The Waterbury Democrat., 1937-06-29

of honor.
 John Roosevelt Best Man John Roosevelt, youngest of the Presidents sons, is to be best man.
 Bridesmaids chosen by Miss Du Pont include: Barbara Gushing, New Haven, Conn.,, sister-in-law Of James Roosevelt, the Presidents oldest son, and friend of the brides for many years: Harriet Jackson, Providence, R. l.; Mrs. c. Porter Schutt, Greenville, Del; Mrs. James P. Polk, Glen Head, L. l.; and Mrs. Thomas le Boutillier III, New York City.
 Ushers include: James Roosevelt, Washington, and Elliott Roosevelt, Ft. Worth, Tex, the other two brothers of the groom; Eldredge Jackson, Providence, R. l.; A. J. Drexel Paul, Jr., Radnor, Pa.; Percy pyne III; Bernardsville, N. J.; Fred- erick A. Delano IT, New York City, a cousin of the groom; John Clarke, Bala Cynwyd, Pa.; John Lyman, Boston, Mass; Thomas M. Bullitt, Louisville, Ky; Philip Staples, Jr, Ardmore, Pa.; Thomas Husband, Chicago; Eugene du Pont III, Rich- mond, Va, and Nicholas Ridgely du Pont, Greenville, Del, brothers of the bride; and John Boettiger of Seattle, brother in law of the groom.
 Old Custom Followed
 The Rev. Endicott Peabody, head master of Groton School, who "has always married the Roosevelt boys, " will perform the ceremony, assisted by the pastor of the church, the Rev. Frederick Ashton, whose fath- CT was formerly pastor of St. James Church, Hyde Park, N. r., of which President Roosevelt is senior ves- tryman.
 Tremendous preparations have been made by the Du Fonts for the wedding. Additional roads have been built to facilitate the arrival of the 300 wedding guests and the thousand guests invited to the re- ception at Owls Nest, the home Of the brides parents.
 An army of servants, together with state police and private detectives, are here to aid the guests and keep gate-crashers away. Secret Service operatives will arrive with the Pres- ident and Mrs. Roosevelt and his mother, Mrs. James Roosevelt.
 The church grounds have been re- landscaped, and the 78-year-old church has been repainted and re- decorated.
 A green and white marquee has been set up on the lawn at owls , Nest, under which reception guests will dance to music by New YorK orchestra.
 Gifts Under Guard
 The numerous valuable gifts of gold, silver, china, crystal and lin. ems, together with jewels presented to the bride, are under careful guard in the study, from which the brides fathers collection of stuffed ani- mals and birds has been removed.
 The story book romance of the Presidents son and the Du Font daughter-"the fair daughter Of rich Capulet" from Romeo and Juliet's sad fate in many ways other than its happy climax.
 They have been sweethearts for about four years instead of just a day. Neither ever had a previous sweetheart.
 Their parents interposed no ob- stacles to their love. Ethel has ire | quently been a guest at the White House and at Hyde Park. She ns- tened to election returns with the joyous Roosevelt family at Hyde Park while her relatives were en- compassed in gloom at Wilmington Franklin, Jr., likewise often has vis- tied Ethel here and at the*Du~ Pont summer home at North East Harbor Me-, about 75 miles from the Roose- welt summer home at Campobellc Island, N. B. % Both Suffered Illness Franklin, 'Jr. recuperated from his serious throat infection Of last November at the Du Pont winter l home at Boca Grande, yla., with his fiancee and his future mother in law to care for him. Ethel recu- perated from an appendicitis op- eration at the White House the fol- lowing February, having been strick- en as she arrived with Franklin, Jr. from Florida.
 Mrs. Roosevelt and Ethel stayed together at Cambridge, Mass, during Franklin Jr:,S illness shortly after the couples engagement was an nounced. ~
 nance, too. Franklin, Jr.s once smashed a photographers camera to keep him from making a picture of Ethel with him at Philadelphia boxing match--and bought new camera for the camera man. They were chased by a wild bull at Owls Nest. Some automobile accidents marred life momentarily.
 Where they will spend their hon. eymoon Is a secret. But they nave taken small white colonial cottage at Charlottesville, Va, for the com. ing winter. Franklin, Jr. will study law at the University of vir- rinia there, and both will ind plenty of opportunity to ride In tnat '.horsey" section of the old Domil1- ion.
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