The Canon City record with which is consolidated the Canon City cannon., 1915-12-23
PRESIDENT
and BRIDE
SPENDING
HONEYMOON
IN VIRGINIA
CLOSE RELATIVES AND FRIENDS
WITNESS SIMPLE CEREMONY
AT THE HOME OF THE BRIDE.
RETURN AFTER The HOLIDAYS
BY UNITED PRESS

l., their apartments during the fore
noon answering hundreds of cables,
teIcgrams and letters of congratula-
tion receivJi from crowned heads
of Europe and from all sections oil
the United States.
They breakfasted il the private
suite of rooms which they used for
their Sunday meals also.
The weather was fine today. Wood
row was still against the movie oper-
ators taking pictures of him.
He has little use so far for the
rrivate telephone connecting him with
Secretary of State Lansing.
washington, Dec. 20-President
Wilson and Mrs. Edith Boiling Gait
were married at $3.50 Saturday night
and left afterward to spend their
honeymoon at Hot Springs, Va. The
president and his bride travelled in
private car attached to special train
leaving here at 1880 O'Clock, which
arrived in Hot Springs at S:l5 Sun,
day morning.
Mr.. and Mrs. Wilson will stay att
the Homestead hotel until after New
Years day unless some development
should necessitate the presidents
earlier return to the capital. Two of
the White house automobiles we're
sent ahead and the couple expect to
spend their honeymoon motoring.
golfing and walking over the noun
tain trails. Beside the secret service
guard, the party was accompanied by
one stenographer. The president will
keep in touch with the White House
over special wires.
QUIET HOME WEDDING.
On the first floor Of the brides
home in two communicating rooms. a
wedding bower had been arranged
with a background of farleyanse and
maiden-hair ferns, which extended
from the floor to the ceiling. Over
head there was a canopy of green in
the form of a shell lined with Scotch
heather. In the background and at
the center was placed a large mir
ror framed with orchids and rejecting
the scene. Above the mirror was a
spray of orchids across a background
of ferns and the corners of the canopy
were caught with orchids. American
Beauty roses were on both sides OF
the canopy, beneath which was a
prayer rug on which President Wilson
and Mrs. Gait knelt during the cere-
mony.
Just at the hour for the ceremony
the president and his bride appeared
at the head of the staircase, which
was decorated with ferns, asparagus
vines and American Beauty roses.
They descended to the lower floor,
where the guests were grouped infor-
mally
The Rev. Herbert Scott Smith, rec
tor Of ST. Margaret's Protestant Epis
copal church, of which the bride is a
communicate, wal waiting beneath
the canopy to perform the ceremony,
and with him, to assist, was the presi-
dents pastor, the Rev. James H. Tay-
lor of the Central Presbyterian
church.
Mrs. William II. Boiling. the brides
mother. gave her away. The presi-
dent stood to the right of the clergy
men and the bride stood on their left.
At once DR.. Smith began the words
of the Episcopal marriage service. the
president making his responses first,
and then the bride making hers. At
ter the bride promised to love, cher.
ish and obey" the president placed
the wedding ring, plain hand Of gold,
upon her finger and then, after a
prayer, and while the couple clasped
their right hands. Dr. Smith declar.
ed them man and wife.
? The brief and simple ceremony was
over.
THE BRIDES GOWN.
During the ceremony and at the
luncheon afterward, during which a
string orchestra pplsyed. the bride
wore her travelling dress, a black SILK
velvet gown with picture hat of
black beaver with no trimmings what
ever except one feather slightly up.
turned on the left side. At her throat
she worc tho prOsldent's wedding gift,
magnificent diamond brooch.
The skin Of her gown vas OF walk.
ms length and cut on fail iiass. The