Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1915-12-19
co TO ALEXANDRIA
TO GET THEIR TRAIN
President and His Bride Avoid
Crowd Waiting at Union
Station.
WE'D WITH PRAYER BOOK
OF MRS. WILSON'S FATHER
Happy Pair Leave in Midst Of Fes-
tivities Unnoticed by Small
Crowd Outside.

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| Scenes and incidents inside the home
of the Presidents bride during the we'd
, ding ceremony and festivities last night,
as related afterward by members of the
| family who were present, served strong
ly to bring out the fact that the Presi-
dent and the bride had their wish for a
simple home wedding The marriage
ceremony was concluded by ten minutes
of . o'clock
The President claimed his right of be-
| ing the first to kiss the bride. The fes-
| tivities did not last long. SO far as the
| principal actors in 1t were concerned, for
| shortly after 10 o'clock the President
| and Mrs Wilson entered waiting
White House automobile and were driven
| to Alexandria to avoid the crowd watt
| ing at Union sta tion to catch glimpse
| of the pair.
Made His Responses Clearly.
| The President made his responses, in
| the wedding ceremony. in clear firm
| voice; such as he usually uses in speak
| ing.
The prayer book used was one which
belonged to the late Judge William H
Boiling of Virginia. the brides father
1t was used at her request. The Presi-
| dent looked very happy as he led her
| forward to the altar.
| Immediately after the ceremony, at
| which M2t;lda Braxton, colored maid
| in the efapioy OF the BRIDE. was a spe-
cial guest. Mrs. Wilson cut the big
knife. and toasts were drunk and =
supper was served, while Herbert's,
intermezzo. whispering WIIlbwg,:
sshumann,s duet. In Loves Garden:
| Ny Love- and Saint t-Saens' melody,
The swan" were played by stringed
orchestra
Few Outside the House.
The. President arrived at the home Of
his bride shortly after o'clock, about
half an hour before the. time set for
the ceremony. Few in the small crowd
| which had gathered about the house at
| that early hour noticed his arrival in
the dark. The remainder Of the we'd
ding party arrived from the White
House, separately. shortly afterward.
White House aA37 O'clock with his
daughters. and afterward drove to his
! brides home, about mile from the Ex-
ecutive Mansion. cold. driving rain,
VI,
off at sunset and the evening was cool
and pleasant. Because the wedding ar
rangement and the hour OF the cere-
| mony had been kept a close secret
| there were few on the streets about the
White House. but near the brides home
the crowd was held back by police
| lines spread during the afternoon.
Police Guard the House.
! Several hundred tried to get a
glimpse of the President when he ar
| rived and the bride and groom when
they left.
! During the entire time the President
was within the house these people lined
the curb on o street and New Hamp-
| shire avenue in an effort to get a
glimpse re the principals in the cere-
! mony. They were kept we'll back.
| however. by the two-score or more uni
| formed members of the Washington
police force. while the detectives and
Chief Flynn of the United States secret
service and a dozen or more of his
operatives formed a Gordon around the
house.
1t was about five minutes to o'clock
| when the White House Limousine roll
ed up to the canopy entrance and the
| President stepped out The crowd was
so far away that they could not recog-
|
| And, besides. the police crowded around
the machine and shut off the view.
| "Aunty" First Out.
| The weather became chilly to one
who stood still for any length of time
| About the only motion outside of the
! house was the constant tramping of
feet and swinging Of arms to keep
warm. All eyes. however. were kept
glued on the canopy opening.
I About $40 a man came out of the
Gait home, walked to the center of
the street with his coat on his arm and
his full dress suit thrown wide open.
A glimpse at him apparently enjoying
i the chill air made the curiosity seek
Just about that time the White House
ichauffeurs came from the shadow of
the canopy and started the motors of
their machines. Everybody tried to
get little closer. but the police kept
them well back. Aunty Tutstone of
the White House culinary department
came out and jumped into a White
House car and was hustled away.
Then at 9:45 o'clock the White House
limousine drew up to the entrance with
the curtains of the windows toward the
crowd drawn. However. there was Just
one little opening where one could get
a glimpse OF the President and Mrs.
| wilson, but the police deployed. them .
selves in skirmisher fashion and shut or
all view. There were two lines OF de-
fense. but not even the first was at
tackled.
President and Bride Leave.
The secret service men and the
Washington detectives led by Mai.
Pullman went to their cars. The Presi-
dent helped his bride into the machine.
and the car started off like catapult
at about a thirty-mfle gait. with two
cars and a motor cycle policeman trail
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