New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1911-09-10
COL. AND MRS. ASTOR
ON YACHTING HONEYMOON
Married at Newport Yesterday
by Congregational
Minister.
BRIDE WORE CLOTH GOWN
Vincent Astor Acted as Best Man
for His Father - Carpenter
Clergyman Dispensed with
at Last Minute.

Newport, r. l., Sept. 9-COlonel John
Jacob Astor and his bride. formerly Miss
Madeleine Talmadge Force, daughter Of
Mr.. and Mrs William II. Force, of
Brooklyn. are tonight somewhere at sea
on the steam yacht Noma. They were
married AT the Astor summer villa.
Beechwood. here at 10 O'Clock this morn
ing by the Rev. Joseph Lambert. pas
tor of Elmwood Temple. Congrega-
tional church, of Providence, and within
al hour both the bride and bridegroom.
their faces radiant with smiles, left this
city on the yacht to spend their honey
moon. Their destination is a secret
The yacht left Narragansett Bay and
headed straight TO sea. As far as could
be learned Colonel Astor told no one
where he intended 20 go, and even his
son. Vincent Astor. was as much in the
dark after his father had departed as
were the few other persons who wit
messed the ceremony. \ report later in
the day that the yacht had turned TO
III westward after passing Point Judith
gave rise 10 a report that she might
touch at New York
From the statement made by Colonel
Astor Immediately after he and Miss
Force had been declared man and wife
it is evident that he believes in a man
having at least two marriages. IN this
statement he expressed his views in a
very concise form on divorce and re-
marriage laws and the ideas of strait
laced people. Mr.. Astor said:
Now that we are happily married I
do not care bow difficult divorce and re-
marriage laws are made. I sympathize
heartily with the most straightIaced
people in most CT their ideas. but be-
lieve remdr"iage should be made pos
sibe once, as marriage is the happiest
condition for the individual and the
community
The Astor yacht Noma arrived in the
bay this corning, and Colonel Astor
William II. Force. Miss Madeleine Force
and Miss Katherine Force. and also Vim
cent Asto7. who had gone aboard to
breakfast with the party. left the yacht
about 9:45 o'clock. and landing at We'll
lington avenue. they We're taken at once
to Beechwood. Miss Force was really
radiant with smiles. but Colonel AstOr
locked quite serious.
The Wedding Party Waitgg.
At Beechwood there were waiting Mrs
Force, a friend. Mrs. Eldred, Of New
York; Mr. Dobbyn. Colonel Astors con-
fidential secretary. Colonel William p.
Sheffield, Colonel Astor's local attornev
and Thomas Hade for years the personal
man Of the successive heads Of the Astor
| family. There was also present the Rev
Joseph Lambert and not the Rev
| f.. ;. Straight the carpenter preacher
Of Providence. who had been reported
as engaged TO ofnciate
Why the change of clergymen was
made will not be stated Neither will
those who know say when il was made
but Mr. Straight was in Newport to-day
and was last seen going out OF town in
an automobile, accompanied by William
r. Harvey, of the law firm Of Sheffield.
Levy & Harvey. As To the officiating
clergyman, ii was known that his legal
right TO perform marriage ceremonies
was under consideration by attorneys for
Colonel Astor However il is probable
that, il having been found that Mr. Lam
bert would be available. II was deemed
best TO have him o6iciate, as he was a
pastor with fixed charge.
For the ceremony the party gathered
in the white and gold ballroom Of the
villa, which is so ornate that even flow
ers can scarcely enhance its attractive
ness. Still. in several places We're
lunches Of long stemmed American
Beauty roses which had been cut in the
conservatories at Beechwood only a
short time before. The ceremony, which
hogan al 80 o'clock. WAS over in SIX
minutes. after which there was "A brief
! period of felicitation.
Bride Wore Blue Cloth Gown.
Miss Force wore "A simple gown Of blue
l1,,h The skirt was in semi-hobble ef-
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