The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1914-03-14
WILSON'S ANNOUNCE
THE ENGAGEMENT
President at First Objected to
McAdoo's Age, 1t Is
Rumored.
By Interna tional News Service

BY Interna tional News Service
WASHINGTON, March 13.-Just as
society was despairing OF an official an
nouncement from the White house about
the reported engagement OF Miss Eleanor
Wilson to William C. McAdoo, secretary
Of the treasury. statement was gwen
out tonight by the presidents secretary
Mr. TumuIty, TO this effect:
1.-THE president and Mrs. Wilson an
nounce the engagement OF their youngest
daughter, Eleanor Randolph, TO William
Gibbs McAdoo'
Those few words made certain that the
wedding bells will again chime in the
White house for the second time In the
Wilson administration within the space
OF six months, and that Miss Eleanor
Wilson will he the fourteenth White
house bride.
The briefness OF the announcement was
much commented on. because when the
engagement OF Miss Jessie Wilson to Mr.,
Sayre was announced it was with d
wealth OF detail and circumstance. II is
understood that the wedding day has not
been fixed. Rumor has 1t, however, that
II will occur at very early date, either
In Easter week or when the June roses
blossom about the White house grounds
IT was impossible 10 learn whether the
wedding would be a family one or par
take OF the public nature of the jessie
Wilson wedding. At any rate. II Is con-
sidered certain that Miss Margaret VIII
son. whose own engagement Has Deen
frequently rumored TO Boyd FISHER OF
Princeton. will act as her sisters mald
Of honor as she did for Mrs. Jessie Sayre'
Special interest attaches to the news
from the fact that this is the first time
In the history of the White house that
one OF a presidents cabinet has won the
hand OF presidents daughter.
Various rumors were in circulation to-
day as TO the Inception of the romance.
One was that Secretary McAdoo great
Miss Wilson and that he danced his way
into her heart Secretary McAdoo does
the hesitation waltz and the tango bet
ter than any society man in Washing
ton and Miss Wilson and he were ire
Quent and devoted partners.
The old adage that Love laughs at
age, race and creed is borne out IN the
engagement. as Secretary McAdoo is
twenty-six years older than Miss Wilson,
the father OF six children and the grand
father OF two. He has been wldower
for several years and devoted TO business
projects.
Friends of the couple say that the
president rather deplored the difference
in their ages at first. but as soon as he
realized that this was an obstacle that
could not be elmina ted, but must be
met, he gave his consent Secretary Nc
Adoo is very youthful in appearance
and disposition. however. 1t was pointed
out today that one OF his sons is older
than his intended bride and that hls
daughter Miss Mona McAdoo, is of the
same age as Miss Wilson.
This morning Miss Wilson. accompa-
MED by Secretary McAdoo's little daugh-
ter Sally, one OF her dearest little friends.
went shopping. They rode down town in
Miss Wilson's electric runabout and little
Miss McAdoo drove the car In the less
crowded streets.
An unusual situation will arise when
Miss Wilson marrics the secretary. AT
the age OF "a she Will be wife. stepmoth-
er stepgra nd mother and mother-in-law,