The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1915-12-18
TH|RD PRESIDENT
welded IN OFFICE
And Today's Is Third We'd
ding in Wilson Family
Since Term Began.
I(By Associated Press.)

tBy Associated fress.J
WASHINGTON, Dec. 1s.-Woodrow
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, like MIR. Wilson, was left a
widower during his term. Two years
later. IN 1884. In, New York City, lie
was married to Miss Julia Gardiner,
who then presided at the White House
functions Luring the last year OF her
husbands term of office.
Grover Cleyeland's marriage to Miss
Frances Folsom took place In the Blue
Room OF tho executive mansion. 1t
Ras{a Comparatively priyate.affair. for
the invited guests included only the
cabinet members, their wives and a
fewlfriends and relatives OF the couple.
President Wilson's wedding Is the
third In his family since he took Office.
The first White House wedding OF his
term was that OF his second daughter,
Jessie Woodrow Wilson, to Francis
Boyes Sayres and the other was OF his
youngest daughter Eleanor to Secre-
tar McAdoo. The President now has
Observation-Disclosures 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 SO years ago this month
and she was born at Wytheville. the
daughter OF Judge and Mrs. William
III. Boiling, and was one child In a
large family. Two sisters, Mrs. Alex
anderiH. Gait and Miss Bertha Boiling,
an three brothers, John Randolph,
Richard Wilmer and Julian B. Boiling,
liyegini Washington. Rolfe e. Boiling,
another brother, is manager OF the
Commercial Bank at Panama. and an
other, DIR. William E. Boiling, lives IN
louisville, Ky. A third sister, Mrs
NJ. II. Maury, lives in Admission, Ala
bama. The brides family has been
prominent in the history OF virginia
and she herself is a descendant OF Pc
cahontas, the Indian chiefs daughter
whoimarried John Rolfe.
Since 1896 Mrs. Gait has lived In
Washington. belonging to none OF the
distinct social sets, but active in char
fly and philanthorphy in her own
ways. From her first husband she
inherited control OF prosperous mer
camille business, OF which she has been
accredited with now being the active
head ,gand many tributes are paid tc
her ability. But activity in business
her friends say, never has diminished
her interest In woman's world. She
loves flowers, books and out of door
recreations, After the Presidents
courtship began she took up golf and
on many Saturday afternoons they
were seen together on the links Of
some one of the country clubs about
the capital, or at other times taking
long motor drives over the Virginif
hills or along the shore roads In lower
Maryland. Often they took picnic
luncheon from the White House OF
their journeys and ate 1t by the road
side.
InSthe White House circle the bridt
quickly found here place. She play.
thegpiano, sings and loves poetry, ant
when In the intimacy Of the family
the President often has read aloud hi
fayorite poems, as Is his custom. sh'
IS said to have been one Of his mos
interested hearers.
Miss Margaret Wilson. the Presi
dents eldest daughter, and Miss Heller
woodrow Bones, his cousin, are sal,
to have drawn her into the Whit
House circle In the early autumn .
1914, From that time she was FIRE
Quent guest at the executive mansion
and last summer spent month as tn
guest OF Margaret Wilson at the sun
merl White House at Cornish, N. II
The engagement was announced Of
October 6, not long after the Presiden
tial3party returned to Washington 70
the winter.
Both the President and his brid
agreed not to have their wedding 1
the White House, but in her HON
nearsDupont Circle, which sometime
Is called the social hub of the capita
SHELVES there in tastefully arran;
edihouse, somewhat small by compar
son with the mansions which surroun
1t. tits not large enough for ente
tanning on an extended scale, and fc
that reason a large company was nc
invited to the wedding. Mr.. Meade,
the Presidents son.in.law., was tn
only member OF the cabinet Include
In the party. The rest were all reli
tiye..
~, repeatedly expressed wish {
the fcouple for quiet wedding una
tended by any great amount Of publ,
ity Is responsible for the general lac
OF common knowledge OF so many
the details which attend such a Ger
mony. No public announcements hay
been made OF the gifts received, ar
likewise there has been no announc
Ment Of the gowns and decoration
New York !dressmakers have been fr
Il quentlya during the last few weeks |
the White House and the brides hon
and she has made one or two shoppin
trips out Of the city to complete h
trousseau.