The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1915-10-07
BetrOthal to jewellers
Widow Is Announced
at White House.
WEDDING NAY TAKE
PLACEIN DECEMBER

The announcement was made TO.
day OF the engagement OF Mrs. Nor.
man Gait Of this city and President
| Woodrow Wilson.
The announcement that the President
Is to remarry was great surprise to
most people in Washington. The en-
gagement had been kept a secret within
the Presidents most trusted advisers
believed the marriage would take place
for many months.
1t is understood the President has
been engaged to Mrs Gait for a very
short time. possibly only week or ten
days Mrs. Gait was at the White
House when the engagement was an
nounced.
as White House officials know. the ex-
pcctation is that It will occur in Decem-
bsr.
widow of .Deweller.
Mrs. Calf is a beautiful woman Of a
distinct brunette type the widow Of
Norman Gait. who was part owner Of
a large jewelry store here and who died
eight years ago. Mrs. Gait now owns
this store. which il run for her by her
two brothers.
1t is understood that Mrs. Gait sym.
pathizes with the suffrage movement. hut
, never has taken an active part in 1t.
. Mrs. Gait Is about forty years old and
, comes from Virginia, the Presidents
. home state. The President met her les,
r than a year ago. not very long after
the White House abandoned social ac
c.yities because of the death In Angus
Of Mrs. Wilson. lie made Mrs. Gaf'
, acquaintance as one of the intimates o
his daughters, Miss Margaret Wilson
> and Mrs MCAdoo
{ Mrs Gait witnessed the naval review
IN New York in May from the Presi
Dental yacht, the Mayflower. where SHE
was a guest of Miss Margaret Wilson
-, 20 r,a day.,on,.d q. ., ronp ukin,
/, f H. c,,I, ,rd th.t another Whit,
u,,,.,, ror,anc. was ia II. expected
= Later Mrs. Gait Went for visit a
= Harlakenden House. the summer huin'
:. OF President Wilson. and for a month o
e NOR. she WAS "A member Of the circl
:, there The President made two visits &
n Cornish during Mrs Galt's stay.
e
q
h
stands II that the romance developed
. They took long drives together in the b
Wni,e House touring car In the beaueifu
- n.,,,n,,in co,ntry of Vermont and Ne,
:, tIau,nshi,o
:, =, us no,c,i then that the presiden
a boa .h.ndoned his practice OF riding he
, side the chauffeur of the White Hous
" auto and that he preferred a seat In tn
,onn.au with his daughter and her gues
N Tho President derived a great deal q
7, nleasure Il is said, from reading wit
r Mrs C;alt, finding that their literar
se tastes we're a source OF common interes
r Wt,h Nrs Galt's d,parture from III
ls c,,rn,or White House in August report
g ,ha, ,h.y uere ~ be engaged took tar
NJ Iii .r,,a Tbesa r.norts were r,
Ig oaiy.d NJ course with the greatest II
-, T., otBr,.t and snciaI circles 4
VI ,ni,,, h,,t the yresident,s friend
re ra,,sad ~ discuss the matter m any wa,
\ ,~e'u'e" ~ ~ i,,,in,a,.J hroadIy IN,
y n',u ~ o,,ia r,'sen, ary eff,r,
Df 'ne ,'5 'n,'o, ar,a,rs
I'd Ps INV 80. ro,,,rraa 60 wasbIny,c
40 Nr7 '",' ',,,, ,r,arq
seNeIhi "eeNS aso ",'et ~,
IN Massa rhuse,'s i-aet ~ on. o.
near the lreslu'ht'a' W. III we 800
ing stand Tor the "raho ARMY pa'aue'
ID
In DIR. 6raS""n the sopiu.
p Dr Gary T Grayson, U, s. ~, Il
We yyh,,a House physician. and the Pres
" dent,s clnsc friend. is credited with ha
I'd h,5 GOOD deal 10 do with the d
o. ,,n1onm,,nt of tho pres,dent's romano
e. ~. '.ra"s,r who mad vained simili
n a, t', IVA ,,,ng t,i,nn n friend
~ ~, ,arcs h.two.n N,ss Eie
rv mol .1no n'1n " hirt, r.snI,.d in their ma
e. riags last spring. met Mrs. Gait mo
mt than a year ago and In turn introduce
n her 20 Mrs McAdoo and Miss Margar
Wilson.
n DR.. Grayson met Mrs. Gait throu,
he Miss Gertrude Gordon of this cit
se Miss Gordon is a daughter of the la
father here several years s, ago 20. contest
~ NJ. n,h annoInted aa her puardi