Norwich bulletin., 1914-05-08
White House a
 Scene of Beauty
LESS THAN 100 WITNESS MeApoo-
 WILSON NuPTIALs
WAS A LOYAL COMPANY
Ceremony Performed by Rev. Sylvester
 Beach, of Princeton in Blue Room !. s-ids and Groom Radiant.

Wilmington. May Miss Eleanor Randolph Wilson. youngest daughter or the president and Mrs. Wilson be- came the bride tonight of William ury, in the historic blue room of the White House. Less than a hundred persons-and but a few officials heard the 1ow-toned voice of Rev. Syl- yester W. Beach, pastor of the First Presbyterian church of Princeton. N. J., where the Wilson family has wor- shipped for years. as he united in marriage a member of the cabinet and the daughter of the president of the United States.
 It was simple ceremony. brief but solemn--the radiant faces of the bride and groom rehecttng the happiness of inc hour. For the president and Mrs wilson lit was touching moment as they gave away a daughter for the second time within a year. Around them stood their relatives and friends -a small group-for it was a family affair. much the same kind of home wedding one would see in any Amer ican household though the historic interior of the White House with it's masses of lilies and ferns. the uni formed aides and the presence of members of the cabinet and the vice president preserved for the function an on1cial aspect.
 The ceremony started at o'clock
 
 reception was brief, the wedding sup per was followed by a brief dance and at 8 o'clock the bride and groom had left, all the wedding guests had de- parted and the White House resumed | its normal appearance.
 Society Had No Part In Affair.
 All day long there had been busy and the society of the national capital had no part in the affair. Most of | the guests were intimate friends of the family from other cities. Secretary McAdoo gave luncheon to his col leagues in the cabinet, attended also by Dr. Cary T. Grayson, u. s. N. his best man, Secretary Tumulty and Vice | President Marshall. It was a jovial company, speechmaking and witty toasts, especially from MT. Marshall keeping the group in a continuous roal I of laughter. The president and Mrs Wilson motored with their three l daughters. During the early eyening small crowds peered through the fences and iron gates. but saw only the procession of carriages and at1tomo- bnes as they brought the guests ol ] took them away.
 The White House was a scene ot beauty indoors and out The sunset i of a spring evening, tinting a cloud less sky. the sparkling fountains ana new green foliage the rose bushes ir
 
 the wedding guests a picture of rare | beauty as they entered. Within al 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 fur. nishings of the parlors. the state din. ing room and main corridor-this wa. the setting when the wedding hour ar. | rived.
 | President Gave Bride Away.
 The guests. relatives and clos. grouped in semi-circle There wa. a hush as the clergyman entered slowly from the main corridor and as I cended the little altar. with its pre-. dieu covered with white satin, in tn, south bay window of the Blue room The marine band struck up the wed ding march. Miss Sallie McAdoo, ten year-old daughter of the secretary, let the procession as a flower girl. fol lowed by Mrs Francis Bowes Sayre or. and Miss Margaret Wilson, eldes daughter of the president. maid O honor. Miss Nancy Lane. IF years old another flower girl, daughter of Sec. retary Lane of the interior depart ment, directly preceded the bride, wh, was escorted by the president. Tn groom, with pr. Cary Travers Gray son, U. s. N. best man. who was at tired in full dress uniform. met tn, bride at the altar. The Presbyterian single ring service was used with tn characteristic words Hove. honor ant obey" As the president gave tn, bride away, there was an affectfonat smile on his face. He stepped bacl from the altar beside Mrs Wilson an, as the words of the service were read their faces grew grave. The bride an. groom repeated the service unfalter ingly. They smiled happily as the led the procession from the altar t the Red room, where they receives the congratulations of the guests.
 Supper was served at small table in the state dining room. while tn marine band played. The bride GU the wedding cake with pr. Grayson' sword, the young people had a danc in the Blue room and suddenly Mi and Mrs. McAdoo slipped into a wait ing automobile and motored rapidl down Executive avenue. They wi be away on their honeymoon abou two weeks and will not go abroad, a has been reported The secretary ex poets to keep in close touch with tn 1 work of his office.
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