New-York tribune., 1922-05-30
Mrs. Mccormick, Charg-
ing Technically in the
Guardianship of Father,
Causes Halt in Order
Says She'll Sail;
Father Says ''No"
Rockefeller Cranddaugh-
ter Sends Luggage to
Liner Departing To-day

possibility of court battle to-day en-
tered into the romance Of Mathilde Nc
Cormick, seventeen-year- ar-old daughter
of Harold Mccormick, millionaire head
of the international Harvester Com
pany, and Max Oser, her Swiss riding
master fiance, whose age has been
variously given at from forty-fve to
fifty mine.
Despite the published report in New
York that the granddaughter of John D.
Rockefeller would sail for Europe on
the Cunard liner Berengaria to-mor-
row, presumably to join Oser in prepar-
ations for their early wedding, her
father here asserted that his daughter
would not go.
The dispatches area mistake" he
said. my daughter is not sailing"
Asked how that affected the we'd
ding plans, he rpled:
"Not at all The wedding plans re-
main just as they were"
Mr.. Mccormick refused to elaborate
his statement,
Legal Technicalities
Meanwhile, fresh obstacle to the
marriage was seen in court move by
which an order that made Mr.. Nc
Cormick the guardian of his daugh-
ter might be vacated.
technicality arose to-day when it
was revealed that Mrs. Edith Rockefel-
Ter Mccormick, who divorced Mr.. Nc
Cormick several months ago, was not
given what she regarded as proper legal
notice According to the law, it was
said, both parents must be served with
notice of the petition for guardian
ship.
This was brought to the attention
Of Probate Judge Homer by counsel for
Mrs. Mccormick late to-day. Charles
5. Cutting, counsel for Mrs. Mccormick,
notified Judge Horner that his client
had not received notice of the action
and requested that she be given proper
notice.
Mother May Make Contest
Mrs. Mccormick was served with
the notice Saturday, according to Mr..
Cutting. so that the three days notice
required by the rules Of the court will
not expire until Wednesday. When Mr..
SuttluS was dSkeQ IL MIS-. NICOOTNlCk
would contest the appointment of her
he said Mrs. Mccormick had not made
up her mind. Mrs. Mccormick denied
herself to all inquirers.
"No order of record has been entered
in the Probate Court Mr.. Cutting said,
land Mr.. Mccormick is not the legal
guardian of Mathilde. When l informed
Judge Horner that my client had not
been given notice, he stopped the order
and it was never entered, though the at
tempt was made"
"Mrs. MacCormick has been given
proper notice." Judge Horner said, "and
whether she objects to the appointments ir
of Mr. Mccormick as Mathide's guar
dian. Should she object, | will set the
matter for hearing at some future date
Also Opposed by Sister
While Mr.. McCormick's consent was
given six weeks ago to the marriage of
Mathilde to Oser, he has been opposed
by Muriel Mccormick. Mathilde's elder
sister, and by Harold F. Mccormick jr.,
her brother. Mrs. Mccormick, accord
ing to friends of the family, has been
and still is unalterably opposed to the
iio IoSC anu IL vas SdlQ ilCI OpPOSICIOl
caused her father, John D. Rockefeller,
to withhold his consent to the union.
However. she has made no public ut
terance on the subject.
Mr.. McCormick's object in seeking
appointment as his daughters guar
dian was to clear the way for the
marriage, because Of a provision of
the wiss law which is said to make
the consent of both parents or the
legal guardian necessary to the mar
riage of a minor.
Mathilde Mccormick admitted yes
terday at the Hotel Plaza that she is
sailing to-day on the Cunard Liner
Berengaria, presumably to marry
Oser.
Efforts to keep her departure secret
were frustrated when it was learned
that Miss McCormicks luggage had
been sent from the hotel to the pier.
She would not discuss the plans nor
thealleged disagreement with her
father over the trip.
"I have nothing further to say" she
said, II don't want to be bothered with
questiones.
She will be accompanied by Miss
Julia Mangold, who was formerly
Oser's book keeper at St. Jacobs Rid
ing Academy, Zurich, and by French
maid.