El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1915-12-20
Wilson's ANSWER
BRIDAL MESSAGES
President and Bride Are at
Hot Springs, Following
Ceremony at Capital.

Hot Springs. Va, Dec. 20.-President
Wilson ana his bride abandoned plans
TO play golf today to reply to hundreds
Of messages Of congratuiatio1 from per-
sonal friends. relatives and officials. @
Since reaching here. the couple has
remained in such deep seclusiOn that
only members OF their immediate party
have seen them. They expected. how
ever. to take an automobile ride late to
day. Their private railroad car was
sent away today.
ARRANGEMENTS for a Christmas cele-
bration at the presidents hotel were
being made today. There VIII be
large Christmas tree and special mu-
steal entertainment Members OF the
families Of Mr. and Mrs. Wilson may
come for the holidays but no definite
plans have been npade.
The Presidents WeddinG.a
Washington. D. c., Dec. 20-The
wedding Of president Wilson and Mrs.
Norman Gait here is still topic OF
general conversation. The wedding oc-
cured about $50 O'Clock Saturday
night. Following wedding luncheohs
president and Mrs. Wilson left by auto
mobile for Alexandria. Va where they
boarded the presidents private car toT
Hot Springs, Va where they VII
spend their honeymoon. Two auto
mobiles had been sent ahead and the
president and his bride viii spend much
of their time motoring or playing golI.
January 4, the date for the reconveninS
- Ceremony Is simple.
The president dined. as usual, at the
white house at o'clock with his
daughter and afterward drove to his
brides home. about mile from the
executive mansion.
No official Representation
Everything was in readiness for the
ceremony when the president arrived
and il proceeded without music. Neither
the president nor Mrs Gait had any
attendants and there was no ushers or !
flower girls. Neither the army, the
navy. nor the diplomatic corps was rep
resented and the occasion was essen
tally what both of the couple nao
wished il to be-a home wedding
On the first floor Of the brides home, I
In two communicating rooms q wed
ding bower had been arranged with a I
hair ferns. which extended from the .
floor to the ceiling. Overhead there I
was canopy Of green in the form OF a /
shell lined with scotch heather in the ]
placed a large mirror framed with or 4
chids and reflecting the scene.
Just at the hour OF the ceremony !
the president and his bride appeared at 1
the head of the staircase, which was !
decorated with ferns, asparagus |
wreaths and American beauty roses !
They descended to the lower floor. I
where the guests were grouped about /,
Rev. Scott Smith Officiates.
The Rev. Herbert Scott Smith. rector |
OF St Margarets Protestant Episcopal I
church. Of which the bride is a commu- I
meant. was waiting beneath the canopy /
TO perform the ceremony and with him l
to assist was the presidents pastor, |
the Rev James h Taylor Of the Cen 1
trail Presbyterian church.
Mrs. William H Bowling, the brides I
mother gave her away. The president |
stood TO the right of the clergymen and |
the bride stood on their left At once !
Dr. Smith began the words OF the Epis- I
copal marriage service, the president !
making his responses first, and then 1
the bride making hers. After the |
bride promised TO love. cherish and I
obey" the president placed the we'd /
ding ring, a plain band of gold upon 4
her finger and then. after a prayer. |
and while the couple clasped their right /
hands DR.. Smith declared them man \
and wife.
The entire party then turned to the /
dining room where a buffet supper \
was served On a table in the center 4
was the wedding cake, a fruit cake, |
several layers high, ornamented with I
sprays OF pink orchids in the center. !