The Washington herald., 1911-09-10

his confidential and business secretary,
| would make public all The details
Mr. Debbyn then issued this informal
statement:
col. John Jacob Astor and Miss
Madeleine T. Force were married at New
port to-day by the Rev. Joseph Lambert,
of the Elmwood Temple Congregational
Church, Of Providence.
Son Is Best Man.
The bride was given away by her
father, Mr.. William NJ Force. Miss
Catherine Force, sister of the bride, acIed
as maid of honor. and Mr. Vincent Astor
was the best man.
Those who witnessed the marriage
were Mr.. and Mrs William NJ. Force,
parents of the bride; Miss Catherine
Force, sister of the bride; Mrs. Elder,
Mr.. Vincent Astor, Hon. William P.
Sheffield. OF Newport, and Mr.. w A.
Debbyn. of New York"
Within less than an hour from the
time that they had gone ashore to be
married. Col AstOr and his beautiful
bride were aboard the Noma, headed
for the open sea.
Although every one closely connected
with Col Astor or the bride disclaimed
any knowledge of the probable destina-
ton of the yacht, 1t is generally be-
lieved that the honeymoon will be
spent in the quietness of Ferncliffe-on-
the-Hudson, the secluded ancestral es-
tate of Col. Astor.
Arrive in the Night.
It was shortly after o'clock this
morning when the Noma, from New
York, carrying Col Astor, Miss Made
leine Force, her sister, Miss Catherine
Force, and William NJ. Force, the
brides father, dropped anchor in the
bay.
Mrs. Force, the brides mother, ac-
companied by Mrs. P. T. Elder, per-
sonal friend, slipped into Newport and
were driven to the Muenchinger-King
Inn.
Those aboard the yacht were astir
early. The sky was heavily overcast
with dark gray clouds, and the old
adage, Happy is the bride that the sun
shines on" seemed likely to lack full
fllment for Madeleine Force. There was
a cold, penetrating twang to the salt
air during the early morning that
called for overcoats and sweaters.
Whether the question of luck was in
volved or not, there went out from shore
Deputy Sheriff Frank p. King. headed
for the Mona, just as the Astor- Force
party sat down to DreakIaSt at o CLOCK.
Served with Summons.
As soon as Col Astor was Informed
that he was sought by the process server.
he said he was ready to accept, the serv-
ice A summons was given him in a
damage suit for $4,000 brought by Bridget
McCrohan and her children. The action
grows out of the death of Eugene p. Nc
Crohan. son of the woman, who was
killed at Beechwood in the summer of
1910 while doing some electric wire work
on the estate.
Just a few minutes before o'clock
Col Astor, Miss Force, and the others
of the party went ashore. Then from an
obscure spot where they had been walt
ing, two limousine automobiles dashed up.
The carefully planned strategy worked out
iust as was intended and the newspaper
men were left behind, when the auto
mobiles hurried away with the party
Col. Astor and party drove directly to
the Office of the town clerk. Col. Astor
appeared agitated. . Miss Force, some
what unconcerned in appearance, kept
her head In the air, apparently seeing
no one. City Clerk Fullerton had the
license all ready This had been arranged
by the Newport attorney
IL was not until the house was reached
that the change las to the clergyman was