The citizen-Republican. (Scotland, Bon Homme County, S.D.) 1???-19??, 1915-12-23
INCREASED GUARD
IS THROWN ABOUT
MRS. GALT'S HOME
Extra Precautions Are Taken
to Safeguard President and
His Bride During Wed
ding Tonight.
COMPLETE ARRANGEMENTS.
Route to Be Taken on Honey
moon Not Made Public -
Third American President
to Wed In Office.
COMPLETE ARRANGEMENTS.

Washington. Dec. 1S.-The WELDING
of President Wilson and Mrs. Edith
Boiling Gait overshadowed in interest
today affairs OF state.
All arrangements are complete for
the ceremony, which is. to be solemn
ized ct Mrs. Galt's home tonight. The
members of tho two families, who are
to be the wedding guests, are here,
and decorators and florists have put
the finishing touches on the rooms to
be used for the wedding. Arrange
ments for guarding the house during
the ceremony included a diversion of
all traffic from the street and a heavy
guard of policemen and secret service
agents about the premises.
Trip Plans Unknown.
Although details of the wedding trip
have not been disclosed, it is known
that the couple will leave for the
south shortly after the ceremony. The
Rev. Herbert Scott Smith. rector of
st. Margaret's Protestant Episcopal
church here. is to perform h cere-
O.
Members of the Presidents family
attended at noon the christening Of
Ellen Wilson McAdoo, daughter OF Sec
rotary n Mrs. McAdoo, the presi-
dents only granddaughter. Tha
christening was in the Blue room of the
White House.
The president was godfather and
Mrs. Franc B. Sayre. the baby's aunt,
INC Miss Helen Woodrow Bones, cous-
in of the president, were godmothers.
The Rev. Roland Scott Smith. rector
of St. Johns Protestant Episcopal
church here clhristened the baby who
was born last May.
The presidents other ~grandchild, the
son of Mr.. and Mrs. Sayre, was chris
tened at Williamstown, Mass. The
president acted as his godfather, too,
The president paid an carly morning
call TO-DAY on Mrs. Gait. After a brief
visit the president went to his bank
where he spent half an hour looking
through his safe deposit box and going
over some accounts.
Scores OF Presents.
One room at Mrs. Galt's home has
been reserved for wedding presents.
Many gifts have been received from
strangers in spite of the efforts OF the
president and Mrs. Gait to discourage
giving of presents from those outside
the circle of friends and relatives.
Gifts continued to arrive at the White
House today. One was a small bale
of cotton sent by a Texas admirer of
the president.
The president planned to devote the
afternoon today to work and clearing
up much official business before de-
parting on his honeymoon trip. He
will dine with members of his family
at the White House at Z p. m, and
cave soon afterward for Mrs. Cats
home for the wedding ceremony.
Woodrow Wilson is the third pres
ident to be married during his term,
of office. President Tyler was the
first, and President Cleveland was the
other. Mr.. Tyler, like Mr.. Wilson, was
left a widower during his term. Two
years later, in 1914, in New York city,
he was married to Miss Julia Gardi-
ner, who then presided at the White
House functions during the last year
of her husbands term of office.
Grover Cleveland's marriage to Miss
Frances Folsom zoe place in the
1t was comparatively a private affair,
for the invited guests included only
h cabinet members, their wives and
a few friends and relatives of the,
couple.
Third Wedding In Family.
President Wilson'S wedding is the
third in his family since he tool Of
flee. The first White House wedding
OF his term was hat of his second
daughter, Jessie Woodrow Wilson. to-
Francis Bowes Sayres, and the other
was that of his youngest daughter, Ell
eanor, to Secretary McAdoo. The pres
1dent now has two grandchildren, the
little son of the Sayres and the baby
uauSAteT OF the McAdOGNS.
The president and his bride botbzare
Virginians by birth. He was born at
Staunton SO years ago this month and
she was born ct Wytheville. the daugl1-
ter of Judge and Mrs. William H. Boil
ing and was one child in a large
family. Two sisters, Mrs. Alexander
II. Gait and Miss Bertha Boiling. ana
three brothers. john Randolph, Rich
ard Wilmer and Julian B. Boiling live
in Washington. Rolfe E. Boiling. an
nfhEr ~ fcE ~ '. - = - - EEE"l
mercial bank at Panama, and another.
DIR. William e. Boiling, lives in Iouis-
Vile. Ky. A third sister. Mrs. N. H.
Maury. lives in Admission, Ala. The
price IaInlly mas been prominent in
the history of Virginia and she her
self is a descendant of P%ocahontas. the
Indian chiefs daughter, who married
John Rolfe.
Since 1896 Mrs. Gait has lived in
Washington, belonging to none Of the
distinct social sets, but active in char
lty and philanthropy in her own way.
From her first husband she inner
TIED control of a prosperous mercantile
business OF which she has been ac-
created with now being the active
head, and NAM tributes are paIl "a
ncf ablilty. But activity in business.
her friends say. never has diminished
her interest in a woman's world. She
loyes IioWers, books and outdoor recre-
atoms. After the presidents courfsllip
began n took up golf and on MANY
Saturday afternoons they were seen
together on the links at some one Of
tne country clubs about the capital, or
at other times taking long motor drives
over the Virginia hills or along the
shore roads in lower MARYLAND. Often
Iney tool picnic luncheon from the
White House on their journeys and ale
it by the roadside.
a c~enseniai couple.
IN the White House circle the bride
quickly found her place. She plays the
piano. sings and loves poetry and when
IN the intimacy Of the family h presi-
n often has read aloud his faporitA
poems. as is his custom, she is said IL
hearers.