Mrs. Wilson Host to Aged
Title
Mrs. Wilson Host to Aged
Creator
Unknown
Identifier
WWP20728
Date
1913 July 22
Source
Cary T. Grayson Papers, Woodrow Wilson Presidential Library, Staunton, Virginia
Language
English
Text
Windsor, VT—The spacious porches of the summer White House were filled this afternoon with the old ladies of Windsor and the neighboring countryside. They were the guests of Mrs. Woodrow Wilson, wife of the President, at an old ladies’ tea.
Mrs. Wilson went about her duties of a hostess with all the painstaking care and tact she would have used at a diplomatic function in Washington, and the results were shown in the pleased smiles of the old ladies.
The Rev. Mr. Schneider, pastor of the old stone Presbyterian Church, where President and Mrs. Wilson went on their first in Windsor, attended the tea, somewhat less embarrassed than when he preached his first sermon to the President of the United States.
The old ladies were gathered in automobiles and carriages hired by Mrs. Wilson to transport her guests. One venerable lady had never been in an automobile, and said she wasn't going to begin at her age. So the car returned to the Wilson house empty and a carriage was sent in its place.
The afternoon was warm, but not too warm for the Wilson guests to enjoy themselves. Those who were near enough to walk came early, and they all stayed late.
Mrs. Wilson went about her duties of a hostess with all the painstaking care and tact she would have used at a diplomatic function in Washington, and the results were shown in the pleased smiles of the old ladies.
The Rev. Mr. Schneider, pastor of the old stone Presbyterian Church, where President and Mrs. Wilson went on their first in Windsor, attended the tea, somewhat less embarrassed than when he preached his first sermon to the President of the United States.
The old ladies were gathered in automobiles and carriages hired by Mrs. Wilson to transport her guests. One venerable lady had never been in an automobile, and said she wasn't going to begin at her age. So the car returned to the Wilson house empty and a carriage was sent in its place.
The afternoon was warm, but not too warm for the Wilson guests to enjoy themselves. Those who were near enough to walk came early, and they all stayed late.
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Unknown, “Mrs. Wilson Host to Aged,” 1913 July 22, WWP20728, Cary T. Grayson Papers, Woodrow Wilson Presidential Library & Museum, Staunton, Virginia.