The star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1908-1909, 1908-06-23
JEAN REID WEBS
IN PRESENCE OF
KING AND QUEEN
Highest Royal HonOrs Paid the
Daughter of American Am
bassadOr to England.
HUSBAND BROTHER OF
THE EARL OF DUDLEY
King Goes to Statesman's City
Residence to Attend Grand
Reception.

LONDON, June 29.-With King Ed
ward and Queen Alexandra smiling an
proval from their private gallery. Jean
Heid' daughter of Whitelaw Reid, the
American Ambassador to England, was
married today in the Chapel Royal Of
st. James's Palace to the Hon. John
Hubert Ward, brother of the Earl of
Dudley and equerry-in-waiting to the
King. The ancient chapel, one of the
lew remain of the old palace of the
Tudors, in which Queen Victoria and
several of her daughters were mar
ried. was prettily decorated with flow
ers for this, the most fashionable of
recent weddings in London.
A great crowd assembled in st.
James Square to watch the arrival of
the bridal party, and the King and
Queen n other members of the royal
family, who, by their attendance It the
chapel n the subsequent reception at
Dorchester House, the city residence
of Ambassador Reid, paid a compli-
ment to the American ambassador and
his daughte" seldom accorded even to
members of the English nobility. The
invitations, which were limited to less
than 100, on account of the smallness
of the church, set the time of arrival
at 2:45 p M, and by that hour all the
guests had found their seats. While
the guests were assembling DIR. Alcock,
the composer and the organist of the
Chapel Royal, played a fugue by Johann
Sebastian Bach, the nuptial march by
Alexander Guilmant, the entr'acte n
bridal march from THE Birds of Aris-
tophanes," by Sir H. H. Parry, n
andantino by Guilmant and the pre-
lude to act 8 of "L~ohengrin."
AS Is customary in the Church of
England service, the officiating clergy
men, accompanied by a surpliced choir,
met the bridal procession at the door
and preceded it up the chapel, the
choir singing Lead Us, Heavenly
Father, Lead Us"
A few minutes before 3 o'clock King
Edward and Queen Alexandra, accom-
panied by their suites, drove up from
Buckingham Palace and proceeded at
once to the Royal Gallery. where the
Prince and Princess of Wales, the
Duke and Duchess of Connaught and
Princess Patricia already had arrived.
The Rev. Edgar Sheppard, canon
of st. Georges Chapel, Windsor, where
the King and Queen attend services
when at Windsor Castle, officiated, as
sisted by the Rev. William Grosvenor,
rector of the Church of the Incarna-
ton, New York. where Mr.. n Mrs.
Reid have been members for many
years, and the Rev. HERS Claughton,
rector Of Hutton-Brentwood, a cousin
of the groom.
Brides Dress.
The brides dress was a soft white
satin, trimmed with old rose point lace,
given her by her grandmother. The
fronts of the skirt and waist were prac-
tically covered with this beautiful lace,
which was caught up with tiny white
rosebuds and orange blossoms. The
court train was of the same material
as the dress. and. like it. trimmed with
rose point lace. The veil, too, had a
lace centre and edging, and was held
by a wreath of Orange blossoms.
The bride wore but a few dainty
Jewels n looked charming as she
walked up the aisle of the historical
old chapel on the arm of her father.
Miss Jennie Croker, of San Francisco,
was the only bridesmaid. There were
also in attendance five little children,
two Boys and three girls, in quaint
costumes of blue n white. k
from one of Reynolds famous child pic
lures. The children were: Hon. Rod
srick Ward and Miss Margaret Ward,
son and daughter of the Earl n
Countess of Dudley; the Honorables
Nigel and Marion Glyn, children of
Lord and Lady Wolverton; and Miss
James, the daughter of Nh. and Mrs.
William James. Major George L. Hol-
ford. equerry-in-waiting to the i
through whom the bride and bride
groom first met, supported Mr.. Ward.
Guests in Chapel.
Among those invited to the ceremony
In the chapel royal were: All the am
bassadors of foreign countries accred-
tied to the Court of st. James; f. r..
DeBille. Danish Minister and dean OF
the minister's; the Right, Hon. IL. H.
Asouith. Prime Minister, and Mrs. AS
auth: Sir Edward Grey, Secretary or
state for Foreign Affairs; Sir Charles
and Lady Hardinge, Mr.. n Mrs.
Lewis Harcourt, A. ]. Balfour, e%-
Premier: Lord and Lady Lansdowne'
the Duke and Duchess of Buccleuch'
Lord and Lady Londonderry, the
Misses Helen and Kate Bryce and MISS
SibvI Dougl of New York; Lord n
I,adv Gosford, Lady Theo. Acheson'
Miss Helen Post, Henry White. Amer
lean Ambassador to France; Mrs, ana
Miss White. Captain and Mrs. Cloman'
commander and Mrs. Gibbons, D.
Hideeley Carter, Mrs. and Miss Carter
n q Mills. Mr.. and Mrs. Ogden NILS
ond Miss Mills, Mr.. and Mrs. CaYen-
5ish Bentinck, the Earl and Countess
- nudlev.~the Dowager Lady Dudley
and Lord and Lady Wolverton. j. PIER
Mont Morgan was invited, but as ne
sailed for America last week, could not
attend.
Fortune in Presents.
coldon, has a bride received a greater
az more beautiful lot of wedding pres
an+s The Prince and Princess OF wares
,,ara among those who grained inc
ooun,e,s love of old silver. Their royal
hiehnesses' present consisted of a splen-
aid set of old silver sauce dishes re-
,an+lv obtained at a sale OF a hlseoi,
IoaI collection. A necklace OF carVeo
anoeralds and sapphires, a o p OF an
onc,ent oriental necklace. was sent py
I p. Morgan, a diamond drop by MIS-
p,ssel1 Sage, and a sapphire ana ola-
uond pin by Mrs. John JACOB AStoi'
AGED WOMAN DIES.