New Britain herald., 1914-05-08
MISS ELEANOR WILSON
 BRIDE OF SEC. N'AD0O
; Simple White House Wedding Sol.
 emnz5d by Rev. Sylvester Beach.

Washington, May s.-Miss Eleanor Randolph Wilson. youngest daughter of the president and Mrs. Wilson, be- came the bride last night of William Gibbs McAdoo, secretary of the trea- sury, in the historic blue room of the White House. Less than a hundred persons-and but a few officials heard the low-toned voice of Rev. Sylvester w. Beach, pastor of the First Presbyterian church of Prince ton, N. J., where the Wilson family has worshipped for years, as he unit ed in marriage member of the cabi- net and the daughter of the presi- dent of the United States.
 It was a simple ceremony, brief but solemn-the radiant faces of the bride and groom reflecting the hap piness of the hour. For the president and Mrs. Wilson it was touching moment, as they gave away daugh- ter for the second time within a year. : Around them stood their relatives and friends, small group, for it was a family affair-much the same kind of home wedding one would see in any American household, though the historic interior of the White House, with it's masses of lilies and ferns, the uniformed aides, and the presence of members of the cabinet and the vice president. preserved for the function an official aspect. Afternoon of Gaiety.
 It was in contrast, nevertheless, to the wedding of last November. There were no uniformed diplomats, no members of the senate or house, or the supreme court This was the wish of the bride and groom, carried out to the letter, and except for an after noon of gaiety among the young folks with the busy anticipation that always precedes wedding, the day and evening moved quietly and quickly The ceremony started at 6 o'clock and lasted but fifteen minutes. The re- ception was brief, the wedding supper was followed by a brief dance and at o'clock the bride and groom had left, all the wedding guests had de- parted and the White House resumed it's normal appearance.
 All day long there had been busy preparations, but official Washington and the society of the national capi- tai had no part in the affair. Most of the guests were intimate friends of the family from other cities. Secre- tary McAdoo gave a luncheon to his colleagues in the cabinet attended al- so by Dr. Cary T. Grayson, U $. N, his best man, Secretary Tumuity and Vice President Marshall. It was a jov- ial company. speech making and witty toasts, especially from MT. Marshall, keeping the group in a continuous roar of laughter. The president and Mrs. Wilson motored with their three daughters.
 A Scene of Beauty.
 The White House was scene of beauty indoors and ,out. The sunset of spring evening, tinting a cloudless sky, the sparkling fountains and new green foliage, the rose bushes in blossom and the Italian gardens gave the wedding guests a picture of rare beauty as they entered. Within all was splendor-palms, lilies. ferns, roses. the soft light Of the blue room, the red coated marine band, the his toric portraits of presidents of the United States and the luxurious furn- ishings of the parlors. the state dining room and main corridor--this was the setting when the wedding hour ar rived.
 The guests, relatives and close friends of the two families were grouped in a semi-circle. There was a hush as the clergyman entered slowly from the main corridor and ascended the little altar, with it's predieu covered with white satin, in the south bay window of the blue