The Washington herald., 1908-09-04
MRS. FIELD, JR., WEDS
Mother of Worlds Richest
Children a Bride.
HUSBAND IS BARONs NEPHEW
Wedding in London a Great Surprise
10 American Friends and Relatives
Witness CeremOny-SIaIdvyfn Drum
mOnd Popular in Social Circles.

London. Sept. 3.-BIrs- Marshall Field.
Jr-, Of Chicago. was married al the West
minister registry Office this morning to
AIaldwin Drummond, second son Of the
late Edgar a Drummond. and Of the
Hon. Louisa Theodosia Pennington. who
vas daughter OF The third Lord Nun
caster. The present Baron Muncaster IS
Mr.. Drummond's uncle. and. through his
father, is a member Of the Drummond
family, whose present head is the Earl OF
Perth.
The wedding. which was extremely
quiet. was celebrated in the little registry
Office opposite Buckingham Palace The
only persons present to witness the cere-
uony were the Duke Of Westminster. who
| is a great friend Of Mr. Drummond. Craig
W. Wadsworth. second secretary Of the
| American Embassy. and Mrs Fields two
sons The boys have been living in Eng
{ land with their mother since the death Of
/ their father. and they are 70 enter Etoa
l in the autumn.
Acquainted for Ten Years
/ Mrs. Field had known 9fr. Drummond
I for about ten years. having met him dur
/ ing her frequent visits 10 England she
/ renewed her acquaintance when she came
/ here after her husbands death. practical
I ly 10 take Up her residence and educate
/ her sons IN an English school
I Mr.. Drummond Is a member of q we'll
I known Hampshire family and a nephew
/ of the late Sir Victor Arthur Wellington
I DrUmmoud. who married q daughter Of
I Charles Lamson. Of New York He IS
most popular in social circles. where his
I mother was one Of the leaders He is
I also a keen sportsman and belongs %
{ the polo and hunting set. Of which the
! Duke OF Westminster IS a member
Mr.. Drummoud is thirty-siZ years Of
Z age The marriage, while generally q
I surprise. was known by the intimate
{ friends Of the couple 20 be imminent
{ Mr. Drummond and Mrs Field have seen
I a great deal Of one another. particularly
i during the last year
I Mt. and Mrs. Drummond viii spend
their honeymoon On the continent
Engagement Is Rumored.
! L was rumored in London IN July that
Mrs. Field would become the wife OF
+ Lord Robert Innss-Ker. younger brother
/ OF the Duke Of Roxburghe. but vhe1
the report became persistent she denied
| being engaged 20 any one Il was q
I fact. however. that Lord lines -Ker's
attentions TO her had become marked
/ They were often seen riding and driving
together. and the two frequently mad.
the rounds of the art stores, for Mrs
I Field IS devoted TO art
Mrs Fields husband. Marshall Field
r.. was shot IN Chicago about thre,
the time stated that he had cleaned and
loaded his gun preparatory TO a hunt
ing TIP. when IL was accidentally ex
Ql0ded. the load OF shot taking effec
IN his body There were -umors that h
was shot by another person, but thes.
were not substanriated-
From the time she went 20 England {,
educate her two sons. after the tragil
death OF her husband several years ago
Mrs Field lived i1 the scricIeSr retire
ment until last summer Then she began
20 take a renewed interest in society. ans
London believed Lord ICues-ker was 4
; thank for It.
Mrs. Fields marriage 10 EaldwIr
Drummond VIII make him stepfather 4
the richest children in the world BY IA
the greater part of Marshal FIELDS tor
tune-officiaIly estimated AZ S15011o.0 90
was beCueathed by the merchant primo
70 his two grandsons. Marshal Field
third, now fourteen years old and Henry
aged twelve years TIE little daughter
I Cwendolin. viii be a wealthy y0uli
woman. also. hut her fortune viii b
/ triaing as compared with those Of he
brothers
VIII Divide the Estate.
II the boys are both alive when Mar
shall attains the age Of fifty. the grand
fathers estate viii be divided betwee
, them. the elder receiving three-ffths an
b the younger two-dfths- Untu that time
] it Will be held in trust for them, and
at the rate their unostentatious uothe
j lives. the millions must be rjIias Up q
2 an incredible ra1e-
3 Before her marriage 70 the son @
b Chicago's weaithiest citizen Mrs FieI
, was Miss Albertine HUck. She be1ong
20 an excellent family. noted for its re
, J fnement and culture. rather than 70
, I its money, although the Hucks are "a
from poor Aside from the fact that sh
b / is the mother Of the worlds richest boy.
3 she received a large fortune upon th
T. death Of her husband-a fortune tha
2 I had no strings to It. and that left he
! free 10 marry whom and when she chos,
r There never was a more popular ma
I tron in Chicago's fashionable set tha
/ Mrs. Marshall Field, jr. Pretty. accom-
3 plished. with the air Of one who IS Z