The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1915-12-24

WdoniuSIOu, DSC. ia UluT u Two
faces inside the White House limou-
sine as it whirled away was the last
Washington saw of President Wilson
and a new first lady of the land"
The president of the United States
and Mrs. Edith Boiling Gait were mar
ried Saturday night, and, speeding
| away In an automobile to Alexandria
to elude curious crowds. were soon
en- route to Hot Springs, Va, on their
honeymoon.
Only few hundred persons re-
ceived the last impression. They were
those who had braved a raw, cold
blustery night and had stood outside
the Gait home, held at a distance by
100 police.
1t was 10 p. m. when the big car
dashed up. The old oil lamp which
swung back and forth over the door
way of the brides home flared up and
cleaned brighter for moment. The
bride and groom walked down the
enclosed stairway to the machine.
There was roar and the limousine
dashed forward, closely followed by
two cars with secret service men.
The wedding was over. The chill of
the night grew sharper and the crowd
melted away.
Ceremony is Simple.
There was none of the panoply of
state function at the wedding cere-
mony. It was obviously the desire of
the president that all the details
should be in keeping with the idea
that it was to have no official char
acter whatever, and he was to appear
as Mr.. Woodrow Wilson, rather than
as the chief executive of the nation.
For that reason there were no military
aids, no CLINT of uniforms, no simmer
of gold braid, no suggestion of the for.
malities which even on ordinary &C.
casions surround the president. Even
as weddings go, the ceremony at the
Gait residence was of the simplest and
most dignified character.
Brides Rector Officiates.
1t was beneath canopy of green,
banked with ferns, Scotch heather
and orchids, that Woodrow Wilson
took Edith Boiling Gait to wife. The
ceremony was performed in the brides
home by Rev. Herbert Scott Smith,
rector of st. Margaret's Protestant
Episcopal church, of which the bride
is a member. He was assisted by
Rev. James H. Taylor, pastor of the
Central Presbyterian church, the place
of worship of the president and his
family in Washington.
Not more than As guests, mem
bers of the immediate families of the
president and his bride, and several
of their most intimate friends, were
present at the wedding ceremony.
The president left the White House
alone in his limousine except for his
secret service guard and arrived at
the Gait home at 7:45 p. m.
Bride Married in Black.
A half hour later Mrs. Gait, smiling
radiantly, descended the stairs, at the
foot of which her fiance stood waiting
to receive her. 1t was Immediately
noted that she was to be married in
black.
Mrs. Gait took the presidents arm
and, followed by the guests, they led
the way to the drawing room where
the improvised altar had been ar
ranged for the ceremony. No music
preceded the entrance of the wedding
party. There was none during the
impressive but simple ceremony.
When the president and his bride
knelt on the white satin prize dieu to
repeat their marriage vows, the bride
In a gown of black silk velvet and
wearing no jewels except brooch OF
flashing diamonds, set in platinum, the
presidents gift, they were unattended
The wedding power was a mass OF
maidenhair ferns reaching from floor