West Virginia argus. [volume] (Kingwood, W. Va.) 1877-1946, 1915-12-23
United IN the Holy Bonds of Wed
lock to President Woodrow Viii
son = Ceremony Is Solemnized
With Utmost Simplicity at the
Home of the Bride

Wilson and Mrs. Edith Boiling Gait
were married at $3.50 O'Clock tonight
and left afterward to spend their
honeymoon at Hot Springs. Va.
The President dined as usual at the
White House at Z o'clock with his
daughters and afterward drove to his
brides home about mile from the
executive mansion. A cold driving
rain which swept the city all day
cleared of at sunset and the evening
was cool and pleasant.
President Wilson arrived at Mrs.
Galt's home shortly after s o'clock.
about half hour before the time set
for the ceremony. The small crowd
which had gathered did not notice the
arrival of his car and he entered prac-
tically unnoticed. The remainder OF
the wedding party from the White
House arrived soon afterwards.
Everything was in readiness for the
ceremony when the President arrived
and II proceeded without music.
Neither the President nor Mrs Gait had
any attendants and there were no ush-
ers or flower girls. Neither the army.
the navy nor the diplomatic corps was
represented and the occasion was es-
sentially what both OF the couple had
wished II to be-a home wedding.
On the first floor OF the brides home
In two communicating rooms we'd
ding bower had been arranged with a
background of Farleyanse and maiden
hair ferns extended from the floor to
the ceiling. Overhead there was a
canopy of green in the form of shell
lined with Scotch heather. In the
background and at the center, was
placed a large mirror framed with
orchids and rejecting the scene. Above
the mirror was a bunch OF orchids and
ACROSS the background of ferns and
the corners OF the canopy were caught
with orchids. American beauty roses
were on both sides of the canopy be-
meath which was a prayer rug on
which President Wilson and Mrs Gait
knelt during the ceremony.
Just at the hour set Tor the cere-
mony the President and his bride ap-
peared at the head of the staircase.
whieh was decorated with ferns, as
paragus vines and American beauty
roses, They descended to the lower
floor where the guests were grouped
about informally.
The Rev. Herbert Scott Smith. rec
tor of st. Margaret's Protestant Epis-
copal church, of which the bride is a
communicate was waiting beneath the
canopy to perform the ceremony and
with him, to assist. was the Presi-
dents pastor, the Rev. James Taylor.
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 response first.
and then the bride making hers. Af-
ter the bride promised to love. cher
ish and obey" the President placed
the wedding ring. plain band of gold.
upon her finger and then, after a pray
er and while the couple clasped their
right hands together DR.. Smith de-
clared them man and wife. The brief
and simple ceremony was over
The entire party then turned to
the dining room where q buffet supper
WAS served,
The decorations there were in pink
and on the buffets were banked grow
ing ferns and pink roses. The tables
were decorated with Lady Stanley
rose blossoms. On a table in the cen
EsE was the wedding cake-a fruit
cake several layers high. ornamented
with sprays OF pink orchids i'm the
center. Mrs. Wilson cut the cake
without formality and no arrangement
was made for bestowing bits of it
upon others than those I'm the wedding
party.
During the ceremony and at the
Iqheheph sfterwards, during which q
string orchestra played. the bride
were her travelling dress. a black vel
vet gown, with a picture hat Of black
beaver with no trimmings.
After the president and his bride
departed, Secretary Tumulty made
this formal statement on the cere-
mOny
The Wedding was marked with
simplicity. u was Just such wed
ding as might have taken place in the
home Of the hgmbIsst American ein.
Gems
The prayer book which the oficia.
ting clergyman used, once was the
property Of the late Judge William "
Boiling, OF Virginia, father Of m,
bride, ana vas useg st heT FequesF
fne fuse by which the wedding par
W got away 10 Alerandrla, was com
bIets When The White House auto
mobile pulled away from Mrs. wilson's
house. lines OF police blocked pursuit.
in all the adjoining streets. At IN,
Unfen station the Presidential en-
lfahee %as fully lighted and linei
btpolice we're spread all about Tb6s,
gb8 we're attraeted g the ranr9a'
station by the show OF preparation
we're disappointed while the Presiden