The San Francisco call., 1913-11-25
AIDING POOR
WHEN THEY
FIRST ME- |

Miss Jessie Woodrow Wilson. the
White House bride of today. and
Francis Bowes Sayre have both been
deeply interested in sociology Miss
Wilson has devoted much of her time
to settlement work and work in be-
half Of the Young Women's Christian
association Sayre, in his connection
with the matrimonial bureau" of the
district attorneys office in New York
city, found unlimited opportunity to
study sociological conditions.
"A typical American girl" is the
way her friends describe Miss VIII
SON. She has rich golden hair, light
blue eyes, finely chiseled features, ex-
pressive Of her quick mind, and broad
sympathies- Miss Wilson was born
August 28, 1889, in Gainesville, Ga,
where her father practiced law for a
few years after his graduation from
college. She was educated by her
mother and a German governess until
she entered a private school al
Princeton at the age OF IL.
In 1904 Miss Wilson entered
Goucher college, Baltimore, and was
graduated four years later, receiving
the Phi Beta Kappa key. After two
years of travel abroad she began, In
the fall of 1909, to work In the Light
house settlement, Philadelphia. For
the next two years she spent half OF
each week in Philadelphia, engaged
in settlement work. In 1912 she be-
came an active member of the ma
tional board of the Young Women s
Christian association
MET IN RELIEVING POOR
While engaged in sociological work
Miss Wilson met Mr.. Sayre- The ro-
nance started while the two were
engaged in ministering to the poor
in Philadelphia. They became deeply
attached to each other while Presi-
dent Wilson was governor of New
Jersey. but it was not until after the
Inauguration that the engagement
surprise to the friends of the young
couple.
At college Miss Wilson gained a
reputation as an orator Since then
she has spoken in public many times.
She addressed a large gathering Of
social workers in st. Louis and has
spoken at similar meetings in Wash
ington. Baltimore, Philadelphia and
New York.
Miss Wilson is athletic as well as
studious and serious. She is ford of
walking as an exercise, and plays an
excellent game of tennis In addition
she is a good horsewoman and an able
swimmer
Sayre is also a lover of the out OF
doors He is fond of hunting big
game and has shot caribou in Lab
rador and other game in the Rockies
and in Alaska. He was born at
South Bethlehem, Pa, % years ago.
He was graduated from the Law
rencevilie school in 1904 and from
Williams college in 1909
VACATIONS ON EXPLORING TRIPS
Young Sayre carried with him high
honors. He was valedictorian of his
class and a member of the Phi Beta
Kappa. Sigma Phi fraternity and the
Gargoyle society In 1912 he was
graduated from Harvard Law school
with the honor of cum laude''
While attending Harvard Mr.. Sayre
took prominent part in social work
in Boston.
Colonel Roosevelt, who knew and
liked the young man. introduced Mr.
Sayre to District Attorney Whitman
of New York, and in October, 1912,
the latter entered Mr.. Whitman's Of
flee, where he was assigned to the
duty of receiving the complaints Of
deserted wives and women who had
other domestic troubles of various
kinds
Mr.. Sayre spent his vacations hunt
ing and exploring. He spent much
time with DIR. Wilfred T. Grenfell,
his best man. at the Grenfell mission
on the Labrador coast lie also went
to Alaska. shot big game, and on one
occasion sailed through the Bering
straits with Russian seal trader.