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Show THEODORE ROOSEVELT, JR., WEDS MISS ALEXANDER Eldest Son of Former President and Pretty New York Girl Are Married in Gotham Will Reside in San Francisco. New York. Tho Fifth Avenuo Presbyterian Pres-byterian church wns tho scone of a wedding on Juno 20 that attracted the nttentlon nnd Interest of tho nation that of. Theodore Roosevelt, Jr., and Miss Eleanor Dutlor Alexander. A large number of prominent people peo-ple witnessed tho ceromony, but naturally nat-urally tho most noticed person In the church, after tho bride and groom, was Col. Theodoro Roosevelt, father of the young man who was entering tho state of matrimony. Tho dato of tho we'd- 1 OYSTER BAY SCHOOLHOUSE. Where Theodore Roosevelt, Jr., Attended School When a Bov. ding had been set to permit tho nt-tendnnco nt-tendnnco of tho former president, and this was ono of his very first social engagements en-gagements after bis return from abroad, for ho landed in Now York only two days before. Mrs. Snowden Fahnestock, who before be-fore her own recent marrlago was Miss Ellzaboth Dertron, was tho matron ma-tron of honor, and tho bridesmaids wero Miss Ethel Roosovelt, Miss Jos-slo Jos-slo Milllngton-Drako, Miss Janctta Alexander, Miss Jean Delano and Miss Unrrlet Alexander. Rov. Henry M. Sanders, a groat undo of tho bride, ofllclated, assisted by Dr. Gordon Russoll of Cran-ford, Cran-ford, N. J. After tho ceremony tho bridal party was entortnined at tho homo of tho brido's uncle, Charles B. Alexander. At least a part of tho honeymoon will bo spent at Sagamoro Hill, tho country coun-try homo of tho Roosovelt family at Oyster Hay, Long Island. Later in tho summer tho young couplo will start for San Frnnclsco, whero Mr. Rooso-volt Rooso-volt Is to bo in chnrgo of tho Interests Inter-ests of the carpet manufacturing firm with which ho has been associated for some time. The lovo story of tho young couplo hus been a quick-moving romnnco. Tholr engagement was announced only last winter and tho nows wns cabled to Colonel Roosovolt, resulting in the speedy receipt of his approval and congratulations. Tho bride, who is tho daughtor of Honry Addison Alexander Alex-ander of Now York, is twenty-ono yenrs old, of a llttlo moro than medium me-dium height, slender and of very attractive at-tractive appcaranco, having an especially espe-cially beautiful complexion. Sho is as animated as her famous sistor-ln-law, Mrs. Alice Roosovolt Longworth, whose house guest sho wns for a tlmo Just beforo Mrs. Longworth sailed for England to Join her father. Theodoro Roosovelt, Jr., strongly resembles re-sembles his father in looks, but Is decidedly de-cidedly reserved and Is genorally credited cred-ited with being far loss democratic than ccrtnln other members of tho family. As a boy ho rodo horseback and engaged In nil the other outdoor pursuits of the Juvenile Roosovelt clnn at their homo nt Oyster Bay, and ho took some part In athletics during his preparatory school course at Gro-ton Gro-ton and his collegiate courso nt Harvard, Har-vard, but In thu main ho has been less enthusiastic on the subject of llfo in tho open thnn his father and brother Kerinlt. Ho has always been of a studious nature and his romnnco with Miss Alexander is snid to havo had its beginnings in the mutual lovo of tho young people for music. For all that "Teddy, Jr.," has eschewed tho sensational In outdoor athletics, he did participate two years ago in n balloon bal-loon flight from Washington, In which ho and tho "two army offlcors. who woro his fellow passengers had ecmo rather exciting experiences. Thero was no llttlo surprise on tho part of tho public when Theodore, Theo-dore, Jr., upon completion of his col-logo col-logo courso two yenrB ago, chose a business career as his llfo work, r.nd still moro wonder wns aroused when he took employment in a Connecticut carpet factory in ordor to gather knowledge at first hand of tho practi- Reading From Left to Right: Theodore Roosevelt, Jr., Mrs. Roosevelt, Mrs. Longworth, Larz Anderson. cal sldo nf carpet manufacture. Ho startcu nt tho lowest round of tho lad-dor, lad-dor, as an unskilled workman nt a small salary. Of courso ho was promoted pro-moted ns ho mastered tho intricacies of the business, but ho continued to livo qulotly in a modest boarding houso. Many persons wero skoptlcnl as to whether young Roosovolt would stick to so prosaic an oxlstonco, but he Is evidently determined to win his fortuno in this sphere. |