Carolina watchman. [volume] (Salisbury, N.C.) 1871-1937, 1915-12-22
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Neither Music, Ushers Nor Flower GilIs a
Brief Service al Brides Home.

| Brief Service al Brides Home.
| Washington, Dec. 18 -Presi-
dent Wilson and Mrs. Edith Bel
ling Gait we're married here al
$3.50 O'Clock tonight, with a simple
ceremony in the brides home in
the presence of less than thirty
guests. mostly relatives. They
left soon afterwards for a two
weeks honeymoon at Hot Springs,
Va. Their private car was at.
taohed to special train leaving
the Capital for Hot Springs after
II O'Clock tonight.
The Presidents dined as usual at
the White He use at z O'Clock with
his daughters and afterwards
drove to his brides home about a
mile from the executive mansion.
J A cold driving rain which swept
the city all day cleared off at sun-
set and the evening was cool ar c
pleasant.
Everything was in readiness
when the President arrived, all,
the ceremony proceeded withou,
music. Nsisher the President nol
Mrs. Gait had any attendants aid
there were no ushers or fowe;
girls. Neither tho army, the
navy, nor the diplomatic corps
was represented, the occasion be.
lug what both of the couple hao
wished it to be-a home wedding
On the first floor of the brides
homo, in two communicating
| rooms, a wedding bower had been
arranged with a background Of
farleyance and maiden.halr ferns
extending from the floor to the
ceiling. Overhead there was 8
canopy of green in the form of a
shell lined with Scotch heather,
IL the background and at the cen
ter was placed a large Mirror
framed with orchids and reflect
ling the scene. Above the mirrol
Vas = spray Of orchids across q
background of ferns and the cor
| ne1aaef shs canopy were caught
WI, b orchids. American beauty
roses were Oh both sides of the
canopy, beneath which was 8
prayer rug on which the President
aud Mrs. Galt knelt during the
ceremony.
Just at the hour set for the cere
mony she President and his bride
| appeared as the head of the stair
case, which was decorated with
ferns, asparagus vines and Amer
lean beauty roses. Phey descend.
ed to the lower floor wnere the
guests were grouped about Inform.
ally.
Ths Rev. Herbert Scott Smith,
rector of St. Msrgaret's Protest.
ant Episcopal Church, of which
she BRIDE ls a communicate, was
waiting beneath the canopy to
perform the ceremony, and with
him, to assist, was the Presldeut's q
paesor, the Rov James H. Taylor,
of the Central Presbyterian
| Church.
Mrs. William H. Boiling. the
brides mother, gave her away.
The Presidsnt stood to the rig b.
ot the clergymen and the bride
stood on their left. At once, Dr..
Smith began the words OF the
Episcopal marriage s-rvloe, the
President making his responses
first, aud then the bride making
hers. After the bride prom sed
to ''love, cherish and obey" the
President placed the wedding
ring, plain band of gold, upon
Der fnger and then, after q pray
or, and while the couple clasped
their right hands together. DR..
Smith declared them man and
wife. The brief and simple cere-
mony was over
The entire party then turned to
the dining room where buffet
supper was served. The dec ra-
tions there were in pink and on
the buffess were banked growing
ferns and pink roses. The tables
were decorated with Lady Stanley
rose blossoms. On table in the
center was the wedding cake-a
fruit cake several layers high, or
namented with sprays of pink or.
chids in the center. Mrs. Wilson
cut the cake without formality and
no arrangement was made for be.
slowing bits of it upon others than
those in the wedding party.
During the ceremony and At the
luncheon afterward. during which
a string orchestra played, the
bride wore her travelling dress, 9