Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1911-09-09
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Newport. r, T.. Sept. s-Colonel John
Jacob Astor and Madeline Taimags
Force. both OF New FORK, wcrc married.
here today At Beechwood. tho bfide-
groom's Newport home. Tho BRIDE
was given away By her father. Williams
Force.
Reechwood was decorated In horor
OF the event and the Noma. the steam
yacht on which the wedding party
made the trip from New York, was =
veritable floating floral bower.
The Norma arrived In the harbor be-
tween and 8 o'clock this morning and
Vincent Astor hurried TO be tho fltst
person to board the yacht. He wao
beaten In the race, however, by Deputy
Shcriff King, who served Colonel AstOr
with n writ Of summons issued by =
Providence law Arm representing Mrs.
Bridget McCrohAn and her children. IN
which damages OF Ss0.O00 are asked on
account Of the accidental electrOcutton.
of Mrs. NcfsrohaE's Oldest son. willis
working at Beechwood In July. 1910.
McCrohan was employed By the ProvI-.
dence Telephone Company and whilU1
inspecting the telephone wires In the
UhSSu6nt N-utOnel AHtOt - SuiutuUK
house came In contact with an clcctrt-.
cal wire and was killed.
The writ Is returnahle In the super.
ior court on Oct. 2 next.
Procure q lieenss.
After breakfast Colonel Astor. Mr..
Force and Miss Force and Vincent
Astor came ashore In the NOma's
motor boat. Colonel Astor handling tho
steering wheel The party went In an
automobile to the city hall, where the
license was lssMed
During the city hall proceedings.
which were witnessed by host pe
newspaper correspondents. Colonel As
tor appeared nervous but Miss Force
seemingly was unconcernsd. ,.
| After the city hall forMalttieg had
bean concluded the party SnotOrcd 10
Beechwopd. where the Rev. J0aeplt
Lambert. of the Elmwood Teup)e
tConEregationai). OF Providcnce. was
waiting and performed the ceremony.
Sister 10 Bridesmaid.
Miss Catherine Force was her Sis
ter's bridesmaid and Colonel Astesss
son Vincent was the best man. Others
present we're Mrs Force, the brides
mother, Mrs. Elder, OF New York, .
friend OF the Force family, Former
Congressman William Sheffield. Of this
city. Colonel Astor's Newport attor-
ney: William A. Debhyn. Colonel AS
tors secretary. and Thomas Hadc. who
has been In Colonel Astor's employ for
many years,
Fifteen minutes after the marriage
ceremony had been performed Colonel
and Mrs Astor left In an automob!lo
for the boat landing at the foot OF
Wellington avenue.
Sail 70 Unknown Destination.
A few moments later they were on
board the Mona, which sailed immed-
lately The destination of the yacht
has been kept secret
Just before leaving Beechwood COL
onel As,or gave statement to tha
Associated Press which follows:
Now that we are happily married.
I do not care how difficult divorce and
remarriage laws are made. syinpa-a
thize heartily with the most straigit-
laced people in most OF their ideas. hut
believe remarriagc should be made
possible. as marriage ts the happiese
condition for the individual and tho
community"