Show SIMPLE CEREMONY PERFORMED IN PRESENCE OF LESS THAN THIRTY GUESTS president and first lady of the land depart soon after wedding ceremony for virginia and will re turn to capital in fortnight washington president woodrow allson and mrs edith boiling aalt were married saturday night decem ber 18 at 8 30 at the home of the bride the ceremony was performed by dr herbert smith rector ot st margaret a episcopal church assisted by the rev james H taylor pastor of the central presbyterian church which Is attended by the allson fam after a day 0 fluctuating lights and chades and a wedding morning that broke in wild storm the sun shone out and made possible the prediction that happy will be the bride that the sun shines on the guests who witnessed the ceremony numbered less than thirty and when congratulations were over and a light wedding supper had been served the president and hia bride motored to alexandria va and boarded a train which departed at 11 15 for hot springs va where the honey moon will be spent plans for a more extended wedding journey were abandoned almost at the last hour because of the possibility of a break in diplomatic relations between the united states and austria over the ancona note the presidents itinerary will bring him and the first lady ot the land back to the white house on january 3 mrs wilsons Wil sons first public function pastor the rev james II 11 taylor the central presbyterian church mrs william II 11 boiling the brides mother gave her away the president stood to the right ot the clergymen and the bride stood on their left at once dr smith began the words ot the episcopal marriage service the president making his responses first and then the bride making hers after the bride promised to love cherish and obey the president placed the wedding ring a plain band of gold upon her finger and then after a prayer and while couple clasped their right hands together dr smith declared them man and wife the entire party then turned to th dining room where a buffet supper was served the decorations there were in pink and on the buffets were banked growing ferns and pink roses the tables were decorated with lady stanley rose blossoms on a table in the center was the wedding cake a fruit cake of several layers high or lamented namen ted with sprays of pink orchids in the center mrs wilson cut the cake without formality and no ar ran gement was made tor bestowing bits of it upon others than those in the wedding party married in traveling gown during the ceremony and at the luncheon afterward during which a string orchestra played the bride wore her traveling dress a black silk vel vet gown with a picture hat of black beaver with no trimmings whatever except one feather slightly upturned on the left bide at her throat she wore the presidents wedding gift a magnificent diamond brooch the skirt 0 her gown was of walk ing length and cut on full lines the baist had silken embroidery of blue shading from the deep tones of royal blue to delicate shades of pastel and threaded with silver mrs wilson s trousseau Is said by lose friends to be magnificent in its intent and to have cost several thou sand dollars most of it Is american made and the best shops in the united were called upon to ahat what the bride s friends say Is will be the pan american reception on janavry 7 quiet home wedding everything was in readiness for the ceremony when the president arrived and it proceeded without music neither the president or mrs gait had any attendants and there were no ush era or flower girls neither the army the navy nor the diplomatic corps was represented and the occasion was es sent lally what both of the couple had wished it to be a home wedding on the first floor of the brides home in two communicating rooms a wedding bower had been arranged with a background of farle and maidenhair ferns which extended from the floor to the belling over head there was a canopy of green in the form of a shell lined with scotch heather in the background and at the center was placed a large mirror framed with orchids and rejecting ing the scene above the mirror was a spray of orchids across a background of ferns and the corners of the canopy were caught with orchids american beauty roses were on both sides of the canopy beneath which was a prayer rug on which president auson and mrs gait knelt during the cere mony just at the hour for the ceremony the president and his bride appeared at the head of the staircase which was decorated with terns asparagus vines and american beauty roses they descended to the lower floor where the guests were grouped about informally united by episcopal service the rev herbert scott smith rec tor of SL margarets protestant ebia copal church of which the bride is a communicant was waiting beneath the canopy to perform the ceremony and with him to assist was the presidents one of the largest and most carefully selected wardrobes ever gathered by any mistress of the white house the ring used in the ceremony was made from a nugget of virgin gold presented to the president two months ago by a delegation of school children from san francisco despite the intimation from the white house that nothing should be sent by any others than relatives and close friends the president and mrs allson were showered with gifts that filled an entire room in the gait home they were of a wide variety and came from many climes and many peoples sketches of president and bride mrs edith boiling gait was born october 14 1872 in va Is direct descendant of the indian princess pocahontas eight brothers and sisters still retains the good looks tor which she was famous in her youth Is charming tactful and intel legent has devoted herself to charity rather than to society s conquests runs her late husband s jewelry store and brings a dot of to the president likes baseball golf auto mobil ing good books and music dresses well president woodrow allson was born december 28 1856 in staunton va passed his childhood and youth mostly in georgia and south carolina educated in public schools davedson Dav ldson college princeton university university of virginia and johns hopkins university married helen louise axson of savanah june 24 1885 taught history and economics at bryn mawr wesleyan and princeton elected governor of new jersey elected president of the united states in 1912 the last official act of the president before leaving on his honeymoon was the signing of an appeal for funds tor belgian relief work |