The San Francisco Call. Newspaper, February 18, 1906, Page 44

GREAT RULERS OF THE THE SAN FRANCISCO CALL, SUNDAY, FEBRUARY 1 EARTH PAY TRIBUTE T0 THE PRETTY WHITE HOUSE BRIDE. GUESTS CROWD LARGE MANSION FRIENDS REMEMBERED All of the Foreign Powers Send Special Representatives to Attend the Imposing Function. ASHINGTON, Feb. Approximately 1000 guests were in- vited to the wed- ding of Mr. Long- worth and Miss Roosevelt, no list of was but President Roosevelt depart- ing on this occasion from r usual custom. Those in- vited included cer- tain official classes, RELATIVES OF BRIDE. ifather and grand- yd Mrs. George Lee; Mrs E r of Miss Roose- Mr. and n, Mrs. s Roose- he President; M Monroe and d Mr. and Robinson, the e President, who Roosevelt-Roose- es Roosevelt- of the Pres- n Delanor ghter of the who was the Mr. and Mrs. Mr. and Mrs. S. elt, Mr. and Mrs. , Robert B. Roose- of the President; Mr. and B. Roosevelt , Mrs. A, ey, who was Miss Mar- Mr. and Mrs. John A. . James A. Roosevelt, Mrs. W. Emien Roosevelt, Mrs. Roosevelt. Mrs. Hilborne L. Miss Dorothy Q. Rooseveit, te Hilborne L. Roose- v, Gladys and Jean of Mr. and Mrs. s Helen C. Roose- nd Mrs. John A. er a nephew of Miss Helen brother; ert be sev Nrs. ¥ G Miss Lorraine Roosevelt, é r of the late Dr. J. West Roose- e his winter; t ses Christine, Kean and Marga- elt, dsughters of Mr. and jen Roosevelt, and Mr. and e Merritt, the latter for- Leila Koosevelt, nearly all York Mre merly of New FRIENDS FROM NEW YORK. om New York were Mrs. As- Mrs. John Jacob Astor, Orme Wilsor, Mr. and , Mr. and Mrs. R. Ful- Miss Elizabeth Cutting, Mrs. Mr.and Mrs. E. Livingston and Mrs. Lawrence Water- F. Forbes Morgan Mrs. Warren Delano, the Delano, Mr. and Mrs. Edward L. Mr. and Mrs. W. Bayard Cutting, TH R. Selmes, Mr. and Mrs. Ferguson, Mrs. H. Coleman Dray- r. and Mrs. Cornelius Vanderbilt, 3 Mrs. R. M. Ferguson, Mr. and Mrs. Kenneth Robinson, Mrs. Morgan Dix, Miss Dix, Mr. and Mrs. Harry Payne Whitney and Miss Dorothy Whitney. relatives and personal friends of wworth from Cincinnati present mother, Mrs. Nicholas Long- sisters, the Countess de Cham- Mrs. Wellingford; Miss Anne Dr. and Mss. Edward Walker, Anderson, Benson Foraker, Mr. Richard Ernst, Mr. and Mrs. Taft, Colenel and Mre. Mark lliam Stewart, Mr. and Mrs. Jo- eave, Mr. and Mrs. Edward M Robert ( Mr. Mr. and Mrs. W and 1e M lough Miss Anna Harrison, Mr. and Mrs. Willam Collins Herron, Mr. and Mrs. ries Sheldon, Harry Roelker, Miss Roelker, Mr. and Mrs. Lucian Wul- Mr. and Mrs. George H. Ingalls, k O. Suire, Mrs. Suire, Mr. and Mrs. s Fleischmann, James Schmidtapp, and Mrs. Willlam F. Webb, Colonel Mrs. Brent Arnold, Brent Arnold Jr., and Mrs. David C. Anderson, Miss erson and Mr. and Mrs. Ar- Mr. Rebecca A thur Stem, city: Mrs. Nicholas Anderson, Mrs. Larse Anderson, Dr. Joseph T. Anderson and the Misses Anderson. OFFICIAL LIST OF GUESTS. The official list included the Vice Presi- Gent and Mrs. Fagirbanks, the Secretary of State and Mrs. Root, the Secretary of the Treasury and Mrs. Shaw, the Becre- | tary of War and Mrs. Taft, Attorney Gen- eral Moody, the Postmaster General and Mrs. Cortelyou, the Secretary of the Navy ®nd Mrs. Bonaparte, Becretary of Agricui- ture Wilson, the Secretary of Commerce end Labor and Mrs. Metealf, the secre- tary to the President and Mrs, Loeb, the Consul General to London and Mrs, Wynne, the Austrian Bmbassador and Wme. Hengelmuller, the French Embassa- dor and Mme. Jusserand, the German Embaseador and Baroness von Sternburg, | the British Pmbassador and Lady Du- rand, the Brazilian Embassador and Mme, | Nabuco, ‘Baroness Rosen, the Mexican Embassador end Mme. Casasus, the Swedish Minister, the Danish Minister, the Haytian Minis- ter and Mme. Leger, the Costa Rican Minister and Mme. Calvo, the Nicaraguan | Minister, the Belgian Minister and Mme, | Moncheur, the Siamese Minister, the Chilean Minister and Mme. Walker-Mar- tinez, the Portuguese Minister, the Cuban Minister and Mme. Quesada, the Chinese Minister, the Netherlands Minister, the Bolivian Minister and Mme. Calderon, the and the following from this | the Russian Embassador and y Panama Minister and Mme. Obaldla, the { Guatemalan Minister, the Persian Minis- ter, the Swiss Minister, the Argentine | Minister and Mme. Portela, the Colombian | Minister and Mme. Mendoza, the Peruvian | Minister and Mme. de Pardo, the Turkish | Minister, the Dominican Minister and the | Norwegian Minister and Mme, Haughe. | Cniet Justice Fuller, Justice and | Mrs. Harlan, Justice and Mrs. Brewer, | Justice and’ Mrs. Brown, Justice and | Mrs. White, Justice and Mrs. Peckham, | ex~Justice and Mrs. McKenna. Justice and Mrs. Holmes and Justice and Mrs. Day. | OHIO DELEGATION PRESENT. The Ohio delegation in Congress and ladles consisted of Senator and Mrs. Fo r, Senator and Mrs. Dick, Repre- sent s and Mrs. H. P. Goebel, Rep- S | resentative Devin, Representative H. C. Harbor, Representative and Mrs. T. E. " | Bcroggy, Representative J. W. Keifer, | Representaive R. D. Cole, Representa- tive J. H. Southard, Representa- tive and Mrs. H. T. Bannon, Rep- resentative and Mrs. C. H. Grosvenor, | Representative E. L. Taylor, Represen- | tative and Mrs. G. E. Mouser, Repre- sentative and Mrs. A. R. Weber, Rep- resentative and Mrs. B. G. Dawes, Rep- resentative C. L. Weems, Representa- tive and Mrs. M. L. Smyser, Represen- tative J. Kennedy, Representative W. tepresentative J. A. Thom- tative J. A. Beidler and T. E. Burton. New York délegation consisted of Senator and Mrs. Platt, Senator and Mrs. Depew, Representative Dunwell, Representative Charles B. Law, Repre- sentative and Mrs. George E. Waldo, Representative and Mrs. W. W. Calder, Representative Sulzer, Representative T. W. Bradley, Representative J. H. Ketcham, Representative W. H. Draper, Representative C. N. Southwick, Repre- sentative L. N. Littauer, Representative J. F. Lefeure, Representative and Mrs. J. Van Vechten Olcott. Representative and Mrs. Herbert Parsons, Representa- ive and Mrs. J. E. Andrus, Representa- tive and Mrs. J. B. Herman, Representa- tive and Mrs. Charles L. Knapp, Repre- sentative and Mrs. Michael E. Driscoll, Representative and Mrs. . W. Dwight, Representative and Mrs. Sereno Payne, Representative and Mrs. J. B. Perkins, Representative and Mrs. 1. 8. Fassett, Representative and Mrs. De Alva S. Alexander, Representative and Mrs. E. B. Vreeland. PHILIPPINE PARTY ATTENDS. The officlal members of the Taft party to the Philippines consisted «f the Governor General of the Philip- pines and Mrs. Wright, Mr. and Mrs. Lloyd C. Griscom. Senator and Mrs, Newlands, Colonel and Mrs. Clarence R. Edwards, Mies McMillan, Frederick H. Gillett, Miss Boardman, Brigadier General and Mrs. Henry T. Allen, Sen- { ator Warren, Representative and Mrs. | Parsons, Senator and Mrs. Nathan B. | 8cott, Senator Murphy J. Foster, Sena- tor and Mrs. Fred T. Dubols, Senator | Thomas M. Patterson, Senator and Mrs. Chester I Long, Representative and Mrs. Sereno E. Payne, Representa- tive and Mrs. Charles H. Grosvenor, Representative and Mrs. Willlam P. Hepburn, Representative and Mrs. George W. Smith, Representative and | Mrs. David A. de Armond. Representa- tive and Mrs. William A. Jones, Repre- sentative and Mrs. Henry A. Cooper, Representative and Mrs. Charles Curtls, Representatiye and Mrs, George Bd- imund Foss, Representative and M E. J. Hill Representative and Mrs. Theobald Otjen, Representative and | Mrs. Willlam M. Howard, Representa- tive and Mrs. Michael E. Driscoll, Rep- | resentative and Mrs. Charles F. Scott, Representative A. A. Wiley, Represen- | tative and Mrs, George A. Loud, Rep- | resentative Swager Bherley and Mrs. Bherley, Representative Newton W. Gilbert, Representative and Mrs. Dun- can E. McKinlay, Representative Wil- llam B. McKinley, Representative W. Bourke Cockran, Willlam S. Reyburn, E. G. Stiliman. New York City; Fred E. Warren, Cheyenne, Wyo.; Robert K. Wetmore, Fred W. Carpenter, Mr. and Mrs. W. R. Pedigo, Burr McIntosh, Brigadier General and Mrs. Tasker H. Bliss, Manila; Captain and Mrs. J. K. Thompson, Manila; Captain and Mrs. William Kelly Jr., West Point: R. Clough Anderson, Cincinnati: Thomas ‘Clr)’. Buffalo; Louis Chapin, Chicago; Charles Clark, Hartford: Miss Clark, Hartford; Ward E. Copley, Detroit; Professor Archibald C. Coolidge, Cam- bridge, Mass.: Miss Mignon Critten, | Grymes Hill, Staten Island: Stuyvesant Fish Jr., New York: Francis W. Frost, New York City; Mr. and Mrs. Emile Godchaux, New Orleans; Colonel James Hill, New Orleans; Richard B, Hobart, Cambridge, Mass.; Charles T. Jones, Kansas City., Mo.: Willlam T. | Johnston, New York City: Jacob Schmidlapp, Cincinnati; Miss Schmida- lapp, Cincinnatl; Professor Arthur H. Woods, Croton, Mass.; Harry F. Woods, | Cincinnati, and Lafe Young. 3 | —— | Bells of Boston Peal at Noon. | BOSTON, Feb. 17.—The bells of Bos- | ton pealed at noon to-day in observance of the wedding of Miss Alice Roosevelt, This was by direction of Mayor Fitg- | gerald, who arranged that for five minutes the bells should be sounded on the public bulldings and on many ot the churches. ——— PRESIDENT ROOSEVELT CONFERS HONOR ON STATE | Appoints A. W. Foster on Board of Directors of Military Academy | at West Potnt, | Arthur W. Foster, president of the | California Northwestern Railroad, has | been appointed a member of the' board | of directors of the Militery Academy at West Point. This honor was conferred | upon him by President Roosevelt. There | are seven prominent men eppointed an- | nually and this year Mr. Foster 18 one of that number. It 1s the first time a Californian has been placed on the list 4 is intended as a compliment to this State by the | chief executive of the nation. The duties of the board ure to thor- oughly examine Into the workings of the academy and make a report of it examinations to Congress. Upon this report Congress acts. The new board will meet in June and will be in session at West Point for two weeks. 1 | | | | HOPES T0 SEE LONCWORTH GET THE PRESIDENCY Young Bride Intent on Ruling in the White House. She Is Ambitious in the Great Game of Politics. Expects Her Spouse: to Reach Presi- dential Chair. S R T ASHINGTON D. C, Feb. 17. — Mrs. Nicholas Long- worth will have two homes. One will be in Cincin- nati, the beautiful home of the bride- groom’s mother. It derives its name from the number of rooks that make their home in the ancient trees that abound around the place. It is the home, too, of the beautiful china originated by Mrs. Bellamy Storer, wife of Embassador Storer, who is a sister of Mr. Longworth. The other i{s the Washington home. This s the Jones house in Eighteenth street. It was built by the late John Davis Jones of Cincinnatl. It is ex- tremely attractive, standing on the corner of Eighteenth and I streets N. W. There is an English basement, with a square hall and an office suite. Upstairs are the drawing-rooms and a dining-room with a capacity for twen- ty-four at dinner. There are plenty of living rooms on the upper story, all with bright, sunny outlooks. And there is just one more secret. Bome day Mrs. Longworth hopes to have another ‘Washington home—the White House. She has told her husband that he must be re-elected Congressman and then she looks forward to such a career for her husband as her father has had with the Presidency as {ts ultimate goal. CONGRATULATE HAPPY COUPLE Messages to President Roosevelt From For- eign Rulers. VIENNA, Feb. 17.—Emperor Francis Jo- seph has sent a congratulatory telegram couched in the most cordial terms to President Roosevelt in connection with the marriage to-day of his daughter Alice to Congressman Longworth, ROME, Feb. 17.—Many prominent peo- ple have cabled their congratulations to Miss Roosevelt on her marriage, including Baron Mayor des Planches, the Itallan Embassador at Washington, who is now in this country, and the Baroness Mayor des Planches. ROME, Feb. 17.—Cardinal Batolll, for- merly papal delegate to the United States, to-day sent a message to President Roose- velt on the marriage of Miss Roosevelt to Mr. Longworth. THES TOTRIE OVER A TRESTLE Special Dispatch to The Call, SANTA CRUZ, Feb. I.—With his brain clouded by liquor, a young man named Turner endeavored to drive across the trestle over San Lorenzo Creek last night at midnight. All went well for about twenty-fivé feet, when the horse's sure-footednes deserted {t, and the ani- | mal dropped to its belly on the ties. Its four feet vigorously pawed the alr under the trestle for fully an hour be- fore Turner. became aware that the buggy was at a standstill. Then he climbed out of the rig and with the usual luck that attends men under the infiuence of liquor made his way back over the trestle, abandoning his steed to its fate, while he made his way to the nearest saloon. 2 The predicament of the animal was ' discovered when an eleotric car bumped | into the buggy. It took two hours'’ toil to free the animal and get it back upon terra firma. The animal’s legs are | badly bruised. —————— POLYTECHNIC SCHOOL WANTS $6000 EXTRA Claims This Sum Is Needed: for Domestic Science Department. SACRAMENTO, Feb. 17.—Governor Par- dee has not yet given his deolsion: with re- gard to the request of the trustees of the California Polytechnic School for an ad- ditional sum for a building for the do- mestio sclence department. The trustees| hold that while they agreed to use but $24,000 of the $30,000 appropriation made by the last Legislature, they now find that the entire amount is required. At a con- ference a few days ago the Governor told the trustees that the tax levy was fixed on the assumption that bills bearing such appropriations would be cut down, and if the full amount were allowed it would be hard for the State to make ends meet. He ,nid he would give his definite .mwu-] | were showered with dainty mw:n of BRICHT BLOCNS |OTHER ROMANCES IN WHITE HOUSE| CATHER T0SFE OF THE SCENE| Miss Roosevele Is Twelfth Bride (JESTS ARRIVE Married at Executive Mansion. ADD TO BEAUTY East Room Is Gayly Decked for the Ceremonial. =7 il S, Sunshine of Perfect Day Floods the Apartment. e Bride Is Given Away by Distinguished " Parent. e Continued from Page 43, Column 7. | | was created was manufactured express- ly for Miss Roosevelt. The design, in- tricate and dellcate in its details, was destroyed as soon as the necessary amount of material for the dress was completed: The gown had a particular- ly long court train of elegant silver brocade. The bodice was made high, without a collar, and was trimmed with beautiful old point lace, the sleeves be- ing finished at the elbow with the same filmy’ material. Long white gloves barely met the sleeves. A voluminous tulle vell practically completely en- veloped the graceful " figure of the charming bride. In her hair it was caught and held in place by clusters of orange blossoms. Her dainty slip- pers, in perfect harmony with her gown, were fastened with silver bro- cade and tulle bows caught with orange flowers instead of buckles. The bride WOre no jewels except the magnificent diamond necklace which was the gift of the groom. She carried a lovely. shower bouquet of thé rarest and daintiest white orchids which the groom was able to procure. The fragile blossoms were arranged in a cascade effect, falling over her right arm nearly to the foot of her gown. The bouquet was tied with chiffon satin ribbon in long bows. As the ush- ers reached the platform they separ- ated and the President and the bride passed through the two lines; Mr. Longworth stepped forward and received the bride from-the arm of the President and together the bride and the bridegroom ascended the two steps of the platform. Miss Ethel Roosevelt relleved the bride of her bouquet and held it throughout the ceremony. BEAUTIFUL MARRIAGE SERVICE. As Miss Roosevelt and Mr. Lon worth faced Bishop Satterlee a hu:; fell over the assemblage. Every one of the thousand present wished to catch every syllable of the ceremony which was to follow. In distinct, resonant volce the Bishop began the beautiful marriage service of the Bpiscopal church. The responses of both the bride and the bridegroom were audible distinetly throughout the great apart- ment. Particularly clear were those of the bride, whose voice was as natural and distinct as in ordinary conversa- tion. While her face was a shade paler than usual, her self-possession was per- fect and she went through the cere- mony without a symptom of nervous- ness. When the venerable Bishop Satterlee asked the question prescribed in the ritual, “Who giveth this woman to be married to this man?” President Roose- velt ascended the platform and howed to the distinguished prelate. Then, taking his daughter’'s hand, he placed it in that of the bridegroom. Having per- férmed this function, the President re- sumed his place at the right of Mrs. Roosevelt. The best man, Mr. Perkins, then produced from a pocket of his walstcoat the gold circlet with which the couple was wedded and handed it to Mr. Longworth. When he had placed it on the fourth finger of the bride’s left hand, the Bishop pronounced that they were “man and wife.” At the conclusion of the service, which occupled less than ten minutes, Mr. and Mrs. Longworth held an in- formal reception of the guests attend- ant on the ceremony. President Roose- velt was the first to greet and to offer his best wishes to the bride and groom. He was followed by Mrs. Roosevelt and then by the bride's brothers and sisters in the order of their ages. Mrs. Long- worth and the sisters of the bridegroom then extended their congratulations. They were followed by the distin- guished persons present, the Austrian Embassador and Madame Hengelmuller leading the diplomatic contingent as the acting dean of the corps. BUFFET WEDDING BREAKFAST. Immediately after extending their greetings to the bride and the bride- groom the President and Mrs. Roose- velt passed through the main corridor into the blue room. There they re- celved the guests at the w-ddm? after they had offered their congratulations to Mr. and Mrs. Longworth. Passing from the blue room the guests entered through the red room and main corridor to the state dining- room, where an elaborate buffet wed- ding breakfast was served. No at- tempt was made to seat any of the guests, but attentlve walters saw to it that no guest was left unattended. The reccption and the serving of the breakfast continued until shortly after 2 o'clock. By that time the greater number of the guests had Ieft the White House and the bride had retired to the upper apartment to prepare for her going away. A photograph of the bride in the wedding gown was taken before her departure from the White House. SHOWERED WITH RICE. Shortly after 4 o'clock Mr. and Mrs. Longworth left the White House by the south entrance, thereby avolding a lerge and curfous throng which had assembled {n front of the mansion. Alone they entered a large automobile and were driven rapidly away. They went. it is understood but not disclosed authoritatively, to the country home of John R. McLean, “Friendship,” a few miles from the heart of Washington on the Tenallytown road. As the bridal ccuple entered the automobile they rice thrown by the brothers tara of tha brides and by an the younear RIEE i bt Bl Gt Dl P s il e SR S Sl Grover Clex;eland the Only Presi- dent Ever Wedded There. ASHINGTON, Feb. 17.—Romance and history have made the White House the most interesting home in America. Of the two, romance probably has con- tributed more to en- dear the mansion to the people—men as well as women— than history. The weddings which have taken place within its classic portals appeal with keenest interest to every true American. In the century of its history the White House has been the scene of twelve weddings. That of Miss Roose- velt and Longworth to-day was the largest by far. and in some respects the most notable wedding that ever was celebrated in the mansion. Miss Roosevelt was the fourth daughter of a President of the United States to be given in marriage in this official home of the Chief Executive. The list of 1000 guests invited to witness the ceremony to-day 1s several times larger than that invited to any previous White House wedding, and yet the President and Mrs. Roosevelt might have extended the list many times without satistying the desires of all their friends. The list therefore was made up with the idea of including on it certain officlal clagses, relatives of the two familles and the intimate personal friends of the bride and groom. As was to have been expected, the number of guests taxed the capacity of the White House to the utmost. Prior to the remodeling of the in- terfor of the White House, three years ago, it would not have been possible to entertain so large a company in the house as attended to-day’s wedding. That fact probably accounts for the comparatively small list of guests at White House weddings. Thirty-two years ago Ellen W. Grant. who en- deared herself to the American people as “Nellle” Grant, one of the best be- loved and most popular of women, be- came a White House bride. The num- ber of guests at her wedding was about 200, and writers of the time say that was all that could be accommodated comfortably. The first White Fouse wedding took place during the administration of James Madison, whose wife was prob- ably the most popular woman of her time in America. Mrs. Madison's young- est sister, Lucy Payne Washington, widow of a nephew of President Wash- ington, was married on the evening of March 11, 1811, to a widower who re- sided in Kentucky. The marriage was witnessed by {mportant officlals and members of the diplomatic corps. Just after the war of 1812 the second ‘White House wedding occurred. This was also in the administration of Madi- son, the bride, Miss Anna Todd, being a cousin of Mrs. Madison. The groom was John C. Jackson, then a member of the House of Representatives from Vir- ginia. On account of the war soclety affairs were at low tide in Washington and the marriage was not so notable as the first one. The wedding of Miss Maria Hester Monroe, the first daughter of a Pre dent to be married in the White House, was a distinct disappointment in a so- elal way. On March 9, 1820, she was married in the Blue room to Samuel Lawrence Gouverneur of New York, who was acting as private secretary to President Monroe. It was purely a famlily affair, not even the members of the President’s Cabinet being Invited. The restrictions placed on the list of guests and some other matters concern- ing the marriage formed the subject of considerable sarcastic comment at the time. The fourth wedding in the White House was that of a President's son. John Adams, the son and private secretary of President John Quiney Adams, on February 10, 1828, married in the Blue Room his cousin, Miss Mary Hellen of Philadel- phia. It was a brilliant social func- tion and was made peculiarly notable by the fact that President Adams led the Virginia reel in the dance that fol- lowed the ceremony. The wedding and a series of parties given the young couple afterward by the President and Mrs. Adams were the greatest social functions of that time. During the administration of President Jackson three marriages were celebrated in the White House. The first was that of Miss Delia Lewis of Nashville, Tenn., to Alphonse Joseph Yver Pageot, secre- tary of the French legation. It took place in the Blue room and was witnessed by the members of the Cabinet and their wives, members of the diplomatic corps and personal friends. The bride was given away by President Jackson. Shortly after- ward Miss Baston, also of Tennes- see, a nlece of Mrs. Jackson, was married in the Blue room to Lucien B. Polk. The third marriage in the White House during the Jackson administration was that of Miss Emily Martin, a relative of the Pres- ident’s family, who became the bride of Lewis Randolph, a grandson of Thomas Jefferson. — members of the Roosevelt family con- nectlonc who were present. Mrs. Longworth was attended to the big tcuring car by Major Charles C. McCauley, a long time friend and one of the social aides of President Roose- velt. Mr. Perkins, the bridegroom'’s best man, accompanied Mr. Longworth to the car. Standing on the south por- tico of the White House, the President and Mrs. Roosevelt, Admiral and Mrs. Cowles and other members of the fam- ily bade the bridal couple godspeed and waved handkerchiefs to them until they were out of sight. Just as the automobile drew away from the White House an old shoe thrown by one of the ushers at the wedding alighted on the top of the machine and it remained there as long as the car was In sight. It soon became noised about that the bride and bridegroom had left the ex- ecutive mansi but not until that fact became known definitely did the throng about the ‘.Vhl\n House grounds dis- narsa The eighth White House wedding was that of another daughter of a President. Elizabeth, the third daughter of President John Tyler, was married in the Blue room on January 31, 1842, to Willlam Waller of ‘Willlamsburg, Va. It was intended that the marriage should be quiet and simple, but it developed into a great social event. It was at this wedding that one of the bridesmaids expressed surprise to Daniel ‘Webster that Miss Tyler should relinquish her White House home and the gayety of ‘Washington society for a humble Virginia residence. “Ah,” responded Mr. Webster, “love rules the court, the camp, the grove, and love is heaven and heaven is love.” Then, In order, on May 12, 1574, the wed- ding of Nellie Grant took place. Up to that time it was far and away the most brilliant socfal function of any kind that ever had taken place in the White House. The bridegroom was Algernon C. F. Sar- toris of England, who had come across the water and had won the hand and heart of the best beloved of America's daughters. The ceremony occurred in the historic East room, the scene of to-day’s wedding, and in many respects the wed- ding of to-day and that’ of thirty-two years ago resembled each other closely. The floral decorations were magnificent, the music exquisite and every detall was developed beautitully. The 200 guests present represented the most important officials of the Gov- ernment and members of the diplomatic corps. The ceremony which united Miss Roosevelt to Mr. Longworth was performed on almost identically the same spot where Nellie Grant and Al- gernon Sartoris pledged their lives to each other. Hundreds of beautiful and costly presents were made to the bride. After an elaborate wedding breakfast in the state dining-room Mr. and Mrs. Sartoris, amid a shower of rice iIn dainty slippers, were whirled away to the rallroad station in a coach drawn by four handsome bay horses and left for New York on a perfectly equipped special train. One wedding took place in the White House during the administration of President Hayes. His niece, Miss Em- ily Platt, in June, 1878, became the bride of General Russell Hastings, the ceremony being performed in the Blue room. Grover Cleveland was the only Presi- dent of the United States married in the White House. His marriage to Miss Frances Folsom was celebrated in the Blue room on the evening of June 2, 1886.° The room was superbly deco- rated with living green and cut flow- ers, and the entire lower part of the White House had been transformed into a bower of floral beauty. The guests were limited to theyrelatives of the President and Miss Folsom, the members of the Cabinet and their wives and Private Secretary Lamont and Mrs. Lamont. The Marine band furnished the music. Later the Presi- dent and Mrs. Cleveland took an ex- tended trip through the West. For twenty years until to-day no wedding has been celebrated in the ‘White House and in the annals of the romance and history of the mansios there is no record of so elaborate an beautiful a ceremony as the wedding of Alice Lee Roosevelt and Nicholas Longworth. JDGE 15 ASKE T0 END DIPUTE SANTA CRUZ, Feb. 17.—Following up the protest of J. O. Horne, a wealthy local capitalist, against the payment of $15,000 by the Board of Supervisors ot Santa Cruz County to the F. A. Hihn Company for five miles of new moun- tain road known as the Highland way, application was made to-day to Judge Smith of the Superior Court for a writ of review. This tles up the payment and compels the Supervisors to pro- duce all the records of the proceedings covering the matter. Judge Smith granted the writ, which is returnable Friday, February 23. The petition for the writ attacks the constitutionality of the amendment to the general road law approved by Gov- ernor Pardee on March 2, 1903, under which the Supervisors claim they acted. This amendment provides that for new roads not less than three miles in length and costing not less than $5000 money can be taken from the general county fund. .The protestants claim that this is glving too much power to the Supervisors and Say they propose to test the constitutionality of the law in the Supreme Court. The protest has the support of a large number of people in this end of the eounty. The labor unions and commer- cial bodies in the southern end are be- ing asked to indorse the action of the Bupervisors. Adherents of the Super- visors say that if this law be declared invalid the effect will be to tle up the building of many county roads in vari- ous parts of the State. —_—————————— ASKS BETTER CAR SERVICE 2 FOR THE SUNSET DISTRICT Oceanside Club Sends Urgent Letter to General Manager of United Rallroads. The Oceanside Club yesterday sent-a sharp and urgent letter to the general manager of the United Railroads, call- ing for an improved car service be- tween the city and the Sunset district, west of Nineteenth avenue. The letter says that the dilatory actions of the company are retarding the growth of the district and urges that the running time between cars be shortemed and that every third car from Market and Ellis streets be run to the beach. The club deslares tje service is not good in proportion té the taxes pald by the residents and that lack of cars presents a danger of the district los- ing instead of gaining residents. The club is arranging to haveéd} commit call upon Manager Chapman s &uch a step be necessary. LIRCE CROWDS i l l —_—— Pack the Sidewalks Leading -to the White House. Eagerly Discuss the Chances of See- ing Bride. Many Friends of the Happy Couple in the Throng. ASHINGTON, Feb. 17.—Fair as a May morning was _the wedding day of Ml Alice Roosevelt. Soft and balmy sunshine poured down from & cloudless sky .and made the day like - springtime. Al- though the guests within the East room, who witnessed the beautiful cere- mony, did not num- ber beyond the hun- dreds, thousands gathered about the White House, fascinated by the thought that they would be so near the sceme on which the eyes of the world are centered to-day. A large curtain of green canvas fes- tooned over the outside of the bay-win- dow of the East room marked for those on the outside the altar before which the W bridal couple were pledging their troth. For this reason the crowds around the eastern entrance were larger than else- where and packed the sidewalks running between the Treasury Department and the White House. The crowd which gathered at the south gate to witness the arrival of the diplamatic corps were keenly disappointed to note that they did not appear in uniform. Indeed, this has been a subject of discussion for same time, the more intimate friends of the President in the corps insisting that It was the courteous thing to do. There 18 In the corps, however, an Embassador who has always opposed the idea of uni- forms except at the diplomatic reception, and, rather than show to the public a marked division of sentiment, the com- servative element in the corps ylelded. So perfact was the weather that many of the guests dismissed their carriages and walked leisurely down to the White House. This made Lafayette Park a center of Interest between 11 and 12 o'clock. Along the front of the White House there were many promenaders who strolled in the sunshine. It was a typical Washington crowd which gathered about the White House. It included many who were friends of the President and Mrs. Roosevelt, and good enough friends to understand the impossibility of all the friends of the two families being invited to the wed- aing. There was no jostling, no dis- order and comparatively few police- men were on duty. No one was per- mitted in the White House ground ex- cept the guests. A few Intimate friends and relatives entered by the north door, but the vast majority entered by the eastern door, where they were received by Captain Fitzhugh Lee, U. 8. A, and Lieutenant Chauncey Shackford, U. 8. N.. alds to the President, both In special undress uniforms. These was a large crowd about the north gates who were sure that Mr. Longworth would come In that way, but they were disappointed. Indeed, few knew of the arrival of the bridegroom, as he came early. By 10:30 o’clock the line of carriages ex- tended from the eastern entrance of the White House past the front of Lafay- ette Square and down Seventeenth street nearly to the Corcoran Art Gallery. “So excellent were the arrangements for re- ceiving the guests, however, that all en- tered quickly and the wers parked in the ellipse south of the Whits House. The Vice President and Mrs. Fairbanks arrived fifteen minutes before 12 and were among those who wers re- cetved at the north door. The British Embassador and Lady Durand and the German Embassador and Baroness Speck von Sternberg were also at the White House promptly and were assigned places near the President. It was possible for the crowds in La- fayette Park to see tne guests standing in the Past room, and as soon as they saw them moving toward the corridor they knew that the ceremony was over of excitement spread through their ranks. Straightway there was a movement to the north gate be- cause of the rumor which was currentl throughout the morning that the bridal couple would leave the White House by this entrance on their way to Friend- ship, the home of Mr. and Mrs. John R. McLean, where it is sald they will spend several days before leaving Some of the early watchers around the - ‘White House this morning were fortunate enough to witness an interesting imeident. About 9:30 o'clock two men appeared on the west escplanade leading from the ‘White House to the executive offices promenaded up and dowm in the sunshine, their hats off, holding the talking very A Theodore Roosevelt Jr. ———————e FLMA DEAN UNDER ARREST. OAKLAND, Feb. 17.—Elma 16-year-old daughter of Mrs. of 210 Fast Eighth street, away from her home on was located on January 29 in Rosa, where she was subsequently mar-. ried to Willlam Mundt, was arrested night in Oakland on a charge of vag- rancy. after her left lurm s nd and returned eity, where she has -3 com