New Britain herald., 1914-05-05
PLANS COMPLETE FOR
 WHITE HOUSE WEDDING
ceIelnony Will Be So|emnizsd Thursday Afternoon at 6 O'Clock.

Washington, May 5.-Plans are complete now for the forthcoming wedding of Miss Eleanor Wilson, third daughter of the president, to Secretary of the Treasury William Gibbs McAdoo. The final announce lnent of the wedding programme was made yesterday, when the choice was made of pretty little Miss Sallie Me- Adoo, the twelve-year-old daughter of the bridegroom, and Miss Nancy Lane. daughter of the secretary of the interior, for flower girls.
 The wedding will take place on Thursday afternoon at o'clock. Ow- ing to the fact that sne wedding par tya will number less than sixty the ceremony will be performed in the blue room, the central apartment of tho main floor of the White House, which is the ceremonial reception room for diplomatic visitors and af- fairs of the most important cere- nlonial character.
 \ The ushers will be the presidents military and naval staff, who will wear full dress uniforms. Miss Elean- or Wilson will be attended by her sis ter Margaret as mazd of honor and Dr. Cary T. Grayson. U. s. N., naval aide and physician to the president, will serve Secretary McAdoo as his best man.
 Just as at the wedding of Miss Jes- sic Wilson to Frances B. Sayre last November, the ceremony. will be fol- lowed by a supper of fifty covers in the state dining room. The Marine band will play ddring the ceremony and the supper. After the bride and bridegroom have taken their depart ure there will be dancing in the east room. gs
 The Rev. Mir. Beach to Oficiate.
 The Rev Sylvaflus Beach, pastor of the Princeton Presbyterian church, which was the church home of the Wilson family during their residence in the university town, will arrive in Washington Thursday morning. He will perform the ceremony.
 At the time MT. and Mrs. Sayre were married the Rev. MT. Beach filled, similar office, but he was as- sisted in the ceremony by MT. Sayre's clerical brother. For the Wilson McAdoo nuptials the Rev. MT. Beach will conduct the entire service.
 Miss Eleanor Wilson will wear a bridal gown of ivory white satin, richly embellished with old lace. She will wear also a string of pearls, orc s<xF HoA fS |. McAdoo has given his bride several handsome pieces of jewelry.
 The first gift after their betrothal was superb fire opal, set in circlet of diamonds. The engagement ring was a single diamond of nearly three carats, set between sapphires. Lately MT. McAdoo gave his bride-to-be a golden, wrist watch encrusted with small rose cut diamonds.
 Presents for the second White House bride are pouring in in an un- interrupted stream. Present atten- .tion centers upon the gifts of the senate and house of representatives. The senators have raised nearly 1000 with which to purchase gift of 8 piece of jewelry
 The gift from the house of repre- sentative has already been sent to the White house. It consists of a silver tea service with a six branch can delabrum.
 Postmaster General and Mrs. Bur- leson have sent Miss Wilson a laval Here. consisting of an exquisite opal Miss Eleanor was born in October which is surrounded with pearls and depends from gold chain, with handsome round pearls set at dis tance of an inch apart
 Another beautiful gift was recently received from the Charge d'Affaires of Persia and Mime. Ali Kuli. It is