Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1911-09-11

TIMES of society.
Z, DR.. Lambert took a position With his
back to a black. and white marble fire.
place at the east end of the ballroom,
while the bride stood with Col. Astor
on her right. Mrs. Force. Miss kath-
rerine Force Mrs. Elder, Vincent Astor
and William A. Dobbyn. the coloneFs
secretary. stood just behind them VIM
cent was best man for his father and
the brides sister was maid of honor
The bride YVES simply dressed in q
dark blue tailor made gown with smai'
black velour hat of the preVahins
style. She wore ne jewelry except VA
big solitaire that spariSled on her lei
hand.
Gel As,or wore a blue serge sack
snit with a four-in-h hand tie OF a hglit
er hue aud pearly scarfpin
Mrs Force wore a dark chiffon gov
and Miss Katherine Force was dress
cd similarly 10 the bride.
DR.. Lambert read the regulation
servic, Of the congregational church
beginning with a prayer during which
au leads were bowed. When the usu-
ri fiiestions were asked Col. Astor ana
his bride in low voices replied
will"
"rhen pronounce you man ana
wife aoid Or. Lambert. Let us
pray"
The bride and bridegroom knelt be
ferc him and were duly blessed.
Ae they arose Col Aston planted n
rasounding smack on the smiling lips
Of his bride.
II lad taken exactly 10 minutes To
Na fef
geecnwood. Fernelffe, the 5th-a|enue
palace of the Astcrs. a palatial yacht
aud one of the wealthiest women In
the world.
The marriage settlement upon her
of $1,000. 000 had been made. in ac-
cord5nce with the custom of the AS
tors in lieu of dover rights. on Aug.
ut the home Of Lewis Cass Ledyard,
Col Astor's counsel, when the formal
ities necessary TO obtain the marriasa
license were also complied with There
was thus no obstacle To the marr1a2s
when Col. Astor arrived this morning
\ clerk from Col. Shetiield's offic3
had turned over to City Clerk Fuller
early this morning certified copy
OF the decree of divorce by Col. AS
tors former wife, including the pro
vision ordered by the New YORK
courts that he should not renarrS
during her lifetime. The city CLERK
| then aaiXed his signature to tie zoe
! ument which he had been carrying
! in his pocket since it was filed out
week ago last Tuesday.
| in the application for license,
V hich in case such as that Of the
fAstors the law provides must be maze
: 1T least fVe days before the ceremonE,
IC6l Astor described himself as gen
! tleman" by occupation, son of WIZ
liam .4star and Carolina W. Schermer-
thern. giving his fathers occupation
also as that Of gentleman and gave
his birthday as July 49, 1864. The mar
lriage he contemplated he admitted TO
he his second, the first having beea
terminated by a divorce granted Mar.
IA, 1870
Miss Force gave Broeklyn as her
residence and her age as 20, having
been born in New York June 10, 1891.
/ Her fathers occupation was given as
forwarding and commission
Attached to the application far a
license 9pas 2 written statement from
! the brides parents that they had no
: objection to the marriage. which the
city clerk now is using as his excuse
for not having made the application
public until the facts Mere learned by
4 reporter declaring that the purpose
| of the law was to warn parents Of the
proposed marriage of their daughters
and tc this, ii was clear to him. there
was no opposition.
| All that remained Ia be done was 10
! file the certified copy of the divorce.
The completed document was hurried
II the office Of Col Sheffield and he
took the license to Beechwood and
turned il over Ia DR.. Lambert. The
elefgNman has until the second Mon
lday in October to file the certificate of
marriage.
But this secret obtaining of the mar
riage license was not the only precau-
tion taken by Col Astor's counsel to
leXpedite the marriage as soon as
minister could be found to offieiate.
| The arrangements with DR.. Lambert
We're made three days ago, but to
guard against possible change of
heart on the part OF the Congregation
al clergyman al the last minute. or an
accident during his trip from Provi-
dence this morning, the carpenter
minister. Rev. Edwin S. Straight. was
also brought 30 Newport from Provi
dence early this morning and held in
the background b. William Harvey of
! Col. Shetfield's office. to be ready in
| case OF an emergency.
| Until he had left town as silently as
he arrived, the presence Of Mr.. Straight
was not known. except to Col. Astors
counsel and himself AS soon as word
was received that DIR. Lambert was
officiating at the ceremony. Mr.. Harvey
| turned the automobile in which he
| had been driving the white haired car
penter and proceeded through back
| streets and out Broadway, whereStwo
miles out of town a trolley car for
Providence was caught up with.
The carpenter. who has not had a
regular charge for several years, was
| put aboard, presumably with a COM
| Portable fee in his pocket, although he
was not called on to tie the knot.
How much DR.. Lambert received
probably will never be known. He was