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Show PRESIDENT IS I WED AND STARTS 01 HONEYMOON Simple Ceremony Is Per formed in Presence of Less Than Thirty Guests SOON DEPART FOR HOT SPRINGS, VA Honeymoon to Last Two Weeks, Trousseau of the Bride Said to Be Magnificent Mag-nificent and Costly. By n IL STANSBTJBT By International News Service WASHINGTON Dee. 18 President Woodrow Wilson and Mrs Edith Boll ing Gait were married tonight at the home of the latter No 1308 Tweet eth street, N Tbe ceremony was per formed by Dr Herbert Smith rector of Bt Margaret s Episcopal church assist ed by the Rev James U Taylor pas tor of tbe Central Presbyterian church which is attended by the Wilson fam Uy After a day of fluctuating lights and shades and a wedding morning that broke in wild storm -the sun shone out and made possible tbe prediction that happy will be the bride that tho sun shines on Th guests who witnessed the cere mony numbered less than thirty and when congratulations were over and a light wedding snpper had been served, tbe president and his bride motored to Alexandria, a and boarded a train which departed at 11 15 o clock for Hot Springs Vs., where tbe honey moon will be spent Plans for a more extended wedding journey were abandoned almost at the last hour Jbecanse of the possibility of a break in diplomatic relations be tween the United States and Au tna over the Ancona note W 111 Return January 3 The president s itinerary will bring him and the first lady of the lana back to the White House on January 3 Mrs Wilson s f rst public func tion w 11 be the Pan Amer can reeep tion on January 7 Promptly at 8 30 o clock Dr Smith began the reading of the Episcopal marriage ceremony There was no deviat on from the ritual and Mrs Gait promised to love honor and obey in a clear voice. The ring used in the ceremony was made from a nugget of virgin gold pre sented to the president t o months ago by a delegation of school children from San Franc sco A strong cordon of pol cemen scat tered groups of Becret serv ce men a knot of newspaper men and a long thin line of spectators ga e the only evi dence of Pres dent Wilson s wedding Outs de of the narrow little red br ck Gait home where tho ceremony was per formed W ashington showed 1 ttle ex clement over the event Satiated w th off c al spectacles and functions the blase cap tal deel ned to grow enthus ast e over a quiet home wedding House W ell Guarded There were enough pol cemen plain clotbesinen and secret serv ce men on hand to are for any crowd that Wabh mgton could turn out The Gait hon e faces on a grassy tr angle toriued bj the intersect on of three streets U about the outer s des of the tr angle the pol cemen headed by Super nten dent Pullman t o inspectors and two captains 1 ned up the cro vd The crowd cons sted of about 300 persons Under the canvas canopy that sheltered the entrance to the Gait home a dozen secret serv ce men and pla n clothesmen lounged in the di n 1 ght ol three kerosene lanterns suspended on wires to 1 ght the nter or ot the canvas passageway They had noth ng to do For two blocks n the rear of the Gait home whle the ceremony was on. squads of tramp ng pol ce warned all ntruders and cur ous avay No trafhc was allowed w thin a block of the house Arrival of President P es dent Wilson as the first of the wedd ng party to reach tho scene of the ceren ouy He came in a b g h te ho se autou obile which was followed a few m nutes later by car9 bear ng the oth r members of the W lsou fan ly an I Sec etary Ti nultv At half past e gl t the pa tv was co n plete and the ho se was 1 ghted f om cellar to roof Outs de the scattero 1 crowd stan ped ts feet aud swung ts arms n au effo t to o ercome the pene trat ng col 1 ch 11 w nter moon and (Continued on Page Thirteen.) PRESIDENT QUIETLY MIES IS. GUT (Continued from Page One ) stars gl ttenng eoldlv looked down on the scene The shivering policemen goose stepped along their short beats. The crowa dwindled slowly awav For half an hour policemen reporters and the 1 ttle crowd closely watched the br 11 ant I lighted windows and the ding, lanterns that swung before the door F nail a gleaming expense of shirt front tripped down the front steps and White House Lsher Hoover stepped to the curbstone and looked over the crowd The little assembly leaned forward eagerly thirsting for in formation Sot Hoover went on with out a word few ruinates later word filtered out through the secret service men that all was o er that the wedding bells had :ompleted the metaphorical jingling and that the post nuptial supper was under 1 waj The high powered White ho e automob les lined p before the door and waited for the start of the wedd ng trJt Short) before 8 30 a thr II ran through the crowd as a Wh te house car going at top speed ro nded the corner of New Han pshire avenue followed bv seeral ears filled w th secret service men headed bv W J Flvnn chief of the secret sen ice corps It contained Pres dent W Ison ac companied onlv b Dr Garv Gravsori U 8 N his personal phvs cian The president wearing his most gen si ex pressien and a black coat o er his evening clothes, alighted from the car when it reached the Gait res dence and hurried ins de The president s daughters and sons in law Mrs Gait s mother and sisters the president s brother and the rest of the two families had gathered in the orch d and American beauty decked draw ng room s the cathedral ch mes n the hall clock struck the half hour w th a short mus cal cadence the e es of the guest turned simultaneously to the sta rwiv Pres dent Wilson rather pale hut sn line si ghtly bad ascended the stairs and Mrs fait appeared at the upper landing The pres lent with a bow offered h s hand to Mrs rait and without fanfare ! tr i) uti I n fa t without any 1 n I t Hileuce I lod ! I rl low thn can 1 e ty ; lo ke I k to the bower of alns I 1 e I tie A or can lea ties Ills wl g rou Tl tl n ff Htmg lergymsn gnrl I h n ly robes 1 1 I r h h n hh ntu t. i tl n a Is t ( Prusbyte an fa th awalte I t m As Ih- H orene lis nraye book ill I ega II barge to tboso ubout to 1 e nu 1 Mrs W II a F Boiling ot er o tl o br do unl her s sters a 1 1 ro hers aul tie r esido t h da gb ters tool their stat ons close to the rl lal pair It nan noticed that I the ceremony the esldent said I Woodrow. etc, I lo Mrs Uult res o I I hi th. 0 Tl Thnnus of the i osi lent 8 a lie nignatu on v, n eutlrelv on it ted 1 lng the eren onj as t was iu the rr ate license The Ro Mr Ta lor read a portio of the ser Ice. b t Dr Smith led the pair n th 1 1 lg u ol tbei nut al n When Dr H ith aikol Who giveth this woman o be nar ed to this a ? Mrs Boiling other ot the I bride step el forward and taking Mrs Clalt's r ght hand n bcrs a ed t le presllent s right ha d a she x 1 lo I tie absence of a best man Presi ei t Mlnon had the custoly of tbo Ine and he had It promptly n han I nlc the officiating clergyman asked for t Heveral present stated aftc url tl at tho. fancied a look of re lief flashed over the president s face when he saw the r ng safelv on h s br le s f nger As the last words of the ce emony were pronounced the pres lent an 1 his wife turned toward each other and the president kissed her Mrs Boll ng, the bride s mother then embraced and klsse I her The guests then took pos session of the bride and br Hegroom and se eral of the family and fr en Is 1 ssed the former Bride s Cake Cut fter a few minutes of congrat la lion the g ests adjourned to the d u ng room where the health of tho br do and br degroom uas drunk in the V gims lo mg c p the gift of the con gressional delegation from that ststo an 1 tho bridal cake covered w th p nk rch i was cut b tic new Mrs w 1 son with a silver cako knife whi h was used for the same happ offi e at her mother s wedding The bride a cake was most elaborate and was made in two tiers one for the bride and one for the bridegroom It lid not contain a ring or other trad tional articles of luck of br des cakes and boxes had been prepared for the guests In carr ing out the orch 1 plan of the wedding a number of orcb ds in tl e most delicate pastel tints were a eluded in tke bridal bouquet that the president sent to his bndc The oalv ornament worn by the bride was a beautiful diamond brooch, the gift of the bridegroom fash oned as an orchid There was bo m s c e ther befo e or dnr ng the ceremony A small local orchestra oncealed in palms pla ed d ring the ser e of the supper Weather Unpropitious The state of the weather an 1 ta un fortunate ireverseness as the general topic of conversation as Washington plodded about through the dn lng ra n I in the early hot rs of the da and t appeared a mental relief to many when the e 1 promise of the morning wa , overcome by the good of the afte noon An ante bellum touch was added to 1 the wedding scene bv the presence o two interested spectators Bus e. Mrs Gait s colored maid and her ma a t sis ter Emma. The maids wore neat black dretsea with wh te caps and aprons at d without doubt cons dered thu the real red letter dav of their 1 vj The gueets were carefully selected snd included onh Pres dent V ilson s three daughter and h s sons- n law M ss Mar glret W Ison r snd Mrs Francis owes ayre Secretary of the Treasun and, Mrs. William fibbs McAdoo the presidents s ster Mrs Anoe W Ison Howe and her daughter Mrs Josephine Howe Cochran the president s brother and s ster n law and niece Mr snd Mrs Joseph Wilson and Mrs Aljce Wil son Mrs Talt s s sters and her brothers ' snd the r wives who are Mrs. Alexan der Hunter Gait Mrs Mthew H Ma r of Anmston Via Mr and Mrs Will am B chard W ltner Bolliag Mr snd Mrs Rolfe F Boll ng Mr and Mrs Tuhan Boll ng Pr W 11 am Boiling John Randolph Boiling Mu Bertha Boll ng Alexander Hunter Gait brother of Mrs Gait s late husband and Mr i md Mrs Sterl ng Glt The only gue?ts Outside of the imme i ate fain ly c rele were Secretary Jo eph Tumulty M as Gertrude Gordqn nt mate fr end of Mrs Gait and Dr Carv tirsTson nho was there n h s :apa t as a fr en J of both part es and not as a White hoise a de Sus e and Emma the colored house ser ants v ewed the cere nony from the , ioorway The tra n fcv wh ch Pres dent Wilson 1 md h s bride departed for Hot Springs I was laden with many persons going lome for the holidays The bonevmooB ' :ar the Superb presented a brpll ant sontrast to the other coaches beca se f ts 1 X r ous nter or revealed by i icores of electric 1 ghts T e -v precaution bad been taken to a e the pres dent s spec al car per : t sha e V sq ad of nspectors m?de he f al nspection lust before the de ' ib t re of he tra n Fron the toe t arr ed n Wa h Jgton until it left he car was nder constant guard by he ra Iroad off c als Isone but em Ioyees were permitted around it rumulty't. Statement fter the pres lent and h s br de had lepartod Se etar T muliy made th s tateme t on tho ceremon I The wedd ng wa n arkel w tl tm ' let It at ius bu h a redd ng as igl t have taken pla e u the onie of he h nHf t ne ca c t zo , The pra er book wh ch the off c at ng clergyman used once was the prop rty of the late Tudge Wll an H Boll I ng of V rgin a father of the br de and ras used at her equest Several guests lied to tho li&t at the last n ouent n luded Professo Avson a brother of he late Mrs W Isou A Boll ng Gait Ir anl Mrs 1 crl g Gait the forn er brother of Mrs W Ison s f rst bus and di d Mrs T n ltv the w)fe of iecretar T n t One of the added : ests Tds Mat la B avion au el J go an wo has ecn a servant t the br de s fan ly all her 1 fe The usis by wh ch the wedding partv ' ot away to Alexandria was complete ij he the Wh te house a tomob le lulled wav from Mrs Wilson a house 1 dcs of o ce bloclel ) rs t d sll the sfl o n ng 6t eets At the uu on stat o he res dent al eiitran e was f 1 1 U 5 an n p f ol c er tp al a W o t T ose who attract rt to 3 roal stat on th w n 1 a on were 1 a i n n ed wh e h 1 and M Yi 1 wp E (Continued oi Page Twenty ) f. PRESIDENT QUIETLY j MARRIES MRS. GILT (Continued from Page Thirteen ) ng to the ta on across the river ten m les away The pres dent c6mpletd a record breaking dav for him n extend ng len enc by en ng papers lust before he left the exec ti e off ces tor d n uer relea ng two men from la 1 He eomm ted to ep re at on e the three month sentence of J F T rner 00 cted n the northern eorg a federa court on a charge of d st 11 ng 1 q or llegallv and rem tted the unpaid t ne for wh ch Zh ck Q e 4h an Ind an convicte 1 n Kansas of ntroducing liquor nto the Potta atomie Ind an reservation The last off cial act of the pres dent before lea ing on h none moon was the s gn us of an appeal for funds for Belgian relief vork The text of the appeal will be given out tomorrow |