Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1956-04-22
Margaret Truman WEEDS
In Simple Ceremony

HAL: margaret ana Chiffon
then walked up the green car
peted steps to the chancel rail
and everyone present could hear
every word as he began. 81, Cliff
ton. take thee Margaret" The
ring he slipped on her finger
was a plain band of yellow gold.
After the minister's prayer
that the Lord give them the
heritage of children" the couple
knelt at the altar to hear Il
pronounce that you are man and
wife"
When Mr.. and Mrs. Daniel
turned to face each other they
kissed lightly. then while still
close together, Clifton touched
his forehead to Margaret's in an
endearing fashion.
AT the end of the 14-minute
ceremony, a waiting limousine
and police escort whizzed the
newlywedS back to the spacious
white frame Truman house on
the corner of Delaware street and
Truman road. They posed for a
minute outside where another
large crowd was gathering.
Reception Afterward
At the reception Immediately
following, the receiving line
formed just inside the door under
a lifesize recent portrait of Mar
garet.
Mr.. Truman stood first in line
in his striped trousers and OK
ford gray jacket. greeting friends
in high good spirits. Next was
Mrs. Truman, then Mr.. Daniel,
ST.; Mrs. Daniel, the bridegroom
and the bride.
In about Is minutes the couple
left the line to cut the four
TERED white wedding cake topped
with a cluster of pink sugar car
nations.
The cake encircled with a wide
border of pink carnations, grown
especially for the wedding. was
IN the center of a long buffet
table covered with white linen
cloth embroidered with pale blue
and gold thread.
A large turkey, cooked by the
Humans old servant, Vietta
Sarr, was at one end of the table;
a platter of sliced baked Missouri
ham at the other. There were
also tea sandwiches on the table.
Bar on Rear Porch
A bar on the rear porch sup
piled Scotch, bourbon, martins,
sparkling burgundy and cham
payne to the IT'S guests. AS Mrs.
Truman had predicted, this num-
Der damned the house. Some
people gathered on the screened
in porch and some at tables set
out on the lawn.
Perle Mesta's arrival gave the.
crowd and press some
one to cape at. Mrs. MeSta
topped her black faille dress and
matching hat with her elegant.
chinchilla stole. Chinchilla is
not often seen in Independence
Some people mistook it for mole.
Some of the guests started
trickling homeward soon after
5 o'clock. although the departure
of the bride and bridegroom was
scheduled for much later. BY
Z o'clock most had left.
Eventually Margaret withdrew
to her room to don her going
away costume Also designed by
it was of blue and white
printed silk with matching blue
silk and wool coat. With it she
wore white cloche hat by John
Leave for Chicago
Around 9 o'clock the couple
irove to Kansas City where they
boarded the Kansas City Chief,
which left for Chicago at 10 pm.
Due to arrive there at 1880 to-
morrow morning. Mr.. and Mrs.
Daniel planned to board a plane
at $50 am. for Miami, where
they will set out on the last lap
Of their trip to Nassau. They
will stay there for two weeks at
the home Of Count and Countess
Guy de La Fregonniere.
Only So persons, exclusive of
press representatives, actually
witnessed the ceremony in the
where Mr.. and Mrs. Tru-
man were married 81 years ago.
That number included Mr.. and
Mrs. Truman, the officiating
clergyman, the organist. and all
of the bridal process
sion. The capacity of the church
is 1874.
The only residents of Wash
ington invited to the church
were former Secretary of the
Treasury and Mrs. John w. Sny-
der. but they were unable to at
tend due to Mrs. Snyder's illness
For the most part the list read
like a roster of the Humans
relatives: Mr.. Humans only
brother and sister, Vivian Tru-
man and his wife, and Miss
Mary Jane Truman of Grand
view; his cousins, the Misses
nellie and Ethel holland; Mrs.
brothers, George ana
Frank Wallace. and their wives.
and eight cousins of Mrs. Tru-
man.
Judge Samuel r. Rosenman.
speechWriter for the former Pres