The sun., 1919-04-29
DIR. AND MRS. BLAKE
RETURN FROM PARIS
Former Mrs. Mackay Brings
Her Three Children, Who
Were Born in France.
HE MAY PRACTICE HERE
Quick Marriage Abroad Fol-
lowed Two Divorces Granted
in United States.

DR.. Joseph A. Blake and Mrs. Blake,
formerly Mrs. Clarence H. Mackay, who
were married in Paris in 1914, and who,
according to a report current then, had
determined to make their home in
France permanently, returned to tho
United States yesterday. They were
accompanied by their three children, all
Of whom were born in Paris. DR.. Blake
and his wife will rest for q month or
30. and then will establish their per-
manent homo here and the physician
will resume practice as n surgeon.
There Is no secret about what in
tend to do" DR.. Blake said yesterday.
Mrs. Blake and have come back after
more than four years of steady work
ABROAD 10 make our home here. We
have rented a house at Newport and as
soon as we are able to engage the ne
cessary servants we will 60 there and
rest for while. l have had only two
weeks OF vacation in four years
In about month from now l expect
to make definite arrangements for going
back into active practice. don't ex-
pect to associate myself with other sur
geons or with an institution. will
eit'ei pocoHic al dCtlVe operating sur
geop again or a consultant The choice
will depend entirely on whether or not.
after / have rested up. I find that I
have the energy for operative work"
The Blakes passed most Of their time
abroad at Neuilly and Paris. DIR. Blake,
who was mustered out of the United
States service in December. was in
charge of six hospitals In France when
the armistice was signed. His military
rank was that of colonel. He received
cross of the Legion of Honor and a
special medal OF honor from the French
Government
Married Soon After War Started.
DR.. and Mrs. Blake were married In
Paris in November, 1914, three months
after the beginning OF the world war.
The physician had been in Europe since
the preceding March. At the time he
left the United States his former wife
had sued him for divorce and another
action for divorce was pending between
Mr.. and Mrs. Mackay. Or. Blake was
travelling and studying when Germany
and France went to war in August,
1914, and he hurried to Paris and Of
fered his services.
When he left the United States the
physician denied that he was TO remain
abroad permanently. but there were
those among his New York acquain-
tances who were unable to figure out
that he would be likely to reutrn.
Mr. and Mrs. Clarence II. Mackay
were married in 1898. she being before
her marriage Miss Katherine Duer OF
this city. Soon after their marriage
Mr.. Mackay began work on his home at
Roslyn. L. l.. known as Harbor Hill
and they went to live there in 1900
They had three children. OF whom Mr.
Mackay now has the custody.
Following the summer OF 1911, when
DR.. Blake and Mrs. Mackay saw a good
deal of each other at Litchfeld, Conn.
where they lived on adjoining country
places. Mrs, Blake began a suit against
Mrs. Mackay charging the alienation of
her husbands affections and asking ST.
100000 damages The suit was never
tried Mrs. Blake changing the form OF
her action presently to one for divorce
and making II clear that. although she
had asked 81 900 900. she was not in
terested in the money side OF her suit.
The Mackay's were divorced, as were
the Blakes, in 1914. the DEGREES being
signed after multitudlnous conferences
between counsel on all sides both in this
country and France. and with SO much
discretion that only three of the law
yers names were ever learned. William
H. Taft, Frederic r, Coudert and Henry
a. Uterhart
Mackays Get Divorces in France.
The French court granted a mutual
divorce TO the Mackays. awarding each