Evening star., 1914-04-17
M'ADOO-W|LSON
WEDDING MAY !
Date Is Announced at White
House by the President
and Mrs. Wilson.
GUEST LIST CONFINED
TO OFFICIAL FAMILY
Affair to Be Quiet and Modelled
After Cleveland Nuptials-Hour
Not Made Known.

The President and Mrs. Wilson an
nounced today that the wedding of their
youngest daughter. Miss Eleanor Ran
doph Wilson. and Secretary McAdoo
would take place Thursday Ma> :.
The announcement from the White
House giving the date of the wedding
also said:
"In accordance with the wishes OF Miss
Wilson and Mr.. McAdoo the wedding will
be very small only the Vice President
and Mrs. Marshall. the cabinet and the
immediate members of the two families
are to be present
That the next bride Of the White House
has chosen d quiet wedding. modelled
after the ceremony which united Presi-
dent Cleveland and Miss Frances Folsom,
will be no surprise to the friends closely
interested in the coming event 1t has
been expected for the past month that
family party and the capinet circle. with
the Vice President and his wife, would be
the only witnesses TO the ceremony, and
until very lately, even the official guests
were by no means certain that they
would be included in the party,
From arrangements made recently.
however. by these notables. 1t became
evident that all would be in Washing
ton throughout the first week in May
and that their various out-of-town trips
and other engagements would preeede
and follow that period
Hour Not Given Out.
The announcement made today of the
date does not include the hour of the
ceremony. President Cleveland's mar
riage was an evening event in the blue
room. a gaslight function such as was
fashionable and frequent at that period.
The marriage took place June =. 1885.
During the III years of the occupancy
of the White House there have been
thirteen weddings there The coming
bride will therefore be the fourteenth to
enjoy that distinction.
Miss Eleanor Wilson will be the sixth
ili the list of Presidents daughters to be
married in the White House.
Those preceding her and married in
the east room were Nellie Grant, Alice
Roosevelt and Jessie Wilson. The other
White House brides and also President 8
daughters were Marie Hester Monroe and
Elizabeth Tyler.
Interested in Society.
Miss Eleanor Wilson is probably the
most vivacious of the three daughters
of the President and Mrs. Wilson, and
has manifested more interest in the
ordinary routine which society life Of
fers heEs.x,4aaA., eithex sof her older
sisters both of whom have devoted
much of their time to philanthropic and
charitable work.
She is talented and widely read and a
good linguist. She has all the domestic
accomplishments of girls in her state
of life has travelled considerably. rides,
runs an automobile, plays tennis, dances
and enjoys outdoor life in all its phases.
Secretary McAdoo has his home at 1909
Massachusetts avenue. which is presided
over by his second daughter Miss Mona
McAdoo. for whom the past winter was
her first in society. He has two other
daughters one married and living west,
and a younger one. Sally, still little girl.
He has married son, Francis H. Nc
Adoo, and two younger sons now in col
Iege. His first wife was southern born.
He has been a widower several years.
1t is understood that announcement
cards of the wedding will be sent out as
was done last November. following the
wedding of Mr.. Sayre and Miss Jesse
Wilson.
Miss Eleanor Wilson will be a brides
maid at the wedding, April -, of Miss
Maitland Marshall and Paymaster Knapp,
United States Navy