The Hawaiian gazette. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1865-1918, 1915-12-21
Hot Springs, Virginia, Where
GoIfing and Motoring Are Good,
Chosen As Retreat For the
Newly-Weds Who Arrive Today
WEDDING JOURNEY IS ..
BEGUN IN THE RAIN
President Pardoned Number Of
Conyicts To Celebrate 0cca-
sion-Spent Very Busy Day
At Capitol Before Ceremony
tAssocia.ed Prsss bz1 Federal wirelsssl

W AorliN"ioN' De0e'i'Oei
w l9.-President Wilson and
his bride reach Hot Springs, Vir-
GINA, this morning at quarter
past eight o'clock for the first
day of their honeymoon, which
will be spent there, where the
motoring and golhng are good.
A number of secret service men
and one stenographer accompa-
MED the honeymoon couple, while
the wedding suite at the Hot
Springs hotel has already been
connected up by direct private
telegraph, wires with the White
House, enabling the President to
keep in direct touch with national
and international developments.
Wedding Simple Ceremony
The wedding ceremony, which
was simple one, was performed
at half past eight o'clock last
night. The bridal couple descend
ed the stairs Of the Gait home.
walking together to the temper
airy altar and kneel.ng ON the
prayer rug beneath a canopy of
flowers. The simple ceremony Of
the Episcopal Church was used,
the bride being given away by
her mother, Mrs. Boiling,
There were no attendants, no
music and no fishers 49, - q. go. :
< The officiating clergyman, Rev.
DR.. Herbert Scott Smith. was ss-
sisted by Rev. J. ii. Taylor, the
pastor of the church Of which the
President is a commuricant.
In Travelling Dress
The bride was attired in trav-
cling dress of black silk velvet
and wore a picture beaver hat.
The Presidents gift to his Lide
. was a diamond neck brooch.
A buffet supper followed the
wedding and the congratulations
of the relatives Of bride and
groom and the few friends pres
Lnt. The bride cut the wedding
cake, distributing pieces amongst
the guests. Following the sup
per, at ten o'clock, the couple
left for their train, boarding their
special car attached to special
train at Alexandria in order to
avoid the crowd gathered at the
Union depot. The train left for
the south at ten minutes after
eleven.
The wedding journey began in
a heavy rain.
The prayer book used in the
ceremony was one which had
formerly belonged to the brides
father.
Presidents Busy Day
The President celebrated his
wedding day by extending exec
utive clemency to several con-
victs in federal prisons, whose
cases had been before him for
pardons or combinations of SEN
fences. He worked at his desk in
the White House almost up tn
the wedding hour going over the
draft of the note OF sharp protest
and demands - be sent to Aus
tria over the hncona tragedy.
At noon the President, his
bride-to-be and other members OF
his family attended the chr;stcn,
ing of his granddaughter at the
White House. He paid an early
call upon Mrs. Gait and ther
went to the bank, where he went
over his personal account. After
hurried luncheon he begar
clearing off the pressing ohicia
business demanding his persona
attention.
Although honeymooning. thu
President has left instruction.
that he is to be Immediately ap
prised of any unusual diplomatic
occurrences.