Bride’s Uncle Says Francis Sayre Is the Greatest Boy in the World
Miss Blanche Nevin, aunt of Francis B Sayre, reflects on her happiness for the wedding and the ache of losing a close advisory role as Sayre marries Miss Wilson. She hopes the couple’s love endures, while fearing she and his mother will fade from his inner circle. The bride, Miss Wilson, appears radiant as she becomes Mrs Sayre.
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White House
Blanche Nevin
Francis B. Sayre
Shoreham Hotel
Miss Nevin
Francis
Auch
Miss Wilson
Mrs Sayre
Speaker Champ Clark Attends White House Ceremony
Speaker Champ Clark and Mrs Clark with daughter Genevieve arrive early at the White House for a ceremony. Senator John W Kern with Mrs Kern enter just in time. Justice Hughes and family arrive by limousine. New Jersey delegation members from Senate and House join other guests. Vice President and Mrs Marshal send regrets from Arizona.
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Champ Clark
Clark
Genevieve Clark
Representative Mann
House
Indiana
Senate
Kern
White House
Senator Kern
Justice Hughes
Jargey
Marshal
Arizona
Harness for service a worry for Bill McDonald
Capt Bill McDonald United States marshal for Northern Texas and former bodyguard of President Wilson visited the town for the White House wedding. He arrived in a broad Texas sombrero and bulging coat pockets, expressing embarrassment at dressing in formal afternoon wear and asking to be excused. He compared donning etiquette to dressing a broncho mule never bridled, but chose to yield to convention.
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Bill McDonald
United States
Texas
President Wilson
White House
Bill
McDonald
Woman Willing To Pay $500 For Wedding Invitation
A last minute rush for a Washington wedding ticket saw a woman from the West offer $500 for an invitation. She arrived at 4 o'clock and phoned the White House to confirm, but officials said the invitation would not be honored.
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Washington
White House
Sayre and Best Man Walk Morning Stroll at Wedding
Mrs Wilson visited executive offices with guests and toured the President's office and cabinet room while Princeton figures like Charles McAlpin Andrew Importe Edward Howe and professors Osgood Parrott and others called. Mr Sayre and Dr Grenfel walked from morning to luncheon at the White House. Mrs Tumulty, 99, was the longest guest at the wedding.
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Mra. Wilson
Charles W. MecAlpin
Priveton University
Andrew C Imorte
Edward Howe
Osgood and
Parrott
Princeton
Sayre
Als
Grenfel
White House
Mary Tumulty
Secretors
Tumuittv
Wedding Fuss Sparks Testy Exchange Before Crowd
A noisy wedding scene erupts as a man in the crowd retorts about a fuss afterward, provoking laughs and a tense exchange. Witnesses describe a chaotic moment near the fence as guests clashed over seating and decor.
Christian Aim in Life to Continue Their Work at Williams Town
The White House wedding of Miss Jessie Woodrow Wilson and Francia Bowes Sayre ties a public life to private resolve. Both expect a simple home in Williamstown Mass where social uplift and ongoing study will shape their future. Sayre's and Wilson's families boast long academic and public service legacies and prior adventures in exploration and philanthropy.
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White House
Williamstown
Mass
Northland
Jessie Woodrow Wilson
Francia Bowes Sayre
Sayre
Bronde
Madison
Lucy Payne Washington
Judge Todd
Kentucky
Anna Todd
Philadelphia
John G Jackson
Virginia
Miss Aa
Bridegroom Passes Gate Policy At White House Wedding
Police deny entry without red passes as Francis B. Sayre and Dr. Grenfell reach the White House wedding. Sayre produces a white envelope bearing his name and the White House designation to prove his identity and gains admission after authorization.
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Husband-te-Be
F. B. Sayre
White House
Mr‘ Sayre
Mr. Sayres
Francis
Sayre
Mr. Sayre
Bride of Presidents Daughter Jesse Wilson and Francis Sayre
Miss Jesse Woodrow Wilson, born Gainesville Georgia 1889 second daughter of the President, graduate of Goucher College and noted social worker. Groom Francis Bowes Sayre born Bethlehem Pennsylvania 1881 1909 Williams College valedictorian Harvard Law 1912 attached to New York district attorney hunting big game with Dr Wilfred Grenfell and best man at Labrador mission.
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Sayre
Williams College
Wilfred T Grenfell
Labrador
Young Sayre
Sh Dr Grenfell
Jesse Woodrow Wilson
Gainesville, Ga
Goucher College
Baltimore
White House
Francis Bowes Sayre
South
Bethlehem
Lawrenceville
Harvard Law School
District Attorney’s Office
New York
Wilfred T. Grenfell
Bleak Grenfell
Mrs Sayre’s Life and Social Work in Philadelphia
A profile of Mrs Sayre born in Gainesville Georgia and raised in Princeton cites her 12 years with a German governess and Goucher College training. She built a career in settlement work in Kensington Philadelphia and supports woman suffrage, noted for housekeeping skills and home crafts including dress and hat trim.
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Hmttle
Washington Society
Sayre
Gainesville
Princeton
Mra Wilson
Goucher College
Baltimore
Kensington Mill
Philadelphia
Wedding Procession Marks Island Anniversary Music
Mrs Ethelbert Nevin widow of a famous composer and uncle of Mr Sayre celebrated her island’s anniversary yesterday at the White House wedding. Miss Margaret Wilson, daughter of the President, led the musical program with Ibert W Nevin’s Marche fatale and the Lohengrin wedding march as the wedding party entered the state dining room.
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Ethelbert Nevin
Sayre
Margaret Wilson
Ibert W Nevin
Pose For A Picture Crowd Ordered At White House Wedding
Capt Sullivan in charge of duty at the White House says he can shape crowd behavior by appealing to vanity. He lined up attendees during a wedding to create a better photo, urging them to stand behind the curb line for the photographer. A man rushed to join the group to avoid missing the shot. The photographer had not yet arrived.
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Sullivan
White House
Lost wedding gown found mystery after taxi ride
Miss Stattleman of Philadelphia reported a lost suitcase containing her wedding gown from a Wilson Sayre wedding. The case disappeared from a taxicab between Union Station and the White House, discovered missing upon arrival at the White House, with police notified to search along the route.
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Miss Stattleman
Philadelphia
Wilson-Sayre
Union Station
White House
Mr Sayre Chooses Safety Pins Over Buttons
Mr Francis Bowes Sayre, bridegroom of a presidential daughter, says he will wear safety pins on his vest rather than buttons. The fashion choice, described with humor by a city editor, highlights the humble pin as a new style statement for men.
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Francis Bowes Sayre
America
United States
Sayre
Bridag
Beauy Brummeta
HAWKER SELLING RICE FOR CROWD TO THROW NABBED BY THE POLICE
A vendor of snacks on Executive avenue tried a new scheme selling small rice packets at five cents to a crowd. About fifteen bags were sold before police became aware. An officer joked about rice causing trouble at a bridal party, but no rice was thrown and no one was prosecuted.
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Executive Avenue
White House Cupid Roots Superstition Wedding
A lively history of White House weddings traces the presidents with brides from Maria Monroe to Alice Roosevelt. The piece notes Jessie Wilson and Frances Sayre among recent ceremonies, detailing past ceremonies from 1812 through the Cleveland and Longworth nuptials, and highlighting the East Room pageantry and royal-style receptions.
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Dan Cupid
White House
Alca Lee Roosevelt
Nicholas Longworth
Alice Roosevelt
Scholas Longworth
Cincinnati
Washington
Diplomatic Corps
White House Brides List of President Families Through 1910s
A chronology of marriages linking White House figures and presidential kin from 1811 to 1910s. Names include Payne Todd Madison Yeuroe Jackson Easton Tyler Grant Cleveland Roosevelt Longworth Wilson Yorke Singhtom Gardiner Honore and others. Entries note spouses, places, and connections to Presidents Monroe Jackson Tyler Grant Cleveland Roosevelt and Wilson.
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Lacy Payne Washington
Myre
Madison
Judge Todd
Kentucky
Emily Pratt
Hazen
Russell Westings
Frances Folsom
Grover Cleveland
Alice Lee Roosevelt
Roosevelt
Nicholas Longworth
Jessie Wilson
Wilson
Francis B. Sayre
White House
Sarah Yorke
Philadelphia
Andrew Jackson, Jr
President Jackson
Angelica Singhtom
South Carolina
Abram van Buren
President van Buren
Julia Gardiner
New York
John Tyler
Idm M. Honore
Chicago
Col
Fred Grant
President Grant
Bridal Party Is Gay Best Man From Labrador Announced
Jessie Woodrow Wilson and Ellen Bowes Sayre wed yesterday at the White House in a ceremony that drew a cross section of friends from Princeton Baltimore and Georgia. The bridal party included Dr Wilfred Grenfell as best man and Dr De Witt Scoville Clark Jr as usher with ties to Labrador Alaska and Harvard among the circle of guests and attendants.
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Jessie Woodrow Wilson
Eruis Bowes Sayre
White House
Wilfred T Grenfell
Labrador
Misa Anna McClanahan
Chicago
Francis Bowes Sayre
de Witt Scoville Clark Jr
Grenfell
Sayre
Newfoundland
Bering Strait
Siberia
Gilbert Horrax
Peter Bent Brigham Hospital
Boston
Williams Benjamin Brown Burton
Mr Sayre
William
Alaska
Canada
Charlies E Hughes Jr
Charles B. Hughes
Harvard Law School
Margaret
Eleanor
Miss Brown
Georgia
Marjorie Brown
Col . T. Brown
Atlanta
Wilson
Hoks Smith
Rawaon
Princeton
Baltimore
Adeline Mitchell Scott
William B Scott
Mary George White
Margaret White
Chinese Envoy Lacks Timely Green and Gold Uniform
Mr Change Kang-jen, charge d affaires of the Chinese legation, faced a delay as diplomats prepare in green and gold state attire. The Chinese envoy, previously noted for a brilliant silk embroidered robe, appeared yesterday in an American frock coat with striped trousers, contrasting with others in gold lace uniforms.
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Change Kang-jen
Legation
Chang
Prouty May Try for Senate Nomination in Vermont
Vermont progressives offered Charles A. Prouty the Progressive nomination for United States senator to succeed Dillingham. Prouty, present at a Montpelier conference, agreed to decide within three weeks.
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Vermont
Montpelier
Charles A. Prouty
Interstate Commerce Commission
United States
Dillingham
Concession Bill Submitted to Mexican Congress First Measure
Mexico City reports the new congress opened with a bill to ratify a concession to a Belgian syndicate to build thousands of miles of narrow gauge railway in Mexico. The measure was sent to a committee. Also before the chamber was a war department proposal to reform naval organization.
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Mexican Congress
Mexico City
Department of Communications
Chamber
Mexico
War Department
Naval
Movements of Ocean Steamers
Ocean liner movements list sailings from New York to Liverpool London and Bremen to New York. Vessels include Mauretania Milnwaske Kronprinzeesin Geerie and Rotterntam, with routes to Antwerp Christiania and Rotterdam. The notices show departures and origin ports for transatlantic crossings.
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New York
Liverpool
Milnwaske
London
Finland
Antwerp
Kronprinzeesin Geerie
Bremen
Rotterntam
Rottertam
United States
Christiania
Licensed to Marry In Complex Nupital Mix
A garbled list of planned marriages shows multiple couples from cities including Richmond Portland Lynchburg Baltimore and Washington with various ages and officiants. The text also mentions threats and a story fragment about displays of jewelry including a diamond bracelet and a father's diamond brooch.
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Byrd M Wallla
Richmond
Eda N Myeran
Portland
Oreg
Tillinghast
Herman L. Cathey
Etoile S Williams
Lynchburg
W. T. Palmer Elmet W Burroughs
Anna A. Nettsey
L. Beauchamp
Joseph Langadorff
Berdie Gladden
L. B Purdum
Joseph B. Sheedy
Katherine ML
Sheimer
Baltimore
Wiliam E Leahy
Miriam Kramer
McNamara James H McKenzie
Salsbury NC
Ruth A Burrows
Washington, DC
Rex
Poore Willan
Hate
Luce J Katgat
Shroeder
Harry F .Brodbeck
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Y J H. Small & Son
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Bill’’ McDonald
Rush
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Udm
First Sayre
Pennsylvania
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Lehigh Valley Railroad
Bethelhem Steel Works
Lehigh University
Martha Finley Nevin Sayre
Lancaster
John Nevin Sayre
China
John Wiliamson Nevin
Franklin and Marshall College
Hugh Williamson
North Carolina
Robert J Nevin
Rome
Italy
Peary
Battis Harbor
Newfourneand
Sayres
DeWitt Scoville Clark Troo
Sqem Mass
Yukon River
Bering Stra
Dents Secord
Patrolman
Dr. Grenfell
Murphy
Bride
Mr. Francis B. Sayre
East Room
Woodrow Wilson
Frances B Sayre
Frances B Sayre, A Busy, But Unassuring Young Lawyer Thi Teen
Executive Mansion
Ike Misa Wilson
Old House
Monroe
Maria Monroe
Lawrence Gouverneur
Helen Jackson
John Adams
John Quincy Adams
Jackson
Old Hickory
Honey Egor
Delia Lewie
Nashville
Tenn
Alphonse Joseph Ylver Pageot
Regatton
Maageot
Mary Easton
Tennessee
Lucien B Polk
Emil Martin
Lewis Randolph
Mar Abram van Buren
van Buren
Angelica Singleton
Miss Singleton
William C Preston
Washimeton
Tyler
Elizabeth Tyler
William Waller
Senator Gardiner
Church of the Ascension
Wellie Grant
Elien Wrenshall Grant
Nellie Grant
Algernon C F. Sartoris
England
Europe
Grant
Col Fred Grant
Ida Honore
Emily Platt
President Hayes
Russell Hastings
Hayes
Lfe
Hastings
Cleveland
Grove Cleveland
Mitas Frances Folsom
Oride
Buffalo
Miss Cleveland
Arsenal
Miss Wolsom
Queen Victoria
Saxie
Ashere
Prouty
Oeecapenict
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