Daily press. [volume] (Newport News, Va.) 1896-current, 1908-07-08
no SECRECY ABOUT the wEU6|n6
French and American Press Repre-
sentatives Were info rmed That All
Difficulties Had Been Overcome
and That Ceremony Would Occur
Few in Church; Great Crowd Out
side.


Wy hSooNfoeNh '~SS/
LONDON. July !. 49, Madame Anna
Gould and Prince IIclic de SaGan
were married at il rrgistcry Office III
Henrietta street. off Convent Garden
today.
A subsequent ceremony was CON
Quoted at the French Protestant
church on Soho square. There was
absolutely no secrecy about the wed
dinS.
Prince Hclir last night announced
to representatives of the American
and French press that all dircuitlcs
having been overcome and arrange
mcnts having been completed, the
marriage ceremony would occur I'M
meiiatcly upon the opening OF the
rccjstery Office in Henrietta street
this morning.
Notwithstanding this, the prince
and Madame Gould made determin-
ed effort to escape the crowd. They
had a motor car waiting at the main
entrance OF the hotel, When the
hour for them to leave arrived. now
ever. the couple. accompanied by
three friends left the hotel by rear
entrance and entering the cabs
drove TO the back entrance OF the
registcry Office.
Simple Civil Ceremony.
The civil ceremony was simple.
Outside Of Prime" ilcli". Madah.c
Gould. the witnesses and the officials.
no one was present. 4 great crowd
consisting arc'iy Of ro"t"rs ir"'"
the Convent Garden and employees "i
tn. publishing houses in .hr :iri'-
4. asSrIl:.., 4 in tho stree. u:.:"'"e
Prince fi.Ie produced copy u
tie notice fed with tn rc".s'rar
and the registrar granted his IL
6ense M.Gane Could dii the
Prince signed the register. declar-
ing themselves as had been ioue IN
the banns published in Paris.
Armed with the REGISTRAR ce' M
cate the party again leaving the
building by the back door drove In
cabs TO the French Protestant church.
hidden away in q corner OF Soho
square.
Drove to Wrong Church.
The cabmen misunderstood their
instructions and stopped In from; ~
St Patrick's Roman Catholic church.
which also faces Soho square. an:
the entire party had alighted before
the mistake was discovered New
directions were then given and the
cabs drave over to the French Pro
tcstant church The entrance TO this
church was blocked by trucks and
Madame Gould and the prince had &"
make their way through maze of
traffic.
The party passed into III" church
almost unnoticed. They werv follow
Cd by only dozen reporters aud &"
few poorly dressed parishionCrs
They were escorted to the v"stry an,
the parlor. the Rev l.. Dc5rcmoni
carefully read the document brought
from the registry Office. Having sat
isficd himself Of its correctness. he
escorted the couple 10 the alta"
while Madame Rautc. a daughter at
the - iE'anf I.IS'" :" wv tuN'' t''
played the hymn "hhid" With Me- ON
fhr organ. The c'TCm"ny vas quit"
in Keeping With tho simple charsct"r
e ,h.. church. bu; II was rather
long
Snapshots Taken az Altar.
Will" /! vas proceeding several
photographers Who had com" IN vita
thu PARTY took snapshots Of the cou
pIc a. they Ftood at tho altar.
Nadafic GouId and Prince He'll"
10th ans xcrcd the usual qucstious In
arm vriceS. hut the b-iic turH"h
ucrvuuSIy to the small Songrcgai on
WHEN tho quSctHrss of tho chure"
vas disturbed nv the clicking OF
camera shutters. ~ III" conciuSir''
~ tho Ceremony the pastor. as Is
III" Custom of tho church prcscn'ef
Prince Hello with bible. Aft'r
this ne I'D tho ~ay- back 10 'h"
vcStry where The chuch register va
gignci
The witnesses were Baron Fonfe.
niIia, and G. Bonckssvin Tho only