South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1915-12-17
LICENSE ISSUED
To PRES'T WILSON
Chief Usher of White House
Secures Papers - Will
Keep Hour Secret.

WASHINGTON. Dec. IL Wood
row Wilson. occupation, president Of
the United States. widower. 50 years
old. was issued a license in the Dis
trict of Columbia Thursday to
marry Edith Boiling Gait. widow.
As years old Or. Herbert Scott
Smith, rector of St NIargaret's
Episcopal church. is authorized TO
unite the contracting parties. The
license number is 1925.
The chief executive missed his
lucky number Is, by one, as the
license was the 14th granted today
and the 10th issued during Decem-
Der. The 18th went TO Emmett w.
Luck of North Carolina, and Mary
V. Coakley Of Hemp. Va. The 18th
was issued to a colored couple re-
siding in the District.
Usher Gets License.
The license was obtained by Irwin
II. Hoover. chief usher at the white
house, who performed a similar
errand for Francis Bowes Sayre and
William Gibbs McAdoo when they
married daughters of the president.
Hoover made the trip from the
white house to the license bureau
on a street car and returned by the
The document which means so
much in sentiment TO the naticn
was issued by col" w. a. Knoll,
assistant marriage license clerk. 1t
differs in usual form only in that
IL bears the seal of the District Of
Columbia.
The pen with which the writing
was accomplished was of gold and
will be sent by the clerk to Mrs.
Gait as a souvenir.
The fee paid for the license was
the customary 81 and when the
transaction had been completed
Knoll said to Hoover:
II hope you will convey to the
president and Mrs. Gait my sincere
wishes for a happy and prosperous
future"
To Announce Hour After Ceremony.
1t was definitely announced at the
white house that the hour of the
wedding which is 10 take place some
time early Saturday evening will not
be made known until after the cere-
mony has been performed. The de-
sire for this secrecy is not explained.
The guests invited to attend the
wedding who are not already here
will begin to arrive Friday Mr..
and Mrs. Rolfe +. Boiling Of Pana-
ma will land in New York Friday.
DR.. William Boiling Of Louisville
Ky, will get here early Saturday
morning.
Many gifts are being received at
the white house and Mrs. Cats
home in Goth St Prominent among
| those received today was a famous
| painting Of a Virginia scion by a
I Virginia artist which was sent as
= the gift of a cabinet officers wife.
\ other handsome presents included
! handsome piece of Venetian fur
niture for hall or dining room and a
beautiful hall marked piece. There
were also tapestries, rugs, cUrios and
small bits of art.
Any one desiring to make Mrs.
Gait gifts is advised not 10 send
| live pets as she has sent back two
dogs and three birds delivered at
her home as gifts from strangers.
Diplomats i'm Quandry.
Quite a grave problem is con-
! fronting the members of the dip
lomatic corps which includes the
/ belligerent ENJOYS as we'll as those
of the nations at peace. Their orig
mat intention Of sending flowers is
under discussion as the president has
stated he will be pleased not 20 re-
ceive any gifts at all.
The diplomats are now in doubt
OF the propriety Of even sending
flowers and the orders placed with
local florists some days ago have
I been held up.