The Washington herald., 1913-11-23

lifetime he collected one Of the finest
private Libraries in the State OF Penn
sylvania. and was much interested in edu-
cation. For many years he was president
OF the board OF trustees of Lehigh Uni
versity
He was four times married. his first
wife being the mother of Mrs. Robert P.
Linderman, widow of the former presi-
dent of the Bethlehem Steel Works; Mrs.
A. N. Cleaver, whose husband is the head
of the Lehigh Valley Coal Company; Mrs
w. II. Chandler, wife of the chemist.
Prof. Chandler. of Lehigh University;
Mrs. Randolph, of Moristown, and the
late Robert II. Sayre. superintendent of
the Bethlehem Steel Company.
There was no issue of his second and
third marriages. but his fourth wife. who
is still living, bore him two sons, of which
Francis Bowes Sayre is the younger.
Nevin Sayre, the older brother, was grad
uated from Princeton and became a mis-
sionary in the Far East.
Williams College Graduate.
Francis Bowes Sayre graduated fror1
the Lawrenceville school in 1904 and
from Williams College in 1909. At his
graduation from Williams he was the
valedictorian of his class. and belongs
to the Sigma Phi Fraternity. the Gar
goyle Society, and Phi Beta Kappa. He
then entered the Harvard Law School
and was graduated cum laude in 1872
While at Cambridge he became inter-
ested in social settlement work in Bos-
ton and devoted much OF his time to IL.
In october, 1912, he entered the office Of
District Attorney Whitman. of New York.
His vacations have been spent in hunt
ing and exploration trips. He spent
two summers with DR.. Wilfred Grenfell
in Labrador, and he accompanied Peary
from Labrador to New York, when the
explorer returned from the North Pole.
He also has spent some time in Alaska.
and on one occasion, accompanied by
Russian trader, sailed through the
Bering Straits to the Arctic and touched
the Siberian Coast, 2.Oo0 miles from
Yladivostock. He Is fond of riding, an
accomplishment he learned on ranches
in the West. His travels have extended
as far south as Southern Mexico
Mr.. Sayre's mother, before her mar
riage. was Martha Finley Nevin. daugh-
ter of the late John Williamson Nevin.
president of Franklin and Marshall Col
lege, at Lancaster, Pa. She is a de-
scendent of Hugh Williamson. of North
Carolina, one of the trainers of the Con-
stitution of the United States Her
brother. the late Robert ]. Nevin. was
the head OF the American Church, at
Rome. and her cousin, EtheIbert Nevin,
is a composer of note.
Net Two Years Ago.
Mr. Sayre and Miss Wilson met two
years ago at house party given by
Mr.. Sayre's aunt. at Bethlehem, Pa.
They discovered sympathetic interests in
each other. which drew them into
strong friendship, later ripening into
love.
Mr.. Sayre is a modest young man Of
retiring disposition, yet forceful char
acter. In appearance he somewhat re-
sembles his future father-in-law. hav-
ing the long jaw and high forehead. In
fact, he resembles Mr.. Wilson more than
does his fiance. who resembles her moth
er. He is tall and slender. and. like
Miss Wilson, has light hair.
Since his connection with the District
Attorneys Office he has lived with his
mother in an apartment near Columbia
University. on MorningsIde Heights, New
York.