The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1922-02-19
Odd Den0uement Fol-
lows Counter : Suit
BY Mrs. Ruby Glib
SON Davies Against
Playwright of Social
. Standing.

must Dc aDle 10 produce eVloenc0
successfully withstandins the
assault.
Otherwise-and on this point
many a case has fallen-one can
not secure a decree II he or she
Is also guilty Of misconduct.
This vital point Of law. %
eften the stumbling block in
divorce actions, 10 the case OF
Gibson Davies and Mrs. Ruby
Davies, hero and beauty. who
demand the law give them eternal
separation. yet find themselves
possibly baked by the evidence
which each insists will prove
infidelity, by the other.
The split in the domestic rela-
tons of the Davies couple is Of
particular interest because their
differences have brought to the
front Alfred C. Harrison, tr.. multi
millionaire, Of Philadelphia and
Cuba, a noted explorer.
THE TWO CORRESPONDENTS.
He is prominent in Philadelphia
society, is a member of number
of exclusive clubs and maintains
a magnificent mansion in the ex-
elusive Edge Hill section Of that
city.
He figures as one Of the core
pondents. The other correspondent.
far less spectacular character
in the drama Of loves. though her
Injection into the case was in
spectacular manner, is Mrs.
Rebecca Lund.
'rhe divorce-seeking plaintiffs
and defendants-are La Verne Da-
.vies and Ruby Gibson Davies. He
% an author and playwright. He
served with distinction in the war
as a lieutenant incidentally he
auames the war-because it caused
nim to absent himself from the
family hearth-for his domestic
troubles and for the entrance Of
the clubman into the Davies
affairs.
Mrs. Davies was married in
Greenwich, Conn.,. on January s,
1917. 1t was a pre-war romance
FASTENED to the altar by the
proximity Of war.
Harrison's wife was Mss Marie
N Gibson. of Newport, r. l. His
sister Is Countess Karl Holnstein.
EAGER TO FIGHT FOR FLAG.
Dawes. before the war, as now,
was in modest circumstances.
When the United States entered
the conflict he, like other red.
, blooded young men, was fired with
ambition to serve in the ranks.
He enlisted in the marines as a
a private In the spring Of 1917.
He told his wife he considered il
his duty to do his bit for his
country and she agreed he could
go to the front.
Their life together until then had
been happy. They entertained as
lavishly as their circumstances per-
mitted. They were. to all outward
appearances, the ideal newlywed
couple. Mrs. Davies was content,
apparently. to get along on the
small salary her husband could
command. She had not yet met
Harrison. The only Establishments
she knew were those of her hus-
band. The only income she had
was that Of the pal she was now
sacrificing to the war.
In June. 1917. young Davies was
listed as a private with the ma
rines in the Ninety-second Battal-
ion. Friends had chided him for
entering this organization, when
he might have gone to Plattsburg.
obtained commission in a few
months and gone abroad with
epaulets and sword. But he an
swered them grimly that he was
determined to get into action
quickly. He knew the marines
would be among the first to see &C.
ton, and he didn't care whether he
went over as a private or an Off
Ger, so long as action was assured
him.
NAMES MILLIONAIRE,
However, a month later he was
transferred to the army and, still a
private, was sent to Camp Lee.
Petersburg. Va, for training. He
took with him his pretty twenty
year old bride. She lived with a
family just outside the camp
grounds.
As much as possible they were
together. Throughout his stay at
Petersburg he enjoyed her entire
affection.
Then. in July, 1918, his regiment.
the Three Hundred and Seven.
teenth Infantry, was ordered to
Porto Rico. The inevitable parting
had come. Mrs. Davies returned to