Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1908-06-23
Miss Jean Reid Married to Hon. John
Herbert Ward, Equerry in Waiting to
King Edward, This Aftsrnoon-Fine
coIlsotion Of Old Silver Among tho
Magnificent Wedding Presents.

John Hubert Ward, brother OF Ear
Dudley, and equerry- y-in-Waiting to the
king. A great crowd was assembled
in st. James square,, to watch the ar
rival Of the bridal party and the king
and queen and other members OF the
royal family, who by their attendance
5sat the chapel and the subsequent re-
s ception ct Dorchester house, the city
js residence Of Ambassador Reid, paid q
sCumpliment to the American ambassa-
4 dor and his daughter. seldom accorded
sven to members Of the English mo-
4 hility.
The invitations. which were limited
B TO less than 100. on account Of the
L smailness Of the church. set the time
aof arrival at 2:l5 and by that hour.
Ill the guests had found their seats.
~ few minutes before, the king and
queen, accompanied by their suites,
drove up from Buckingham palace and
proceeded at once to the royal gall
lery, where the Prince and Princess
Of Wales, Duke and Duchess Of Con-
naught. and Princess Patricia had al
( K
ready arrived.
The Rev. Edgar Sheppard, canon OF
i ct. Georges chapel. Windsor, where
the king and queen attend services
when in residence at Windsor castle.
officiated. He was assisted by the
Rev. William Grosvenor, 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. . 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 were
practically covered with this beautiful
lace, which was caught up with tiny
fose buds and orange blossoms. The
Court train was Of the same material
d the dress and like It was trimmed
With rose point lace. The veil too,
Had q lace center and edging, and was
held by wreath Of orange blossoms.
The bride wore, but three pieces Of
ojewelry. These all were old-fashioned
Clasp bracelets, wedding presents from
King Edward, Queen Alexandria and
Mr.. Ward She looked charmingly beau
4iful as she walked up the aisle Of the
Historical old chapel on the arm Of her
father. Miss Jennie Crocker Of San
francisco, attended her cousin, and on
account Of the smallness Of the chapel,
which even with all the precautions
taken were rather overcrowded, was
the only bridesmaid. She wore a
dainty costume Of white embroidered
muslin with blue sash and a large pic
ture hat trimmed with flowers. There
were also In attendance five little chill
dren, two boys and three girls, all
In quaint costumes of blue and white,
taken from one Of Reynolds famous
child pictures. They made as pretty a
little group as has ever followed a
bride to the altar. The children were:
Hon. Roderick Ward and Miss Mar
garet Ward, son and daughter Of the
Countess and Earl Of Dudley; the Hon
orables Nigel and Marion Glyn, chill
dren Of Lord and Lady Wolverton; and
Miss Jane. the daughter of Mr.. and
Mrs William James. Major George
L. Holford, equerry-in-waiting, to the
king thru whom the bride and groom
drst met, supported Mr.. Ward and the
ushers were Messrs. Cyril. Robert and
Gerald Ward, brothers Of the groom,
Ogden Reid, Craig Wadsworth, Grant
Smith and f. Sheldon Whithouse.
A Distinguished Company.
Among those invited to the cere-
mony in the Chapel Royal were: All
the ambassadors Of foreign countries
accredited to the court Of st. James:
Mr.. F. r. de Bile, Danish minister and
dean Of the ministers; the Right Hon
orable n. "a. Asquith, prime minister,
and Mrs. tAsquith; Sir Edward Grey,
secretary sof state for foreign affairs;
Sir Charles and Lady Hardinge, Mr..
and Mrs. Lewis Harcourt, Mr.. A. j.
Balfour. ex-premier; Lord and Lady
Lansdowne, the Duke and Duchess Of
Buccleuch, Lord and Lady London
derry, the Misses Helen and Kate
Bryce and Miss Sibyl Douglas, of New
York, Lord and Lady Gosford, Lady
Theo. Acheson, Miss Helen Post. Mr..
Henry White, American ambassador to
France: Mrs. and Miss White. Captain
and Mrs. Cloman, Commander and
Mrs Gibbons, Mr.. ]. Ridgeley Carten,
Mrs. and Miss Carter, Mr.. D. O. Mills,
Mr.. and Mrs. Ogden Mills and Miss
Mills, Mr.. and Mrs Cavendish Bent
inck, the Earl and Countess OF Dudley.
the Dowagel. Lady Dudley and Lord
and Lady Welverton- Mr.. ]. P. Morgan
was invited, but as he had to sail for
America last week. he could not at
tend.
Recipient Of Many Presents.
Seldom has : bride besn the recipients
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