The Hawaiian star. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu]) 1893-1912, 1911-09-29
SCANDALOUS
ASTOR WEDDING
CONTINUED IRON page nine,)

AS soon as the wedding was over
Doctor Lambert started back to Provi- !
dence, and it is not known what fee
Colonel Astor presented to him. Be
! fore leaving, however, he joined with
the wedding party and the bride and
bridegroom in a little collation. which
was served Immediately after the we'd
ding.
A Dismal Day.
There was an automobile at the min
ister's disposal and also other auto
mobiles were in waiting for the bride
and bridegroom and for the others
who attended the ceremony. All went
to the yacht landing to see them off.
Colonel Aston had a decidedly dismal
wedding day. 1t rained hard here
early this morning, and while it stop
ped raining it remained cloudy and
threatening for another downpour
There was decidedly rough sea run
ming early in the morning, but this
went dawn later, and Colonel Aston
and his bride had smooth sea in
which to start their honeymoon. The
weather conditions, however, indicat-
ed the approach of another storm.
The Mona reached Newport between
Z and o'clock this morning, and was
at once boarded by Vincent Astor, the
son of Colonel Astor. After the party
had had breakfast Colonel Astor, Mr.
Force, the Misses Force and Vincent
Astor came ashore in the Mona s
motor boat Colonel Astor handling
the steering wheel.
The party landed at the foot of Well
ington avenue, near the LIMERICK
lighthouse, and went in an automo-
bile to the city hall, where a marriage
license was issued.
Bride Very Cool.
During the city hall proceedings,
which were witnessed by a host of
newspaper correspondents, Colonel AS
tor appeared greatly agitated, but Miss
Force, seemingly, was unconcerned.
From the city hall the wedding
party motored to Beechwood, where
the ceremony was performed forth.
with.
When Colonel Astor and his bride
departed from Beechwood for the boat
landing they made the trip in taxi
cab hired by a newspaper correspond
ent. The Astor automobile was not on
hand, the chauffeur evidently believ-
ing that his services would not be-
needed so soon. Later, the CORE
spondent whose taXicab was used as
the bridal car was brought into New
port from the Astor residence in Colo
mel Astors automobile.
AS the Mona sailed out of the har-
Dor and down the bay her wireless
operator was kept busy receiving and
responding to numerous messages OF
congratulations flashed through the
Their by Colonel Astors friends.
secrecy ABOUT Plans.
Great secrecy surrounded the we'd
ding plans, and although many rumors
had been curren that the couple would
be married today, it was not until the
license was issued that the fact that
the ceremony would take place today
became actually known Even then
the identity of the officiating clergy
man was kept secret until after the
wedding.
Just what part, If any, Edwin S.
Straight, the retired minister, had in
connection with the marriage could
not be learned. 1t is known, however,
that Colonel Astors bride was insist
ent upon being married by clergy
man who was in good standing and
who had charge of parish.
If Mr.. Straight was requested to
come here by one of Colonel Astor's
legal representatives, as the retired
minister declared yesterday, it is be-
lieyed he was to be called upon to per-
form the ceremony only in the event
that regularly installed clergyman
could not be obtained.
Mr.. Straight could not be found at
his home in Providence this afternoon.
His wife said he had returned and had
gone away again.
The announcement of the engage
ment of Colonel Astor and Miss Force
was made during the summer. Colo
mel Aston and his first wife, who was
Miss Ava Willing of Philadelphia, had
been separated by a decree OF divorce
granted to Mrs. Astor by New York
court. The court forbade Mr.. Aston
to remarry in New York state during
, the lifetime of his wife.
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