The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1915-12-24

wilson. Al SOU inns tNehhhS uhSA'
will be at the White House new hrs'
lady of the land, Mrs. Edith Boiling
Gait Wilson. This momentous event
in the presidents private life did not
keen him this morning from following
his usual course OF attending to the
duties OF his office. and he was busy
getting things in such shape that lie
would be able TO leave them for the
next two weeks, during which the
presidential couple will take then
wedding trip.
Secretary of state Lansing will be
kept informed OF the presidents
whereabouts. so that II II is necessary
Mr.. Lansing can go directly TO have a
personal meeting with the president.
II is thought just possible that this
may be needful. on account of the
rather strained relations between this
nation and Austria.
Those in care of the White House
have been very busy getting ready for
the reception of the president's~bride.
There has been much feverish activ-
ity and great deal of enthusiasm on
the part OF the dOmestics and others.
Worked All Morning.
Washington, December 1S.-The
wedding of President Wilson and Mrs.
Gait tonight overshadowed all inter
ests in affairs of state. The final lit
tie details were all completed before
noon. The police this afternoon took
I'D the active work of guarding the
Gait residence. which will be continued
through the hour OF the ceremony.
All traffic was diverted from the
street. and heavy guard of police
men and secret service agents are
stationed about the premises. De
spite 1t being his wedding day. the
president worked hard at the White
House offices getting in shape the
second note TO Austria. Secretary
Lansing and other officials stood
ready TO aid him. but the president
insisted upon doing the work person
ally.
Invitations Being Prepared.
Invitations are being prepared. All
of the diplomats at Washington. all
the senators and congressman, all of
those who are ordinarily invited to
the social affairs at the White House
and others. will receive invitations to
the wedding
The weathe- at Washington is very
rainy. The rain began during the
night and continued heavy this morn
ing. but the government observer
promised that the skies would clear
before the hour of the nuptials ar
rived.
Third President TO Be Married.
Washington. December 1S.-Wood-
row Wilson Is the third president TO
be married during his term OF Office.
President Tyler was the first and
President Cleveland was the other.
Mr. Tyler. hike Mr. Wilson was left n
widower during his term. Two years
later. in 1914 in New York city he was
married TO Miss Julia Gardiner who
then presided at the White House
functions during the last year of her
husbands term OF office.
Grover Cleyeland's marriage TO Miss
Francis Folsom took place in the blue
room OF the executive mansion. II
was comparatively a private affair for
the invited guests included only the
cabinet members, their wives and
few friends and relatives of the cou-
pie.
President Wilson's wedding Is the
third in his family since he took Of
flee. The first White House wedding
of his term was that of his second
daughter. Jessie Woodrow Wilson to
Francis Bowes Sayre and the other
was that OF his youngest daughter
Eleanor. to Secretary McAdoo. The
president nov has two grandchildren.
the little son of the Sayres' and the
baby daughter of the McAdoos'.
The president and his bride both
are Virginians by birth. He was born
at Stanton fifty-nine years ago this
month and she was born at Wythe-
vile, the daughter of Judge and Mrs.
William II. Boiling and was one child
in a large family. Two sisters, Mrs.
Alexander II. Gait and Miss Bertha
Boiling and three brothers, John Ran
dolph. Richard Wilmer and Julian 3.
Boiling live in Washington. Rolfe Z.
Boiling, another brother, is manager
of the Commercial Bank at Panama
and another DR.. William Z. Boiling,
lives In Louisville, KY. A third sis
ter, Mrs. NJ. III. Maury, lives I'm Annis-
ton, Alabama. The brides family has
been prominent in the history of vir-
ginia and she herself is a descendant
of Pocahontas the Indian chiefs
daughter who married John Rolfe.
Since 1896 Mrs. Gait has lived in
Washington. belonging to none of the
distinct social sets, but active in char
ity and philanthropy in her own ways.
From her first husband She inherited
control of a prosperous mercantile
business of which she has been ac-
credited with now being the active
head and many tributes are paid TO
her ability. But activity I'm business.
her friends say, never has diminished
her interest In a woman's world She
loves flowers. books and out door rec
reations. After the presidents court
ship began she took up golf and on
many Saturday afternoons they were
seen together on the links at some
one OF the country clubs about the
capital, or at other times taking long
motor drives over the Virginia hills
or along the shore roads in lower
Maryland. Often they took picnic
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