The sun., 1918-08-11
WASHINGTON, Aug. 10.

w quietly 1t is conducted. IL is
always the event of the week. For
that matter White House wedding is
the event Of the month. yea verify, Of
the season in which 1t happens.
Il is natural that this should be SO,
for In nearly a century and a quarter
u It's existence as the Presidents
house there have only been fifteen OF
/. these weddings. an average of about
une every eight years. or considerably
less than one to an Administration.
And yet the Wilson Administration
has furnished three of them. Though,
even at that the most interesting we'd
ding of the Administration did not
lake place at the Executive Mansion.
one might think that White House
Wedding would always be--just White
House wedding. each one exactly like
every other one. AS matter of fact
10 two of them are alike. Each one
las had Its own individuality and
character This one of Miss Alice
Wilson. the Presidents niece, and the
Rev l. 5. McElroy. the young divinity
student and prospective missionary.
last Wednesday. while 1t was the IF
las been solemnzed while the nation
was at war.
Wartime simplicity was the Keynote
cf all the arrangements. There were
no cards, either o. invitation before
the event or o. announcement after it.
The entire company assembled for the
occasion numbered only sixteen, in
Guiding bride and bridegroom, their at
tendants only one apiece-and the
officiating clergyman.
There was, l am told. perfectly
good bride cake featured at that din
ner--a white cake. of course, with
icing an inch thick, more or less. One
wonders If there Is any special dis
pensation as to sugar when 1t comes to
White House wedding cake, or II
Trey just took mean advantage of the
absence of Mr.. Hoover?
Family Party Present.
II was one of those family parties
10 which the President is addicted.
Theentire company were house guests
at the White House for day or two,
and the only members of the party
who We're not closely related to one
or the other of the high contracting
parties were Miss Elizabeth Perkins,
who had been the brides room mate
at college and her most intimate girl
Chum for years, and two close friends
OF the bridegroom. the Rev Charles
L. King of Richmond one of his class
mates at the seminary. and Prof NJ
R. TurnbulI, also of Union Theological
Seminary, who served as best man.
Even Admiral Grayson was "among
those absent" though il had been
planned to include him in the con,-
rany.
II was solemnized. as most of the
White House weddings have been in
the beautifully proportioned oval blu,
parIor-the state anartmert mar ex
ceHence OF the FAMOUS old mansion
r.cslves now d,nlomo,io arri,.aIs ~
ono &, for, ,h.t &. ,,co, Co.. ~, 49,
,icr,sr,v formal ord eufr,, oo,asior,,
White flowers were used for decora
,iors .bara not rocoss,r,,, hoo,,,s, !,
was wedding I'm, becansa ,ho,, orc
ohou, tho onlv aouars tb., ,oo,, ,,,a,,
against Tho ro+b.r All. h,,,. -.
and tho ivory white uoodn,ori, r,,a
-oorr oIr.o,.. soo,,,. - y. -,
a hin or Wedeuood IL t. inc. oho,,,
that sort of blue and white
None Of the rooms was o,,bora,o,,.
decorated Tho eowers see,,od "a ~.
right ont Of the garden mostly White
-, '',I "e'i, hI's'E ""ite
the bme room. rich cr;r,sor ,bIoy in
the red room and black eyad sms,ns
in the green room And in rho great