Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1909-02-23
CEREMONY VERY QUIET
Bridal Party Slips Away From New
York to Morristown, N. J.
CHURCH PEWS NEARLY EMPTY
Only Few Guests Informed of
Changed Program-Honeymoon
Plans Kept Secret.
Special Dispatch to The Star.


MORRISTOWN. N. J.. February 23.-
Miss Sylvia Green. the daughter of Hetty
Green, known as the richest woman in
the world, was married at noon today in
st. Peters Protestant Episcopal Church
to Matthew Astor Wilks of Gait, On
tario. The wedding was unannOunced
save to few close personal friends of
the Wilks and Green families, who came
to Morristown this morning for the cere-
mony in a special car. There were no
| bridesmaids. and Miss Sylvia Green was
given away by Howland Pell. a cousin.
The ceremony was performed by the
Rev. Philemon F. Sturges, the rector of
ST. Peters Church.
1t had been expected that the wedding
of Miss Green to Mr.. Wilks would take
Place today in Hoboken. Shortly before
= o'clock however, a one-horse cab drew
! up at the door Of the Green fiat at 1909
| Bloomfield street and into it climbed
Hetty Green and two younger women,
| one maid, and the other. though heav-
| lily veiled, recognized as Miss Sylvia
Green.
Score Of Guests Only.
The cab took its passengers to the Lack
awanna station. The wedding party there
hurried through the waiting room to the
9:23 train for Morristown. and boarded
the Pullman car Ivorydale. that had been
quietly chartered for the trip. About a
score of others, guests who had been in
formed of the latest made wedding ar
rangements, boarded the car just before
starting time. The bridegroom himself
did not appear, but 1t turned out that he
! had gone to Morristown nthe evening
before to make final arrangements.
The party was driven In closed livery
carriages from the MorristoWn station to
the Morristown Inn, a small suburban ho-
tel a few rods away, where Mr.. Wilks
was waiting. From there shortly before
noon they were driven to the church
across the street.
Mrs. Green was sought to find out why
Morristown was the place picked out for
the ceremony. She would not see any
strangers, but a woman friend in the
party said for her:
Mrs. Green chose Morristown because
she used to live here in the summer time
many years ago and still has many friends
in this town. 1t is to be a quiet wedding
because Mrs. Green's cousin and old
| friend, Miss Robinson. died only q few
weeks ago.
Mrs. Green in Front Row.
The guests did not nearly fill the pews
of the good-sized Morrstown church, and
there were few outsiders who came
through curiosity, for the town was as
yet scarcely aroused 10 what was going
on. The ceremony was carried off with
out unusual feature, Hetty Green herself
sitting impasSive in front pew, but TAX
ing no active part.
The bride was dressed in a rich trav-
| cling gown of dark brown cloth with Or
naments of brown applique and wore a
a heavy veil. After the wedding the guests
| returned to the Inn, where a reception
was held. Luncheon was served at i
o'clock. The Inn was not Ornamented,
| but during the hour of the wedding there
came a deluge of flowers from the New
York florists.
The departure of the bride and groom
was scheduled for o'clock in the after
noon, but their destination was not given
out.
Those present at the ceremony were
Woodbury. LangdOn, jr., who served at
| best man; Mr.. and Mrs. Woodbury. G.
Langdon. ST., the Misses Sophie and Helen
Langdon, Katherine l. Wilks, sister of
| the groom: Mr.. and Mrs. Langdon Wilks.
Byram *. Stevens. Maj. W. Napier Keef-
| er. R.A., of Toronto: Mrs. Charles Brown
| Oakley, Mrs. Lewis T. Hoyt. Shipley
Jones Mrs Duane Pell, Mrs. T. s. Will
| lams. Charles Emmet, Miss Ruth Law
| renee and Howland Pell. who gave the
| bride away.