is a very handsome one
and cost nearly $4,000. The plati-
mum chain is set with diamonds,
which arc very close together and
cut In an original design The cen
ter stone Is large canary diamond
weighing about four carats and sur
rounded by about thirty smaller dia-
Tcnds, the whole making the pear
shaped pendant. The jewel presents
very striking appearance and will
be presented to Miss Wilson in a sill
yer jewel case,
Miss Clark MAY Present It.
II may be that tue committee witt
visit Miss Wilson in the White
House and make formal prcsenta-
tion of the gift. In thatevent it is
probable that Miss Genevieve Champ
Flark, as "the daughter of the
House and special assistant to the
committee, would form one of the
group.
The committee passed resolution
If thanks to Miss Clark for the as
istance rendered by her. 1t was
'aid that when the House next con
"encd a formal resolution of thanks
nay be rendered her.
The presents from the members OF
the Wilton Cousin club which have
lrrited so far have been labeled mot
o be opened unit Novmber "a. On.
be day before the wedding all of
he fifty members of the Wilson fam
y who form the Cousins club will
ave arrived and there will be an
Dther family reunion at the White
louise as there was on the Fourth of
March
Presents From New York.
Almost 100 presents have arrived
t the White House Most of them
ire from out of town guests and a
Teat many are from New York,
rom which city the largest co:6fie
IF wedding guests will come.
Although Miss wilson is tempting
he fates in being the thirteenth
White House brdo Ad having a
Wedding party of thirteen, she is
Wiling to try to pacify them by
wearing something old and some
hing new something borrowed and
'omething blue" Some rare old
ace will trim the wedding gown anG
he rest of her apparel will be new.
rhe something borrowed and scme-
hing blue will be a turquoise brace
ct the property of her sister. Miss
eleanor Wilson. The bracelet has
'ecently been repolished and reset
or tho occasion by local jeweler.
Only Friends See Gifts.
The wedding presents, which will
Imount up to many thousand dol
ars. will not be on view, but will be
displayed to a few intimate friends
| upstairs.
Great surprise is expressed that
'either of the ex-Presidents nor their
antilles have received an invitation
the wedding. Miss Helne Taft
las arranged to Visit friends IN
Washington at about the time of the
Wedding. but las not as yet received
IN invitation.
The list of Congressional invita-
ions is more surprising. With the
xception OF the Speaker of tbs
louise and Mrs. Clark, Miss Gene,
'ieve Clark, Representative and Mrs