The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1913-11-25
WHITE HOUSE WEDDING
AT 4::3O TODAY
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| were present at this, the largest we'd
ding in the history of the white house.
Among the distinguished guests In
yited were Vice President and Mrs.
Marshall. Secretary of State and Mrs.
William Jennings Bryan, Secretary OF
the Treasury McAdoo and his daugh-,
ter, Miss Mona McAdoo; Secretary of
War and Mrs. Garrison, Attorney Gen
eral McReynolds, Postmaster General
and Mrs Burleson and daughters. Miss
Lucy and Miss Sydney; Secretary OF
the Navy and Mrs. Daniels; Secretary
OF the Interior and Mrs. Lane: Score
tary of Agriculture and Mrs. Houston;
! Secretary OF Commerce and Mrs. Red
field; Secretary Of Labor and Mrs. Will
son and daughter, Miss Agnes Hart
Wilson; tho French ambassador and
Madam Jusserand; the German am
bassador and Countess van Bernstorff;
the Turkish ambassador, the Italian.
ambassador and Marchesa Cusani and
their daughter Donna Beatrice Cusani,
the Brazilian ambassador and Madame
Da Cana. the Russian ambassador
and Madame Bakhemeteff. the Japan
ese ambassador and the Countess
Chinda; the British ambassador
and Lady Spring Rice; Chief Jus.
tlce and Mrs. White; Mr.. Justice
and MIS- McKenna; Mr.. Justice and
Mrs. Oliver Wendell Holmes; lir. JUS
tice Day; Mr.. Justice Lurton and Mrs.
Lurton; Mr.. Justice Hughes md Mrs.
Hughes; Mr.. Justice Van Deventer;
Mr.. Justice Lamar and Mrs. Lamar:
Mr.. Justice Pitney and Mrs. Pitney;
Speaker and Mrs Clark and daughter.
Miss Genevieve Clark; Representative
and Mrs Oscar Underwood. Senator
and Mrs. MARITIME; representative and
Mrs. James R. Mann; John V. A. Mao
Murray, Miss Maitland Marshall. Mss
Kate Dubose, Miss Ruth Hall. Miss
Elizabeth Howry and Miss Dorothy
! Aleshire.
Gifts OF royal richness were the
portion OF Mr.. and Mrs. Sayre. From
the most beautiful treasures OF Europe,
from the tropics Of the American CONT
ments, from the choicest jewel houses
! of the United States came tokens fit
for a king and queen. The house of
representatives sent diamond laval
liere of SURPRISING beauty-a canary
diamond, surrounded by eighty-6ve
smaller white diamonds, senators add
| ed their tribute; resident society Wed
with each other to honor the white
house bride In giving presents.
The rich hangings of gold which
adorn the windows Of the east room
formed q beautiful background for the
tall palms. Boston ferns, trailing smi-
/ Tx and clusters OF roses and white
lilies which formed the decorative
scheme.
The raised dais, built in the east
room window had as a background the
| gold draperies which were covered
with curtains of smilax, studded with
white chrysanthemums and roses
4 Two huge blue Dresden vases, the
4 finest specimens Of the potter's art in
} America, presented to the white house
i by the president OF France, stood at
either side OF the majestic altar, filed
with huge bouquets OF white chrysan.
themums from the United States botan.
zeal gardens.
In choosing their attendants, Mr.
and Mrs. Sayre selected from their
associates in the philanthropic and so
cial service in which each has beer
engaged.
| Miss Mary G. White, OF Baltimore
one OF the bridesmaids, was class
mate of Miss Jessie Wilson at Gouchel
college, Baltimore. Miss Adelaide
Mitchell Scott, daughter of Professor
William B. Scott, OF Princeton. has
long been chum of the bride, ant
Miss Margery Brown, daughter Of Col
onel 3. T. Brown. is cousin of the
bride.
Dr.. Grenfell. the best man. is medi
cal missionary to the fishermen o.
Nova Scotia and Labrador. and headed
Labrador expedition few summers
ago OF which the bridegroom was {
member.
BENJAMIN B. Burton. of New York
an usher, was clagsmate and fra
ternity brother OF Sayre at Williams
College; Charles 3. Hughes. Jr.. is tn,
son OF Associate Justice Hughes of tn,
superior court, and was classmate o
Sayre at Harvard law school.
Dr.. Gilbert Horax Of Montclair, N. ]
was a Williams classmate. and DR.
Scovil CLARK, Jr., OF Salem, Mass, wa
member Of the Grenfell expedition.
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