Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1914-04-30
GUESTS LIMITED TO FIFTY De.
CAUSE OF RECENT lLLNEss
OF GROOM.
ELABORATE CEREMONY At
CHURCH DISPENSED WITH
Ceremony Takes Place At Homo o.
Huntinstons-oorssous Necklace Of
Pearls Groor,'s Gift to Brids-Youns
Astor 2s Years Of Age and Amsriea's
Wsaithisst Youth.

Staatsburg, N Y, April 3O.-Wiliiam
Vincent Astor. son of the late Col. John
Jacob Astor, and Miss Helen Dins-
more Huntington, whom he has known
since childhood were married here
shortly after noon today In the OAK
paneled library OF Hopeland House.
home of the brides parents. Mr.. and
Mrs. Robert P. Huntington
Less than fifty persons witnessed the
ceremony, and Of these three were the
superintendents from the Astor, Hunt
ington and Dinsmore estates respect
lively. The other guests were relatives
and close friends Of the families Plans
has been made for an elaborate church
wedding. but Mr.. Astor's recent illness.
which threatened pneumonia, made
necessary the abandonment OF these
plans Eighteen hundred wedding an
nouncements were sent out after to-
days ceremony but the small company
that witnessed 1t had been invited by
|, informal notes, penned by Mrs hunt
ington's secretary.
A fine rain was falling when the few
guests from New York City arrived AT
the 400-acre Huntington estate. Guards
had been posted at the entrances ana
only those whose credentials were un-
questioned were admitted. Mr.. Astor
himself is q deputy sheriff OF Duchess
county and some OF his fellow deputies
acted as sentinels at the gates.
Miss Huntington entered the room on
the arm of her father. At her throat
cleaned a gorgeous necklace OF pearls.
the gift of the bridegroom. Her oridal
| gown was Of white with a train OF
white satin. her lace veil had been worn
by her grandmother. Mrs. Dinsmora
and by her mother before her
Hermann Oelriche. Of New York. an
old friend OF Vincent Astor. was best
man Mis-. Alice Huntington. sister OF
the bride, acted as maid Of honor. ana
the little Misses Muriel Astor and Mar
ssgaret DnYs were Gewer girls. MIS-.
| Robert Huntington, rthe brides mothsr'
wore blue tsHeta and chiffon
stepmothsr Not Present.
screened orchestra OF twenty
n,eces played the Lohengrin wedding
march and Rev. Charles II Duncan
rector OF ST. Margaret's church. stats
trmrS. read the Episcopal marriage ser
vice, when the pair had knelt pc
fore him and had risen man ana wl!e'
jthe wedding party assembled IN the
..lonr room" adjoining the library
where q wedding breakfast was served.
/ Mrs. Ava Willing Astor. mother OF
!sthe bridegroom. was among me guests.
EThe Young widow Of Colonel Astor. a. :
ttho invited. was not present. She is
in the south.
Bride Of Good Family.
/ The bride Is the Oldest child OF MT.
ona Mrs. Robert p. Huntington ana
| descendant of Samuel Huntington. OF
Norwich. Conn, signer Of the decla-
ration of independence. In 1900 TINS
/, branch of the family left New England
and settled in Virginia and later moved
/; to Kentucky, whence came Miss Hunt
! inston's father to make his home IN
+ Rhinebcck. Two Of her ancestors on
the Huntington side were justices OF
4the United States supreme court. Hef
prandfather on her mothers side was
i Alvin Adams, founder of the Adams
Express Company. Her maternal
'tprandfather was the late William B.
Dinsmore. chose widow was one OF
the wedding guests. The Dinsmore
!. family came from Scotland early in the
eighteenth century and settled IN New
i England
I Miss Huntington is fond Of outdoor
sports and has spent most OF her life
!, in the country.
| Vincent Astor will be % on the 18th
of next November. AS child he was
Z delicate and the outdoor life pre-
scribed by his physicians became q
habit to which ne still adheres. He
received most Of his early schooling
frov, priyafe tutors: but for a time he
attended Eton, in England. He entered
Harvard but the death of his father
Et three years ago and the responsibilities
that came to him with the great Astor
estate caused him to leave the uni
versity. At present he is learning tc
handle the Astor interests in this coun-
TRY. His fortune has been estimated
at between $75.o0o,00o and 100000, 900
| IOWA PHoTooRAPHERs ELECT.