The Washington times., 1917-05-16
WILSON'S MOTOR
TO THE GOLF LINKS
Mrs. Wilson Wears Black
and White At Wedding.
DIPLOMATS CROWD CHURCH
Counselor Polk to Entertain Bal
four This Evening.
DIPLOMATS CROWD CHURCH

The President and Mrs. Wilson mo
tored into the country this morning
for a round of golf at one of the near
by clubs.
Mrs. Wilson. who has iightened heI
mourning, wore a becoming magpie
costume Of black and white satin
yesterday afternoon when she &C
companied the President TO st. John 5
Church for the marriage of Miss Mona
McAdoo. daughter of the Secretary of
the Treasury, and Ferdinand de MO
hrenschildt The costume was made
with a skirt OF black satin and Rus'
sian blouse Of white satin, the long
collar being white and black, with
stitching in the new geometrical de
sign. She wore a black straw hat
trimmed with black wings.
wilson's First wedding Here.
Miss Helen Woodrow Bones was
with the President and Mrs. Wilson.
The little party entered the church
from Sixteenth street, passing
through a throng Of men, women, and
children who blocked the sidewalk
in every direction from the church.
The company which witnessed the
ceremony was one of the most dis
tinguished ever gathered in this his
toric edifice, as Miss McAdoo enjoy
ed the distinction of being the first
Cabinet bride Of this Administration
and the first girl of the Cabinet to
marry into the Diplomatic Corps in
in many years.
This was the first wedding in a
Washington church the President and
Mrs. Wilson have attended since their
marriage, although they were among
the guests at the marriage OF Miss
Gertrude Gordon and Rear Admiral
Cary T. Grayson, which took place in
New York. The President was also
a guest at the wedding of Miss Matt
land Marshall, daughter of Brig. Gen
and Mrs. William L. Marshall, and
Paymaster John Harrison Knapp, u
S. n. which took place at the Church
Of the Covenant three years ago. On
this occasion his youngest daughter
Mrs. McAdoo, then Miss Eleanor vii
son, was bridesmaid.
Distinguished Guests Attend.
Mrs. McAdoo, accompanied by Mr..
and Mrs. Francis H. McAdoo and little
Miss Sally McAdoo were among the
early arrivals at the church, enter
ing by the chanceI door, as did the
Vice President and Mrs. Marshall.
In addition to the immediate rela-
1ives OF the bride and President and
Mrs. Wilson, the company nearest
the chancel for the ceremony and
later entertained at the McAdoo resi-
dence on R street, included Vice Presi-
dent and Mrs. Marshall, Chief Jus
tice of the United States and Mrs.
White, Secretary Of State and Mrs.
Lansing, the dean of the diplomatic
corps. NJ. Jusserand, and Nine. Jusse-
rand; the British Ambassador and
Larry Spring Rice, Italian Ambassador
and Countess Di Cellere. the japanese
ambassador, Charge d'Affaires of
Russia and Nine. Onou, Secretary of
the Navy Daniels, Secretary of the
Interior and Mrs. Lane, Secretary of
Commerce and Mrs. Redfield, Secre-
tary of Labor Wilson and his daugh-
ter, Miss Agnes Hart Wilson, the
former Ambassador from Russia and
Nine. Bakhmeteff, Justice and Mrs.
Pltney, Governor OF the Reserve
Board and Mrs. Charles S. Hamlin,
the Right Hon. Arthur J. Balfour,
Lord Eustace Percy, General Bridges.
Major Rees, the Spanish Ambassador
and Nine. Riano. and dr. and Mrs.
Warren DelanO Robbins.