The Laurens advertiser. (Laurens, S.C.) 1885-1973, 1915-12-08
WILSON AND MRS. GAIT
TO BE MARRIED DEC. 1s

10 bc NO Maid Of Honor, or Best Man
Says Report. Rector of Mrs. Galt's
Churcll to Oificiatc, Possibly Assist.
ed ny Pastor OF Presidents Church
at Princeton.
washington, December 4.-Extreme
simplicity will be observed at the wed
dlng Of President Wilson and Mrs.
Norman Gait which, the White House
announced today, will be solemnized
December Is, two weeks from today,
at the home of Mrs Calf here. The ar
rangements virtually have been COM
pleted.
The President will have no best man
at the wedding and Mrs. Gait will not
formally select a maid Of honor, al
though one Of her sisters, probably
Miss Bertha Boiling, Of this city, will
escort her during the ceremony.
The announcement at the White
House that only members of the two
families and the Presidents immediate
household would attend the wedding
ana no formal invitations would be is
sued surprised official Washington. It
mad been expected that at least q few
or the Presidents friends would be in
vited.
The Rev. Herbert Scott Smith rec
tor Of st. Hargaret's Protestant Epis
oopal Church here, which Mrs. Gait
mas attended in recent months, has
been selected as the officiating clergy
man, although it is possible that the
ReV Sylvester Beach, pastor Of the
Presidents church in Princeton, NAV
assist. The president is Presbyteri-
Couple Play Golf.
The president and Mrs. Gait spent
practically the entire day together to-
day, discussing final arrangements for
the wedding. They played golf this
morning and went for an automobile
ride this afternoon.
The wedding ceremony will be held
in the drawing room Of Mrs. Galt's
home, where temporary altar will be
erected. The ceremony will be an ev
ening affair. There will be no large
reception afterwards, but official
Washington will have an opportunity
to extend personal congratulations at
the Pan-American reception, the first
Of the formal social affairs ,of the
White House social season, which Will
be held January 7.
Plans for the honeymoon trip are
being kept secret, but it Is known they
will leave Washington shortly after
the ceremony. The Mayfower, the
Presidents yacht is being kept here.
and 1t has been reported that at least
part of the trip may be made on
water.
II spite Of insinuatons that the
President and Mrs. Gait did not expect
ming to send them gifts.
many wedding presents number of
officials and close friends are plan
TO Attend Weddings.
Joseph r. Wilson, Of Baltimore, the
Presidents brother; Mrs. Anne Howe,
his sister, and Mrs. Francis b. Sayre,
the Presidents daughter, will be
guests at the White House when they
come to attend the wedding, Miss Mar
garet Wilson and Mrs. w. G. McAdoo,
the. other two daughters of the Pres
ident, already are here.
Mrs. Galts home, where the cere-
mony will be performed Is in the fash
ionable section Of Washington, but is
too small to contain large party.
Nevertheless, both Mrs. Gait and the
President decided not to have the
wedding at the White House.
1t was also announced that the only
guests will be Mrs. Galt's mother her
brothers and sisters, the Presidents
brother and sister, his daughters and
the members Of his immediate house,
hold. No invitations will be issued.
No announcement was made regard
ing plans for a honeymoon, but it was
expected that the President and his
bride will leave Washington soon aften
the ceremony for somewhere in the
South,
The brothers and sister of Mrs. Gait
who will be present are Rolfc Il. Bol
ling, of Panama; Mrs. NJ. II. Henry,
Admission, Ala, and Mrs. Alexander II.
Gait, John Randolph Boiling, Miss
Bertha Boiling, Richard w. Boiling
and Julian b. Boiling all OF Washing
Ion