The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1915-10-07
WILSON TO MARRY
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terest in personal affairs, his friends
noted Immediately a change for the
better in his health and the energy
with which he attacked tremendous
problems before him.
Mrs. Gait is regarded as a woman
of rare beauty and charm. Those
who have known her best predict that
she will be, as the first lady of the
land, a popular hostess as well as
comfort and support to the president
in his daily work. Mrs. Gait is about
3S years old, youthful in appearance
and simple in her tastes. She is the
widow of a we'll known business man
of Washington, who died eight years
ago. She was married in 1895. Be
fore that she was Miss Edith Boiling.
of Wytheville, Va. Her father was
William II. Boiling, a lawyer of dis
tinction.
Wedding Will Be Quiet.
President Wilson and Mrs. Gait
will be married probably the first
week in December. The ceremony
will be private, only a few close
friends being invited, and will take
place at the home of the bride on
New Hampshire avenue, near Dupont
Circle Plans for the honeymoon
have not been completed, but it was
indicated today that the trip might
include a visit to the San Diego eX-
position.
For the third time in American his
tory president of the United States
will take a bride. In choosing to have
the ceremony performed not in the
White House, but at the home of the
bride, Mr.. Wilson follows a precedent
set by President Tyler, who was mar
ried in New York in the Church of
the Ascension. President Cleveland,
the only other chief executive to be
married while in office, was married
in the White House.
Guests of Colonel House.
President Wilson and Mrs. Gait will
make thler first appearance together
in public since the announcement of
their engagement, tomorrow, in New
York, where they go to a house party
given by the presidents close friend
and unofficial adviser, Col. E. NJ.
House. Tomorrow evening they will
attend theater party in New York
and the next day, on the return toward
Washington, will see the second game
series at Philadelphia. The party will
include Colonel and Mrs. House, Mrs.
Galt's mother, Mrs. Boiling; Miss
Helen Woodrow Bones, the presidents
cousin; Secretary Tumulty, and the
presidents personal physician and
naval aide, DR.. Grayson.
Floral Gifts to Bride.
Early today messenger carried a
great bouquet from the White House
Conservatives to Mrs. Galts home.
coming to offer congratulations and
interviewers, denied herself to all but
her closest friends, and declined to
add anything to the simple announce
ment formally issued at the White
House, saying only that she and the
president of the United States were to
be married.
Tomorrow's party, given by Colonel
House, will be only the first of many
events which are being planned for the
presidential before Ia
the wedding.
Invitations and congratulations be-
gan pouring into the White House of
fices today in such volume that as on
previous occasions when the White
House had a wedding on hand, a spe-
cial staff of clerks was prepared for
assignment to social work only for the
next two months.
Colonel House, who knew of the
presidents coming engagement long
before the news was permitted to
reach the public, planned his house
party some time ago. Other close
friends are planning prenuptial af-
fairs, and the White House which for
more than year has been observing
a period of mourning, will begin to
take on its old aspect of social activi-
ties and again become a center for
many of the best known people in the
American social circle.
President Happy Man.
The time of the wedding coming
probably almost at the opening of
congress and the return of the diplo-
matte corps to the capital from the
summer embassies, will signalize the
full swing of the Washington social
season, which now will include the
usual state dinners and receptions in
the executive mansion
President Wilson went to his desk
early today as usual and was greeted
with congratulations by the White
House staff and callers who began
arriving Immediately. He received
congratulations with smiles and words
of thanks, and evidently was happy
man. His first caller was Assistant
Secretary Phillips of the state depart
ment. Secretary Lansing followed,
and then Senator Saulsberry of Della
ware. All the members of the cabinet
sent their congratulations early in the
day and some of them called later