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Newspaper
Boston Post
Location
Boston, Massachusetts, United States of America
Date
Nov 25, 1913
Page
18
Washington November 24 1912 President Wilson and Miss Jessie W Wilson prepare for a White House wedding in the East Room with 13 on the platform. The article lists previous White House brides and notes the tradition of receptions and the symbolic use of the East Room in past unions.
The Building Trades Council ordered a strike for today affecting eighteen trades. Workers on sites where Bricklayers Masons and Plasterers union members were employed were told to stop work in Indianapolis Indiana. The action was issued by council officials and targets jobs with the local union members.
Andre Byksczetke, after two potential brides from Lithuania failed to reach the United States, faces deportation of Agatha Liszczinskate due to health concerns. He vows to remain single, lamenting his misfortune and joking about his lost chances.
Washington notices the forthcoming marriage of Miss Jessie Woodrow Wilson and Francis Bowes Sayre at the White House. The couple share social service aims and plan a simple life in Williamstown after a ceremony with Dr. Grenfell as best man and other notable attendees.
President Wilson stays at the White House through the afternoon to attend rehearsals for the upcoming ceremony. Diplomatic guests will wear full court regalia at the wedding, suggesting uniformed military attendance. Tonight the Wilson and Sayre families dine at the White House, with guests aboard the Mayflower for a post dinner dance. The State Department hosts a luncheon for Sir Wilfred Grenfell, and wedding presents are displayed for elite guests.
Dr. A. T. Davison organist and choirmaster aided by Mrs. Clara Jackson soprano will present an organ recital for Harvard students and the public tonight at Andover Chapel Cambridge. The series continues monthly on Tuesday nights at 8:15 at Appleton Chapel and Andover Chapel alternately and closes May 26.
President's second daughter Miss Jessie Wilson has focused on social welfare since moving to the White House and will return to Princeton for a quieter life. Born in Gainesville Georgia, she grew up primarily in Princeton and studied at Goucher College where she specialized in political economy. She worked in Kensington Philadelphia with the Lighthouse settlement and later with the YWCA while supporting women’s suffrage in tempered form. She and Mr Sayre plan a modest home in Williamstown after marriage and anticipate a quieter social life with visits to old friends and professors.
The leader among the students will assist Garfield of Williams and engage in municipal courses, with duties in college administration. The bride plans to continue her work with the YWCA, expressing optimism about developing new plans and continuing their shared study and service in Williamstown.
An advertisement touts Kellogg's Tasteless Castor Oil as an odorless flavorless remedy for cold relief. It claims easy dosing for children and states the product is pure castor oil with no additives, sold in 25c and 50c sizes nationwide.
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