The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1915-12-20

WILSON WEBS
Wilson-Galt Nuptials in the
Brides Washing
ton Home
BRIDAL COUPLE OFF
FOR HOT SPRINGS, VA.
Simplicity of Ceremony Re-
lieved by Magnificent Dec
orations in Brides Home


son and Mrs. Edith Boiling Calf were
married at $50 o'clock Saturday night
and left aftcrward to spend their honey
moon at Hot Springs, Va. The president
and his bride travelled in private car
attached to a special train leaving Wash
ington at Halo o'clock. The train was
due to arrive at Hot Springs yesterday
at S:l5 a. m.
At Hot Springs Mr.. and Mrs. Wilson
| will live at the Homestead hotel until
after New Years day, unless some de-
yelopment should necessitate the presi
dents earlier return to the capital Two
of the White House automobiles have
been sent on ahead and the couple ey-
pect to spend their honeymoon motoring,
golfng and walking the mountain trails.
Besides the secret service guard, the
party was accompanied by one stenog
rapher. The president will keep in touch
with the White House over special wires.
Because the hour of the wedding was
known to comparatively few persons,
Lb'lI Nhn INV ~ lhlEN AibNh III viz -
cinity of the brides home, although
large police guard had been provided.
All arrangements for the wedding eere
mony were carried out perfectly, the
president arriving at his brides home
soon after o'clock and the remainder
of the wedding party, which numbered
less than 80, following soon after. The |
ceremony was begun, as had been ar
ranged, at $3.50 o'clock and was followed |
by buffet luncheon. Mrs. Wilson was |
married in the travelling gown which she /
wore to the train.
Soon after 10 o'clock the president and /
Mrs. Wilson entered waiting White
House automobile and motored to Alex
andria. Va, across the Potomac, to take
their private car there and avoid crowd
AT the railroad station in Washington.
After the president and his bride had
departed Secretary Tumulty made this
formal statement on the CEREMONY
"The weddiU was marked with sim
plicity. II was just such wedding as
might have taken place in the home of
the humblest American citizen"
The prayer book which the officiating
clergyman used once was the property
If the late Judge William II. Boiling of
Virginia. father of the bride, and was
Used at her request. Several guests add {
ID 10 the list at the last moment includ-
d Prof. Stockton Arson, a brother of I
he late Mrs. Wilson; A. Boiling Gait, I
'Ir. and Mrs. Sterling Gait the former /
brother of Mrs. Wilson's first husband,
nd Mrs. Tumulty. wife OF Secretary (
'umuty. One of the added guests was c
Iatilda Braxton, an old negro nanny {
4 Wytheville, Va, who has been ser :
ant in the brides family all her life.
The ruse by which the wedding party a
OF away TO Alexandria was complete. o
When the White House automobile ID
ulled away from MRS. Wilson's house. &
mes of police blocked pursuit in all the "
djoining streets. At the Union station 5
he presidential entrance was fully light =
4 and lines of police were spread all
bout. Those who were attracted 20 81
ne railroad station by the show OF prep q
ration were disappointed while the Of
resident and Mrs. Wilson were speeding OF
, the station across the river, 10 miles b.
way. Ia,
The president dined AZ usual al the Il
'hite House at I O'Clock with his daugh- y,
r, and afterward drove 10 his brides -
lme. about mile from the executive -
ansion. A cold. driving rain which q
yept the city all day cleared of at sun 81
{, and the evening was cool and pleas. f.
Il. Because the wedding arrangements "a
ID the hour OF the ceremony had been m
,pt close secret, there were few on b
e streets about the White House. but Of
ar the brides home the crowd was
ID back by police lines spread during ~
e afternoon. III
Everything was in readiness for the m
remony when the president arrived.
q IL proceeded without music Neither
2 president nor Mrs Calf had any a..
ndants, and there were no ushers or y
wer girls. Neither the army, the navy ~
2 the diplomatic corps was represented. "
d the occasion was essentially what -
E couple had wished i % bc-a home II
'dding.
On the frst hoor 81 the brides home. -
two communicating rooms. a wedding e
yer lad been arranged with a bach q
1und Of farleyencs and maiden hair
ne which extended from the aeuf % ~
J ceiling Overhead. there was a can
J II green IN the form 81 4 shell. lined
q scotch heather. ln the background 4
3 AZ THE reuter was placed a large mir
framed with orchids and Rejecting
scene Above the mirror vas spray -
orchids aeross 3 background ~ ferns =
tie CORNERS II the canopy were
lrif with orchids. Americas Beauty =
- we're On both sidss 81 tts ranoT.y. -