The Bridgeport evening farmer. [volume] (Bridgeport, Conn.) 1866-1917, 1915-12-16
SECRECY Wells
WEDDING PLANS
OF PRESIDENT

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| dent Wilson's marriage to Mrs. Nor
man Gait only three days eff, the
plans for the ceremony still
shrouded in secrecy. No announce
ment has been made as to the clergy
man who will perform the ceremony
and even the hour at which the we'd
ding will be held has been guarded
| closely by the President and his
fiancee.
In fact, all that is known officially
Of the wedding plans, was given out
about ten days ago in statement
from the White House, merely an
nouncing that the ceremony would
take place on Saturday at the home
Of Mrs. Gait and that it would be wit
messed by the Presi dents daughters,
relatives of Mrs. Gait. This was sup
plemented by the statement that the
President would not have a. best man.
Further than this the White House
has refused to comment on any plans
for the wedding or honeymoon. The
President is said to be determined
that the wedding shall be Of a strictly
private character and is doing every
thing possible to bring this about.
DR. Goodman to Officiate? i
While no authoritative statement, has
been made in regard to the officiating
| clergyman, friends of Mrs. Gait said
today that she had selected the Fey.
/ w A I. Goodman of Rochester N. Y.
Mr.. Goodmanss father was rector of
| Che Episcopal Church at Wythevi1Ie
Va, which Mrs. Gait attended when
a girl.
The question of a clergyman has
been agitating. Washington for some
time. There have been hints Of pos
sib1e enbarrassments through the
| fact that Mrs Gait recently changed
her church in washington and that
her old, as well as the new pastor
| mi ght naturally expect to be invited
| to perform the ceremony. Apparents
/ ly Mrs. Gait has tactfulIy settled the
Situation by calling on her girlhood
friend.
/ Many gifts have been received both.
| at the White House and at Mrs. Cats
/ home, but few Of these are of an Of
i fetal character The President made
| it known that he would be happier If
/ no gifts were presented on the occa-,
/ sion of his wedding and for the most
part the diplomatic corps and the rest
/ Of off1cialdome have taken the hint.
For this reason it is expected that
the array of wedding presents will be
much less impressive than those
/ which were seen at the White House
j when the Presidents two daughters
Gift From Speaker Clark.
j 1t is known, however, that some Of
/ ficials have sent gifts. Mrs Gait re-
ceived today a handsome compete for
fruit or cake from the Speaker of the
i House of Representatives and Mrs.
Clarke. Yesterday she received. a.
4 package. of rare old1ace from one of
her co-workers in the Rectors- Guild
Il of st. Tronas church.
Il Another gift is the coat of arms Of
the Boiling family and their crest en1-
'bossed on parchments done for her by
Mrs Wood, who presented a likeness
of the Wilson coat. of arms to Miss
Jessie Wilson when she was mar
RED
will be from the Pocohontas Associa-
. ton, of which Mrs. Gait is a member.
i It Is a statuette of, Pocohontas about
Is inches high. Itsis a replica of the
statue now being made by William
Ordway Partridge to be erected on
Jamestown Island.
Most of the gifts are from strang
i ers. They have come from all parts
L of the United states and have covered
/ a wide range. There have been many
Ipieces of needle work, cut glass and
china and silver.
In the case of gifts from strangers,
the same rules have been applied
! which the President has enforced ever
/ since he came to washington. He
and Mrs Gait have accepted articles
4 whose value Is nothing and which OBJ
i viously have been sent merely as a to-
I
Of considerable value and that have
/ come to the White House from strang-
ers are returned.
Brides Relatives Expected.
4 Mr.. and Mrs Rolfe E. Boiling,
i brother and sister-in-law of Mrs. Gait,
will arrive in New York from Panama
and come at once to Washington.
4 Their daughter was Mrs. Ga1t's favor
tie niece and narnesake, Miss Edith
boiling. She bears a strong likeness
1 to the Presidents ffancee. She was
to have spent the winter with her
| amt here, but recently married a
4 young Spaniard she met in Panama
DR.. William Boiling of Louisville,
i KY, another of Mrs. Galts brothers,
is too Ill to leave his home. Mr.. and
Mrs. Sterling Gait, viii come to Wash
ington on Friday and be guests of the
formers sister, Mrs. Reginald Fenda,ll,
E. at her home in Bancroft place. Mrs
Fendall will attend the wedding with
II them
Mrs Sayre, the Presidents daugh-
/ ter has not arrived yet from Will
1 Jamestown, Mass but 1t IS presumed
that she and! Mr. Sayre will get here
i on Friday, and remain until after the
4 ceremony Mrs. Howe, sister of the
President is expected today and MI:
i and Mrs Joseph Wilson, brother and
sister-in-law of the President, will ar
| rive on Friday. Their daughter, de-
butante, Miss Alice Wilson, will come
II with them.
There is little doubt that the Presi-
i dent will take his bride south for the
wedding trip. as the clothes she has
ordered packed for travelling are all
! such as would be worn in a warm eli
mate. Many believe the honeymoon
will be in Florida.
Tries to Alleviate