The daily telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1901-1926, 1914-04-30
"a Observation-Disclosures
WEDDING At HOME
Of the Brides Parents Instead
of in Church Owing TO the
Bridegroom's Illness.

STAATTSBURIG, n. Y April 30
William Vincent Aston son Of the late
John Jacob Astor, AMI Mss 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, home of the BRIDES parents
Mr.. ana Mrs. Robert P. Huntington
Less than Atty persons witnessed
the ceremony and OF these, three
we're the superintendents from the
Aston. the Huntington AMI the D1nS
more estates. The other guests
were relatives and close friends OF
the families.
Plans had been made for an elab-
crate 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 com
pany that witnessed it had been m
vlted by informal notes penned oy
Mrs Huntington's secretary
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 bridal gown was of white tulle
with q train of white satin. Her lace
veil had been worn by her grand
mother. Herman Oelrichs, of New
York, an old friend of Vincent Aston,
was best man. Miss Alice Hunting
ton, sister Of the bride, acted as maid
OF honor, and the little Misses Aston
and Margaret Dows were flower girls
A screened orchestra played the
Lohengrin wedding march and the
Rev. Charles H. Duncan, rector of st.
Margaret's church, Staatsburg, read
the Episcopal marriage service. When
the pair had knelt before him and had
risen man and wife, the wedding par
ty assembled in the long room ad1oin-
ing the library, where wedding
breakfast was served.
The bride is the Oldest child OK
Mr.. and Mrs. Robert P. Huntington
and descendant of SampeI Hunting
ton. of Norwich, Conn, a signer Oh
the Declaration of Independence. In
1900 this branch Of the family LETT
New England and settled in Virginia
and later moved to Kentucky
whenc came Miss Hutipgton's father
to M AXE his home in Rhinebeck. TWO
OF her ancestors on the Huntington
side were justices of the United
States supreme court. Her grand
father ON her mothers side was Al
vim Adams, founder OF the Adams
Express Company Her maternal
Grand father was the late William B.
Dinsmore, whose widow was one OF
the wedding guests. The Dtnsmore
family came from Scotland early In
the eighteenth century and settled
in New England
Miss Huntington is fond of outdoor
sports and has spent most of her life
IN the country.
Vincent Astor will be % on No
vember rs. AS a child he was del
.icate and the outdoor life prescribed
by his physicians became a bahit to
which he still adhere. He received
vate tutors, but for time he at
tended Elton, in England. He enter
ed Harvard, but the death of his
sponsibfHties that came to him with
the great Aston estate caused him to
leave the university. At present he
is learning to handle the Astor inter-
ests in this country. His fortune mas
been estimated to be between SIS,
100000 and 500, 100000