MARY PICKFORD MAKES RADIANT BRIDE

Hawke's Bay Herald-Tribune, Issue 190, 28 August 1937, Page 10

MARY PICKFORD MAKES RADIANT BRIDE

Beneath a shady tree nad surrounded by flowers, Mary Pickford on June 10 promised to ' 'love, honour and cherish ' ' her young husband, Gharles "Buddy" Eogers. , Buddy was nervous, but ; Mary waa as . radiant as a girl of cighteen and kept her many guests waiting. for. ten minutes while she impulsively deeided to change her frock, Hastily shc put on her original choice, ice-blue romainc, .with a bluo haio hat, worn with an eye-veil. Sho also choose sandals of the same shade. The ccremony toolc place in the sunlit garden of her friends, Louis Lighton and his wife, Hope Loring. Mary, who is 43, is the former wife of Douglas Fairbanks, senr. Buddy is 34. While Mary retired for 15 minutes ' silence after the ceremony, in keeping with her Christian Science beliefs, Buddy said : ' fl f eel sure we will have lasting happiness." - Tho small grounds were . so filled with policemen that Buddy murmured: "There are more ' cops' here than at a premiere," The bride, however, " erijoyed the "fuss." Shc carried a lovely bouquet of lilies . of the valley and . orchids. The couple- knelt together-on a white satin ciishion. ... . . * , .. Thousanc|s of people gatjiexed : around Pickfpir, . Mary 's .home, to . watch. the arrival of the 500 gpesta who. had been invitcd to the reception. ... Invitations ha.d r been sent uby tele gram ;.bearing - the bride's signature, but the : poiice ' discovpr'ed-; that many wouldrbe "gatecrashers';' •. , had sent themseives similar telegrams, hopiug to gain an entrance to Pickfiaar. Many . succeeded because the duty . of - scruti.uising the invitations bqcamoToo much for the. poiice to handle, .. and .f jnally .anyone with -a telegram was allpwed .to entcr. . . . , , • ■ Hundreds -• of ffans" . scramble.d through the back gardens and' cheered the -bride and bridegroom at close quarters. ^ . • . : The .wedding presents made an- extraordinary display, .They are ;valued at- £25,000. ; - . , . ." Detectives-. niingle'd with the - guests

to see that nothing was stolen. They had been instructed that in no circuinstances must they make an arrest. A man was seen putting a'valuable silver salver in his poeket. A-detective quietly escorted him off the estate and retrieved the stolen present.