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THE NORTH PLATTE 8EMI.WEEKLY TRIBUNE. I DOING OF MISS JESSIE WILSON AND FKIS B. SHE (Irror-QtoivAfiY . f -r ? Hf' " ' , i ii ' 'IIP'' ' 161 Washington, Nov. 25. Jessie Wood row Wilson, second of President Wil son's threo daughters, was married to Francis" Bowes "Sayro at 4:30 o'clock this afternoon Tho ceremony took placo in tho east room of the White House, and was performed by Rev. Sylvester Beach of Princeton, N. J., tho president's former pastor and the closo friend of tho Wilson family for many years. Tho entiro affair was very simple, as had been requested by tho bride, and tho number of guests was rather small distressingly so to many per sons in ofllclal and social circles of Washington who had expected to re ceive invitations but wero disappoint ed. Miss Margaret Woodrow Wilson, oldest of the threo daughters, acted aB maid of honor to her sister, and Miss Eleanor Randolph Wilson, the youngest, was ono of the bridesmaids. The threo other bridesmaids wero Miss Adeline. Mitchell Scott of Prince ton, daughter of Prof. William B Scott; Miss Marjorio Brown of Atlan ta, Pa., daughter of Mrs. Wilson's cous in, Col. E. "L. Brown, and Miss Mary Q. White of Baltimore, a college friend of tho bride. Dr. Grenfell Is Best Man. Mr. Sayre was attended by his best man, Dr. Wilfre.d T. Grenfell, tho fa mous medical missionary to the fisher men of tho Labrador coast. Tho two men have long been fast frionds and Mr. Sayre spent two summers help ing Dr. Grenfell with hiB work. Tho ushers wero Charles IS. Hughes, Jr., son of Justice Hughes of tho Su premo court and a classmate of Mr. Sayre In the Harvard law school; Dr Gilbort Horox of Montclalr, N. J., who was a classmate at Williams college in 1009 and now at Johns Hopkins uni versity; Benjamin Burton of New York city, and Dr. Scovlllo Clark of Salem, Mass., who was Mr. Sayre's compauion in Labrador and Newfound land. Wedding Gown of Ivory Satin. The bride's gown was of satin, of a soft ivory tint, trimmed with beau tiful lace, both old and rare. It waB mado In Now York and the women connoisseurs declared that it was a mastorpleco. Tho lingerlo in tho trousseau Is of tho most dainty mate rial and is all hand mado. Tho maid of honor and bridesmaids were beauti fully gowned and all looked their best. Coming rl3ht In tho midst ot tho chrysanthemum season, this was mado a chrysanthemum wedding and that flower was used most profusely in adorning tho SVhito House. As tho brldo'8 favorite color is mauve, that was made tho jrovaillng color in tho decorations. The east ro m, and in deed all tho roomB !n tho president's mansion, wero beautiful Indeed Depart on Tl !. Honeymoon. Aftor tho coromony war completed and tho couplo had received tho con gratulations ot tho gueuts, refresh ments wero Bcrvcd, and then Mr. and Mrs. Sayro departed for their honey moon. Their plans Includo a visit to the home of Miss Nevln, Mr Sayre's aunt, at Winds?: Forges, near Church town, Pa., whoro they first met. After Janunry 1 thoy will llvo In Wllllnma town, Mass., for Mr. Sayro in to sever lila connection with tho ofilco of Dis trict Attorney Whitman In New York and becomo assistant to Harry A. Gar field, prr Jcnt of Williams collcgo Mr. and Mrs. Sayre and Eqet Room In Which They Thero was ono disappointment for thoso who attended tho wedding, for tho gifts wero not put on display. It is known that theso included many beautiful- and valuable articles sent by relatives and personal friends of tho brldo and groom and of their fam ilies and by admirers of President Wilson. Ilandsomo presents wore sent by both tho senate and the house, that of tho-latter being a diamond la valllero which Miss Genevieve Clark, daughter of tho speaker, bought for tho representatives in New York. Guests Limited to 400. Those who wero invited to witness the wedding wero mostly personal friends and the number was kept down close to four hundred. The list was pared and revised several times, and as has been said, the operation result ed in many heartburnings. From tho house of representatives" circle, for Instance, the only guests were Speaker Champ Clark, Mrs. Clark and Miss Genevlovo Clark, Marjory Leader Un derwood and Mrs. Underwood, and Minority Leader Mann and Mro. Mann. As might bo expected, 'tho streets outside tho White House wero as crowded aB tho police would permit with curious persona eager to watch the arrival and departuro of tho guests l, Gift of the House. This Is tho diamond lavalllcrowhlch WfiH tliu wedding present of tho liouscvof representatives to Jessie Woodrow Wil son. and trying to obtain through tho win dows a glimpso of tho doings within. Tho police arrangements wero admir able and nothing happened, in tho White Houso or outsldo, to mar tho happy occasion. Immense Wedding Cake. Jessie Wilson's wedding cako was a triumph of tho pastry cook's art. It was two and a half feet tall, counting tho white orchids that wero placed on top of it, and weighed 135 pounds. Tho first layer was four Inches thick and 22 inches across. Tho cako con tained 10 ingredients and its cost was nbout ?G00. Ovor tho body of tho cako was molded a thick white Icing scroll work, on Kb top was a design for tho initials of tho brldo and groom, douo in silver, and around tho olden wero lilies of tho valley in whito sugar. This delicious confection was distributed in 2,000 dainty whlto boxcti tied with satin ribbon and each of tho proper size to go under tho pillow of tho vecipichtrto bdng dreama. Were Wedded. Mrs. Sayro was born In Galnsvlllo, Pa., twenty-fivo years ago. She at tended tho Women's college nt Balti more and was an honor member of tho class ot 1908, bolng also elected a member of Phi Beta Kappa. For two years aftor her graduation she on gaged in settlement work In Kensing ton, Pa., nnd she Is a member of tho cxecutivo board of tho National Jfoung Woman's Christian association. Sho has delivered several excellent ad dresses hvpublic. In appearanco sho does not rcscm bio her father as much as do her sis ters, having rather tho features of hor mother's family, tho Axsons. Something About the Groom. JFrancls Bowes Sayro Is twenty elcht voara old nml wna linrn nf South Bethlehem, Pa., a aon of tho ' laie Kooert tieysnam Sayro, who built tho Lehigh Valley railroad and at ono .timo was assistant to tho presi dent of tho BethlcIIbm iron works, Binco known aB the Bethlehem steel works. Ho was also onco president ot tho board of trustees of tho Lehigh university. Francis Bowes Sayro graduated from Lawrencovillo school, Lawroncovllle, N. J., in 1004, and from Williams col lego in 1909. Ho entered Harvard law school and graduated "cum laudo." Ho waB a member of tho Sigma Phi fraternity, Gargoyle Bocicty and tho Phi Bota Kappa at Williams. For tho paBt year he has been working in tho ofilco of District Attornoy Whitman of New York. During tho summer ho was admitted to tho bar of Now York state. Mr. Sayre's mother Is Mrs. Martha Finlay Sayro, daughter of the lato William Nevln, who was presldont of Franklin and Marshal collego at Lancaster, P"a. Sho Is a descendant of Hugh Wlllinmson of North Carolina, ono of tho framera of the Constitution of tho United States, and is a sister of tho lato Robert Novin, Mead of tho American church nt Rome, and a cous in of Ethelbert Nevln, tho composer. Other White House Weddings. The wedding of Josslo Wilson nnd Francis Sayro was tho thirteenth to be solemnizod In tho Whito Houso. Tho first waB that of Anna Todd, a niece of Dplly Madison's first husband, and John G. Jackson. Then Mrs. Madi son's slBtor, Lucy, wns married to Judgo Todd of Kentucky. Tho third woddlng, that of Maria Monroe, daugh ter of President Monroe, to Samuel Lawrence Gouvernour in 1820 marked tho first social use of tho east room. Eight yearB later John, tho second son of President John Qulncy Adams, mar ried his, cousin, Mary Hellen, In tho blue room. Whilo Gcnoral Jackson was president there wero threo wed dings in tho Whito Houso, thoso of Delia Lewis to Alphonso Joseph Yvor Pageot of tho French legation; Mary Eaton to Luclon B. Polk, and Emily Martin to Louis Randolph. Many years passed before thoro was nnoth or marriage ceremony in tho presi dent's mansion, tho next being of Nel lie, tho only daughter of General Grant, and Algornon C. F. Snrtorla. In 1876 Emily Piatt, a uleco of Mrs. Hayes, was. married in tho bluo room to Gen. Russell HaBtingB. Tho elev enth of this scries of weddlngB-wnB that of President Cleveland to Frances Folsom, and tho twelfth that of Presi dent Roosevelt's daughter Alice, to Nicholas Longworth. ROMANCE OF STOLEN PICTURE Plnturlcchlo'e Well-Known Painting of "Madonna and Child" Which Was Loet Is Found. London. No little sensation wan causod In art circles recently by tho discovery at Charing Cross Station of Plnturlcchlo'o well-known painting of "Madonna nnd tho Child," valued at 10,000, which was recently found to havo been removed from tho church of St Maria Maggloro at Spollo in Italy Tho box In which it wbb found had been consigned to London from Florence, nnd tho plcturo was con- Plnturlcchlo'e Recovered "Madonna." cealed under a falso bottom. Tho painting w.ta taken away and deposit ed at I ho Italian embassy, and tho box waa vatched by detectives ieady to dotain anyono claiming It. Four nr restii havo been mado in Italy in con nection with tho theft. Under Italian law no old masters are allowed to bo romoved from tho country without tho express permission of tho govern ment, and persona breaking tills law are liable to a fine amounting to threo times tho prico which they may have received for tho stolen picture. DEAD" CHILD COMES TO LIFE Friend of tho Family Viewing Body Sees Tinge of Color In the Tips of the Earo. Wrny, Colo. Mario IIosso, the three-year-old daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Henry Hesse, had a remarkable escape from bclnq buried alive after Bho had been pronounced dead by a physician. Tho child hnd been ill for some time and was seized with convulsions. Sho lapsed Into- unconsciousness and i p parently died. Tho doctor in attend ance mado several heart and lung tests and pronounced tho child dead Tho undertaker thought tho girl was dead. Tho child waB placed in o whito casket and tho funeral set. After tho services tho family and friends approached the casket to look at tho face of tho supposed dead girl. Ono of Hesso'B neighbors called atten tion to a faint color in tho tips of tho girl's cars and tho funeral was stop ped. Another doctor was hurriedly sum moned and ho pronounced tho girl alive. Tho child was removed from tho casket and placed In bed. Sho has not yet regained consciousness, but Is alive and tho physicians bo llevo she will recover. GAVE LIFE FOR HER KITTENS Champion Rat Killer of 8teamshlp Meets Tragic Death Answering Mews of Her Young. Brooklyn. Mary, tho mascot cat and champion rat killer of tho Amer ican Steamship line, 1b dead. Sho died, us she lived, on tho Atlantic ocean. Hera was tho dealh of a conscien tious mother, for it waa in trying to answer tho plantlro" mowing of hor kittens that she was accidentally kill ed. This tragedy of tho sea was re ported on tho arrival of tho liner Phil adelphia nt Southampton. Mary, tho beat of mothers, had mado a homo for her kittens in tho store room, and was in tho habit of visit ing them by wny of a holo in tho sa loon deck, through which passqa a lift ropo. On tho night of tho tragedy Mary wns taking a stroll on deck, when sho heard tho kittens mowing. Sho turned back, crept through the hole tho lift waa working, and In nn Instant tho kittens wore motherless. For tho rest of tho voyage a Brow ard was reputed to give tho klttonB a dally supply of milk until tho liner reached Southampton. 8eek6 Divorce on Queer Grounds. Now York. In her Bult separation filed In tho supremo court, Brooklyn, MrB. Edith Graney churges that Bho tins boon mado temporarily insane through "mental suggestions" by her husband. Sho declared that her hus band had for years asserted that Bho waa "crazy" and that ho often gazed Into hor face for long periods without uttering a word. Aged Man to Wed Housekeeper. West Orango, N. J. John C, Han con, seventy-five, obtained a llcenso to wed his housekeeper, Mrs. Annlo Sher man, Bovonty-sovon. He said ho has been tho lonelloat man in tho world slnco his first wlfo died. Asked about tho forthcoming marrlago ho Bald: "An old fool never changes his mind; a wlso man does." HhPlPfc&J MINISTER I ullttcnl nffatrB. He was a Republican, but jolnod tho Independent move ment following tho nomination' of James G. Blnlno for tho presldoncy In 1884. Ho energetically supported Grovor Clovoland, slnco when ho hna been known as n Democrat and has been a prominent figuro In thnt party. CHARLES THE LISTENER Charles Finca Murphy, oratwhilo Tammany boss, was ono of tho 'sights" of Now York but seldom soon. And seldom heard ns well, for tho matter of that. If his people woro to crown him thoy doubtless would call him CharloB tho Sllont.'or Chnrlea tho Listener, For of all leaders in political organization life ho talked tlio least and listened tho most. Ho was willing, often eager, to re coivo suggestions. And ho was not tho least particular Horn whom thoy camo. But ho nover commented on them. Ho packed them away in tho recesses of an nctlvo brain and thoy wero thoro when ho wanted to uso thorn. Ho learned this lesson from Richard Crokor, so Ills Intimates say. Crokor wns a successful leador until ho bo gan to talk. "The instant tho old man opened hla mouth hiB inlluonco and prefltlgo began to wnno," recalled a seared and soamed Tainmanylto who should know. Murphy also combined tho policy of ellonco with thn equally important policy of having few IntlmatCB. Thoro probably woro not more than half a dozen mon with whom ho- really was friendly men with whom ho put asldo ills professional reserve and talked froely. Thoso woro tho mon who, It Ib said, shaped his thoughts for him, smoothed off tho rough edgcB of hla speech when ho had something to say, or holped in tho prepa ration of BtntomentB for the public. In this particular ho was tho best counseled boss Tnmmnny over had. Ho has boon decisively beaton twlco during his leadership, which began In 1903. . f His first defeat came when he tried to elect William F. Sheehan to tho United States scnato to euccoed Chnuncoy M. Depow. Tho other defeat wna more decisive and occurred only recently. SALVATION ARMY'S "STATESMAN" who nro not "to tho manner born." for tho son of a laboier or an artisan oven a bookkeeper In the ofilco of nn reaches tho cashier's desk at a bunk family must work a social miracle. MAKING A BETTER Among tho many Improvements m tho postal Borvlco since the inaugura tion of tho now administration prob ably nono will bo more beneficial to tho country gonerally than thoso com ing under tho bureau or the fourth as sistant, ovor which Hon. .lumes I Blak8leo of Pennsylvania presides To hl3 now post Mr. Blaksleo brought a -sunny nnd genial disposition coupled with thoso atcrnor qualities which aro tho attributes of what, in tho Iang of tho day, Ib tormucd a "llvo wlro." Tho bureau over which tho new officer presides hna underwit throo Important dlvlBlone; tho great division of rural malls with Its army of nearly 100,000 rural delivery and star route carrlora, the Important division of Bupplles and equipment which handjes tho Bupplles and equipment for tho entiro postal sorvlco and produceB tho rural deliv ery and star routo maps furnished to tho service nnd tho public, and tho di vision of dead letters with its amull army of workera which locntea tho senders of undelivered mail ns well at articles lost in tho malls. In placing Mr, Blnkslco at tho head of this branch of tho postal servlco tho president and tho postmuBtor general had In mind a number of reforms and Improvements nnd tho record that ho lins mado in tho fow months since hlu appointment fully vindicates tho wisdom of thalr selection. TO GREECE Georgo Fred Williams of Boston has boon seloctod by President Wilson for minister to Grcoco. Mr. Williams con siders his selection by Presldont Wll son ns minister to Grceco nB n recog nition of thoso "who havo boon follow era of truo Domocracy" rather than a personal tribute. He expressed ploas uro nt tho possibility of rcBldenco In Grcoco, as ho has Ioug been a Btudent of Athenian domocrncy and bollovcfl the diplomatic mission will present an opportunity for him to extend hla studies. Mr. Wllllnms has for years been known in Mnosachuaotts' and in many other statea ns an unusually able pub lic speaker. . Ho waa born in Dcdhnm July 10, 18G2. Ho was graduated from Dartmouth collcgo with tho claim ot 1S72, aftor which ho taught school and waB a reporter until ho cntorod Boston university law school, from which ho was graduated in 1875. Early In hla enreer ho beenmo interested In Gen. Brnmwoll Booth, who sot foot on American aoll for tho first tlmo a short tlmo ago, la regarded na tho "constructive Btntosmnn" of tho Sal vation Army. Whllo hla fathor, tho lato Gen. William Booth, la popularly crodlted with having originated many of tho "material" schemes of tho Army, tho truth is thnt hit ? v;'p. ped into Bhnpo a majority of tho plans for tho uplift of people. Ono of theso Is tho Ufo Insurancu company which tho army operates in connection with its work in London. Somo porsons criticized tho project, . nasertlng thnt It was a purely com mercial ontorprlso, having no moro right to aBk for popular support than any other Hfo inaurnnco company In Groat Britain. But in tho establishment of tho de partment, BramwbTl Booth aaw an op portunity to strlko a blow at British tradition, which oxcludes from tho bo- cauca reuneu employments persona In London especially It is most difficult to rise to tho position of an actuary or insurnnco company; and tho man who without tho backing of an infiuentlal POSTAL SERVICE AST