The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1915-12-18
THIRD PRESIDENT
MARRIED IN OFFICE
Those Previous to President Wilson Were
Tyler and Northumberland Wilson
Nor Mrs. Gait Desired White
House Wedding.

House Wedding.
Washington, d. c., Dec. ls.--Woodrow
Wilson is the third president to be mar
ried during his term of office. President
Tyler was the first and President Cleve-
land was the other. Mr.. Tyler, like Mr.
Wilson, was left widower during his
term. Two years later, in 1874, in New
York City, he was married to Miss Julia
Gardiner, who then presided at the White
House functions during the last year of
her husbands term OF office.
Grover Cleyeland's marriage to Miss
Francis Folsom took place in the Blue
room of the executive mansion. 1t was
comparatively private affair, for the
invited guests included only the cabinet
members, their wives ana Il few friends
and relatives of the couple.
| President Wilson's wedding is the
third in his family since he took office.
The first White House wedding of his
term was that OF his second daughter,
Jessie Woodrow Wilson to Francis Bowes
Sayre and the other was that Of his
youngest daughter, Eleanor, to Secretary
McAdoo. The president now has two
grandchildren, the little son OF the Sayres
and the baby daughter of the McAdoos.
The president and his bride both are
Nirginians by birth. He was born at
Staunton so years ago this month and
she was born at Wytheville, the daugh-
ter OF Judge and Mrs. William III. Boiling
and was one child in large family.
Two sisters, Mrs Alexander III. Gait and
Miss Bertha Boiling and three brothers,
John Randolph, Richard Wilmer and Jul
liam B. Boiling live in Washington.
Rolfe L. Boiling, another brother, is man
ager of the Commercial bank at Panama
and another, DIR. William z. Boiling, lives
in Louisville, Ky. A third sister, Mrs. |
Nj. H. Maury, lives in Admission, Ala. |
The brides family has been prominent |
in the history Of Virginia and she her
self is descendant OF Pocahontas, the |
Indian chiefs daughter who married
John RoIfe.
Since 1896 Mrs. Gait has lived in
Washington, belonging to none of the
distinct social sets, but active in charity
and philanthropy in her own ways.
From her first husband she inherited
control of prosperous mercantile bust
ness OF which she has been accredited
with now being the active head and
many tributes are paid TO her ability.
But activity in business her friends say,
never has diminished her interest in a
womans world. She loves flowers, books
and outdoor recreations. After the presi-
dents courtship began she took up golf L
and on many Saturday afternoons they
were seen together on the links at some /
one of the country clubs about the capt. 1
tai, or at other times taking long motor 4
drives over the Virginia bills or along [
the shore roads in lower Marylsnd. I
Often they took picnic luncheon from I
he White House on their journeys and In
tie il by the roadside.
In the White House circle the bride 2
quickly found her place. She plays the a
'iano, sings and loves poetry and when \
n the intimacy of the family, the presi- a
lent often has read aloud his favorite /,
'oems, as is his custom, she is said to O
ave been one of his most interested q
earers rs
Miss Margaret Wilson, the presidents "
ldest daughter, and Miss Helen Wood y
ow Bones, his cousin, are said 10 have I.
rawn her into the White House circle in !,
he early autumn Of 1914. From that q
ime, she was frequent guest at the a
xecutive mansion and last summer spent n
month as the guest of Margaret VII. "
on at the summer White House az Cor. II
ish, N. II. The engagement was an ),
ounced Oct. Q, not long after the presi- a,
entail party returned TO Washington -
Dr. the winter. =,
Both the president and his bride =
greed not 10 have their wedding in the
'hite House but in her home near Du- "a
ont circle, which sometimes is called the =,
'cial hub of the capital. she lives there q
! tastefully arranged house. some 4,
hat small by comparison with the man a,
ons which surround il. IL is not large !,
Rough for entertaining on an extended =,
ale and for that reason a large COM ~
my was not invited 20 the wedding ~
r. McAdoo, the presidents son in law. A.
as the only member of the cabinet in. =,
uded in the party. The rest were all
latives. -
The repeatedly expressed wish Of the -,
aple for a quiet wedding unattended -
/ any great amount Of publicity i re-. -
onsible for the general lax Of common ~
lowledge Of 80 many Of the details N
hich attend such a ceremony. No pub ~
announcements have been made Of =,
. gifts received and likewise there has -
en- no announcement Of the gowns and -
corations New York dressmakers =
We been frequently during the last few i.
seks AZ the White House and az the
ide's home and she has made one or y
o shopping trips out Of the city 20 -
mplete her trousseau. ~