The Savannah morning news. (Savannah, Ga.) 1900-current, 1901-10-08
MIR. DEPEw TO WED.
His Fiancee is Miss May Palmer, of
Paris.


From the New York Mail and Express.
The engagement was announced to-
day of Senator Chauncey M Depew
and Miss May Palmer of Paris. The
date of the wedding has not been made
Public, but the marriage will take place
probably this winter in Paris. The
couple will, of course, live in this city.
Miss Palmer is a granddaughter of
John Palmer the founder and first
president of the Merchants Bank of
this city, chartered by the Legislature
in 1903. Her father, Henry Palmer, in
herited a large estate and removed
with his family TO Paris while she was
a little child. Thus. although born on
Fifth avenue, her whole life has been
passed abroad, and she speaks French,
Italian and German as f1uently as Eng
fish.
Miss Palmer is now at her home in
Paris, but her sister, Nine. Won Andre.
is in this country as a member of the
party of Sir Thomas Upton that came
over TO witness the yacht races. She is
registered at the Waldorf Astoria, but
is out of town to-day. She returns to
Paris in a few days.
Senator Depew is the guest over sun
day OF II. Mex. Twombly at Twombly
Park, Madison, N j., which is a few
miles this side of Morristown. Here he
gave an interview to-day to a Mail and
Express reporter. He was more Sc
rious than usual, and yet he spoke
with every sign of great happiness.
Yes" said he. "it Is true that am
to be married. Miss Palmer, who has
honored me with her heart and hand,
Is well known in Paris, where she lives,
but she has many relatives in this
country, so that 1t will be like coming
home for her to remove here. / am
unable to tell you the date of the we'd
ding or when / shall sail for Europe"
When Mr.. Depew was told that most
of the people OF this country were in
terested in his doings, he replied, II
am glad OF that"
Miss Palmers mother was one of the
three famous Hermann sisters of New
Orleans who were known for their
beauty. Another of the sisters mar
ried Hall McAllister, a California law
yer, and a brother OF the late Ward
McAllister. A daughter of Mrs. Nc
Allister was married to Representative
Newlands of Nevada. and is now a So
ciety leader in Washington. An aunt
of Miss Palmer on her fathers side
is Mrs. Oelrichs. the wife of an uncle
of Hermann and Charles Oelrichs. She
lives in Bremen, Germany. the oaly
near relative Of Miss Palmer of the
last generation who is now living
Through another aunt she is related
to the lie Roy family of this city.
while a third aunt married Henry
May, relative OF the late Mrs. Will
liam c. Whitney.
Mr.. Depew spent a portion OF the last
summer in Paris, and probably it was
then that the engagement was entered
into. IT is not true, however, that the
acquaintance began at that time, as
Mr.. Depew has known Miss Palmer for
several years.
Mr.. Depew's ideal was thus described
by him last June. when rumor had it
that he was soon to marry a widow
who lived abroad:
Seriously. in my case, being a pub
lie man, my wife, would have to be
handsome. Then she would have to be
attractive, for she would have to rep
resent me at the head of my table.
would also want her to be a woman
who could win the men could not
reach. Mrs. Logan was such a wo-
man. She did much to make John A
Logan.
Besides this, should like to have
my wife fond OF her dressing gown
and slippers and to spend her evenings
at home. AS TO her age, she can be
anywhere from rs to rs. You see. I
am liberal as TO age. Youth is not
always the most necessary requisite
in a bride"
Mr.. Depew's prospective marriage to
this one and that has been a favorite
theme of gossip for several years. AT
one time II was reported that he was
TO marry his ward. Miss Edith Collins.
but that story was promptly denied by
him.
Mr.. Depew Is now In his sixty-eighth
year. His first wife was Miss Elise
Hegeman. They were marrler on Nov.
2. 1871. She died on May Z, 1888, leaving
q son. chauncoy M, Jr.