Semi-weekly herald., 1913-11-27

the cabinet until l o'clock. Relative
to the great event in his family, he
remarked:
81 am an unimportant figure in this
ceremony" The bride and other men,
bers of the family rose early. At 10
o'clock thousands were gathered out
side the White House grounds. A hum
dred policemen, dispatched for special
duty, were preserving order.
Rev. Mr.. Beach, who is performing
the marriage ceremony, admitted that
the word obey" was omitted from
the usual service.
WASHINGTON, d. c., Nov. 25.--
Amid scene of rare beauty, Miss
Jessie Woodrow Wilson, second
daughter of President and Mrs. Wood
row Wilson, welded Francis B. Sayre,
of New York. son of Mr., and Mrs.
Robert FL. Sayre, of Pennsylvania, at
4:30 o'clock this afternoon. Sur
rounded by foreign diplomats re-
spiendent in their brilliant uniforms
the highest officials in the service
of the country, members of the most
exclusive social set of the capital, in
cluding several hundred friends and
kinsmen Of the two families. the brid-
FL couple took the Presbyterian VOWS
in the east room of the White House,
the scene of many famous and his
toric gatherings.
Simplicity marked the ceremony,
but the scenery was one of royal
grandeur. Women in brilliant gowns,
the corps of aides to the president in
uniforms, the bandsmen hidden be-
hind the bank Of palms and flowers
in full dress regalia, the bride, charm
ing in rich cream white satin gown,
all combined to make this, the thir-
teenth White House wedding the most
notable of any of the twelve that
have proceeded it. The Rev, Sylves-
ter w. Beach, of Princeton, N. j.,
family pastor of the Wilson's during
their residence in the university town,
performed the ceremony.
Departing from the usual custom of
White House weddings, the bridal
couple entered the east room to the
strains of Lohengrin's Wedding
March, played by the United States
marine band and accompanied by the
voices Of a group of st. Johns Pro-
testant Episcopal church choir boys.
The bridal party formed in the dining
room, after the Wilson and Sayre
family parties had entered the east
room from the state stairway. The
800 guests had already found their
places. Mr.. Sayre and his best man,
DR.. Wilfred 7, Grenfoll, of Labrador,
descended the state stairway and pro
ceeded to his position at the right of
the altar.
Just as the clock pointed to 4:30
the marine band which had previous
ly played softly, struck up the we'd
ding march. This was taken up by
the choir boys, who awaited the bridal
party in the west end of the Red Cor
ridor. Radiant in her shimmering
robe Of white satin, and leaning on
the left arm of the president, the
bride took up the triumphal march to
the altar--a raised platform near the
great window opening on to the east
terrace. Following came the attend
ants, Miss Margaret Woodrow Will
son, sister of the bride, as maid of
honor; Miss Eleanor Randolph Will
son, another sister; Miss Mary G..
White, of Baltimore; Miss Adeline
Mitchell Scott, Of Princeton, N. j.,
and Miss Marjorie Brown, of Attain
ia, Ca, as bridesmaids. Benjamin B.
Burton of New York, DR.. Scovil Clark
of Salem, Mass, DR.. Gilbert Horax
of Montclair, N. j., and Charles K.
Hughes, Jr., of New York, acted as
ushers. With perfectly timed tread,
the bride and her father ascended the
dias where the Rev. Mr.. Beach await
ed them with the bridegroom and his
best man.
The enthusiasm Of the throng could
scarcely be restrained as the charm
ing bride, her face lighted with a
smile, stood erect before the pastor.
A deep silence fell upon the room as
the minister pronounced the words
that joined the couple in wedlock. As
the minister uttered his "Amen," and
after he congratulated the bride and
bridegroom, and wished them God
speed, the President and Mrs. Wilson
greeted Mr.. and Mrs. Sayre as they
stood upon the dias. They then pass
ed into the blue room.
For more than an hour the guests
filed by the couple offering them their
gratulations as they passed into the
blue room where they were received
in turn by the President and Mrs.
Wilson. The line led through the red