The Fargo forum and daily republican. [volume] (Fargo, N.D.) 1894-1957, 1914-04-30
AST0R-HUNTINGT0N WEDDING
S0LEMNIZED AT NOON

scene was shifted from the church to
the Huntington residence.
The room selected is the library at
the southwest corner of the house on
the ground floor. This is q magnificent
square panelled with dark
oak. opening to the south into a con-
seryatory and on the north into what
the Euntfngton's call the long ROOM"
which run across the west side Of the
house to the dining room at the other
end of the suite. Its most striking
feature is a marble mantel-piece which
| Mr.. and Mrs. Huntington brought from
Rome when they bought this place in
1909 and remodeled the roomy old farm
house already there into the present
modern structure.
The bride descended a staircase of
cream colored marole which leads down
to the great entrance hall at the front
of the house. This hall opens into the
long rooni." through which the we'd
ding procession proceeded to the lib
rary. ..... ...-. ...
Miss aHuntington's attendants were
her younger sister, Alice, as maid of
the bridegroom and Margaret Dows'
daughter of Tracy Bows, a neighbor of
the Huntingtons. Miss Astor and Miss
Dows are children about ten years of
age. Mr.. Astor's best man was Her
mann Oelrichs, Of New York, a student
at the Columbia law school,. There
were no usherS.
The bridal, gown was Of white tulle:
IFSI y SliliplS tii5uS, "lLh d r. Tram Va
white satin and wedding lace that was
worn by Miss Huntington's grandmoth-
er, Mrs. Dinsmore, and by her mother.
Miss Aston and Miss Dows wore corn
colored chiffon and dotted net, with
Natter blue sashes. They carried old
fashioned bouquets Of small flowers ar
ranged in tight concentric circles and
wore artificial wreaths Of the SANE
ton, the brides mother, wore blue tar.
feta and chiffon.
The Episcopal marriage service was
read by the Rev. Charles H. Duncan,
rector OF ST. MargareFs church.
After the ceremony there was "a
family wedding breakfast.
Mr.. Astor's gift to his bride was a
/, magnificent pearl necklace which she
wore at the wedding ceremony. The
citizens of Huntington, Ind, which was
named forrone OF the brides ancestors,
sent Miss Huntington a great cedar
/ chest.
Among the guests were Mr.. Astor's
mother, Mrs Ava Willing Aston, WHO
since her divorce from Col. John Jacob
England. BY the terms of that separa-
ton Vincent became the ward of his
father, and his sister, Alice was given
into the care of her mother.
Miss H~untington's only brother, Rob.
ert, a student at st. Paul's school In
Concord, n. H., was home fcr he wed
ding.
the bride is the oldest child of Mr.
and Mrs. Robert p. Huntington anc
descendant of Samuel Huntington ot
Norwich, Conn. a signertof the Declare.
tion of independence. In 1900 this
branch of the family left New England
and settled in Virginia and later movet
TO Kentucky, whence anne Miss Hunt
ington's father to make his home ii
Rhinebeck. Two of her ancestors OF
the Huntington side were Justices O.
the United States supreme court. He
grandfather on her mothers side wal
Alvin Adams, founder of the Adam
Express company. Her maternal grand
father was the late William B. Dins
more whose widow was one of tn.
wedding guests. The Dinsnore famil,
came from Scotland early In the sigh
teenth century and settled In New Eng
land.
Miss Huntington is fond Of outdoo
sports and has spent most OF her lif'
in the country.
Vincent Astor will be 23 on the ff
teenth of next November. AS a chill
II hegwas delicate and the outdoor lif
prescribed by his physicians became
habit to which he still adheres. He re
ceiNed most of his early schooling from
private tutors: but for a time he ait
tended Elton. In England. He entere
I'll Harvard, blu the Heath Of his fathe
Nj three years g and the responsible
ties that came to him with the grea
Astor estate caused him to leave tn
university. AT present he lis Iearnin;
to handle the 9Astor interests In thi
country. Ellis fortune has been asti
mated between s75, 600 900 and 500,
8t 400 600 s5s