South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1915-12-18
PRESIDENT To BE
MARRIED TONIGHT
All Plans Are Complete For
Ceremony-WiII Take
Short Trip.
BY II. II. stansbury.


the honeymoon about Il and ex-
pect 10 return TO the white house
not later than Jan. g.
The acuteness of the European
situation over the Austrian reply
10 the Ancona note has caused 20
be abandoned all idea Of an ex-
tended wedding journey through the
south. It has been decided 10 spend
the time in a neighboring state
where the president will be in easy
communication with the state de-
partmeat.
1t viii not be permissible, By re-
quest OF the white house. 10 even
make the itinerary Of this trip pub
lie until after the couple shall have
departed from Washington.
Plans Completed.
The plans for the ceremony at
which DR. Herbert Scott smith. rec
tor OF St Margaret's Episcopal
church, viii officiate were completed
Friday. The simplicity Of the ar
rangements will deprive all but
members of the immediate families
from Witnessing the nuptials
on this account no arrangements
have been made in Washington for
holiday festivities. The jewelry store
In Pennsylvania av. which is owned
by Mrs. Gait, will not even be
closed.
There viii be only about q guests
but the family line has been drawn
with such strictness that not even
Col. T. NJ. House will be there.
OF the presidents family there
will be his three daughters, Miss
Margaret Wilson. Mrs. Francis 3
Sayre and Mrs. William G. McAdoo;
his son-in-law. Sec'y Of the Treas
airy McAdoO; Joseph Wilson, the
presidents brother. with Mrs. VIII
son: Mrs Anne Howe, a sister. with
her daughter, Mrs. Cothran, and
granddaughter. little Josephine
Cothran.
The brides family will be repre-
sented by her mother. Mrs. William
Fl. Boiling. three sisters, Miss Bertha
Boiling. Mrs. Alexander II. Gait and
Mrs. Mathew II. Maury Of Admission,
Ala; Mrs. Cats five brothers. John
Randolph Boiling. Richard Wilmer
Polling and Julian B. Boiling Of this
city; DR.. William II Boiling OF
Louisville. and ROlfe Boiling; her
brother-in-law. Alexander II. Gait.
% Washington. The wives OF the
brothers will also be present.
Among close friends of the bridal
couple will be DR.. Grayson. Miss
Helen Woodrow Bones and Miss
Alice Gertrude Gordon.
Other rUofHcfaI or71eefo will no
Mrs Cats aged Negro nanny
and other old servants Of the Boiling
family from Wytheville, Va.
Mrs. Gait spent the day quietly at
home talking over the wedding ar
rangements with her mother The
president devoted the morning TO a
final cleaning up of his official
duties. He consulted with several
senators in addition to long con-
ference with Sec'y of the Interior
Franklin K Lane.
The president called at the home
OF his fiancee Immediately after noon
and remained for lunch They in
spected and approved the decora-
lions over which a corps OF florists
have been working for two days.
Palms and ferns which form the
outline OF the floral scheme are al
ready in place and the blossoms will
be added Saturday.
The bower OF ferns and palms will
be decorated with exquisite orchids
from the white house Conservatives.
Just ia front Of this has been erect
ed the altar prescribed by the can
ons or the Episcopal church and It
is here that the president and his
bride will stand and kneel while the
minister reads the prayer and re-
peats the simple service by which
the first lady of the land will prom
Use 10 love. honor and obey her
husband
In the capacity OF bridegroom the
president wishes 10 be known as
plain Woodrow Wilson and the an
nouncement cards will describe him
as such.
When the president called at Mrs.
Galts home Friday a battery Of
photographers who had been on
watch since early morning greeted
him lie made an attempt 10 stop
the onslaught by raising his hand
an protest. but the photographers
were persistent and refused 10 aban-
den the job until shooed away by
secret service men.
one of the secret service men re-
mains ON guard near the entrance to
Mrs. Calls home night and day.
one OF the wedding presents
which viii occupy a conspicuous
place in Mrs. Cats apartments nj
the white house are handsomely
framed miniatures of her father and
mother. painted by Miss Ellen
Douglas stewart and presented 10
the bride hy the citizens OF Wvthe-
WI Another Eift received tocav
VS. S@vres vase designed bv a
fam 7us Fre1ch artist. This was sent
hy )ne ~ the cabinet ladies. whose
saa4e is not given.
Mrs Calf also reckous among the
gifts bracelet from the Rrazilior
government a Nayjoe blanket from
Nice-Pres't and AIRS Marshall "a
scarf Of wonderful texture sent bv