The Laurens advertiser. (Laurens, S.C.) 1885-1973, 1915-12-22
WOODROW WILSON
MARRIED SATURDAY
Wedding Was Very Simple Affair
Hundreds Of Beautiful Gifts, Man,
OF Which VIII be Returned,

Washington, Dec. 1S.-President
Wilson and Mrs. Edith Boiling Gait
were married at $3.50 o'clock tonight
and left afterward to spend their
honeymoon at Hot Springs, Va. The
president and his bride travelled in q
private car attached to special train
leaving here at 11:1O o'clock, which
is due to arrive in Hot Springs at
S:l5 a. m tomorrow.
At Hot Springs Mr.. and Mrs. Will
son VIII live at the Homestead hotel
until after New Years day, unless
some development should necessitate
the presidents earlier return to the
capital. Two White House automo-
piles have been sent on ahead and
the couple expect to spend their hon
eymoon motoring, golfiing and walk
ing over the mountain trails. Beside
the secret service guard, the party
was accompanied by. stenographer.
The president will keep in touch
with the White House over special
wires
Because the hour Of the wedding was
known to comparatively few per-
sons, there was not large crowd in
the vicinity Of the brides home, al
though large police guard had been
provided.
The wedding was carried out per-
fetcly as arranged.
J. Wilson Howe, of Richmond. Va,
the presidents nephew, and Mrs.
Howe arrived after the list of guests
had been made up and Joined the
wedding party.
Shortly after 10 o'clock the presi-
dent and Mrs. Wilson entered a wait
ing White House automobile and mo-
tored to Alexandria, Va, across the
Potomac, to take their private car
there and avoid crowd at the rail
road station in this city.
President Wilson and Mrs. Edith
Boiling Gait were married with a sim
ply ceremony in the brides home in
the presence Of less than 80 guests,
mostly relatives. They left soon af-
terwards for two weeks honeymoon
at Hot Springs, Va.
The president dined as usual at the
White House at o'clock with his
daughters and aftcrward drove to his
brides home, about mile from the
executive mansion. A cold, driving
rain, which swept the city all day,
cleared off at sunset and the evening
was cool and pleasant.
Everything was in readiness when
the president arrived and the ccre-
mony proceeded without music.
Neither the president nor Mrs. Gait
had any attendants and there were
no ushcrs or flower girls. Neither
the army, the navy, nor the diplo-
matte CORPS was represented, the oc-
caSion being what both of the couple
had wished ii to bc-a home wedding.
On the iirst floor of the brides
home, in two communicating rooms,
wedding bower had been arranged
with background of karlcyansc and
maidcnhar ferns extending from the
lloor to the ceiling. Overhead there
was canopy OF green in the form OF
Il shell lined with Scotch h Gather.
In the background and at the centre
was placed a large mirror, framed
with orchids and rejecting the scene.
Above the mrrOw was q spray OF or
chids across 4 background Of ferns
and the corners OF the canopy we're
caught with orchids. American Beau
ty roses were on both sides Of the
canopy, beneath which was prayer
rug on which the president and Mrs
Gait knclt during the ceremony.
Just at the hour set for the cerc-
mony the president and his bride ap-
pcared at the head OF the staircase,
which was decorated with ferns, as
paragus vines and American Beauty
roses. They descended to the lower
floor where the guests were grouped
about informally.
The Rev. Herbert Scott Smith, rec
tor Of ST. Margarct's Episcopal
church, Of which the bride Is a COM
municant, was waiting beneath the
canopy to perform the ceremony and
with him, to assist, was the presi-
dents pastor the Rev. James II. Tay-
lor, Of the Central Presbyterian
church.
Mrs. William II. Boiling, the brides