Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1915-12-17
PRESIDENTS WEDDING
PLANS COMPLETED
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immediate families of the couple to be
present will be DR.. Cary T. Grayson, the
Presidents naval aide and medical ad-
wiser. The guests who will be present, 1t
was learned today, are:
The three daughters Of the President.
| Miss Margaret Wilson, Mrs. Francis h.
] Sayre and Mrs. William c. McAdoo, with
4 Mr.. Sayre and Mr. McAdoo; the Presi-
\ dents brother Joseph Wilson. with Mrs
/ Wilson and Miss Alice Wilson and his
sister, Mrs. Anne Howe, with her daugh-
! ter and granddaughter, Mrs Cothran
and Miss Josephine Cothran Mrs. Galts
family will include her FIVE brothers.
John R. Boiling. II. w. Boiling, j. b.
Boiling, of washington; Dr. w. II. Boil
| ling, of Lexington, KY, and II. Il. Boil
ling, Of Panama, accompanied by their
families Miss Helen Woodrow Bones,
who is member of the White House
family circle, and Doctor Grayson will
also be present as will be several old
family servants of Mrs Gait and her
mother
HOUSE WILL NOT ATTEND.
Colonel Il. NJ. House, the Presidents
closest friend and political adviser. will
not be present IT was said at the White
House today.
Just where the honeymoon is to be
spent is known only to the President and
Mrs. Calf. 1t was said today that they
have made their own arrangements and
that the matter of transportation is to be
attended to at the very last moment. The
only thing certain is that the place
selected is not far distant from Wash
ington. so that the President can get
back here In n hurry II sudden crisis
should arrive. However. he has virtually
made Secretary of state Robert Lansing
head of the Government for the next
three weeks and will not have any
messages sent to him dealing with foreign
relations or other matters of Government
unless 1t is absolutely necessary.
1t is understood that, while the Pres
dent and his bride will stay away from
Washington during Christmas, they plan
to be back here by New Years, although
the annual reception scheduled for that
day, the only one to which the general ,
public is invited to come. will not be
held this year.
The President. It was said at the White
House today has made all of his pur-
chases. has had most of his trunks
packed and is ready to depart. His latest |
personal purchase was travelling bag, |
bought in person last Wednesday.
DREssMAKERs TASKS END.
The dressmakers and milliners have fin
ished with Mrs. Gait and the promise was |
made today that complete details of the |
wedding trousseau will be made public |
Immediately after the ceremony. Two at
tendants from the New York establish |
ment, where the gowns were purchased, !
are to assist Miss Bertha Boiling In at |
firing Mrs. Gait for the ceremony.
Just as in an ordinary wedding, the |
gifts, as fast as they are received, are |
placed on tables and stands In a side |
room where the guests can view them. 1t |
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persons unknown to the President and |
Mrs. Gait have been returned to the send
err. So far as possible, 1t has been the |
custom OF the President and his bride-to-
be to discourage gifts.
Arrangements were completed by Major |
Pullman. superintendent of the Washing
ton police force, today for the policing |
on which It is situated is to be closed to
traffic. and no person. except guests, will
be allowed TO approach the house. The
President has directed that no photog-
raphers be permitted to make flashes of
the arriving guests or OF his departure.
and two secret service men have been de-
tailed to see that this provision is made
effective.
WEDDING CAKE ARRIVES.
The wedding cake, shipped from st.
Paul. Mimi, has arrived at the Gait |
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with orchids, orange blossoms and lilies
Of the valley. There are also little cupids
ringing wedding bells, with miniature red
stTeamers.
The cake is six inches thick and 20
inches in diameter. 1t was baked by
Mrs. Marion Cole Fisher. assisted by her
husband and Miss Pansy Bowen. of st.
Paul. C. NJ Reed, superintendent of rail-
way mails at St. Paul, sent word ahead
20 all mail clerks to handle II with
are" and to see that its passage was
expedited.