The Birmingham age-herald., 1919-07-17
MAJ. I. W. PALMER
 IS MARRIED IN CHILE
We'll Known Alabama Man Making Great Success As
 International Lawyer

Montevallo. July 16-(speciall-A be
 lated letter from Maj. T. w Palmer, Jr.
 or Chile, South America, has been re-
 ceived by President and Mrs. T. ". Pal.
 mer telling of the plans for his ap.
 preaching marriage to Miss Marguerite
 Meehan of Chile. Later a cablegram
 announces the continuation of those plans
 There were to be three marriage cere-
 monies-one performed by the Chilean
 civil authorities. one by the United States
 consul under the United States flag and
 one by a Protestant minister. Thus.
 Major Palmer wrote, they would be mar ried legally, periodically and religiously. so that it would prove a wel1-tied knot.
 The two civil ceremonies were to be performed in Antofagasta. Immediately afterwards the bridal party, consisting of the bride and groom, many friends rom Chuquicanata and Antofagasta, and the United States officials, were to board a large United States steamer and sailed out to neutral waters. Here, in the large oraWlng room of the vessel, the marriage service would be read by a Protestant minister. The officials on the ship were greatly interested in the affair, and were 10 have the ship ordered for the wedding ceremony in true American style
 Mrs. Palmer is brilliant young Amer ican woman whose family has resided for some time in Chuquicamata. She is said to be very beautiful of that rare tyne wherein are combined fair hair and com plexion and dark brown eyes
 Major Palmer was employed by the Chilean Exploration company January. 1SlS, and soon afterwards went to Gnu Quicamata. where he has charge of the legal work of the largest copper corpora ton in the world. AS part of his work he makes contracts and adjusts claims with people of every civilized country. For such extensive international work he IS well qualified. After he was graduated al the University of Alabama at the age Of l9, he entered the law school of Har- ward university, and received the de- gree of IL. B. in 1913
 During his senior year he won the Shell don scholarship over 100 competitors. This scholarship gave him years residence at the law school of the University of spain, Madrid. While in Spain he pre- pared guide to the laws of Spain This work was submitted to the librarian of the supreme court of the United States and was approved, and was published by the United States government for the use of the supreme court. This volume was strongly praised by the leading legal journals of the country, and won for Major Palmer a reputation as an interna- ttonal lawyer.
 At the Pan-American congress held in Washington four years ago, Major Palmer I read paper on the laws of Mexico. This paper caused much comment among the law journals in the United States and Mexico. As result of these publications the Guggenheims of New York invited him to enter service in South America l three years ago. He had joined the army and was expecting war at that time with Germany, however; and notwithstanding the fact that he was urged by the depart l ment of justice to take the position in Chile in order to protect our interests there, he declined the Guggenheims' flat tering offer Immediately after the ar1nistice was signed the offer was re- newed and accepted.
 He has wonderful opportunities in South America to develop not only in interna- tional law, but in business affairs, and can no doubt do much toward prornot- ing trade between the United States and South America.
 The many friends of Major Palmer unite | in cordially congratulating him, and they ! will await with more interest than ever | his return to the United States.