Highland recorder. (Monterey, Highland County, Va.) 1877-1972, 1914-05-15
MISS WILSON
BRIDE OF M'ADOO
wedding Was Brilliant Despite
Plans For Simplicity.
WORD "ODtW IN SERVICE
The White House Was Celuoed by
Gifts, Many of Which Were Costly,
and Many Others "Freakish."


Eleanor Randolph Wilson, youngest
daughter Of the president, was mar
ried on Thursday evening to Secretary
of the Treasury William Gibbs Nc
Adoo. The wedding makes the four
teenth held in the White House.
The wedding ceermony, which was
performed by Rev. Sylvanus w. Beach,
pastor of the First Presbyterian
church of Princeton, n. j., who also
married Mrs. Sayres, was simple IN
the extreme.
The company was the smallest ever
assembled to witness a White House
wedding. Only the members of the i'm
mediate family of the president, few
of Miss Eleanor's intimate friends,
three of Secretary McAdoo's six chill
dren by his first wife, the members OF
the cabinet with their families, and
military and naval officers, members
of the presidents personal statf, Wno
served as ushers, were present.
The company was placed and all In
readiness when from without the deep
tones of the Angelus rang from a
nearby Catholic spire. The Marine
Ban orchestra struck up the first bars
of the Wedding March from Lohen-
grin. At the head of the wedding pro-
cession marched two dainty little
girls, Miss Sally McAdoo, youngest
daughter of the bridegroom, and MISS
Nancy Lane, daughter of the secretary
of the interior. AS flower girls each
CARRIE n large hat filed with rose
blossc. $, which they scattered as they
walked. Behind them, two by two,
marched the glittering ushers, and
then Mrs. Sayre, as mptron OF honor,
and Miss Margaret Wilson, the prcsi-
dents oldest daughter. Each carried a
shepherdess' crook decorated with ap-
pie blossoms.
The bride, leaning on the arm of her
father, wore a gown Of ivory white
satin, embellished with a wealth or
rich old point lace and veil fastened
about the brow with wreath OF or
ange blossoms, which also encircled a
cap of point lace.
AS the bridal procession entered the
blue room the clergyman, accompanied
by the bridegroom and the best man,
DR.. Cary T. Grayson, entered from the
red parlor. The clergyman and all
civilian male members of the wedding
company wore evening dress. DR..
Grayson was attired in the full uni
form of passed assistant surgeon OF
the United States navy.
For the ceremony Rev. Beach used
the interrogations and responses both
as to the betrothal and the words OF
union from the book of Common Pray
er of the Protestant Episcopal church.
The word "obey" was included in the
service.
Notwithstanding the earnest efforts
of the presidents family to restrict
the size of the wedding company and
to make the second White House we'd
ding exclusively private, the wedding
gifts received by Secretary McAdoo
and his bride were many and costly.
Among the gifts, gems and jewelry for
personal adornment predominant. The
most imposing of all are the bride
groom's gifts, superb string OF pearls
and a brooch for the wedding gilt.
Other especially notable presents were
a heavy gold bracelet, studded with
precious stones, from the Unite
States senate, and a massive silver 2l
service of seven pieces from the house
of representatives.
A deluge of what might be termed
freak" gifts was also received. These,
sent in good faith by scores of ad...:::'
ers, male and female, the coEitrJ
over, took the form of barrels OF a J.
pies, turnips, popcorn, washing ma
chimes, sewing machines, cooking uten-
sils and canned goods.