The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1914-05-06
GUESTS ARRIVE FOR
BLUE ROOM WEDDING
Last Invitations Will Be Tele-
phOned From White
House To-day.
LIST MOST EXCLUSIVE
Senator MARITIME Will Select
Upper Houses Gift to
Miss Wilson.
LIST MOST EXCLUSIVE

WASHINGTON, May 5.-To-morrow
morning will be marked by the arrival OF
the FIRST Of the wedding guests who on
Thursday will attend the marriage cere-
mony of Miss Eleanor Randolph Wilson
and Secretary OF the Treasury McAdoo.
Some OF the guests are expected as late
as Thursday afternoon. only in time to
array themselves for the ceremony
Among the guests expected are Mr.. and
Mrs. Joseph Wilson Of Baltimore and
John A Wilson OF Franklin. Pa. Other
near relatives Of the President are resid-
ing abroad. 40 that his brother ami
cousin will be the only near kinsmen
Of the Chief Executive present.
Secretary McAdoo's family party will
be augmented by few of his closest
friends, but tho privacy Of the event
will be preserved to the last notch OF ex-
clusiveness. Thus far only the members
Of the Presidents Cabinet have received
formal notification that their presence
at tho ceremony Is expected. Other
guests outside the immediate circle OF the
two families will be notified tomorrow
by telephone. The Cabinet group. along
with the V.ce-President and Mrs Mar
shall. will be the only official guests.
Among the members Of the Presidents
own family. who will arrive tomorrow.
will be Mrs. Francis Bowes Sayre OF
williamstown. Mass. the first White
House bride Of the present Administration.
She will be matron of honor at the we'd
ding.
The Senate is having a puzzling time
selecting a wedding gift for Miss Eleanor
Wilson. Senator MARITIME of New Jersey
has tho matter OF the Senate's remem-
brance In charge and called to-day at the
White House for a conference with the
bride. II has been determined that the
Senate's present shall take the form OF
piece Of jewelry and to-day Senator Mar
tines desk presented the appearance OF a
Jewelry salesman's sample case. The
choice Of the Senators and their wives.
who also viewed the exhibit. seemed to
rest upon a handsome bracelet set with
diamonds. but no decision was reached.
Mrs. Thomas II. Marshall, wife OF the
Vice President, called at the White House
shortly after noon to present, In person.
her own gift TO the bride. Ii consisted Of
n dainty filmy bit Of lingerie. in the fab
rication of which Mrs Marshall is notably
accomplished. When Mrs. Sayrc was
married last November Mrs. Marshall also
presented some OF her own needlework In
addition to the formal gift from herself
and the Vice President.
II IL remarked that OF the many We'd
dngs that have been held In the White
House Miss Eleanor Wilson IS the M st
daughter OF a President 10 be married in
the famous and beautirui Blue Room. All
OF her predecessors have been married ia
the East Room
Mrs. Grover Cleveland was married In
the Blue room. but she was not a
daughter OF a President. The son OF
President John Quincy Adams was mar
ried In the Blue room In 1876.
Al the Cabinet meeting to-day, which
was the last TO be attended by Secretary
McAdoo as a member only OF the Pres
idents official family and not as a SON.
in-law. his colleagues made 1t exceed
ingly interesting for the bridegroom
elect. The Presidents known disappro-
baton of the open discussion of do
mestic affairs kept the "jollyng' process
within bounds. hut nevertheless Secretary
Garrison and Secretary Lane. the ire
! pressibes OF the Cabinet had their fun
with Mr.. McAdoo covertly.