Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1918-08-08
PRESIDENTS NIECE WEEDS
PASTOR IN WHITE HOUSE
Miss Alice Wilson and Rev. Isaac
Stuart McElroy. Jr.. Mar
ried in Blue Room

The first wedding in The White House
while the country is in war was that of MISS
Alice Wilson. niece Of the President. and the
Rev Isaac stuart McElroy. .Ir which took
place in the Blue Room at o'clock last
night.
The double ring ceremony was performed
by the Rev Dr 8. McElroy Of Columbus,
Ga. father of the bridegroom. in the presenc"
Of a small company Of relatives and re"
friends. The wedding was typcaly will
sonian in its simplicity. Doctor McElroN
standing in the hay window to receive the
bride and bridegroom. The windows were
outlined with palms. ferns. white gladiolt and
roses. and Mr. McElroy and his bride kne't
on a white satin priedieu.
Mrs Martin Crook of Sparanburg. s c.
sister of the bridegroom. was the brides only
attendant and Prof. NJ. r. Turnbull Of the
Union Theological Seminary, Richmond was
the best man. The bride. escorted by her
father entered the Blue Room from the main
corridor and Mr.. McElroy and Professor
Turnbul entered from the Red Room.
The bridal gown Of white Ceorgette
creme embroidered in beads and silk threads
made over satin. The skirt was short. with
a panel back The tulle veil formed the train
and was held by a coronet Of rare old lace
and orange blossoms. The lace was loaned
by Mrs Woodrow Wilson. and the orange
blossoms were those worn by Mrs Crook ana
Mrs c. G. Crowel of Columbus. Ga sister
of the bridegroom ! h' w ''''' :"
shower Of white roses and lilies Of the valley
Mrs Crook was in white net over pink trim
med with lace and irdescen beads ana car
ried pink roses.
Immediately following the ceremonies a
dinner was served in the state dining room
with a good sized wedding cake, plainly
made in accordance with all food-administra-
tion instructions The decorations in the
other state apartments were flowers or the
season In the Green Room brown-eyed net
,i.s from the old fashioned gardens south or
III. White House were used with other
eowers cut from the beds in Lafayette Square
across PENNSYLVANIA avenue from the eX-
ecutive mansion. .
Later i, the evening Mr.. and Mrs Nc
Elrov left the white House for the mountains
or Virginia. and will go finally TO "hite
SuIphur Springs. where Mr.. McflroS IL
pastor Of the Presbyterian Church.
Those who witnessed the ceremony were
the President and Mrs Wilson. the iatter
,ra, ring an orchid -coIored chiffon gown Mr..
and Mrs Joseph Wilson. parents of the bride
Mrs Wilson in fesh-Colored georgette crepe :
Mrs 6 MCElroy, mother of the bridegroom
who wore white georgette crepe; MISS Mar
saret Wilson the Presidents daughter. VINO
was in a gown of soft white ChlHoh MT any
Mrs Louis Bryant, Miss EIlzabe'h ferh'hS' V.
Ni,ncie Ind a roommate of the bride at
Trard. RoImon, college of Nashville the Rev.
charles T. King and John Randolph BOILING
Lr,rhsr of Mrs Woodrow wilson,
rio wedding of the Rev. and Mrs McElroN
,,os ,be ffteenth to take place in the White
tIorsp and the fifth in the family or Presl-
don, wilson including his own. ana 'he thiro
w .o,a n,ace in the White House during his
,tpiS II ra ion