The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1914-05-07
REHEARSAL OF WEDDING
HELD AT WHITE HOUSE
Late Arrival of Mrs. Snyrc Delays
Event From Afternoon Until
Evening.
MARITIME SENDS SENATE GIFT
Last Day Ms Miss Eleanor Wilson
Passed by Drl,ie-to-Bc I'm Answering
Notes aud Playing Tennis.
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washington, May 6.-The rehearsal
of the wedding of Miss Eleanor Wilson
and William Gibbs McAdoo was held in
the White House after dinner tonight
It was planned to hold the rehearsal
In the afternoon, but the delay In ar
rival OF Mrs. Francis Bowes Sayre. who
is to he her sisters matron of honor.
caused the postponetucnt.
The party rehearscd tho wedding
march from the Octagon Room up
stairs, down the main staircase. and
through the corridors TO the dais and
pric dicu in the Blue Room three times
Little Sallie McAdoo and Nancy Lane.
diminutive flower girls, We're delighted
over the honor of marching in the pro-
cession. and the gift from the bride
elect to-day of gold lockcts and chains
engraved with her monogram and the
date OF the wedding.
Tho White House marriage license
was taken out after the regular hours
day, the license clerk having been
warned in advance To await for the ar
rival of I. II. Hoover. who Is q sort os
master OF ceremonies at the White
House. The license states that Mis- /:
four years old. white and mover mar
ried before: that Mr.. McAdoo Is fifty
years old. white and married before.
mis- wife deceased. Eoth were residents
of the District OF Columbia.
REV. SYLVESTER BEACH
TO PERF0RM CEREMONY
The Rev. Sylvester Beach is the min
lister named 10 perform the ceremony
II was not necessary to get special
permit for Mr.. Beach from tho Chief
Justice Of Washington to perform the
ceremony as nonresident pastor. The
permit granted him at the time OF the
Wilson-Sayre nupt:als Is regarded still
In force.
Her last day as Miss Eleanor Wilson
was passed by tho bride OF tomorrow
in answering notes. acknowledging
gifts. packing up "her old clothes" to
be sent to poor people. and playing
game of tennis with Mr.. McAdoo on tho
White House court. Miss Wilson
lunchcd with her house guests and par
ents.
Since the engagement Mr.. McAdoo
has showcred his tiance with many
costly gifts. He added to them during
the last two days diamond studded
watch bracelet. pearl and sapphire
pendant and an opal and diamond
lavallierc. AT the trying on of the we'd
ding gown it was noticed that Miss
Wilson needed Il brooch Of some kind
TO pin at the end of the iow-necked
piled by Mr.. McAdoo IN n round pin
OF opals and diamonds. Two other
such pins have been presented to Miss
Wilson from the children OF Mr.. Nc
AdoO.
NUMBER OF OTHER FRIENDS
INVITED BY MISS WILSON
number of friends OF Miss Will
son outside the official circle received
Il telephone call from her to-day. ask
Ing them to come over to the wedding
tomorrow" This will swell the num-
bcr OF guests from fifty to between
seventv-iive and 100.
The gucsts who have already arrived
Mt tho White House arc Mr.. and Mrs.
John a. Wilson, Mr.. and Mrs. Francis
II. Sayre. Miss Helen Hunter. of Ports
mouth, Va: Miss Henrietta Sadlemann,
Wilmington. Del; Miss Elizat cth Duf-
field and Miss Susan Fine. Princeton.
\. j.; Mrs. Charles Kellogg, Athens,
Pa, and Miss Marjorie Brown, Miss
wilson's cousin. OF Atlanta, Ga.
platinum bracelet studded with
precious stones and enclosed In a sill
Yer box. tho gift of tho Senate was
forwarded to Miss Wilson to-day bv
Senator MARITIME. OF New Jersey. chair
man OF tho Senate Gift Committee. A
note of congratulations accompanied 1t.