The Alaska daily empire., 1915-10-25
Mrs Gait As She Is Known In Washington

Known In Washington
 With tho announcement from lhe White House or the engagement oi President Woodrow Wilson Co Mrs Norman Gait of Washington City Mrs. Gait became Che most talked Of wo- man ln America. Every ono ln posi- tion to form an opinion expects the date of the wedding will take place in November rather than early in December as has been mentioned in print
 While Mrs Gait has. since her resi- dence in Washington City. been a mem ! Der of the Episcopal church and In recent years a pew-holder at st. Thom- ! ass on Dupont Circle she will if the President. 90 desires it is generally believed. be married by the simplest ! Of Presbyterian ceremonies. and ate tend the Presidents Church. known as the Central Presbyterian. notwith- ! standing ils present location on tho ! extreme northwest oc the fashionable ! resident district
 Mrs. Galts home. just olf Dupont . Circle whole one of the most modest In that region. has for years been | noted for its charming appointments ! and homelike atmosphere. says the . New York Times, adding This quail iiy made @ strong appeal to che Presi- | dent in the trying days of tho spring, . when he found in It's dainty French drawing room @ welcome rest from ! the cares Of office and the lonely grandeur of the White House. Miss Margaret Wilson and her cousin. Miss l Helen Doodrow Bones. who has been . practically mistress or the White . House since the Illness and death Of Mrs Wilson, have been entertained | frequently in the pretty home on 20ih street But rarely were other guests present as until the departure of the executive household for Cornish in the early summer. no member of tho Wil- son family accepted any formal invi- tion. even from the closest of friends.
 Married 1s Years
 As Mss Edith Boiling of Wythe- vile, va., reignlng belle, Mrs Galt married her late husband I9 years ago. MT. Norman Gait was at that time associated with bis father In the famous old firm of Jewellers and sil- versmiths. which has been one of the landmarks or Washington City for nearly a century At the time Of his death seven years ago be was the leading partner while after his death the widow IS said to have purchased tho interest of other members of the family and Is now said to be the sole owner of the business. This is now managed by one of Mrs. Galts several brothers. and It's disposition is one Of the matters that may be ad- justed before the marriage Of It's own- CT and the President
 As Che daughter Of 9 leading law yer of her native country, the Presl- dents fiancee was educated at the best schools Of that region and later attended Che Martha Washington school at Abingdon vao and finally the Powell college at Richmond.
 Many Relatives In Capital
 The mother. Mrs William II Boll- lng. and ono unmarried sister Miss Bertha Boning have an apartment at the Cordova. on Florida Avenue in Washington City where they now rec side during the winter.
 Other near relatives an of whom are now living in Washington City. are Mir. and Mrs. Alexander Galt, the latter @ sister of Mrs Gait and the former a cousin of her late husband. Mr. and Mrs. Richard Winner Baliing- Julia B. Boiling and John Randolph Boiling. Two other brothers are Rolfe p. Boiling of Panama, and pr. William D. Boiling of Louisville Mrs. Matthew H. Maury of Annlston, Ala, Is a sister.
 A woman cheerful by nature, of keen mentality. fond Of books of mu- sic of the theatre. and even of base ball. she Is the ideal companion for busy man of President Wilson's tastes. and admirably adapted to the difficult role of stepmother to grown daughters
 Real Descendant of Poeahontas
 Coincideut with the announcement ! of the engagement of Mrs Galt and the President. came word from Rich mond that she Is ninth in descent from . Pocahontas. Mrs. Galt was Miss Edith 1 Boiling of Wytheville. va.. and the Bollngs are nearest of all to the In- dian maid enveioped still though . three centuries have passed by the aura of romance To mention the Bollings is to bring to mind Che words on an historian who saluted them as the remnant of imperial line" ev- cry member of which had added dis- tinctlon to his name
 The son of Pocahontas. christened Thomas Rolfe spent his earlier life in England, for it was the wish even of his grandfather. the stern Powhat. an, that the boy should stay there un. tn he grew to manhood The son of Pocahontas did not reach Virginia, in fact. until ie4S. He was then 3S years of age. He married in Virginia Jane Proythress and to them was born on their estate Varina within Q few miles of Richmond, Q daughter Jane. grand daughter Of Pocohontas, who was to become the wife of the founder of tho