The San Francisco call., 1906-10-18
LIEUTENANT WINS
FAIR D|vORCEE.

This afternoon, Just three days after
a final decree of divorce annulling her
marriage to James Bruce Adams and
giving her again the right to use her
maiden name, Miss Neila Titcomb Nc
Cormick of 100 Fulton street is TO be-
come the bride of Lieutenant Paul c..
Potter of the Fifteenth Infantry. United
States army. He wooed and won her
during the last days preceding the
final action OF the court.
The ceremony will be performed at
the residence of Rev. DR.. Mines of the
California Street Methodist Church, but
because of the death two weeks ago of
Miss McCormick's father will be in
strange contrast to the. brilliant we'd
ding in ST. Paurs Episcopal Church on
New Years day. 1903, when Miss Nc
Cormick was welded to Adams Only
the members of Miss McCormick's i'm
mediate family will be In attendance.
Miss Mccormick, who is but % years
of age, is the handsome daughter of the
late William McCormick, prominent as
a leader in the iron industry of the city
for many years, and the possessor of a
large fortune. The family has always
been widely known in San Francisco.
and prior to her unhappy alliance with
her first husband Miss Mccormick was
a recognized leader in the local society
world.
1t was at about the time she secured
the interlocutory decree of divorce last
October from James Bruce Adams that
Miss Mccormick first became acquaint-
ed with Lieutenant Potter, who was
then in San Francisco for q short time
on fo ho PhfItnninGg
young officer became a close friend of
the fair divorcee, but IL the friendship
ripened into love at that time II did
not reach the point of an engagement
About three weeks ago Lieutenant
Potter again returned to this city on
a leave of absence, and at once sought
out Miss Mccormick and renewed his
friendship with her. Two weeks ago
her father died and in the days of sor-
row and coincidence that followed the
young lieutenant offered his heart to
the grief-stricken daughter and was
accepted. The engagement has not
been publicly announced, and the wed
ding today will be a complete surprise
to Miss McCormick's friends,
The incidents connected with the Tor
mer marriage of Nella Titcomb McCor-
mick and it's unhappy termination in
the courts are still fresh in the minds
of those who knew the young society
girl and the insurance man who became
her husband. James Bruce Adams had
a large circle of friends, and although
without extensive means of his own
was accepted In the most exclusive club
and social circles. Following their mar
riage Mr.. and Mrs. Adams lived for
three months at the Edgmere, pri-
vate hotel on Bush street, near Powell,
and then for a time at the Nordhoff on
Bush street and finally at the Fairview
on Pine street.
1t was while living at the latter place
that the domestic troubles occurred
which led Mrs. Adams to sure for di-
vorce. According to her allegations
her husband attacked her on the night
of August 81. 1905. while she was III
in her room, and in a fit of rage took
her by the neck, almost strangled her
and threw her unconscious to the
floor She separated from him imme
diately and went to her fathers home,
where she has since resided. In Sep
tember, 1905. she filed her suit for di-
vorce, charging Adams with cruelty
and alleging that because of fdleness.
prohigacy and dissipation he had failed
to provide for her. The charge of
cruelty was later dropped and the In
terlocutory decree OF divorce was