The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1914-05-07
Fourteenth Ceremony Will be
Elaborate in Spite
of Simplicity
Plans.
Miss Wilson and Secretary Of the
Treasury McAdoo to be
Married This
Evening.

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WASHINGTON, May T. Despite
efforts to make the fourteenth white
house wedding today the simplest OF
ceremonies, only two things were
lacking to make it as elaborate as
any Of the previous thirteen. They
were, the presence Of the diplomatic
corps and the army and the navy, AMI
the famous gilded east room. BY noon
everything was in readiness for the
ceremony. The last rehearsal was
held at II o'clock. All details had
bean attended to and the scores OF
relatives and guests awaited only the
hour of six when the president was
to give his youngest daughter, Miss
Eleanor Randolph Wilson. in mar
riage to VIM Gibbs McAdoo, secre-
tary OF the treasury. Attendants gave
final touches to the blue room today.
Thousands of roses, ferns, palms and
other plants were used to make 1t
typical May day bower A dais, eigh-
teen inches high, upon which was
placed an improvised altar, and read
ing stand was erected and decorated
in time for the last rehearsal. 1t is
surrounded by palms and roses. The
word "obey" will not be eliminated
from the marriage service, the Rev.
Sylvester Beach stated today.
sT'he Episeopai ceremony Will ha
used with some modification in the
prayers" he said.
While some of the details OF to-
days Ger smony will be less elaborate
than that Of the last white house
wedding there will be much color.
The wedding party will be led to the
altar by the presidents army and
navy aides, who will wear their uni
forms. The marine band, with mem
bers dressed in their scarlet coats,
will play the wedding march. The
Rev. sylvester w. Beach Of Princeton,
N. j.. former pastor Of the Wilson
family, will oficiate, as he did at the
thirte snth white house wedding when
Miss Jessie Woodrow Wilson was
married to Francis Bowes Sayre. The
double ring service will be used.
Evening gowns and no hats have been
decided upon as the appropriate dress
for the women guests and relatives
while the men will appear in full dress.
Throughout today many gifts were |
taken to thu white house Several
came from Miss Wilson's girl friends.
while many admirers Of the president |
sent dainty and useful presents. Miss
Wilson herself planned to give her
flower girls-Misses Sallie McAdoo
and Nancy Lane, daughters OF two |
members of the cabinet-little gold
lockets. On one side are the brides |
initials. The other side is set In dia- !
tials. The other side is set in dia-
monds. What Seer rstary McAdoo will
give his young bride-to-be was such a |
deep secret that there was little Or no
speculation. He is expected to give !
her a piece of jewelry. Today the !
license was in the hands Of /
the Rev. Beach. 1t was obtained by |
house, who procured licenses for the
of Miss Alice Roosevelt and
Nicholas Longworth and for the presi-
dents second daughter and Mr.. Sayre.
Yesterday the bride had fun all her
own. it was learned today. Unexpect-
edly. she summoned one Of her little
flower girls, Sallie McAdoo. Robert
McAdoo and Mary Tumulty, eldesa
daughter of the secretary to the pres
ident and ran away to the circus.
she played a game Of ten
mis- with the bridegroom. i
Where the honeymoon will be spent
was big mystery. 1t was expected
the couple would leave tonight for
New York and sail for Europe, re-
turning, however, on the same
steamer.