The Washington herald., 1915-10-07
MRS. GAIT WILL BE
FIRST LADY OF LAND
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new chateIaine at the White House
will presage a brilliant social season.
The wedding. if II occurs in the Exc
Cutive Mansion, will be the first or a
series Of social happenings that Will
inaugurate a new social era mere Inc
White House has been dark. socially
speaking during much of the wilson
administration. and this naturally had
an effect upon the brilliancy OF the
Washington seasons. Thls J" "hi'e
House social inactivity last season on
account Of the mourning for Mrs. Will
son prevented the solution of the dif-
ficult diplomatic social problems
brought about by the war.
II is thought that the White House
will now resume the customary state
entertainments which include STATE
dinners and receptions for the cahlne''
diplomactic corps, supreme court, army
and navy and Congress. The pic
turcsuue New Years reception which
for various reasons has been aban-
doned in the Wilson administration Will
probably ais" he a feature OF the WIN
ier's entertainments.
President Wilson is the second
President Of the United States to mar
ry while in the White House. The
first one was President Grover CleVe-
land who in June. 1856, married Miss
Frances OlSOlll III Aie piH' iN'S''' -
tho White House. Mrs. Gait, II mar
ried in the Executive Mansion. Will he
he fifteenth White House bride and
The third White House bride in the
Wilson administration. the two pre-
..ediug ones being the fresldehI
daughters Mrs. Francis b. Sayre.
which occurred on Nov. 2'. 1913. and
Mrs William II. McAdoo. wife OF the
Secretary of the Treasury on May
:, 1914.
Brilliant Wedding Expected.
II is expected that the wedding OF
President Wilson and Mrs. Gait VIII pe
on a brilliant scale. Representatives. oil
foreign nations. the offlclal Worid' ahu
heads Of government departments. as
we'll as the Presidents personal and
family friends. will attend II the "eo-
ding is not confined strictly to the two
families.
The formal announcement of the en-
rsremnnt was surrounded by some mys-
tory. 4 certain few. however. knew the
character OF the announcement. Whlch,
il WAS stated would be- ready at
o'clock The corridors and press room
OF the Executive offices were filled with
newspaper men at that hour.
Secretary Tumulty greeted the news
parer men smilinF!'. II" seemed 10 re-
feet the n3Ii mess fl dS h' N'S
scminatcd such details of the engage
mcnt as the President and his fance
cared to make public. Secretary Tu-
multv warned the/ newspaper men that
the news could not be published until
this morning. Then he read the simple
announcement which informed the nation
that there was soon to he a mistress OF
the White House.
DIR. Cary T. Crayson. l. = n. the
White House physician. and the Presi-
dents close friend. is credited with hav-
ing had n good deal to do with the de-
velopment OF the Presidents romance.
DR.. Grayson. who had gained similar
prominence as having taken friendly
hand in the romance between Miss Flea
nor Wilson and Secretary of the Treas
ury McAdoo. which resulted in their mar
riage last spring. met Mrs. Gait more
than a wear ago and in turn introduced
her to Mrs McAdoo and Miss Margaret
Wilson DR.. Grayson met Mrs. Gait
through Miss Gertrude Gordon. of this
city Miss Gordon is daughter of the
late Gen. Gordon. who upon the death Of
her father here several years ago con-
tested his will and obtained from the
court large sum of money. At that
time Miss Gordon applied to the court to
have Mrs. Gait appointed as her guardian.