| Show PRESIDENTS DAUGHTER BECOMES A BfiiilE f Miss Alice Roosevelt and Congressman Congress-man Nicholas Longworth Wed In Historic East Room of White House WaBhlnglon At thirteen minutes after 12 oclock Saturday February 17 Alice Leo Roosevelt eldest daughter daugh-ter of the president of tho United Stales and Nicholas Longwoilh the roiCrcHcntatlvo in congress from the First district of Ohio were united in marriage limo ceremony ono of tho most Impressive Im-pressive over performed In the executive execu-tive mansion was according to tho rites of tho Protestant Episcopal church of which the bride Is a member mem-ber It was solemnized by tho Right flew Henry Y Snttcrlee bishop of Washington and wan attended by all the solemn state of u grand official function und by tho devotional beauty of n cathedral service No ceremony of a similar kind over was witnessed by a more distinguished assemblage There wore present as guests not only tho most eminent emi-nent representatives of tho American Amer-ican government but the personal en voys of tho kings and potentates of tho civilized world constituting an assemblage as-semblage not only one of the largest but tho most distinguished that has over gathered at one time in the Whlto i house A halo of 100 years of romantic White houso history hung over the bridal couple Miss Roosevelt was the 11 y r lh PRESIDENT ROOSEVELT twelfth brld6 according to accepted authorities to plight her troth within its classic walls and the Identical spot where she joined hands with the husband hus-band of her choice Is hallowed In the memory of another Whlto houso bride Nclllo Grant who thirtytwo year1 ago on that same spot became the wife of an Englishman Algernon C F Sartorls Mrs Sartorls was ono of the witnesses of Miss Roosevelts wedding wed-ding While tho brldo herself and tho president and Mrs Roosevelt had desired de-sired that tho ceremony of the marriage mar-riage should be as quiet and simple as possible It was found Impracticable Impractica-ble to limit tho function as was Intended In-tended at first to the Immediate relatives rel-atives of the bride and the bridegroom It became necessary to Include among tho guests Invited certain official classes and personal friends of Miss Roosevelt and Mr tamgworth and In nil tho people bidden to tho ceremony numbered 1000 The ceremony took place In tho East room made famous by a century I of brilliant social functions but no event In Its history was over so brilliant bril-liant and beautiful Tho classic splen dor of the great apartment wan enhanced en-hanced by tho exquisite and nrtlstlti decorations and tho brilliant sunlight of a gorgeous day lent added beaut to the setting of the wedding At the conclusion of the service which occupied less than ton minutes Mr and Mrs Longworth held an Informal In-formal reception of the guests attendant attend-ant on the ceremony President Hoose veil was the first to greet and to offer his test wishes to tho bride and groom Ho waft followed by Mrs Roosevelt and by lie brides brothers and sister sis-ter in tho order of their ages Mrs Longworth und tho sisters of tho bridegroom bride-groom then extended their congratn Intlons They were followed by the distinguished personages present the Austrian ambassador and Madam Hengelmuller loading the diplomatic contingent as the acting dean of tho corps Immediately after extending their greetings to the bride and the bridegroom bride-groom the president and Mrs Roosevelt Roose-velt passed through tho main corridor Into the Blue room There they received re-ceived the guests at the wedding after they had offered their congratulations to Mr and Mrs Longworth Passing from tho Blue room tho guests entered through the Red room and main corridor the state dining room where an elaborate buffet wedding wed-ding breakfast was served No attempt at-tempt was made to scat any of tho T Y I f + l I 4 ill j < J I CONGRESSMAN NICHOLAS LONG WORTH AND MISS ALICE ROOSEVELT i ROOSE-VELT guests but attentive waiters saw to It that no guest was left unattended The reception and tile serving of the breakfast continued until shortly after 2 oclock By that time the greater number of the guests had left tho White houso and the bride had retired to the upper apartment to prepare for her going away A photograph of the bride in her wedding gown was taken before her departure from tho White house Shortly before 4 oclock Mr and Mrs Longworth left the White house by tho south entrance thereby avoiding avoid-ing a large and curious throng which had assembled In front of tho mansion man-sion Alono they entered a large automobile au-tomobile and were driven rapidly away As tho bridal couple entered the automobile they were showered with dainty slippers of rice thrown by the brothers and sister of the bride and by the younger members of the Roosevelt family connections who Were present I Few brides not of socalled royal birth ever have been the recipients of so many and such valuable gifts as were received by Miss Roosevelt For weeks these tributes of love and affection affec-tion have been pouring Into tho White house Tine brldo and tho members of her family were almost overwhelmed over-whelmed by the number anti character of tho presents It was not that they were so valuable intrinsically although al-though In the aggregate they represent repre-sent a great sum but It was tho spirit which animated the givers which appealed ap-pealed strongly to Miss Roosevelt fflj k 1 P t N s d i ml rl 1 j MRS ROOSEVELT I Many of the presents were accompanied accom-panied by oral or written expressions of the deep and sincere regard in which tho bride Is held by persons of all classes not only In her own country coun-try but throughout tho world |
