The Washington herald., 1920-12-29
Broun-King
WeddingBig
Event Here
RelatiDe of Wilson's Weds
With Washington Society
In Attendance.


er, Mrs. William II. Boiling. The
President was invited and was pro-
nounced well enough to attend by
his physician, but he decided that
he would not go because he has so
far refused to do anything OF a
social nature since his illness. and
attend other social functions.
His daughter, Miss Margaret VIII
son, was maid of honor, and her
Williams McAdeo and
Mrs. Francis Bowes Sayre - with
Mr.. Sayre, were among the guests.
Mr.. MQkdoo had intended coming
on for The wedding. but was pre-
vented at the last moment by the
death of his sister. Miss Helen
Woodrow Bones had also signifiec
her intention of attending the we'd
ding. but was detained in New York
at the last moment.
Mr.. and Mrs. Sayre, Mrs. McAdoo
and Miss Wilson, who Is now re-
siding in New York, were all guests
of President and Mrs. Wilson at
the White House for the wedding.
and Miss Bones was to have been
one of the party there. They were
with the President to help him cele-
brate his sixty-fourth birthday an
niversary yesterday. all dining to-
gether quietly at the White House
at an early hour, going Immediately
afterward to the Brown residence
in street for the wedding.
On Sunday the bride and BRIDE
groom and Col. and Mrs. Brown
dined with President and Mrs. Will
son at the White House, and the
of the wedding the young
couple went to the White House
for a brief visit with the President
and Mrs. Wilson. The brides father
is a first cousin OF the Presidents
first wife. The bride has always
been very close to',the Wilson girls,
her second cousins, and visited them
frequently at the White House be-
fore her family came here to live.
Close to Wilson.
Col. Brown spent much time In
Washington before they decided to
reside here permanently and was al
ways a guest at the White House
while in the city. Few men have
been as close to the President as
Col. Brown
The bride was one of Mrs. Sayre's
and was present when
Miss Eleanor Wilson became Mrs
although she had no at
tendants save her two sisters and
two flower girls, Miss Nancy Lane
now Mrs. Philip Kaufman. and
Miss Sally McAdoo. daughter of Mr..
who was then Secretary OF
the Treasury.
Miss Margaret Wilson first
brought the bride and Mr. King to-
gether as she was very fond of both
Of them and was anxious for them
to know each other.
Colered with Tradition.
The wedding was marked by
many of the pretty little ceremonies
which are hallowed by tradition,
but there was also a note of origi-
nality in the arrangements, the
whole being planned by the brides
mother. The ccreTsony. which was
q double-ringed one, was solemnized
In the ballroom of the Brown resi-
dence. which they have leased since
to Washington and which
they will occupy until next fall when
they plan to buy a home. They ex-
pect to reside here permanently be-
cause of Col. Browns business in
terests.
The ballroom was particularly
with its soft hangings OF
deep rose color and the many crys-
light around the walls
and around the bottom of the
ceiling. The walls
were hung with Southern moss,
brought by truck from the estate
OF the brides parents.
Chancel Arranged I'm Hall.
The tmprovised chancel with a
white satin prieu dieu was arranged
the small stage with a background
OF ferns and tall Easter lilies.
Across the front of the stage was
an arbor of white hung with pink
and white rambler roses. On each
side of the arbor were banked
palms, ferns and pink roses. Ar
on a solid formation along
the edge that adorned the full
length of the two long side walls
were green boxes of growing fiow-
ers. snap dragons. geraniums. prim-
roses. narcissi and dahlias; also
0mciatlng Clergyman.
The ceremony was performed by
the Bishop Coadjutor of Tennessee
Rt- Rev. Troy Beatty, who was for
many years pastor OF the church
attended In Athens. Ga. by the bride
and her family; and the Rev. Cary
Breckenridge Wilmer of St Luke's
Church. Atlanta. The bridal party
came down the long stairway from
the second floor and through the
-FOUR adjoining rooms that extend
the length OF the house and on into
the music room. The rooms are all
practically one forming a remark
able vista There are two drawing
rooms. the dining room and a music
room The dining room was trans
formed into a drawing room for the
wedding and supper after the cere-
mony was served IN the big sun-
per room under the ball room. The
was hung with smiiax ana
southern moss and pink and white
lowers, while clusters of cut now
ers In pink and white, particularly
pink roses, were banked on the
mantels and In large vases and lars
In every nook and corner. A small
Christmas tree aglow with electric
bulbs of many hnes in the second
drawing room added much to the
colorfulness Of the scene.
wedding Procession.
The wedding procession was led
BY four ushers, Fitz william Wood
.ow, cousin Of the President, from
Columbia. s. c.. but now residing
n Washington. and formerly a resi-
lent at the white House; Percival
'need. Herman Riddell, Frederick
stevens, of New York: and Grant