New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1915-01-18
PRESIDENT IS
GRANDFATHER
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which has been "Miss Jessie's room TO
the household servants ever since.
President Wilson. broke into his reg
ulsr Sunday habits to-day by remain
ing close TO the White House from
breakfast time until the announcement
of the birth. He was the most en-
thusiastic member OF the household
when the news was carried TO him, and
when he was told that Mrs. Sayre had
horne the ordeal bravely and was dong
nicely, and that the baby was whole
some. well-formed little chap. the
President looked the happiest man IN
all Washington. Mr.. Sayre had not
/ then arrived.
The first official notification that
White House baby had arrived was
communicated TO Nice-President and
Mrs. Marshall. They were not at home
when the telephone message was sent,
but later in the evening the lnforma-
/ ton was given TO them, and both eN-
pressed great JOY. Then the Cabinet
members. in the order Of their official
precedence. were Informed OF the good
fortune Of the White House family
The Secretary Of the Navy and Mrs.
Daniels. who are visiting their old
home in North Carolina. were advised
by telegraph. and IN return sent mes
sage Of congratulatiOn. II WAS IN the
Daniels home that the trst formal
dinner TO Mr.. and Mrs. Sayre was gwen
when their engagement was announced
and their ante-nuptial dinner 10 the
White House bride and bridegroom was
the last social function attended by
Mrs. Ssyre as Miss Wilson.
Secretary Of State Bryan was At
home wher the telephone message an
nouncirg the baby's arrival was re
ceived. He answered the telephone
himself and promptly sent his con
gratulat.ons. Then he sent telegram
10 Mrs. BRYAN. who is in Tucson, ARR,
visiting her son.
Others in the Official Family.
The White House baby is by no
means the first newcomer in the Presl-
dents official family circle since the
beginning Of the administration. Sec
rotary Bryan received the news Of
new grandson during the Christmas
holidays. Not long before that Secre-
tarv Of the Treasury McAdoo. the
Presidents second son-il-law was pre-
sented with a new grandchild. and the
Postmaster General and Mrs. BurlesOn
we're congratulated on the arrival OF y
granddaughter earlier IN the autumn.
Secretary Of Labor and Mrs. Wilson
I have also become grandparents since
March 1, 1918, when Mr.. Wilson entered
the Cabinet.
After matters had quoted down about
the White House the President did a
( little telephonng on his own account.
He personally notified Mr. and Mrs.
Winston Churchill and several OF Mrs
Sayre's former college friends living in
Baltimore.
Mrs. Sayre was twenty-seven years
old on August % last. Her engage
ment 10 Mr.. Ssyre WAS announced from
Cornish, y. H., the summer home Of the
President, on August 10, 1918. and Mrs
Sayre became the thirteenth White
House bride on November %, .19l3. The
social world Of Washington is trying 20
count up twelve previous births in the
White House. but. having no Official
record outside Of the families OF Presi-
dents. can only make the new baby
the twelfth.
The marriage Of Mr. and Mrs. Sayre
occurred in the East Room. wi'h rco-e-
sentativcs % the rulers o. All the coun-
tries Of Europe ana Central and South