Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1914-05-07
M'ADOO-WILSON UNION IS.
TAKES PLACE TODAY


that most people call her handsome. She
il tall and slender. her head Is well
shaped. her ewes are blue. and when she
smiles-or better still when she laughs.
which Is often-she shows her fine
teeth. Her hair j. a shade darker than
her mothers and she wears il in a coil
wound round her head. She follows the
m1lcs In dress. without cx~aggcration.
Miss Wilson was porn in Middlciown.
Conn. where her father was a professor
"A, Wesleyan University. Al fifteen she
went 10 Raleigh. y. g., 10 boarding
school. Later on while her sister Mar.
garct went in seriously for vocal study.
and another sister was engaged in so
rial settlement work in the kcnsington.
Pa. mill district. the bride of today be.
gan her art studies in Philadelphia. in
h~eriting her ability and taste in that
direction from her mother.
Life nj the capital opened up a pro.
gram Of events which the hride-to be
has c~njoyel &" the fullest. Most of the
%fofnrr associates of the Wilson girls
and have joined IN their social activities
here. The White lIousc tennis court.
famous during the Roosevelt regime.
fitted in Irrfc-tly in the Wilson girls
home pleasure scheme. Miss Eleanor
plays a good game of tennis. though
equally devoted Ia horseback riding. She
is also fond Of walks. often joining The
President in his %iaunis. although her
walking partner the past spring has
lrcn her future husband. Secretary Ne
Addo has trampcd with her MANY after
moons after his office hours through the
uptown streets and suburbs.
Miss Wilson's GOWNS Of the past sea
son have been especially well selected
and are part of her trousscau. One If
her most becoming ball gowns was 4
white satin. both skirt and waist dralrei
the distinctive feature being the broad
gir'lc of black velvet ribbon with Ion.
sash ends. Simplicity still rules thr.
cowning of Mrs. Wilson and her dau.ii
tiers for the street aud home wearing.
One of Miss Elranor'> favoriic hats this
spring has been u shining black sailor
faced with pink rose. with " full blown
rose and u bit of foliage Ierrhcd on he
left front ~ the brim.
The bridegroom of today. Secretary
William q. McAdoo. was born in Mari
eta, Ga. II years ago. He was only
II when admitted ia The bar. after his
studies at the University Of Tennessee.
lie prarticcd hisl profession in chaita-
nnnu, Cor atuhf f...aY- sl., ..aV.I -.
New York. There he conceived the PROF
ect with which his name j. identified
the Hudson river tunnel system. linking
New York and Jersey City. Nj. Ne
Adoo was president of the system FROM
800. 10 1913.
Mr. McAdoo was one of the original
Wilson men," and AZ vice chairman of
the Democratic National committee aud
rs acting chairman during much If The
1917 campaign. the acquaintan'e he
tween the two. fatrd 10 he bound ;ngrih
or by family ties. has had no breaks
from its inception. Mr.. Nc.Adoo'> first
wife died about two Ncars ago. She
was Sarah Houston Fleming Of Chatta-
noo-a. Tenn. OF his six children
three sons and three daughters. he two
oldest are married. They are Mrs.
Charles Martin. who lives in Arizona.
and Francis III. Mcidoo of this rity. The
other children are William a McNdoo
Jr.. student al Princeton. Rohcr: Ne
Adoo. al school AZ II. Paurs. Miss Mona
Mctdoo. who took part in Washington
social life for the past year for The first
time. and Saliie Mc.Adoo. the little girl
Of the family.
Secretary McAioo j. both yoang in
appearance and IN temperament. lie
goes in for al the sports. lie rides.
PLAYS tennis. and his manner with his
sons and daughters is qnitc like that ~
a hic brother. When he began the past
winter 10 90 ont with his daughter
his attentions to her. and To Miss Flea
nor Wilson seemed just the same a. The
casual observer. Ills dancing has been