The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1913-01-26
Allan Lethridgc Fails in Efforts
to avoid Fuss and
Publicity.
LA MARQUIsE DE FONTENOf.

(Copyright, 1913. by the Brentwood
Company
DIR WROTH LETH RI DGE ,
- brother Ailan's efforts TO avoid all
fuss and publicity concerning his
marriage to Miss Marjorie Colt Byrne,
daughter of Brigadier- General Charles
c. Byrne, L. 6. A.~of Washington.
seems to have been frustrated For all
that ne appears to nave accomplished
by having the wedding take place very
quietly in the Church of the Holy
Name. in New York. last month. by
Mgr Kean. has been the announce
ment of the match few days ago IN
sensational manner with headlines In
the newspapers, to the effect that 10 was
"a secret marriage of a baronets SON.
Allan Lethbridge. who il henceforth
to make his home in New York served
from 1906 to 1897 as magistrate and resi-
dent in Northern Nigeria, following
in this respect the example of his FIVE
elder brothers. each of whom have
served the State. Sir wroth Lcthbridge
as captain of the Grenadier Guards,
Colonel Ernest Lethbridge. d. g o..
as an officer of the Oxfordshire Regi-
rnent in the South African War: Cap
tain Thomas LethbTidge as an officer
OF the Somersetshire Regiment. Hugh
Lethbridge as an officer of the Natal
Mounted Police and John Bethbridge
=. a captain of imperial Yeomsnry in
the South African War. John. by
the by. like Allan. has an American
wife. in the daughter of Sidney Wood
Cooper. OF New York
The Lethbridges are a very old De
vonshire family and figure as such in
Princes Worthless of Devon Through
the marriage of Christopher Letb-
bridge to- Margaret Sewchier. OF Tsw-
stock. in I6si. his descendants are CO.
heirs to the ancient Barony Of Fitz-
wsrine. which has been in allegiance for
hundreds Of yesrs. Another anCcs-
tor of Allan Lefhbridge In the female
line i Sir William Periam. who was
lord chief baron Of the excheuuer in
the reign Of Queen Elizabeth. and who
Ieft q considerable amount OF property.
which passed into the possession Of the
T,etnbridges through the marriage OF
the last OF his line. Sarah Perian. 10
Thomas Tsethbridge. Ia i7fe. II u
froun him that SIR Wroth. the present
head OF the family. takes his second
nance Of Perian- SIR Wrorh has not
been ai.ogctbcr fortunate IN MS natTi-
monial Affairs :or last summer Lady
r,cthbridse applied with success 70
me divorce co1r. sor a dissolution OF
RE marriage. owing 20 ne fact tina. he
rad nsrf~~d - correspondent In the di-
ro-~r o. Richard Cecil Leigh from Mrs
Leigh The Lady Jcthbri5ge IN oucs-
t.on. who rctOsce> IN the queer Chris
tan name % Aiianore- - sister iof
Lady Claude. lie m''ton. and OF thst
Miss Chandoe Pole who used TO stay
a. Newport. r y. With Miss May Van
Alien. She is a daughter OF Edward
y. t.handos Pole. Of Redbourne Hall.
Dcfhyshire her mother. Lady Anna
Cazndos Pole. being daughter OF the
arm Earl Of Harrington
King George has found u impossible
90 dispense WITH the services OF MS
urfvafe secretary. Colonel Sir Frederick
pon~onby. who was assistant private
secretary 10 King Edward throughout
M. reign. and 90 Queen Victoria durine
fhe last ten YEAR, Of her hfc- SO Sir
Fr~derfoks appointment 20 the Fovcr-
norsslp Of Bombay r<s been with
VI $50 ~ n. 4 ID