The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1914-05-05
Vr. McAdoO and Miss Eleanor
Wilson Finish Plans for
Wedding Thursday.
mr.. GRAYSON AS BEST MAN
Margaret Wilson TO Be Maid Of
Honor: Secretary's Daugh.
ter Flower Girl.

WASH NOTION, May f.-flans are COM
nlo,e now for the forthcoming wedding Of
Miss Eleanor Wilson. third daughter Of
the President, to Secretary OF the Treas
,rv william Gibbs McAdoo. The final an
,ouncement Of the wedding programme
"a, made to-day. when the choice was
,r,8e OF pretty little Miss Sallie McAdoo.
tho tvelve.year-o daughter Of the BRIDE
groom. and Miss Nancy Lane. daughter
q the Secretary Of the Interior. for
flower girls.
The wedding will take place on Thurs
day afternoon at o'clock. Owing to the
fac. that the wedding party will number
less than sixty the ceremony will be per-
formed in the Blue Room, the central
apartment Of the main floor Of the White
House, which Is the ceremonial reception
room for diplomatic visitors and affairs
Of the most important ceremonial charac-
Ter.
The ushers will be the Presidents mill
tsry and naval stan, who will wear full
dress uniforms. Miss Eleanor Wilson will
be attended by her sister Margaret as
maid Of honor. and Or. Cary T. Grayson.
U. y.
President. will serve Secretary McAdoo as
his best man.
Just as at the wedding of Miss Jessie
Wilson to Francis b. Sayre last Novem-
Der. the ceremony will be followed by a
supper OF fifty covers In the state din
ing room The Marine Band will play
during the ceremony and the supper. AZ
Ter the bride and bridegroom have taken
their departure there will be dancing In
the East Room.
The Rev. Mr. beach TO OMeiste.
The Rev Sylvanus Beach, pastor of the
Princeton Presbyterian Church. which
WAS the church home of the Wilson family
during their residence In the university
town. will arrive in Washington Thurs
day morning. He will perform the cere-
mony.
Al the time Mr.. and Mrs, Sayre were
married the Rev. Mr.. Beach Allied a similar
Office but he was assisted in the cere-
mony BY Mr.. Sayre's clerical brother. For
the Wilson McAdoo nuptials the Rev. Mr..
Beach will conduct the entire service.
Mss Eleanor Wilson will wear a bridal
gown OF ivory white satin. richly EN-
bellished with old lace. She will wear
also a string of pearls. one OF Secretary
McAdoo's presents Mr.. McAdoO has
given his bride several handsome pieces
Of jewelry.
The FIRST gift after their betrothal wa
superb fire opal, set in circlet Of
diamonds. The engagement ring was a
single diamond of nearly three carats
set between sapphires.. Lately Mr.. Nc
Adoo gave his bride-to-be golden wrist
watch encrusted with small rose cut dia'
monds.
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bride are pouring In in an uninterrupted
stream. Present attention centres upor
the gifts Of the Senate and House OF Rep
resentatiyes The Senators have raise-t
nearly $1,000 with which to purchase
gift OF piece OF jewelry.
The gift from the House of Represen
tatives has already been sent to th'
White House. 1t consists OF a silver ties
service with a six branch candelabrum.
Postmaster-General and Mrs. Burlesoi
have sent Miss Wilson a lavalliere, con
ssting OF an exquisite opal-Miss Eleano
was born In October-which Is surrounded
with pearls and depends from gol'
chain, with handsome round pearls set a
distance Of an inch apart
Another beautiful gift was recently re
ceived from the Charge dAna!res OF Per
ia and Nine. Ali Kuli. 1t is an antiqu
belt OF heavy filigreed silver. richl!
adorned with turquoise. IL Is one OF tn
few antiques among the wedding gifts.
MA, Sail On saturday.
There is much speculation in Washing
tor, most notably among passenger tram
solicitors for railway companies an
spring resort special agents. as to til
honeymoon plans of the couple. Althoug
the White House maintains silence wit
regard to the going away of the brida
party, II Is generally understood that
suite has been engaged upon a transatlar
tic liner leaving New York on Saturday.
A trip abroad OF no greater duratio
than four weeks will be the wedding tou
after which Secretary McAdoo feels tina
his attendance upon the sessions OF III
Federal Reserve Board. which VIII fol
mally be- organized during his absenc
viii be mandatory. The four weeks vacs
ton would admit Of the Secretary return
ing To Washington nearly three weeks b'
fore ia" new Federal reserve bank pla
GOES into actual operation.
II Was reported In Washington that
pretty stone cottage. with commodio,
grounds. IN the neighborhood of Chev
Chase Nd. has been selected as Il
future home Of Secretary McAdoo al
his bride
Secretary McAdoo owns handson
country place on the banks of the Huds,
few miles above New York Recent
TINS country place was let for period
three years, and the fact Of its Leash
mas been very generally accepted In Was
'hston AS indicating that Secretary NJ
Adoo rad no intention OF resigning fro
me Cabinet Immediately or shortly aft
o wedding, as was generally rumOred
Washington just after the announcemo