The New York herald., 1922-09-19
Heiress, Daughter Of Late
Commodore, Bride Of Rob
crt G. Ebert.
MARRIED IN BALTIMORE
Was Engaged i'm 1918 to Alex
ander Benson Of American
Diplomatic Service.

News of the secret marriage of Miss
Marion c. Bourne. daughter Of the
late Commodore Frederick G. Bourne
of the New York Yacht Club. who LETT
an estate OF many millions, to Robert
C. Elbert Of New York will come as a
surprise to society. According to a
brief announcement made last night
by Frank Lyon Polk from his office at
Is Broad street, Miss Bourne was mar
ried to Mr.. Ebert in Baltimore. The
date or exact place of the wedding was
not learned.
At least 70 some members of the
Bourne family the wedding was as
much of Il surprise as 1t will be to
their many friends in New York and
other cities. At the home of Mrs. Ar
thur X. Bourne. sister-in-law of the
bride, it was said last night that news
OF the marriage had just reached there
and that nothing was known of Il
other than the fact that IT had taken
place. A member of the family said
that they did not know Mr. Ebert
| Mrs. Ebert has been living with Mr..
and Mrs. Ralph B. Strassburger at Nor
mandy Farm, Gwynedd Valley, Pa.
Mrs Strassburger was Miss May Bourne.
sister. Another unmarried sister, Miss
Marjorie Bourne, also makes her home
there.
The supposition is that Miss Bourne
Joined her nance in Philadelphia and
journeyed TO Baltimore for their we'd
ding.
Mr.. Polk. who represented the fam
lily. could not be reached last night.
His house in New York is closed and his
place In the country could not be reached
by telephone. Alfred s. Bourne. a brother
OF the bride. is stepping at the Ambas-
sado- Hotel. but could not be found
there Nor was her other brother. George
r. Bourne, nor her sister. Mrs. Anson W.
Hard. TO be found last night.
Following the death of Commodore
Bourne and the division of his immense
properties. largely in securities of the
Singer Sewing Machine Company, OF
which he was president for a number
of years. legal controversy arose with
in the family over the division. Mrs.
Elbert purchased from the executors OF
her fathers will. who included her
brother. Arthur X. Bourne. and George
T.. Nall, the Deautl1ul estate OF 1OufDo-
dore Bourne on Dark Island. in the St
Lawrence River. near Alexandria Bay.
This great castlelike house was spe-
ciaily beloved by Mrs. Ebert, as she
had spent much time there and she
wished to possess II. Following her
purchase for about $3.50, 900 she decided
that she had paid too much for the prop
erty and sought last year TO set aside
the sale and receive her money back.
In May. 1918. the engagement was
announced of the former Miss Marion
bourne 60 Alexander Benson, son Of
Mrs. Edwin ~ Benson OF Chestnut Hill.
Pa His father was at ono time presi-
dent Of the Union League Club Of Phil
delphia. Mr.. Benson at the time his
engagement was announced was In the
diplomatic service. In 1919 the engage
ment was broken.
After Commodore Bourne's death in
1918 his daughter. Marion, with ono OF
her sisters. continued to make their
home in their fathers palatial residence,
Indian Neck Hall. at Oalkdale. II was
completed in 1897 after five years of
construction at cost OF 100000 SIT
uated I'm the center Of a 1900 acre tract.
II boasted canal. private land ng for
yachts and a lignthouse.