Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1914-05-07

Miss Wilson was born in Middletown,
Connecticut, where her father was a
professor at Wesleyan University. At
fifteen she went to Raleigh, y. c., to
boarding school. Later en- while her
sister Margaret went in seriously for
vocal study, and another sister was
engaged in social settlement work IN
the Kensington, Pa, mill district, the
bride of tomorrow began her art stud
les in Philadelphia, inheriting her abil-
ity and taste in that direction from
her mother.
Life at the capital opened up a pro-
gram of events which the bride-to-be
has enjoyed to the fullest Most of the
White House weekend guests have
been former associates of the Wilson
girls and have Joined in their social
activities here. The White House ten
mis- court, famous during the Roose-
welt regime, fitted in perfectly in the
Wilson girls home pleasure scheme.
Miss Eleanor plays a good game of
tennis, though equally devoted to
horseback riding. She is also fond of
walks, often joining the President in
his jaunts, although her walking part
ner the past spring has been her fu-
ture husband Secretary McAdoo has
tramped with her many afternoons
after his office hours through the up
town streets and suburbs.
Miss Wilson's gowns of the past sea-
son have been especially well selected,
and are part of her trousseau One of
her most becoming ball gowns was a
white satin, both skirt and waist drap-
ed the distinctive feature being the
broad girdle of black velvet ribbon
with long sash ends. Simplicity still
rules the gowning of Mrs. Wilson and
her daughters for the street and home
wearing. One of Miss Eleanor's fav
orite hats this spring has been shin
ing black sailor faced with rose pink,
with a fullblown rose and a bit of TO-
liage perched on the left front of the
brim.
The bridegroom of tomorrow, Sec
rotary William G.. McAdoo, was born
in Marietta, Georgia. 81 years ago. He
was only q when admitted to the bar,
after his studies at the University of
Tennessee. He practiced his profess
sion in Chattanooga for eight years.
then moved to New York. There he
conceived the project with which his
name is identified-the Hudson river
tunnel system, linking New York and
Jersey City. Mr.. McAdoo was presi-
dent of the system from 1902 to 1913
Mr. McAdoo was one of the "origi-
nal Wilson men," and as vice chair
man of the Democratic National COM
mittee and as acting chairman during
much of the 1912 campaign, the ac-
uuaintance between the two, fated TO
be bound together later by family ties,
has had no breaks from its inception
Mr. McAdoo's first wife died about two
years ago She was Sarah Houston
Fleming of Chattanooga, Tennessee
OF his six children, three sons and
three daughters, the two oldest ore
married. They are Mrs. Charles Mar
tin, who lives in Arizona, and Francis
H. McAdoo of this city. The other
children are William G. McAdoo, Jr,
student at Princeton, Robert McAdoo,
Mt school at St. Pauls, Miss Mona
McAdoo, who took part in Washington
social life for the past year for the
first time, and Sallie McAdoo, the
little girl of the family
Secretary McA6oo is both young in
appearance and in temperament. He
goes in for all the sports. He rides,
plays tennis, and his manner with his
sons and daughters is quite like that
of a big brother. When he began the
past winter to go out with his daugh-
ter, Miss Mona, his attentions to her.
and to Miss Eleanor Wilson seemed
Just the same to the casual observer.
His dancing has been seen in many
| bathrooms showing proficiency in the
art and especially in its newer forms.
When Secretary McAdoo took resi-
dence here last fall, he selected 11o9
| Massachusetts Avenue. His household
here has consisted of his two daugh-
tiers. Until coming here, Mr.. McAdoo
and his family spent much time each
year in his commodious residence at
Irvington -on-the- Hudson, which per-
chance may soon become the scene Of
a honeymoon or a summer sojourn of
! the new Cabinet couple.