The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1915-10-29

WILSON ANNOUNCES ENGAGE
MENT TO WASHINGTON WIDOW
AT WHITE HOUSE DINNER.
WEDDING DATE NOT KNOWN
Mrs. Norman Gait, Widow Of Late Jew.
eIer, Will Become First Lady" Soon
Executive Was introduced by
Daughter Margaret.


haitian Transfer, n. j.. Oct. 11.-Presi-
dent Wilson placed upon the finger of
his fancee, Mrs. Edith Boiling Gait,
the engagement ring that seals their
betrothal. 1t is a magnificent dia-
mond solitaire. The ring was pur-
chased at the establishment of Fifth
avenue jeweler in New York city, pre-
sumably by Joseph Tumulty, the
presidents secretary.
Date of Wedding Not Announced.
Washington, Oct. Announcement
was made at the White House on
Wednesday night of the engagement
of President Woodrow Wilson TO Mrs
Norman Gait of this city.
Mrs. Gait. the bride-to-be, is the
widow of Washington jeweler who
ginia birth and about ten years young
er than the president
The date of the wedding was not
given in the statement announcing
the engagement. but 1t Is believed the
event will take place within a short
time
The official announcement follows:
The White House. Washington,
Oct 6. 1915.-The announcement was
made today of the engagement OF
Mrs. Norman Gait of this city to
President Woodrow WILSON,
Wedding i'm Gait Home.
IL became known that in all prob
ability the wedding will take place at
MRS. Galts home here in the presence
only of the two families and most init
mate friends. The tentative date is
understood to be early in December
although a well-defined rumor places
the event late in November that the
president may have a few days of
honeymoon before congress convenes.
President Wilson, wearing a white
flower in his buttonhole. and looking
to be in high spirits, went to his desk
in the executive office early. The first
to congratulate him were members Of
the White House staff, and then
dozens of callers began to arrive The
president received the majority of
them.
Bride-to-Be Born in Virginia.
Mrs. Gait. who will the the next first
lady Of the land, is the widow of
business man of Washington, Norman
Calf, partner in a prominent jewelry
hrm, who died eight years ago She
has resided here since her marriage.
Mrs, Gait was Miss Edith Boiling and
was born in Wytheville, Va. Her faith
er was Hon. William H. Boiling.
well-known lawyer of that section OF
Virginia. Her family is distinguished
in Virginia and Mrs. Gait is related to
many of the best families of the Old
Dominion.
Wilson introduced by Daughter.
The president met his fiancee
through his daughter, Miss Margaret
Wilson, and his cousin, Miss Helen
Woodrow Bones. who is a member OF
the White House household. Mrs. Gait
is one of Miss Bones most intimate
friends and spent a month at the sum-
mer White House at Cornish as the
guest Of Miss Bones and Miss Wilson.
Announced at Dinner
An informal dinner party was given
at the White house last night. which
Mrs. Gait attended, to celebrate the
announcement of the engagement The
other guests were Secretary of the
Treasury and Mrs. McAdoo. the Misses
Smith. the presidents cousins from
New Orleans; Miss Helen Woodrow
Bones and Col. III. Brown. another
cousin from Atlanta.
Mrs. Wilson Died IA Months AGO.
Fourteen months age t. a day the
presidents first wife, who was Miss
Ellen Arson, died in the White House.
Resembles Mrs. Wilson.
Mrs Galt's resemblance to the late
Mrs. Wilson has frequently excited
comment She is a strikingly pretty
woman in her late fortes. slightly
below medium height has a graceful.
rather plump figure. Her hair is
brown and her eyes are gray blue.
Her prettiest feature is her mouth,
which Is curved and expressive. Pres
ident Wilson will be fifty-nine years