The Washington times., 1922-03-15
IS ENGAGED
N,J,G|Rl
VEAL TIL
Beautiful Susanne Pierson De-
clines to Discuss 6etrothal
To Divorcee.

NORWICH, Conn.,, March l5.
Dan Cupid has fired an arrow
Into the heart of William A.
Slater, scion of the multi-million-
aire family Of Skaters, who have
magnificent home at 1885
Massachusetts, avenue northwest,
Washington, d. c., now being oc-
cupied by Secretary of the Treas
ury Mellon.
Second Time for Cupid.
This is the second time Cupid has
played that trick on him. The first
time the beautiful Madeleine H.
Allen, of South Orange, N. T.. was
the cause of Slater's heart trouble.
He was only twenty-three years old,
graduate Of Harvard and his faith
er's mills at Jewett, Conn, and she
most beautiful girl in the "Jersies
and not quite eighteen.
Their marriage was not happy,
and two years ago she went to
Reno, New, where SO many ro'
m6nCeS COME u al ciio oio wv
tanned her divorce.
Slater has become engaged to the
beautiful Susanne Pierson, twenty
one e.years old, daughter of Mr.. and
Mrs. J. Frederick Pierson, Of New
York and Palm Beach.
Slater refuses to deny 1t, and the
family Of "Suki.' as Miss Pierson
Ia called by her intimate friends,
also decline to discuss the situa-
ton.
The present William leaped into
the full light of publicity in 1911.
when he left Harvard in his senior
wear and took a S5-a-week job in
his fathers cotton Mills at Jewett,
Conn.
Learned Textile Business.
He was going to learn the textile
business from the bottom up" He
went to work every morning in a
Limousine, stayed nine hours on the
lob, and was raised TO $15 a week
after nine months of this sort of
thing.
i. was in 1913 that Mr.. and Mrs.
Joseph Allen, Of South Orange, an
nounced the engagement Of Made
leine Allen and the hardworking
young multi-millionaire. This ro-
nance caused a change in young Sla-
ter's plans. He decided he would
not 90 into the cotton mill business,
but would become a gentleman farm
er on the great family estate at
Pinehurst, N. c. Miss Allen became
enthused over the prospect OF be-
coming a farmers wife"
But the feeling died out all too
soon. A year or two after the wed
ding, one Of the most fashionable
New York ever had, rumors OF do
mestic troubles became rife. Then a
baby boy arrived in the Slater home
and 1t was believed that all was
well once more.
The war broke out and Slater
entered the army. His wife In the
meantime had become a nurse over
seas. On her return she told her
friends that her husband insisted up
on her living with his parents, to
which she seriously objected.
Later she threatened a divorce,
but her father asked her not to be-
gin any action until he died. She
promised she would not.
Noted rs PhiIanthrop,st.
The domestic trouble increased,
however, and in 1919 she went to
Reno, where she remained for the
six months needed to establish a
residence in that hospitable Nevada
city. In due time the divorce was
granted. Mrs. Slater being awarded
the custody of the child for nine
months in the year.
Besides their estate In Plnehurst
and the Washington home, the
Skaters have a wonderful chateau in
Barritz. France. and a cottage" at
Newport. Young Skaters mother IL
now living at 1927 Sixteenth street
northwest, Washington. having sub.
let her Massachusetts avenue home
to the MELONS.
The late William A. Slater was
noted as a philanthropist az were his
father and uncle before him. the later
having given 81 ,000, 900 to a sund for
ne1ro education.