Pine Bluff daily graphic. (Pine Bluff, Ark.) 1893-1942, 1914-05-08

Wilson opposed the match. She had
nothing against Mr.. McAdoo, however,
except his age and his large family.
Mr.. McAdoo has been a widower four
years.
Mr.. McAdoo met his bride at a
dance about a year ago. They are
both passionately fond of dancing,
and are graceful couple on the wax
ed floor. Mr.. McAdoo has been
dubbed by his friends in jest "Danc-
ing Mac
Last summer they played tennis
and took long automobile rides to-
gether. When the marriage of Miss
Jessie Wilson and Mr.. Sayre took
place last November, there were
many guests who realized pretty def
nitely who the next white house bride
| would be.
Mrs. McAdoo is the only one of the
| trio of daughters who has evinced no
sirclination to pursue an accomplish
ment or perfect herself in any branch
Of study. Like her mother, she has
talent as an artist in oils and has
spent two seasons at the Academy of
Fine Arts in Philadelphia Mrs. Sayre
is thoughtful, going in for political
economy and other deep subjects.
Miss Margaret is frank, outspoken,
always ready to show her delight in a
joke.
Mrs. McAdoo has adjusted herself
most readily of the three to life in
the white house. She has keen
sense of humor, too, but the diploma
cy of the situation is Of paramount
Importance. She is the only member
of the white house family who has a
nickname. She is called "Nell."
In appearance Mrs. McAdoo is tall,
slender, with girlish figure, and a.
light, swinging gait. She has a be-
quilting smile, fine teeth, a rather
large mouth, blue eyes, topped with
dark brows and fringed with dark
lashes, fine clear white skin and
quantities of soft, straight, dark hair.
She rides, swims and rows we'll and
is quite linguist. Her place in So
ciety as the wife of the secretary of
the treasury, will now be next to that |
of Mrs. Bryan. There have been re-
ports that Mr.. McAdoo would resign |
his position through fear he might |
embarrass his father-in-law, but ap-
parently these have little foundation.
William Gibbs McAdOo.
William Gibbs McAdoo first became |
national character when he pushed
to successful completion the project
to build rapid transit tunnel under
the Hudson river from Manhattan to
Hoboken. 1t was thirteen years ago
that he organized the New York and
New Jersey Railroad company. One
of the greatest feats in engineering |
history was an accomplished fact in
six years.
His political prominence came with |
Mr.. Wilson's campaign for president. |
Mr.. McAdoo had been much interested
in the stalwart governor Of New Jer-
sey and was one of the few who de-
clared for Mr. Wilson when a per-
sonal poll of the New York delegation |
was taken at the Baltimore conven-
ton. After Mr. Wilson had been NOM
mated, Mr.. McAdoo was made chair
man of the Democratic national COM
mittee and because of the illness Of
Mr.. McCombs. was called upon to take |
charge of the campaign.
Mr.. McAdoo was born in Georgia in |
1868, of a family which had been
wealthy but had lost their all in the
civil war. At twenty-one young NC
Adoo was admitted to the bar and |
five years later he came to New York. |
Here he formed a partnership with |
William McAdoo, who was no known
relation. The latter has been assist |
ant secretary of the navy under Cleve-
land, police commissioner and chief
magistrate of New York.
In 1885 Mr. McAdoo married Miss |
Sarah Fleming, of Chattanooga,
Tenn, who died four years ago. There
are six children, Mrs. Charles S. Mar
tin, of Prescott, Ariz., Francis Huger
McAdoo (who married Miss Hazel
Mccormack last summer), Mona Nc
Adoo, Robert Hazelhurst McAdoo, Sal |
lie McAdoo, and William G.. McAdoo,
Jr. Mr.. and Mrs. Martin have pre-
scented Mr. McAdoo with grandchild. |
Mr.. McAdoo's principal residence is
at Irvington- he-Hudson, not far
from New York. Miss Mona McAdoo |
and her new mother are fast friends.
and are often seen together about the
capital.