Chapter 0343: Crowded Manhattan
January 1, 1932.
Today's Manhattan is especially lively, and the streets are packed with people every day.
There are celebrities with elegant manners, and there are ordinary women in old clothes.
The men wore uniform suits and leather shoes, but some were glamorous, and some looked like old objects pressed by grandfathers at the bottom of the box.
When I passed by them, I could still smell a faint musty smell.
There is a lot of traffic on the streets, and every car driving in front of it, 9 percent is the same target.
The Church of St. Thomas, the union of two 'ancient' families, will take place there.
On both sides of the church's gates, a 'cordon' is drawn up with ribbons, and people can watch the service outside, send blessings and share joy.
"Did you hear that? Today Jonathan will be crowned Astor V. ”
"He reclaimed Astor's glory, and he deserved it. ”
"There are so many big people here today! Look, it's the DuPont family. ”
"That's the people of the former retail giant Field's family. ”
"Look, it's the people of the Kuhn-Lob consortium, the Kuhn and Lob families. ”
"That's the logo of the Rand family, the majority shareholder of Rockefeller, who owns a lot of shares in Westinghouse. ”
"Oh my god, that's the president of Citibank, pop"
"Morgan's majority shareholder, the Lamont family, has arrived, quick, take a picture. ”
"It's Penney, the pharmaceutical retail giant in the United States, oh my God, it's going to be crowded here. ”
Whenever a car stops, the people who get down from it are all famous people in the United States.
The public may not be familiar with them, but the property in their hands is the name of any American citizen who has heard of it.
Caterpillar is the largest manufacturer of machinery and equipment in Europe and the United States.
The Humphrey family, one of the founding and important members of the Cleveland Consortium.
Railway tycoons, elevator industry giants, daily chemical giants, agricultural machinery giants, financial giants, aviation giants.
The identity of the visitors involved all walks of life, and one reporter exclaimed, 'If a bomb falls from the sky at this moment, the American economy will be set back 20 years in an instant.'
"Oh, God, look who's coming, Carnegie, it's Margaret Carnegie, get out of the way, bastards, get out of the way"
The reporters, who had only been agitated until now, pushed forward like crazy, and the crowd became agitated, with people shouting "Ma'am, xx salute you." ”
Margaret Carnegie, the only daughter of the Iron King Carnegie.
He did not leave his daughter a huge fortune, but he gave her endless spiritual wealth.
Carnegie founded 22 charities in North America, covering life, education, health care, humanitarian causes, and more.
'Him' can be seen in every corner of life.
In the midst of the Great Depression, the Carnegie Foundation was fully operational, and a series of bailouts across the United States were highly praised by citizens and the public media.
The point is, the family is too low-key.
Margaret Carnegie, who had not been seen in a newspaper since her marriage in 1919.
It was as if she had disappeared from the face of the earth, and only the Foundation, which worked like a gear, helped everyone who needed it.
"This is the essence of a family!"
Standing in the crowd and pretending to be a tourist watching the excitement, listening to the reporters chanting the names of 'legends', Li Zitao was really a little envious in his heart.
Even if he had attained the status he has today, he has never been invited by these 'ancient' families.
There is no communication between the two sides, it is like living in different dimensions.
Look at Jonathan again, the Astor family is only slightly improving, and all these people have appeared.
With such connections and heritage, it is no wonder that it was once called the upper class family of the upper class in the United States. ’
"Honey, you're going to be the big guy they need to look up to. The graceful Adele Ide put her arms around his waist and said with affirmation in her eyes.
"Yes. With a light kiss on his fiancée's forehead, Li Zitao continued to look at the long car dragon.
"Charlie, come here and I'll introduce you to a few friends. The bride was getting ready, and Jonathan was waving to him inside the church.
Beside him stood an elegant woman, "Lady Constance Vanderbilt, this is her husband"
"Madam, it's a pleasure to meet you, your contribution to the humanitarian cause is admirable!" Thanks to his fiancée's attention to charity, Li Zitao also knows a lot about her deeds.
This woman has invested a great deal of her wealth in children's charity and humanitarian causes.
"Thank you, Your Excellency, for your commendable work of charity. Constance Vello was intrigued by his Golden Arches Foundation, as well as his fiancée's ifftpoc.
"On the road of charity, you will always meet a lot of like-minded friends. Constance Vello talked about the two things that impressed her most in the rest of her life.
A wealthy knight couple with millions of pounds in their old age.
But they felt that it was too wasteful to spend their money on retirement in this way, so they donated all their money to charity and slept peacefully together in their rooms. ’
There is also a woman who has worked hard for half her life and saved up $2,000 in savings, and donated all her savings.
"She was a black person, the first black person I ever met, and she had a huge impact on me, and her clear eyes were as pure as a baby, and I was ashamed. ”
Constance Vello was very excited, his eyes were slightly red several times, and he said that he was moved when he received the donation of 2 US dollars from the homeless man.
Young people who have just graduated and are unemployed, and who have to choose to do odd jobs, will donate most of their 'assets' and leave quickly and helplessly in the sound of thanks.
A blanket, $1, a pair of shoes or extra clothing.
Women with scars on their faces would donate their savings of a dozen cents or a few dollars that they had saved to save money.
"It is they, all kinds of people who support this cause, who support me, who are great people, as great as the souls of the Unknown Soldier in the tomb. ”
Seeing her fiancé's heavy face, Adellaide took over the topic and said, "Yes, when I was working at the Red Cross, I also came into contact with these lovely people"
When the pastor stood on the stage, the crowd below spontaneously stopped communicating.
In the sound of music, Jonathan, who was smiling brightly, led the bride, and Doris Duke, who was noble and beautiful in a white wedding dress, walked slowly.
Standing in front of the priest and stopping, their eyes facing each other, both with happy smiles on their faces.
"Now, you can kiss your bride. When the pastor said this, the guests in the audience gave a standing ovation.
At this time, the church ceremony is still a very serious matter, and there will not be too many programs.
Then the crowd turned to the hotel, where the social scene was and Lawrence was ready to surprise them.