The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1916-06-18
LAW MAY DELAY
ASTOR MAR RAGE.
Titanic Widow Must Have
Something Up Her Sleeve to
Wed Tomorrow.

BAR HARBOR, Me-, June is.--Un-
less Mrs. Madeleine Force Astor and
William X. Dick. who are scheduled
TO be married here tomorrow, have
something up their sleeve, the cere-
nony will not take place---that 10. to-
morrow.
A Maine law prevents persons from
marrying In this State until Ave days
after the day Of entry. The records
show that no marriage license mas
been obtained by the pair.
II they apply for one tomorrow they
will have to wait until Friday pefore
they can be made man and wife.
4 Mrs. Astor refused to say woro
concerning the wedding today: IL -
known. however, that she had mace
arrangements to secure important
M plck Ia Vice president Of the
Manufacturers Trust Company ann
member OF a family long Identified
with the sugar refining Industry.
Mfs. Astor Is Twenty-four.
Mrs. Astor 10 twenty-four years old
and Mr.. Dick IL twenty-eight. They
were boy and girl friends when the
two families were living in Brooklyn
years ago They are said to have
been engaged for two months. but so
closely did they guard their secret
that even intimate friends expressed
surprise when they learned of the
wedding plans, last night.
Mrs. Astor, accompanied by her son.
John Jacob Aston. now nearly four
years old. arrived IN Bar Harpor Thurs
Mrs. Aston. II IL understood. will he
unattended Mt the marriage ceremony,
but her mother. Mrs William II. Force.
and her younger sister. Miss Katherine
Glnaoa and Miss Force arrived here to-
eremony will be witnessed also
brideerooms parents. Mr. and
Havemeyer and Mrs. Kingsley
with their husha nds: Seth Bar
ton French. Lyman. N. Hine. and w.
Scott Pyle. Mr.. Dicks brother. Adolph
M. Dick Will be best man.
Couple To Go West.
The couple will go West on a honey
moon trip. returning In a month TO a
cottage at Allen winden. the Dick
country place at Islir. L. ]. They viii
open q city home in New York later.
BY her marriage Mrs. Astor will re-
linguish possession of the Astor mansion
at the northeast corner OF Fifth avenue
and sixty-nfth street. as well as the
income on y, 900 900 which Colonel Aston
a. long as she should remain single.
These will revert to william Vincent
Aston. Colonel Astor's son by his nrst
marriage, to which the bulk Of the $751;
ooS9 sSn. estate 81 twas was left ., .,,,, ,,,
years younger than his stepmother. 1t
n, assumer that he and Mrs. Astor.
who was Helen Dinsmore Huntington.
will occupy the mansion.
fund SI'e of isr e ssy child ESs
might be born after his death. The
four months after his father was
drowned The mother is to be the
ity. but " he. dies before reaching the
age of twenty-one this fund also Is to
go &c VIII m Vincent Astor.
Has 100000 to 100000.
william X Dick lives with his par
ents In New York. He has a fortune
between g. 100000 and 100000. inherited
from his grandfather. william Dick. one
OF the pioneer sugar renners Of the
Madeleine Force was in her TWEEN.
tietn year and Colonel Astor was forty-
seven, when their engagement. las an
Both the Astor and Force families be-
longed to the Episcopal church. but
when clergymen OF that denomination
were asked to perform the marriage
storm Undeterred In his purpose.
Colonel Astor searched throughout New
England for a willing clergyman and
on September the marriage took
Newport. the Rev. Joseph Lambert. pas
tor Of the Elmwood Temple Congrega-
tional Church of Providence, perform
ing the ceremony.