Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1915-01-08
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BRIDEGROOM
Eager Crowd OF Spectators Gather About
Church OF Heavenly Rest in New York
City to Catch Glimpse OF ?. D. Armour
and His Bride.

New York, Jan. s.-A one hundred mil
lion dollar bridegroom Is something Of a
rarity even " New York city, which prob
ably accounts for the large crowd of
Church Of the Heavenly Rest Tins after
noon eager To catch a glimpse OF the prln-
lcipals IN the Armour Condor wedding. The
fact that the bride and bridegroom were
exceedingly youthful and that their we'd
ding possessed many of IN, elements OF
romance usually found IN popular novels,
served To- increase public interest m the
marriage.
The principals in the wedding were Miss
Gwendolin Condor, daughter OF Mr.. and
Mrs. Thomas Gerald Condor of this city,
aud Philip ID. Armour Ill Of Chicago. The
ceremony which joined them in marriage
was performed by the rector Of the church,
the Rev. Herbert Shipnan. who was as
sisted by the Rev. William e.. Thayer of
st. Marks schools.
Mrs. Edward :. Twining Jr. was the
matron Of honor. and the xix bridesmaids
were the Misses Genevicve Sanford, Kath-
.ryn Motley and Marie Elise Whitney of
New Orleans, Harriet Frazier and Mary
Mitchell of Philadelphia. and Mr.. Franklin
=. Richardson Of New York. The groom
was attended ~ his brother. Lester Ar
mour. who acted n best m;i,. and met the
bride at the chancel steps. The ushers
were Me~>rs. Edward Il. Condor. Charles
Dickey Jr., Joseph r.. Stillman Jr.. John A.
Appleton. W.. Vernon Booth Jr. Oti, l..
Guernsey. Walter III. HELLER ~ Boston, and
Wayne Chatiield- Taylor and George Rich
ardson of Chicago. The bride wa, given
away by her father. She wore q French
of white satin with long train and
covered with point lace. fn- ceremony AZ
the church Wa followed by 4 reception at
the home of the brides parents in East
S~eventy-~Ixth street.
The bridegroom ot today !, one of the
wealthIe>t young men IL America, his
present and prospective fortune beng e.
timated at anywhere from Slo0, 900 900 to
81 5,000.OO0 lie l. the grandson of the
late Philip ID. Armour OF Chicago, one of
Americas pioneers IN the beef packing in
dustry and the founder of the house of
Armour, the largest meat packers in the
world, whose branches are legion and
whose business Qualifications girdlc the
After the death some year, are 81
Philip II. Armour Jr.. father of the bride
of today, his widow married T.. A.
Valentine, one of the principal manager,
oi the Armour interests.
Young Armour ATTAINED his twentv-hr-t
birthday last fall and celebrated the occa-
sion by dcnning overalls and sweater and
gong INTO the cattle pens at the Chicago
stockNardS. Ii marked the beginning of
ms business career and hi> intention wa~
Z" learn the packing industry from the
ground ~. r. learn the business upon
which the fortune at his house J. founded
he became for the time = "ruu.hncck." For
weeks he showed up at the stOckyards
every morning before : O'Clock a. take
MS tlr~t lessons among the steers ana eat
lie droVcr> IN the slaughter houses. and ~
The hlg plants where Pig are turned into
sausage "whIle YOU wait" AMI everything
4 utilized except the >queal.'