Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1920-04-29
VANDERBILT WEDS
THIS AFTERNOON
5000 Guests to See Cornelius,
Jr., Marry Miss Rachel
littleton
MANY EXPENSIVE PRESENTS

New York. April 29.-Five thou
sand guests are expected at the society
wedding this afternoon Of Cornelius
Vanderbilt. Jr.. and Miss Rachel Little
! ton. sister of Martin W. Littleton. a
well known attorney. to be solemnized
here in st. Thomas's Church. a.
Special traffic regulations have been
perfected TO take care of the many
gasoline chariots' which will convey
the guests. and corps Of attendants
will be on hand TO keep out unbidden
visitors. Eight hundred have been in.
vited TO the reception at Mr.. Littleton :
home. 1l3 East Fifty seventh street:
Among the guests are several hundred
former doughboys who served with
Young Vanderbilt in France with the
Twenty seventh Division. The Wedding
cake is said to be the largest III the
world.
, The ceremony is expected to rival in
magnificpncP the nuptials of Consut!o
Vanderbilt and the Duke of Marlbor
Ough. Viven Gould and Lord Decics
and Gladys Vanderbilt and Count
SzeChenyi
The bridal couple have received gifts
valued at more than 81 600, 600. in
Guiding diamond tiara. given to the
bride by Rrigadier General and Mrs.
'
groom. This was said to bo valued at
$500, 900.
Diamonds GroOm'S GIFT
The bridczroom'S gift is a platinum
pin in the shape of a laurel leaf. con
tanning four diamonds grouped around
diamond of great size.
Other donors and their gifts are {:
William Is. Vanderbilt. Jr.. a diamond
wrist watch on Il pearl bracelet; Mrs.
Paul Fitz Simon. four George | silver
vegetable dishes; Mrs. Cornelius Van
derbilt. diamond necklace with a pearl
drop: Mrs. Frederick W. Vanderbilt.
diamond and sapphire bracelet; the
Duke and Duchess of Roxburghe. two
silver George I flower stands for a
tasle: Lady Herbert. four George
silver candlesticks; Mrs. Ogden Goelrt
George | silver tea service, and Am
bassador and Mrs. Wallace. Belgian
lace table cloth.
Among the presents for the bride
groom with which he was particularly
plea sed was poem from members OF
the headquarters troop. Twenty seventh
Division leather pocketbook from a
coachman who has been in the service
Of the family twenty four years. and
an Irish lace pillow cover from Captain
,
aud Mrs. Bunk. whose son was slain
ir Franc" while near Mr. Vanderbilt
Honeymoon at Hot Springs
Mr. and Mrs. Vanderbilt will spend
their honeymoon in Hot Springs. Va.
remaining until May "A. They plan to
go abroad in tn" fall, after II lengthy
tour Of the United States and Canada
during which they will attend the Re
publican and Democratic national con
vrurons. Their winter plans have not
yet been determined.
Miss Minnie Littlcton will BE- her
sisters maid of honor. The brides
maids will be Miss Grace Vanderbilt
only sister of the groom; Miss Kath
crime Mackay. Marion Carroll, Katha o
rine Temple Keogh, Adelaide Routh
Ogden and Helen Moran, Gerard II.
CoSrer will be best man. The usherS
viii include Martin W. Littlet"n, Ir.,
Harold :. Vanderbilt. Godfrey :.
Rockefeller, Jasper Morgan, w. Rhine
lander Stewart, Jr.. Ernest '. Il.
Stires. John w. Brodie. Lorillard Suf-
fern Tailor. Robert Fidler, W, Trum-
bull Thomas. Monroe Mayhof, Z.
Thornton Wilson, Thomas II. Howard
/ and James Henry Van Allen.