The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1911-09-10
MINISTER FOUND To
PERFORM CEREMONY
Colonel John Jacob AstOr Is
United in Marriage to Miss
Force at Newport.
Continued From Page One.

to the city hall. where the marriage Ii
cense was issued.
During the proceedings at the city
hall, which were witnessed by mum
ber of newspaper correspondents,
Colonel Astor appeared agitated and
nervous The attitude of Miss Force
was in sharp contrast. She appeared to
be wholly unconcerned.
From the city hall the party motored
TO Beechwood. The scenery with which
the arrangements for the marriage were
made and the ceremony performed led
10 the report that Edwin S. Staight, the
carpenter clergyman, had officiated, Not
until some time after the ceremony was
it announced authoritatively by mem
Der of the Astor household that the
minister who united the couple was the
Rev. DIR. Joseph Lambert, whose church
is in Providence.
The bride father gave her away.
The other witnesses to the ceremony
were Miss Katherine Emmons Force, a
sister TO the bride and Vincent Astor.
Miss Katherine Force was her sister S
bridesmaid and Colonel Astor IS son Vim
cent was best man. Others who were
present were Mrs. Force. the bride g
mother; Mrs. Elder of New York, a
friend of the Force family; former Con
gresham William P. Sheffield of this
city, Colonel Astor s Newport attorney;
William Dobbyn, Colonel Astor S sec
retary, and Thomas Hade, who has been
in Colonel Astor s employ for many
years.
Honeymoon Aboard Yacht.
Fifteen minutes after the marriage
ceremony had been performed Colonel
and Mrs, Astor left Beechwood in an
automobile for the boat landing at the
foot of Wellington avenue. A few min
utes later they were on board the Noma.
which sailed Immediately. The destina-
tion of the yacht has been kept secret
1t is expected that the honeymoon will
be spent aboard the Mona, which Is
coalcd and proyisioued for long cruise
The departure from Beechwood for
the boat landing was made in taxicab
hired by one of the newspaper cores
pondents, The Astor automobile was
not on hand, the chauffeur evidently
believing that his services would not be
needed at once
The announcement of the engagement
of Colonel Astor and Miss Force was
made during the summer. The news
created much more talk than would or
Giuarily have been the case, even con-
sidering the social standing Of the con"
tracing parties, because Of the fact
that Colonel Astor's first wife, who
was Miss Ava Willing of Philadelphia
had obtained divorce from him.
The court granting the decree for
bade Colonel Astor to marry IN New
York state during the lifetime of the
libellant. A storm of protest followed,
number of clergymen openly denounc.
ing the proposed marriage, Several
elergymen were requested 10 perform
the ceremony during the past week, but
they declined.
A legal representative of Colonel AS
tor in Newport admitted after the cere-
mony that the marriage settlement IN
favor Of the bride had been in the
neighborhood of 55.00o000, The settle
ment became effective in Newport the
moment DR.. Lambert pronounced the
! happy twain one.
Colonel Makes Statement.
just before leaving Beechwood Col
onel Astor gave out the following state
ment;
Now that we are happily married,
| I do not care now difficult divorce and
| remarriage laws are made. j sympa'
! thize heartily with the most strait,
laced people in most Of their ideas, but
| believe remsrriage should be made pos
sible. as marriage is the happiest con"
dition for the Individual and the com
muDity,'
The application for the marriage IL
cense was made on August 81 last, On
that day Colonel Astor and Miss Force
were in Newport and had n conference
with City Clerk Fullerton, Before the
license could be granted, Colonel Astor
had to file with the city clerk copy OF
the papers in his divorce proceedings.
Tho application for license set forth
that he was ~ years old. the son of the
late Colonel Astor. residence New York
and occupation, gentleman. Miss Force
declared she was 90 years old, the
daughter Of W. II. Force of New York.
and gave her father occupation as
forwarding and commission.
A message from Point Judith gave