The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1914-05-08
YOUNGEST DAUGHTER OF
PRESIDENT BECOMES WIFE
OF CABINET OFFICER.
Wedding In Marked Contrast to
One Of Few Months Ago.
Quiet Home Affair.

WASHINGTON. ID. C.. Nav =
Miss Eleanor Randolph Wilson. younv-
est daughter OF the President and Mrs
wilson. became the bride tonight of
william Gibbs McAdoo. the Secretary
OF the Treasury. in the historic Blue
Room OF the White House.
Less thon hundred persons-and
out rev omcials-heard the low-toned
voice OF Rev. Sylvester w. Beach. pas-
tor OF the First Presbyterian church
OF princeton, y. J.. where the Wilson
iamily had worshipped for years. as
he united in marriage a member of
me cabinet and the daughter OF the
PRESIDENT OF the United States.
was simple ceremony. brief but
solemn-the radiant faces OF the bride
ana eroom rejecting the happiness OF
For the President and Mrs Wilson
y was touching moment as they
gave away daughter for the second
tline within a year. Around then,
1000 their relatives and friends-a
sInali sroup-for II was family af-
IalI, much the same kind of home
wedding one would see in any Ameri-
can household. though the historic In.
terlor OF the White House. with its
masses OF lilies and ferns the uni.
FORMED aides. and the presence ,,f the
members OF the cabinet and the Vice
fIesident preserved for the function
Quite Contrast.
III was IN contrast, nevertheless 70
lhe wedding OF last November Tharo
We're no uniformed diplomats No
hithDers OF the senate or house or
the supreme court. This was the wish
OF the bride and groom. carried ont
10 the letter. and except for an ate
noon OF gayety among the Young folks
Win the busy anticipation that Al
ways precedes a wedding the dav ana
evening moved by quietly and oIiicklS
NJ ceremony started at O'Clock
sharp and lasted but 10 minutes. The
reception was brief. the weddinr sun.
per was followed BY a brief dance ara
az O'Clock the bride and groom bad
III al tne wedding guests had d.
parted ana the White House resumed
us normal appearance-interrun
but a few hours
All day long there had been busy
preparations. but official Wasbfngto,
snd the society of the national canitsi
l, nau no part IN the affair. Most OF the
suts,s were intimate friends OF the
i9mily from other cities. Secretsrv
NcAuoo gave luncheon TO his col
leagues in the cabinet. attended also
.! ut. Cary T. Grayson. 4. :. n. his
Nice-President Marshall
II was jovial company. speechmak
,n.S ana witty toasts. especially from
VT. Marshall, keeping the groun in
C3htinuous roar OF laughter. The
president and Mrs. Wilson motored
WIN their three daughters.
Scene OF Beauty.
me White House was q scene og
beauty indoors and out The sunset
or a spring evening. tinting a cloud
Tess skN. the sparkling fountains ana
lew green foliage. the roSebushes in
biossom and the Italian gardens gave
me Mendlhg guests picture of rare
Deauty 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
iorlc portraits OF presidents OF The
United states and the luxurious fur
nishings OF the parlors. the state din
ing room and main corridor-this was
rived
The guests. relatives and close
friends OF the two families. were
grouped in a semi-Circle There was
hush OF silence as the clergyman
entered slowly from the main corri-
dor and ascended the little altar with
In tho south bay window OF the blue
room. The marine band struck up
the wedding march.
Miss Sallie McAdoo. 10-year-old
daughter OF the secretary, led the pro-
cession as flower girl. followed by
W. ~ ANNlAf+N fhWNfN EANrN. sister or
The bride and matron Of honor. and
Miss MARGARET Wilson. eldest daurh-
ter OF the president. maid of honor.
Miss Nancy Lane. 10 years old an
other Hover girl. daughter OF Secra.
tary Lane Of the interior department.
directly preceded the bride. who was
escorted by the president. The groom.
with Dr Cary Traverse Grayson. 4.
Z. y. best man. who was atfired in
iull dress Uniform, met the bride at
the altar.
Presbyterian Ring Service.
The sbyterian single ring serv-
ice was used. with the characteristics
words love. honor and obey" A
the president gave the bride away
there was an ancctionate smile un
his face Tie stepped back from the
altar beside Mrs Wilson. and as the.
words of the service were read their
faces were Eravcly solemn The
bride and groom repeated tho service
untalterinely and did not appear i'm
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