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Show VINCENT ASTOR MARR1EDAT NOON Staatsburg. N Y., April 30 William Will-iam Vincent Astor, son of the late Colonel John Jacob Astor, and Misa Helen Dinsmore Huntington, whom he has known since childhood, were married here shortly after noon today to-day In the big oak paneled library of Hopeland house, home of the bride's parents, Mr. and Mrs. Robert P. Huntington. Hunt-ington. Less than fifty persons witnessed the ceremony, and of these, there were the superintendents from the Astors, the Huntington and the Dins-more Dins-more estates, respectively The other guests were relatives and close friends of the families. Plans had been made for an elaborate church wedding, wed-ding, but Mr A6tor's recent illness, which threatened pneumonia, made necessary the abandonment of these plans. Eighteen hundred wedding announcement were sent out after today's to-day's ceremony, but the small company compa-ny that witnessed It had been invited by Informal notes, penned by Mrs Huntington's secretary. Fellow Deputies for Sentinels. A fine rain was falling when the few guests from New York City arrived ar-rived at the 400-aere Huntington estate es-tate Guards had been posted at tbe entrances and only those whose credentials were unquestioned were admitted Mr. Astor himself is a deputy sheriff sher-iff of Duchess county and some of his fellow deputies acted as sentinels at th gates. MlS6 Huntington entered the room on the arm of her father. At her throat gleamed a gorgeous necklace of pearls, the Rift of the bridegroom. Her bridal gown was of white tulle, with a train of white satin. Her lace veil had been Worn by her grandmother, grandmo-ther, Mrs. Dinsmore, and by her mother mo-ther before her. ' Hermann Oelrichs Best Man. Hermann Oelrichs of New York, an old friend of Vincent Astor, was best man Miss Alice Huntington. Bister of the bride, acted aa maid of honor, and the HtUe Misses Muriel Astor and Margaret Dows were flower girls Mrs Robert Huntington, the bride's mother, mo-ther, wore blue taffeta and chiffon A screened orchestra of twenty pie ces played the Lohengrin wedding march and Rev. Charles B. Duncan, rector of St. Margaret's church, Staatsburg, read the Episcopal mar rlage service. When the pair had knelt before him and had risen man and wife, the wedding party assembled assem-bled In the "long room" adjoining the library, where a wedding breakfast break-fast was served. Mother of Groom Present. Mrs Ava Willing Astor, mother of the bridegroom, was among ths guests. The young widow of Colonel Astor, although Invited, was not present. pres-ent. She is in the south Among others present were Robert Huntington, the bride's brother, who is home from St. Paul's school at. Concord; Mrs. William B. Dinsmore, the bride's grandmother, Mr. and Mrs William B Dinsmore. Jr. tbt bride's aunt and uncle, with their two children; iMlss Madeline Dinsmore, another aunt; Mrs. Charles B Duncan, Dun-can, wife of the rocetor who performed perform-ed the ceremony; Nichols Biddle, one of the executors of the Astor estate, William A. Dobbyn, secretary of the estate. Mr and Mrs. Arohibald Rogers, Rog-ers, and Mr. and Mrs Tracy Dows, neighbors and old friends, whose lit tie daughter was a flower girl. Vincent Astor is 22 years old, the bride is 20 years old. She Is ta.ll and blonde. He, too, is tall. Both are lovers of the out-of-doors and it hb health permits they probably will take an extended honeymoon voyage on his yacht, the Noma. Astor Opposes Postponement. Until a week ago the young heir to the vast Astor estate, estimated at from $76,000,000 to 1100,000,000, was confined to his room in the Huntington Hunting-ton residence. While visiting his fiancee fi-ancee a month ago hc became seriously seri-ously ill with an abscess on the lungs and for a time there was talk of postponing post-poning the wedding Yet. although his physicians permitted him to go out doors for the first time only four days ago, young Astor Instated there should bo no delay It is understood Mr. and Mrs. Astor As-tor will remain at their country home, Fern Cllffe, at Rhlnebeek, not far from the Huntington place, for at least a month. At the end of that time they hope that Mr. Aster's health will permit them to have the delayed yachting cruise and to tour Europe, with a visit in England at the home off his mother, Mrs. Ava Willing Astor. The Huntington family decllnad to give out any Hat or description of the many and handsome presents received by the bride. Most of these were taken ta-ken immediately to Baie deposit vaults In a Poughkeepsle bank. |