New-York tribune., 1922-02-04
Mrs. Stephens
W eds Secretly
Day i'm Advance
Ream Heiress Summons
Young F'iancc Here and
Ceremony II Performed
at 8 p. Nj. in St. Nicholas
All Details Are Refused
No Reason Given for Change
i" Plans; Marriage Papers
Are Signed Early in Day

Mrs. Marion Buckingham Rcam
stephens married Anastasc Andrevitch
Nonszatsky-V Vonsiatsky secretly at S
O'Clock last night in tho Russian
Cathedral of St Nicholas. All details
of the wedding were refused a the
church following the ceremony. The
name of the bridegroom attendants
were likewise refused
The wedding had been publicly an
nounced for O'Clock this afternoon. No
reason was given for hurryng the cere-
mony The couple, after spending the
afternoon at the home Of Norman p.
Ream, at 25 East Ninety fourth Street,
Where 1t was announced that the we'd
ding would take place to-day, went to
the church. Directly after the cere
mony they were driven to Grand Central
Terminal, where they took a train for
the home Of the brides mother, Carolyn
hall, at Thompsonville, Conn.
a telegram dispa tched late Thurs
day night brought the young Russian
refugee hurryng to New York He
reached the Pennsylvania Station at 2
o'clock in the morning. Before 10
O'Clock he and Mrs. Stephens appeared
at the Cathedral, and there signed tho
marriage documents required by the
church
For half an hour they conferred in
the library adjoining the church with
Father Leonidas Turkevitch rector Of
the cathedral, who said afterward that
the ceremony would take place at 4
o'clock to-day in the main church before
the altar and would be private save
tor inm ediate members Of the family.
Father Turkevitch said that Mrs. Ste
phens was confirmed in the Eastern
orthodox faith on January and for
three weeks had been STUDYING the
ritual under his tutelage
Mrs. Stephens appeared st the church
in smart brown duvetyn suit edged
with squirrel. Her tooue was trimmed
with the same fur. Vonsjatsky-V ons lat
sky. who has frequently appeared at
the Chatham Hotel in military uniform,
wore green coat and gray fedora He
is handsome blond youth of average
height with blue eyes and Slavic fea
lures.
Coming from the library, where they
were closeted with Father Turkevitch
he JauNtlly swung a ma alacca cane with
leather top, and was responsive to
reporters until Mrs. Stephens caught
him by the arm and half ran with him
WV ~ q II I'll HNSiluS Jus one dD-
peared to be annoyed that their pres
ence at the church was known. The
bridegroom-e elect seemed to be in the
best Of humor. They travelled north
in the bus.
Later in the day the pair went to
the home Of Mrs. Ream and spent the
greater part Of the afternoon confer
ring with relatives. Finally, Vonsat-
skyVonsiatsky came out alone and
adrotly found his way to the nearest
subway station, seeming to know his
way about. He would have nothing to
say to reporters except that they
should "all be in the movies" AS the
pursuit developed there was some JUS
tfication for his remark. Upon reach
ing the subway station he walked in
one door of train with reporters on
his heels. Neatly walking out of the
door beside it, the train swept out,
leaving him alone on the platform.
Mrs. Stephens remained inaccessible
throughout the day. She did not re-
turn to the Hotel Chatham, where her
movements were watched but stayed at
the home Of her brother. Mr.. Ream
confirmed the pursuance of the we'd
ding plans, but refused to comment on
the affair at all