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Show COL ASTOX AND HISS FORCE ARE '. . I1MD.AT LAST Ceremony Performed at Newport by Congregational Congrega-tional Minister. N E WPORT "It! iT" r-ept. .Col. John' Jacob Astor and Mis, Madeline T. Fore were married here thia foro noon at "Heechwood" tb summer home of Colonel A it or in thia city, William Force, the bride 'g father, gave her away. Mia Katharine Force waa her aiater'a bridesmaid, and Colonel Astor 'a son, Vincent, waa the best man. Others present were Mrs. Force th bride's mother, Mrs. Elder of hew York, a friend of the Fore family; former Congressman Con-gressman William P. Hhcffield of this city, Colonel Astor 's Newport attornev; William A. Debblvn, Colonel Astor 's secretary, and Thomaa Hade, who has heaa in Colonel Astor 'a employ for many- yeses. Oel oriel Aator'i Yacht The Noma arrived in the barber between be-tween 7 and 8 o'clock this morning. After breakfaat the wedding; party came ashore and after aecunng the marriage license motored to Reechwood, where th Rev, Joseph Labert of the Rlmwood tempi - (Congregational) of Providene waa waiting and perfdrmed the ceremony. Fifteen minutes after the marriage ceremony bad been performed. Colonel and Mrs. Astor left in an automobile for the boat landing. A few moments later thev wer on hoard the Noma, whieh Bailed immediately. The desina tion of the yacht haa been kept secret. Just before leaving Beech wood. Colo ael Astor gave a statement to the Associated As-sociated Press. This statement follows: "Now that we are really married," I do not car how difficult marriage and divorce di-vorce laws are made. I sympathize heartily with th most straight laced ftrople in most of their ideas, but brieve br-ieve remarriage should be mad possible, possi-ble, aa marriage ia th happiest condition condi-tion for the individual and th community." com-munity." . |