The Laurens advertiser. (Laurens, S.C.) 1885-1973, 1914-05-06
RICHEST YOUTH
NOW BENEDICT
William Vincent Astor Weds Miss

Statesburg, N. Y, April William
Vincent Astor, son Of the late Col.
John Jacob Astor, and Miss Helen
Dinsmore Huntington, whom he has
known since childhood were married
here shortly after noon today in the
big oak paneled library Of Hopeland
House, homo Of the brides parents,
Mr. and Mrs. Robert p. Huntington.
Less than SO persons witnessed the
ceremony and of those three were the
superintcndents from the Astor, the
Huntington and the Dinsmorc estates,
respectively. The other guests were
relatives and close friends Of the fam
lily. Plans had been made for an clab-
crate church wedding, but Mr.. Astor's
recent illness, which threatened pneu-
monia, made necessary the abandon
mcnt OF these plans. Eighteen hun
drcd wedding announcements were
sent out after todays ceremony, but
the small company that witnessed
it had been invited by informal notes,
pcnncd by Mrs. Iluntington's sccrc-
tary.
\ fine rain was falling whom the
few guests from New York city ar
rived at the i00-acrc Huntington cs-
tate.
Guards had been posted nj the en-
frances and only those whose crcdcn-
tials were unqucstioncd were admit.
ted.
Mr.. Astor himself is deputy
sheriff, Of Duchess county and some
OF his fellow deputies acted as sen
tincls at the gates.
Green foliage and spring flowers
from the Huntington conscrvatorics
and from New York hung every
where throughout the rooms Of
Ilopcland House Buried in blossoms
With here and there a touch OF green
Was the marble mantclpiccc in the
library before which the couple stood.
Miss Huntington entered the room
leaning on the arm Of her father. At
her throat CLEANED magnificent
nccklcss OF pearls. the gift Of the
bridegroom. Her bridal gown was Of
white tullc with train Of white satin.
Her lace veil had been worn by her
grandmother, Mrs. Dinsmorc, and by
hcr mother before her.
Herman Oclrichs Of New York. an
o!d friend Of Vincent Astor, was best
man Miss Alice Huntington, sister
OF The bride. was maid Of honor and
the little Misses Muricl Astor and
Margaret Dows were flower girls. The
two children were garbcd in corn
co!orcd chiffon and dotted net with
the blue saShcs. Small flowers
WrcQthcd their hats and each carried
an o!d-faShioncd bouquet Mrs. Rob
cit Huntington, tho brides mother
wore blue taffcta and chiffon.
\ screened orchestra Of 20 pieces
played the l.ohcngrin wcddinc march
and the Rev. Charles IT. Duncan, roc
Tor OF St Margarcts ciiurch. States
burg, read the Episcopal marriage
service
When the pair had risen man and
wife. the wedding party assembled in
the long room" adjoining the H.
brary. where a wedding breakfast was
served.
Mrs. Ava Willing Astor, mother of
the bridegroom, was among the we'd
ding guests. The young widow OF
Col Astor, although invited was not
present. She is in the South.
Among others present were Robert
p. Huntington, the brides brother
who is home from ST. Paul's school;
Mrs. W. B. Dinsmorc, the brides
grandmother; Mr.. and Mrs. Wm. b.
DinsmOrc, Jr., the brides uncle and
aunt, with their two children; Miss
Madeline Dinsmorc another aunt;
Nicholas Biddlc, one Of the executors
OF the AstOr estate, and few neigh
bors and old friends.
Vincent Astor is % years old, the
bride is 20.
Cntll week ago the young heir
to the vast AstOr cstatc--cstimatcd at
from $75,000.O00 to 100000 000-was
i'll in the Huntington residence. While
visiting his fiancce month ago. he
became seriously i'll with an absccss
on the lungs Although his physicians
permitted him outdoors for the first
time only four days ago. young Astor
insisted that there should be no delay