The Archive · 1927

Married Before Imposing Gathering

London, July 7.

'The public was. so interested' in the marriage to-day of Miss Matilda Houghton, the daughter of the 'American' Ambassador to the Court! of St. James (the Hon. Mr. Alanson B, Houghton), to Mr. Chandler P. 'Anderson, the' only son of Mr. and Mra, C. P, Anderson of Washington, D. Cy at St. Margaret's Church Westminster, that special control by. the police was necessary.

"Most of the American colony in London attended the ceremony and the unusually distinguished congregation included diplomats from every country, Mr. Stanley Baldwin, the Premier, and Mrs. Baldwin, Sir Austen Chamberlain, the Secretary] for Foreign Affairs, and Lady Cham-Verlain, and numerous other pol ticians and their wives.

"The Church was decorated with easter lilies, blue hydrangeas and ropes of laurel There were ten bridesmaids and 12° groomsman, of whom nine travelled from America while thr of them are attached to the U. assisted by Bishop Brent, A. rec tly held at the after which the couple left for a motor honeymoon trip to Scotland.

Mr, Anderson first met Miss Woughton in Scotland last year and Jater became Mr. Houghton's secretary in Hendon, He is now in the banking business in New York—Reuter.

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