The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1916-1920, 1919-08-10
AMOS PTNCHOT WEEDS
RUTH PICKERING
Marriage Takes Place in Home
of Bridegroom's Uncle in
Connecticut.
BRIDE IS vAssAR GIRL
Roth Are Leaders in Radical
Group of Greenwich VIII
lage, Where They Met.

Anos Pinchot, millionaire radical pub
,,cIst. and Miss Ruth Pickering, daueh-
Tor Of Mr.. and Mrs. George Pickering OF
ririra. N. Y, were married yesterday
sy,srnoon in the home of William Phelps
Emo an uncle Of the bridegroom. at Saul
r.,uck. Conn. The Rev. Charles Pit
han Croft OF simsbury. Conn.,, read the
wedding ritual.
!. greenwich Village romance. Both Mr..
p,nchot and his bride have been leaders
IN the radical group which strives to
ma,ntain the intellectual standards Of
village life against the distractions that
have arisen with the spread of It's fame
md the . >4ion Of interlopers and tour
IstS re- coup includes a number OF
parsons 80 have become well known.
its prlnapsI medium of expression was
rTst The Noses and then Max East
mans Liberdtor.
Mr.. Ptnehot Is 4s years old, and his
bride is 81. II was his second mar
rIare. His first wife was Miss Ger
,rpde Mlnturn of New York. The first
Mrs. Plnchot secured a divorce in Rock
land county, New York. last December,
following a separation OF several years
from her husband. She was given sthe
custody Of her daughter. IA years old.
A son, Clifford. II, who was named after
his uncle, clifford Pinchot. head OF the
Bureau OF Forestry In President Roose-
veit's Administration, was given to the
custody Of the father.
The Pinchots are of an old and
wealthy Pennsylvania family. While
clifford was winning fame as the director
under President Roosevelt Of a fight for
the preservation of the nations forests.
Amos was active on the radical side In
political and economic controversies. He
was one of the leaders of the Progressive
marty. The first Mrs. Pinchot was active
in these movements. She investigated
conditions In Lawrence, Mass. during the
textile strike Of 1912 and worked as q
strike picket
Amos Pinchot made a campaign at
tended by much publicity and large ex-
pense in the early months OF the war for
heavier taxation assessments against the
rich. In this campaign he had the SYM
pathy and cooperation Of the Greenwich
Village intellectuals.
The second Mrs Pinchot was gradu-
sted from Vassar College in 1914.
While there she attained some note as
writer Of verse. After graduation she
came to New York and made her home
in Greenwich Village. She became. a
close friend Of the Eastmans. Max and
his sister. Crystal, and contributed verse
to The Masses. Mr.. Pinchot was a con-
tributor OF articles on controversial mat
tiers.
For time Miss Pickering was Sec
rotary Of a company that formerly pub
ished Persons Magazine. Later she
was connected with the Nation. Miss
Pickering's family is of Quaker faith
on both sides. She has many relatives
In Philadelphia. where her parents once
lived Mrs. Pickering Is chairman II
the wonans suffrage organization OF
Elmra.
Among those attending the wedding
were Mr.. and Mrs George Pickering,
Mr. and Mrs. Clifford Pinchot. Mrs.
Charles lBreughton, Wood, Miss Mary
Pinchot Morgan. DR.. and Mrs. George
Mitchell Parker. Mr.. and Mrs. Sumner
Gerard. Mr.. and Mrs. Larkin G. Mead
Stevenson H Evans and the Misses
Pickering.
Mr.. and Mrs. PInchot will spend the
rest Of the summer at the Pinchot es-
tate, Milford. Pike county. Pa.