Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1927-07-07
MATILDA H0UGHTON
MARRIED IN LONDON
Daughter of Ambassador
Wed to c. P. Anderson in
Brilliant Ceremony.

| By the Associated Press.
LONDON, July Miss Matilda
Houghton. daughter of the American
Ambassador, was married to Chandler
P. Anderson, jr.. young New York
banker, who was formerly secretary
to Mr.. Houghton, at ST. Margaret S
| Church. Westminster, this afternoon,
in the presence of many distinguished
guests.
1t was one OF the most fashionable
weddings of the season. and the ia.
NOUS church was thronged for the oc.
casion. Among those present were
Prime Minister Baldwin, most of the
cabinet, members of the diplomatic
| corps and representatives of American
and British society.
L. S. Note to Ceremony.
Bouquets of wild flowers carried by
10 bridesmaids, in place of the roses
! and carnations which are customary
| in England, set new note for the
wedding. Several additional American
| touches were added to the services, as
! the bridesmaids preceded the bride
| along the aisle to the altar, instead of
the bride preceding the maids, as is
! the English custom.
The bride was given away by her
father. Canon Carnegie assisted by
Bishop Charles II. Brent of New
York. officiated.
Mr. Anderson's best man was
Amory Houghton, brother OF the
bride, through whom Anderson met
Miss Houghton when the two men
were classmates at Harvard. There
were II ushers, all former classmates
at Harvard, who, like the brides.
maids. crossed the Atlantic for the
| wedding.
Sister Maid of Honor.
Miss Elizabeth Houghton. sister OF
the bride, was maid of honor. The
| bridesmaids were Misses Alice FULLY
| of Locust Valley, Long Island; Lind.
say Beach, Rochester; Harriet Ander.
son. sister of the bridegroom. Wash.
ington, D. c.; Florence Lowden, Ore.
| gon, ILL.,. daughter of the former gov.
ernor; Elizabeth Richardson, Provi
dence. #. L.; Pauline Fenno and Eliza.
| beth Beal of Boston and Muriel Belt
and Joyce Phipps, both of London.
| The ushers We're A. r. Houghton
| ir., of Corning, N. Y; Morris Phinney
New York; Henry Faxon, Robert
Chaote, Richard Humphreys, J. o.
! Stubbs, George Batchelder. J. A.
Lowell and George Lee, all of Boston;
Ray Atherton, William Taylor and
John Osborne of the American en-
bassy staff.
The bride wore a straight, simple
gown Of white satin with the court
train of rose point lace given her by
her mother. The veil was fastened
with headdress of rose point lace
and orange blossoms. The bride car.
ried an American bouquet of gar.
denias, orchids and lilies of the valley
with streamers of narrow white rib
| bons
| The bridesmaids wore light green
georgette frocks, leghorn picture hats
trimmed with ribbons matching the
| dresses which were lined with lace
and green satin shoes.
Many Noted Guests.
The guests included Premier and
Mrs. Baldwin. their daughter, Miss
Betty Baldwin; Sir Austin and Lady
Chamberlain, Lord Balfour, the Ca
madam high commissioner and Mrs
Larkin, the Irish Free State high
commissioner and Mrs. McNeill, Lord
and Lady Astor, Lord and Lady
Granard. Lady Bryce, Dean and Mrs
Inge. Earl and Countess Jellicoe, Lord
and Lady Eylsant, Mrs. George Cabot
Lodge. Miss Lodge. the Countess OF
Oxford, Admiral Mark Kerr, Mrs
Mark Bristol, Gordon Selfridge
Jerome Napoleon Bonaparte, the
Marchioness Curzon, Lord and Lady
Dawson of Penn, Prince and Princess
Blucher, Sir Otto and Lady Belt. the
Countess of Airlie, the Earl and
Countess of Denbeigh, Lord and Lady
Ashfield. r. P. O'Connor, Sir Richard
and Lady Muriel Paget and Lord and
Lady Reading.
A reception at the embassy followed
the church services. The honeymoon
will be spent in touring England for
! a month.