The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1915-10-07
Friends of Mrs. Norman Gait
Say Future First Lady of
Land Shuns All Newspaper
Publicity.
WEDDING TO BE QUIET
President and Bride Leave
for New York Tomorrow
to Be Guest of Col. E. NJ.
House.

Woodrow Wilson and Mrs. Norman
Gait, widow of the owner of a big
Washington jewelry establishment,
will be married within the next two
months. The wedding will take place
at the home of the bride-to-be at 1908
West Twentieth street. and will be an
extremely quiet affair. only a few rela-
tives and the most intimate friends
being present.
The time and place of the wedding.
while not officially announced. became
known today. Mrs. Gait decided on
where the wedding was to be held.
The president, it was known. desired
a very quiet affair. but he deferred
entirely to his fiancee's wishes and
left the decision to her. Mrs. Gait
confided her desires to the president
today that the wedding take place at
her home and that 1t be very quiet.
Marry In Two Months.
The exact date has not been decided
but 1t is known that the wedding will
Re held within two months. II is
thought that early in December will be
the time settled upon.
All Washington discussed nothing
but the presidents wedding today.
Over night Mrs. Gait had become the
most prominent figure in the capital.
She was besieged with callers today
but denied herself to any one except
the most intimate friends. She de-
clined to make any statement concern
ing her plans for the white house sea-
son.
Bride 10 Happy.
The only statement she would make
was !: Il am quite happy All else
has been said at the white house"
Mrs. Gait vas practically inaccessi-
BILE to the corps of Washington scci-
ETY. editors today, but her mother came
to the relief OF one perturbed young
lady who sought a new photograph OF
the future Mrs Wilson. A local pho
! tographer had such q photograph. but
. he had no permission to give il cut FOR
publication. After yainly endeavorinG
to locate Mrs. Gait the society editor
| in question finally enlisted the aged
mother of the presidents fiancee. and
she promised that she would arrange
/ for you to get a copy Of a good photo.
| ofd-Fashioned Woman.
| An intimate friend of Mrs. Gan
said today shc was q woman Who Rad
old IA shioned ideas about not appear
| ing in the public print. She is nor
| NAL. womanly woman" was the way
| this friend expressed il. She is sort
| of woman who thinks a woman's name
ousht to be in the newspapers only
three time-at her birth. at her mar
riare and at her death. and that these
+; notices ought to BE- in small type
| Ii was officially announced at the
white house today that the president
and his fiancee win go TO New York
tomorrow to be the guests OF Colonel
e. NJ. House. the presidents close
! friend.
DR.. Harry r. Grayson. the white
house physician. and Miss Helen
Woodrow Bones. the presidents niece.
will accompany the president and Mrs
Calf. The entire party, II Is expected.
will attend a theatre in New York to-
morrow night. Saturday morning they
will go to Philadelphia TO attend the
second game of the worlds series
F: Present plans call for their return to
Washington Saturday night.
Mrs Calf is member of the Epis-
copal church. She attends ST. Mar
saret's church here regularly.