The Lancaster news. [volume] (Lancaster, S.C.) 1905-current, 1915-12-21
Simple Ceremony at Home of
Bride and Couple Depart
for Hot Springs, Va.
A SMALL GROUP ATTEND.
Ritual of Episcopal Church Pro-
nounced i'm Presence of Imme-
diate Relatives.

were marrleu at S:3U O'Clock tonight
and left afterwards to spend their
honeymoon at Hot Springs, Va. The
President and his bride travelled in
private car attacked to a special train
leaving here at 11:10 o'clock, which
is due to arrive in Hot Springs tomor-
row at 8:15 a. m.
At Hot Springs Mr.. and Mrs. Will
son will live at the Homestead Hotel
until after New Years day unless
some development should necessitate
the Presidents earlier return to the
capital. Two of the White House
automobiles have been sent on ahead
and the couple expect to spend their
honeymoon motoring, golfing and
walking over the mountain trails. Be
side the secret service guard. the
party was accompanied by one steno-
grapher. The President will keep in
touch with the White House over
special wires.
Because the hour of the wedding
was known to comparatively few peo-
pie there was not a large crowd in
the vicinity of the brides home, al
though large police guard had been
provided.
All arrangements for the wedding
ceremony were carried out perfectly,
the president arriving at his brides
home soon after s o'clock and the re-
mainder of the wedding party, which
numbered less than 80, following
soon after. The ceremony was begun,
as had been arranged, at $3.50 O'Clock
and was followed by a buffet lunch
con. Mrs. Wilson was married in the
travelling gown she wore TO the train.
or for Hot Springs
Shortly after 10 o'clocl, the prcsi-
dent and Mrs. Wilson entered Il wait
ing White House automobile and
motored to Alexandria, across the Po-
tomac, to take their private car there
and avoid a crowd at the railroad
station in this city. They boarded
their car at 11:40 p. m. ami began
their journey to Hot Springs.
The success of the ruse Dy which
the wedding party got away to Alex
andria was complete. when the White
House automobile pulled away from
Mrs. Wilson's house lines of police
blocked pursuit in al, the adjoining
streets. At the union station the
presidential entrance was fully light
ed and lines Of police were spread all
about. These who were attracted to
the station by the show Of prepara-
tion were disappointed while the
President and Mrs. Wilson were
speeding to the station across the
river ten miles away.
After the President and his bride
had departed Secretary Tumulty
made this formal statement on the
ceremony:
"The wedding was marked by SIM
plicity. 1t was just such a wedding
as might have taken place in the
home Of the humblest American citi-
zen"
The President dined as usual at the
White House at o'clock with his
daughters and afterwards drove to
his brides home, about a mile from
the executive mansion. A cold. driy-
ing rain which swept the city all day
cleared off at sunset. Near the
brides home 'the crowd was held
back by police lines spread during
the afternoon.
Everything was in readiness for
the ceremony when the President ar
rived and II proceeded without delay.
Neither the President nor Mrs. Gait
had any attendants and there we're
no ushers or flower girls. The army,
the navy and the diplomatic CORDS
were not represented and the occa-
sion was essentially what both of the
couple had wished 1t to be "a home
wedding.
IN WEDDING BOWER.
On ,the first floor of the brides
home in two communicating rooms, a
wedding bower had been arranged
with a background of maidenhafr
ferns which extended from the floor
to the ceiling. Overhead there was a
canopy of green in the form of a
shell lined with Scotch heather. In
the background and at the center was
placed large mirror framed with
orchids and rejecting the scene.