Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1911-09-14
MISS FORCE AND
COL. AST0R WE'D
Ceremony Takes Place at Bride
groom s Home in Early Morn
ing-Reject Carpenter.
(TO BE CONTINUED.)


Jacob Astor head of the Aston family
In America, and one OF this country's
wealthiest men, was married at 9;5o
o'clock Yesterday morning to Miss Made
leine Talmuge Force, daughter Of MI.
and Mrs. William II. Force of New York,
at the Newport home of the bridegroom,
Beechwood, on the cliffs and Bellevue
avenue The Rev. Joseph Lambert, pastor
Of the r,lwooI Temple congregational
Church of Providence, offciated. The
ceremony was performed in the white
and gold ballroom, which the late Mrs.
William Astor had built seven years
ago.
The ceremony was very short Mr..
Force gave his daughter in marriage
and Miss Katherine Emmons Force ss-
ter of the bride. was maid of honor. Vim
cent Astor was his fathers best man
Mrs. Force. mother OF the bride, stood
near her husband and the bridal couple
while about them were Col William T.
Sheffield of this city the attorney. who
arranged the details for COL Aston; Mrs.
Elder Of New York. friend of Mr. and
Mrs. Force; William a. Dobbyn. col. AS
tors secretary. md Thomas liade. super
intendent of Beechwood. who served the
bridegrooms parents for many years.
after the ceremony COL Astor kissed
the bride. as did her parents and sisters,
and the other guests extended their con
gratula tons. Col. Aston then led the
party TO the dining room. where a hasty
wedding breakfast was served and the
health Of the bride and bridegroom was
drunk. Less than a quarter of an hour
after the ceremony had been concluded
col. Astor and his bride departed on the
Aston steam yacht Mona.
! Before Colonel ana Mrs. Aston left
/ Rrechwood i" gave out this statement:
Sow that we are happily married
| don't care how difficult divorce and re
| marriage laws are made sympathize
| heartily with the most straight laced peo-
! pie in most Of their ideas. but believe re
marriage should he possible once. as mar
! riage Is the happ!est condition for the in
1 diyldual and the community.
| Seldom has Newport Witnessed {. more
unusual marriage. The event was sur
rounded with the utmost secrecy, and not
until d half hour or 50 before the cere-
mony was actually performed was It def
/ nItely known that the couple would be
married yesterday.
Several days had been spent In what,
at times. seemed a frultless quest for "A
| clergyman to marry Miss Force and
! Colonel Aston, who had been divorced
by his first wife. formerly Miss Ava Will
ing of Philadelphia Only Friday the Rev
; Edwin S Straight OF Providence at one
time Free Baptist minister. but now
/ carpenter, announced that he had been
had consented. What Colonel Asior's ar
rangement with the clerical carpenter
was is not known. The Rev Mr. Straight
was not. however. called upon to make
the colonel and Miss Force husband and
wife
| 1t Is reported here that Colonel Astor's
bride was insLstent upon being married
by a clergyman who was In good stand
Ing and who had charge of a parish.
The bride, accompanied by her father
! and sister, and Colonel Aston arrived from
New York early this morning aboard
| Colonel Astor's steam yacht Mona. which
anchored in Brenton's cove. Vincent As
tor joined the party at eight o'clock for
breakfast
:, short time before Col. Aston left the
yacht, Deputy Sheriff Frank p King OF
/ Newport boarded the Mona. He was
received by Capt Roberts and escorted
20 the cabin. where Col. Aston appeared.
sheriff King passed the Colonel IA writ
Of summons in a suit for $1,000, brought
| by Bridget a. McCrohan and Mary b.
McCrohan. sisters Of Eugene p. NEGRO
han. who was killed at Beechwood In
the summer OF 1910 while repairing tee-
phone wires. McCrohan touched the cleo
trc light wires in the cellar and WAS
killed instantly. COT Aston asked II Capt.
! Roberts or Lewis Cass Iedyard. Col.
Astor's Attorney, could do as we'll Sher-
iff King stated that no one could accept
the service but COL Aston and he finally
! took the document, stating that he knew
| something of the case.
| Colonel Astor soon had his fast motor
launch brought to the gangway and
in II the bride. her sister and father,
and Vincent Aston. with Colonel Aston
at the wheel, were quickly carried
ashore. Miss Madeleine Force wore a
semi hobble skirt effect OF blue cloth,
with n peach basket hat to match.
Miss Katherine Force wore steel
gray dress and a black picture hat,
while Colonel Astor wore dark sack
coat suit. straw hat, and carried a cane.
As soon as the party landed auto
mobiles took them To Beochwood whore
they were met by Mrs. Force and the
other witnesses OF the ceremony.
Colonel sheffield before arriving,
had obtained the marriage license from
city Clerk Frank y Fullerton II was
dated August 20, 1911. when applica-
ton was made. but tho license was not
| formally granted until copy OF the
divorce proceedings OF Colonel Aston
was filed at city hall Colonel Astor's
ago Is given at AZ in the license II Is
| stated that he Is the son OF William
Aston, his residence in New York. and
his occupation an gentleman"
Miss Force gave her name as Made
leine Talnage Force, age 20. residence
New York, the daughter of Mr.. and
Mrs. William H. Force. Her fathers
occupation was recorded as forward
ing and commission"
| the magnihcence of the great ball
| room In which the ceremony was per-
formed was heightened by profusion
or American Beauty roses, which con-
stituted the floral decorations This is
the favorite flower OF the bride. as IT
| was of Colonel Astor's mother
| The bride appeared radiant with