Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1908-06-24
WARDl-REfD. -:
t.
Brilliant Wedding Of Am
eriCan Girl In London.
King Edward and Queen Alex
andra In Attendance.
Brother Of Earl Of Dudley weds Am
bassad0r Reds Daughter.

JEAN Reld daughter oil WnltclaW ltelu,
the American ambassador to England,
was married this afternoon in the
Chapel Royal of ST. James palace to
the Hon. John Hubert Ward, BROTH
er of the Earl of Dudley, and eQuerry-
in-waitipS to the King. The ancient
chapel, zone Of the few remains of the
old palace of the Tudors, in which
Queen Victoria and several of her
daughters were married, was prettily
decorated with flowers 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 and other members of the roy
al family who, by their attendance at
the chapel and the subsequent recep-
ton at Dorchester house, the city res
idencc CT Ambassador Reid, paid
compliment to the American ambas
sador and his daughter seldom ac-
corded even to members of the English
nobility. Invitations, which were linz
tied TO less than 100 on account of the
smallneSS of the church. set the time
of arrival at 2.45 p. NJ, and by that
hour all the guests had found their
seats.
7 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 ar
rived.
AS is customary in the Church of
England service, the officiating cler-
gyman, 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"
The Rev. Edgar Sheppard, canon of
st. Georges chapel, Windsor, where
the King and Queen attend services
when in residence at Windsor Castle.
OBLIGATED. He was assisted by the Rev.
William Grosvener, rector of the
Church OF the Incarnation, New York,
church of which Mr.. and Mrs. Reid
have been members for many years,
and the Rev. HERS Claughton, rector
of Hutton Brentwood, a cousin of the
groom.
The brides dress was of soft white
satin, trimmed with old rose point lace
given her by her grandmother. The
fronts of the skirt and waist wer2
practically covered with this beauti-
full lace which was caught up with tiny
white rose buds and orange blossoms.
The court train was of the same ma
terial as the dress and like it was
trimmed with rose point lace. The veil
too had a lace center and edging anu
was held by a wreath Of orange bios
SONS. The bride wore but three piece
of jcwelry and these all were old
fashioned clasp bracelets, the wed
ding presents of King Edward, Queer
Alexandra and Mr. Ward, and locke
charmingly beautiful as she wake
up the aisle of the historical old chap
cl on the arm of her father.
Miss Jennie Crocker of San Francis
| co attended her cousin and on accoun
| of the smallness of the chapel, whic,
even with all the precautions take
was rather overcrowded, was the only
| bridesmaid. She wore a dainty costum
| of white embroidered muslin with blu
| sash and a large picture hat trimmc
with flowers. There We're also in al
| tendance five little children, two boy
| and tErce girls, all in quaint costume
| of blue and white. taken from one on
| Reynolds famous child pictures The
| made as pretty a little troup as has
| ever followed a bride to the altar. The
children were: Hon. Roderick Ward
ard Miss Margaret Ward, son an
daughter of the Earl and Countess OF
Dudley; the Honorables Nigel and
Marion Glyn, children of Lord anG
Lady Wolverton; and Miss James. the
daughter of Mr. and Mrs. William
| James.
Major George L. Holford, equerry-in
waiting to the King, through whom the
bride and groom first met, supported Mr.
| Ward and the uShers We're Messrs. Cyril
Robert and Gerald Ward brothers of the
groom. Ogden Reid. Craig Wadsworth
Grant Smith and f. Sheldon Whitehousc
Among those invited to the ceremony
in the Chapel Royal We're: All the am
| bassadors of foreign countries accredited
to the court of St James; Mr.. i. T.. dt
Billie, Danish minister and dean of the
ministers: the Right Hon. II. II. Asquith
prime minister, and Mrs Asquith Sill
Edward Grey, secretary of state for for
eign affairs; Sir Charles and Lady Hard
|ings, Mr.. and Mrs. Lewis Harcourt, Mr.
A. J. Balfour, ex-premier; Lord and La
dy Lansdowne the Duke and Duchess OF
| Buocleuch, Lord and Lady Londonderry
the Misses Helen and Kate Bryce ant
Miss Sibyl Douglas of New York, Lore
and Lady Gosford, Lady Theo. Aoheson
Miss Helen Post, Mr.. Henry White
American ambassador to France: Mrs
and Miss White, Capt and Mrs. Clopan
Commander and Mrs. Gibbons, Mr.. ]
Ridgeley Carter, Mrs. and Miss Carter
Mr.. D. o. Mills. Mr.. and Mrs. Ogder
Mills and Miss Mills, Mr.. and Mrs. Cav
endish Bentinck, the Earl and Counties:
of Dudley, the Dowager Lady Dudley ant
Lord and Lady Wolverton. Mr.. J. P
Morgan was invited, but as he had t.
sail for America last week he could no
attend.
Seldom has the bride been the recip
lent of greater or more beautiful lot o
wedding presents. There were many
handsome and costly pieces of Jewelry
bric-a-brac and hundreds of other arti
cles. besides the presents of the imme
go 1n{s - 14 f1nr f,,,