The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1913-11-25
REHEARSAL OF THE
CEREMONY OCCURS
! Distinguished Company
Has Been Invited to the
Wedding, and the Cere-
inony Promises to be a
Brilliant Scene-Gifts and
Guests Continue to Arrive
By ASSOCIATED PRESS.


Washington, Nov. 24.-Finishing
touches on arrangements for the White
House wedding were in evidence in
the historic east room today and re-
hearsal of the ceremony late in the af-
ternoon completed all the plans for
tomorrow's program when Miss Jes-
sic Wilson, the presidents second
daughter, will become the wife OF
Francis Bowes Sayre.
Gifts and guests continued to arrive
during the day. While the number of
guests will be much smaller than at
the wedding of Alice Roosevelt and
Nicholas Longworth, a distinguished
company has been invited and the
ceremony tomorrow promises to be a
brilliant scene.
The house of representatives has
adjourned until Wednesday and while
day of the wedding. It may adjo1rn in
time 10 permit those of its 1aenber-
ship Y 81 have been invited q attend
- Intres s7reafell IT, z,al5ra
mother of tne groom i -be, was ex~
pected late in the afternoon to be
guest at the White House. Numbers
Of guests from Princeton also began
arriving. Many members of the Prince
ton faculty and veteran residents of
the town who have been long and
close friends of the President and Mrs.
Wilson and their daughters have been
invited.
NOT MANY OFFICIALS INVITED.
Although no guest list has been per-
mitted to become public at the White
House, il is known that the invitations
have been limited almost entirely to
personal friends of Mr.. Sayre, Miss
Wilson and the two families. No in
vitations have been issued to senators
or representatives as such, though a
few have been invited, and outside of
the cabinet, the diplomatic corps and
some high officials of the army and
navy, invitations to Official Washing
ton have been very scarce. The COM
of the District of Columbia,
who are the heads of the local govern
ment, have not received invitations.
AS the wedding gifts have arrived,
they have been placed in one of the
largest rooms on the second floor of
the White House where the members
of the Wilson family personally have
superintendent the work of unpacking
and have made lists for future ac-
The most valuable
gift in the entire lot is the diamond
pendant given by members of the
offlcials say the bride-to-be has been
greatly displeased by exaggerated
statements of the value OF many OF
the presents.
One OF the most striking gifts re-
eeived is a pure white vfcuna skin rug
from the Peruvian Minister and Nine |
Pezet. Admiral and Mrs. Dewey have
given a silver vase: Mr. Sayre's fam /
lly have sent a complete set of small |
silver and silver tea service. These |
however are among hundreds of gifts. |
Secretary and Mrs. Bryan entertain
I'D DR.. Greufell today at luncheon. A |
dinner was planned for this evening |
by the President and Mrs. Wilson for
the wedding party and relatives.
The senates gift was sent to the
White House today after it had been
viewed by members in the Vice-presi-
dents chamber. The elaborate silver /
service consisted of fifteen pieces. the /
large service tray being engraved:
Jessie Woodrow Wilson, from the
senate OF the United States. Washing /
ION, d. c., November %, 1913."