The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1911-09-09

ASTON WEDDING FEATURES.
1s9f-John Jacob Astor mar
ied Miss Ava willing, Of Philadel-
1so2-Willia1n Vincent Astor.
eon. born.
- 1Ses-Nfiss Madeline Force born
m Brooklyn TO Mr.. and Mrs. VIII
1eOs-Alice Astor. second child
10fO-Mrs. Ava willing Astor
grauted final decree of divorce on
stAtutory grounds. Astor forbid
den to rcmarry I'm New York
state
1sf1-Aseust 1-Engagement OF
Colonel Astor and Miss Madeline
Force announced by her father,
william III. Force
August 6-Rev. George Chalm-
ersn Richmond, Episcopal clergy
man OF Philadelphia, denounced
proposed marriage. Episcopal
ministers all over the country an
nomced they would refuse to mar
September 1-Astor makes set
dement, of 9s, ,00O, 900 on fiaIicee.
6eDtember -MOnth's search
foe M FH,scopal minister willing
--t6 6ul16r IA the marriage fails.
- ekmbe- 5-Rey. f. Lewis
Btfz1s, Bap<ist, and Rev. Edward
a. johnson, Methodist, refused
Zee Of $1,000 TO perform the we'd
senesmber 8-Rcv. Edwin 8.
e<rnixht clerical carpenter, who
veare aEo was Baptist preacher,
sgreed to perform the ceremony
and renewed his license to act.
september 9-Astor yacht arriy.
-
ana his bride On board. Arrange
rnenfs cuuapIeted for the wedding.
AepBs of princfpals-Colonel As
Tor. a. Miss Force. 18.
(special from Unite1 Press,
Newport. r. L, Sept 9-Colonel John
Jaoob Astor, Al years old. and Miss
Madeline Force, Is, were married in
CsofUuei Astor'e villa, today, by the
Rev. Joseph NJ. Lambert. pastor of the
E1mwood congregational church, Prov
|dznce. Dr. Lambert's appearance was
: surprise as IT had been announced
hat Edwin s. Straight, a former Bap-
k}nf minister now a carpenter, would
perform the ceremony.
II wna not until a few moments pri-
Or to the actual ceremony THAT it be-
nazne known that DR., lambert was to
o6ficfate. Up until last might, the only
prdncipals was that Straight would tie
The knot Upon the failune Of the lat
ter 70 appear. this morning, a delay in
he oererncmy appeared likely. Am ov-
srrdEhf arrangement. however. haA
BEEN made with DR.. lambert, who was
brought to the villa, to-day in one of
bhe Astor automobiles. He reached
Beeclrwood shortly after the principals
md Immediately proceeded with the
sor1 q "a a m
served to the small circle of witnesses,
Or. Lambert returned to Providence,
declining absolutely to make any
statement as to the naeure or size Of
1is feeL
shortly after the ceremony was con-
:luded Colonel Astor handed a state
nent embodyfng his ideas on divorce
ma remarriage IN which he said:
Now that the ceremony is over and
re are happily married, am not in
arrested in any manner in which the
livorce and remarriage laws are to be
-emodened. eympatinize heartily
With the most straigh t-laced people in
most of their beliefs but believe re-
marriage should be possible once as
marriage Is the i1appiest condition for
ne individual and community
Despite Straight's desertion there
vas no hitch in the ceremony. The
u 1QS Wd6 <ltlT0Q III a QtktAH ray SOW
Her mother wore black and the other
women IN the party were also beauti-
u1ay attired. The bride was given in
marriage by her father, while Vincent
kgoDr acted as his fathers attendant
The f1rst person to greet Colonel As
or when the yacht dropped anchor
vas Deputy Sheriff King, who even
Vincent Astor in the rush
or the Noma. The deputy served Col.
rrv1ar i'm a
lamage suit brought by Mrs. Bridget
dcCrohan and her children on ac-
cunt of the accidental electrocution Of
er eldest son, Eugene, while working
4 BeechwoOd in 1910. The writ is re-
urnable October 2, next
Throughout the proceedings every ef-
ont was made to mislead the army Of
lewspa apermen sent here TO cover the
narriage. They were barred from the
rounds Husky private watchmen
hreatened chastisement to anyone v1o-
apparently was made to prevent the
hamge I'm plans regarding the minister
o become known to the reporters, who
vere rebuffed at every turn.
The marriage ceremony was perform
d shortly before 10 o'clock, after the
ride and the handful of witnesses in
acfng autos had lodged into New
'UIs pursued Dy an army or neWSpa-
ermen- The women of the party were
Q heavily yelled as to be unrecogniz-
bic and had to be led by blind per-
ous when they landed in launches
rom the Astor yacht. The rush from
he shore to the villa was In the ma
lre of a stampede.
While Astor displayed nothing but
1tense satisfaction over the cul1nina-
|on a. his famous romance, the bride
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