The Washington herald., 1914-05-05
6P. N. THURSDAY
IS MYSTIC HOUR
Plans for the Wilson-McAdoo
Nuptials Are Now
Complete.
HONEYMOON ON OCEAN
Silence Reigns at Executive Mansion.
but Gossip Whispers of Trip
to Europe.
HONEYMOON ON OCEAN

Plans are complete for the Forthcoming
wedding of Miss Eleanor Wilson, third
daughter Of the President. to Secretary
Of the Treasury William Gibbs McAdoo
The final announcement OF the wedding
program was made yesterday when the
choice of pretty little Miss Sallie Nc
Adoo. the twelve-year-old daughter OF
the bridegroom, and Miss Nancy Lane,
daughter of the Secretary Of the Interior
for flower girls was made
The wedding ceremony will be held
Thursday afternoon at o'clock. Owing
TO the fact that the wedding party will
number less than sixty. the troths will
be plighted in the Blue Room. the central
apartment OF the main floor of the White
House. reserved for functions OF the most
important ceremonial character.
The ushers will be the Presidents mill
tary and naval stan. who will wear full
dress uniforms for the occasion. Miss
Eleanor Wilson will be attended by her
sister, Miss Margaret. as maid Of honor.
and DIR. Cary T. Grayson, L. $. ". naval
aid and physician TO the President. will
serve Secretary McAdoo as his best man.
Fifty Mt supper.
The ceremony will be followed by 4
supper OF fifty covers in the State Din
ing-room. The Marine Band will play
during the ceremony and the supper.
After the bride and bridegroom have
taken their departure there will be
dancing in the East Room.
Rev. Sylvanus Beach, pastor of the
Princeton Presbyterian Church. which
was the church home of the Wilson fam
lily during their residence in the univer-
sity town. will arrive in Washington
Thursday morning. He will perform the
ceremony. When Miss Jessie Wilson
Vii PaN NJ
Beach filled a similar office. but he was
assisted in the ceremony by Mr.. Sayre's
clerical brother. For the Wilson McAdoo
nuptials the Rev. Mr.. Beach will conduct
the entire service.
Miss Eleanor Wilson will wear a bridal
gown of ivory-white satin. richly ernbel-
lished with old lace. She will wear also
a string of pearls. one of Secretary Nc
Adoo's presents. The first gift of Mr..
McAdoo after the betrothal was a superb
fire opal. set in a circlet OF diamonds. The
engagement ring was a single diamond
OF nearly three carats. set between sap
phires. Lately Mr.. McAdoo gave his
bride-to-be a golden wrist watch. in
crusted with small rose-cut diamonds.
Sea Honeymoon Probable.
There is much speculation in Washing
ton as to the honeymooninRplace of the
White House couple. The White House
an almost impenetrable ST.
lence, but il is generally understood that
a suite has been engaged upon one of
the transatlantic liners leaving New
York on Saturday. A trip abroad of no
greater duration than four weeks will be
the wedding tour. after which Secretary
McAdoo feels that his attendance upon
the sessions of the Federal Reserve Board.
which will formally be organized during
his absence, will be mandatory.
1t was reported in Washington last
night that a pretty stone cottage. with
grounds. in the neighborhood
Of Chevy Chase, Nd. has been selected
Is the future home of Secretary McAdoo
and his bride. Every pretty stone cottage
With commodious grounds within a radius
IF two miles of Chevy Chase Circle Is
now being pointed out as the new Nc
Adoo homestead.
senate Gift a Secret.
A present to Mss Eleanor Wilson from
members of the Senate assumed tangible
shapc Yesterday. when IL become known
that Senator James E. MARITIME, of New
Jersey, and a One-time summer neighboT
OF the President. was. chairman Of a
Senate committee to purchase a present.
On the committee with Senator MARITIME
are Senator Willard salisbury, OF Della
ware; Senator Charles z. Townsend. of
Michigan, and Senator Lee S. Overman,
of North Carolina.
With such quiet good taste have the
Senator's gone about the matter Of Sc
Getting the wedding present that the pub
ic has been kept in ignorance OF just
what they were doing. However. 1t IS
quite certain the gift from Senators has