The sun., 1909-02-24
MISS SYLVIA GREEN WEEDS
BRIDEGROOM A DESCENDANT OF
THE FIRST JOHN y. ASTOR.
Wealthy Himself. He Has the Richest
Mother-in-LAW In the World-A
Quiet wedding In Morristewn, and

wealthy Himself. He Has the Richest
Motherin-IaW In the Werld-A
Quiet wedding In Morristewn, and
n deception At the MoFristown Inn.
NoREISTowS. n. j.. Feb. 23.-Miss
Sylvia Rowland Green. daughter Of Mrs.
Hetty Green of New York the report OF
whose enga cement has been considerably
discussed for the last ten days. was
married here at noon to-day to Matthew
Astor Wilks OF Gait. Ont, and New York
city. Mr.. Wilks is a great-grandson Of
the original John Jacob Astor. The
wedding was unannounced except to
immediate friends. although there had
been reports OF It's imminence. About o
score of the family friends came here
from New York this morning in special
car in which Mrs. Green and her daughter
also travelled. Mr.. Wilks came TO Norris
town last evening to make the final
arrangements for the wedding.
The ceremony was In st, Peters Prot
sstant Episcopal Church. the rector, the
Rev. Philemon F. Sturges. officiating
There were no bridesmaids and no ushers.
The bride was given In marriage by
Rowland Pell. her cousin. Woodbury.
Langdon. Jr., was best man. The other
guests at the ceremony we're Mrs. Hetty
Green. Mr.. and Mrs, Woodbury. @. Lang
don, Sr., the Misses Sophie and Helen
Langdon. Katherine i. Wilks. the bride
grooms sister; Mr.. and Mrs. Langdon
Wilks. Byram X. Stevens. Major W.
Napier Keefer, Mrs. Charles Brown
Oakley. Mrs. Lewis 7. Hoyt. Mrs. Duane
Pell. Ship,ey Jones. Charles Emmet,
Miss Ruth Lawrence and Mrs, 7, S.
Williams
On arriving here the wedding party
were driven to the Morristown Inn, near
the station, where Mr.. Wilks was waiting.
Just before noon all were driven across
the street to the church. The guests
barely filed the front pews. A friend of
the brides mother said that Mrs. Green
had chosen Morristown for the ceremony
because years ago abe used to live here In
the summer and had friends here. This
friend also said that Mrs. Green preferred
a quiet wedding because her cousin Miss
wore a dark brown travelling gown. en-
broidered. white feather hat, white boa
and heavy veil.
After the wedding there was a recep-
ton at the Morristown inn, where many
floral gifts had arrived from New York.
Before entering the Inn the wedding party
paused on the piazza to permit q snapshot
photograph to be taken. the bride, the
bridegroom and Mrs. Green standing in
the front line. Mrs. Green said Il am
happy ecsuse my daughter Is happy
At 1 o'clock there was luncheon, and
the bride and bridegroom left later in
the afternoon for the wedding journey.
which may extend to Ontario. Canada
Mrs. Green and her daughter. with a
woman compa MON. left their home at
1909 Bloomfield street, Hoboken. yester-
day morning in a cab, and a crowd fol-
lowed the cab afoot and In some delivery
wagons which had been impressed into
service. the procession making some
thing Of an odd appearance in the n Hoboken
streets on the way to the Lackawanna
ter and their companion entered the
the 923 train for Morristown.
The bride OF yesterday is Mrs. Green's
only daughter. Mrs. Green has also one
son. who Is unmarried. The bridegroom
is a great gra ndson OF the first John Jacob
Astor. His New York home Is at 40
Madison avenue. He is reputed to have
e 900 600 OF his own. II is said that
part OF his courtship Of Miss Green was
carried on when Mrs. Green came with
her daughter to live for some months
last year at the Plaza Hotel but that Mr..
Wilks has really long sought the young
woman's hand. Mrs. Wilks is in the
neighborhood Of 10 years old. Mr.. Wiiks
is 50