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Newspaper
Boston Post
Location
Boston, Massachusetts, United States of America
Date
Nov 26, 1913
Page
9
The White House wedding gown was white satin with real point lace orange blossoms and embroidery. The modish draped skirt featured fullness on the left front, a cut out neck, and long train. The veil reached near the train, held by a point-lace cap, with orange blossoms in a wreath-like arrangement.
A Washington wedding defense of fashion features bridesmaids and guests in pink charms, ecru and taupe. lists notably Mrs Wilson and many diplomats wives with silk, velvet, fur trims, hats and corsages. The piece also notes John Lind's voyage on the Rhode Island to Tampico for Mexican concerns.
Irene Potter 11 months old daughter of Mia Rose Potter of Roxbury will be placed with new adoptive parents today. About 150 offers have been received and the mother plans to relinquish all claims to secure a good home, favoring a Boston broker from Brookline.
Fierce clashes occurred on the west flank of rebel forces south of Juarez as General Marcello Caraveo led a federal assault to break Villa's lines. Center and east sectors quieted with occasional gunfire. Juarez treated 116 wounded rebels, with Mrs. Francisco Villa overseeing hospitals.
President Wilson and Cabinet members briefed on the Mexican crisis today with assurances that the U S stance toward the Huerta provisional government remains unchanged. The briefing highlighted the ongoing American position amid the Huerta regime developments.
Mrs. Catherine Fall, who lived alone at 15 Wood Street in Charlestown, was found dead in the hallway of her upstairs apartment last evening by her son, Frank Wood. The cause is under investigation.
In Washington crowds gathered outside the White House for over an hour before the ceremony. By late afternoon the scene included diplomats, government clerks, and sightseers as carriages and a European ambassador’s limousine arrived. The Marine Band played as dusk fell and guests departed after the nuptials.
Miss Jessie Wilson and Mr. Francis Sayre wed in Orange Texas amid a small courthouse ceremony conducted by a justice of the peace. A friend stretched a ribbon labeled White House across the door and the Marine Band played via phonograph. Sayre, a prosperous planter, marries the daughter of a wealthy farmer.
It was announced yesterday that $18,594.43 has been pledged toward a $25,000 mortgage for the Mt. Pleasant Home in Roxbury. Organizers aim to raise the full amount by the start of the new year.
Chairman Howard Elliott of the New Haven system urged New Englanders to back a small rise in rail service prices to rebuild the Boston and Maine. He outlined the railroad’s heavy costs, wage pressures from the Newland act, and the need for capital to modernize, electrify, and expand facilities to sustain service for 29,000 employees and 9,000 stockholders.
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