The New York herald., 1922-01-07
NOTED PERSONS IN
j BRITISH DIVORCES. &;
More Than a Thousand
Cases to Come Up This
Month.
MANY FAMOUS NAMES
ViscOuntess RhOndda, Lord
Cathcart and Lady Belper
Among Petitioners.
LADY FRASER ALSO SUING
Young Earl of Craven Named
in Action by Lord
Cathcart.
LADY FRASER ALSO SUING

Special Gable to THE New York HERALD.
Copyright, 1922, By THE New YonK HERALD
New York Herald Bureau.
London, Jan. q.
An unusual number of distinguished
names appears in the long list of more
than 1000 divorce cases which are to
come before the divorce court during
the Hilary term this month, begin
ming January IL and ending January
81. Among them are the names of
Viscountess Rhondda, peeress in her
own right, heiress of the coal king,
who las petitioned for a restitution of
her conjugal rights against her hus-
band, Sir Humphrey Mackworth the
Earl of Cathcart, who is bringing an
action for divorce against Vera Lady
Cathcart, naming the young Earl Of
Craven, son of the former Miss Cor
nelia Bradley Martin of New York, as
correspondent; Lady Belper, daughter
OF Lord Aberdare and sister-in-law
of Miss Camille Clifford. the Broad
way show girl. once known as the
Gibson girl" and Lady Fraser, for
merly Miss Helen Mary Lawrence Of
Seattle, Wash, who also seeks tie
restitution of her conjugal rights from
her husband. Sir John Foster Fraser.
who has frequently visited the United
States.
viscountess Rhondda. who is thirty
nine years old, is one OF the dominating
figures in the English business world.
She is member of the boards of direc-.
tors of thrty-sh companies and chair
man of several OF these boards. In suf-
frage days she went to prison for the
cause of women's. rights. and In numer-
Gus public speeches has emphasized her
view that woman is the equal OF man.
particularly in a business sense. Her
faith in herself is. perhaps, best
summed up in her own phrase: "An ef-
ficent woman is the woman who gets
things done"
Viscountess Rhondda petitioned King
George last May to issue her a writ of
summons to sit in the House of Lords,
a privilege which, she asserted, was hers
in her own right.
Lady Cathcart Is wealthy in her own
right. being the daughter and heiress OF
the late Michael Raubenheimer. who was
one of the South African diamond trust
kings" She has been married twice
The Earl of Cathcart married her about
three years ago. She is about thirty
years younger than her husband and is
regarded as one OF the most beautiful
and charming women in England. Cos
sip has had it that she regarded her
allowance from the Earl as insufficient.
Last fall he caused an advertisement to
be inserted in the London Times of his
refusal to be responsible for Lady Cath
carts financial obligations. A few
nights later 1t was reported that she had
won nearly $4,000 in the Casino at
Deauville.
Seen Much Together.
Lady Cathcart and the young Earl Of
Craven have been seen together fire.
uucntly during the last year, both in
London and Deauville The Earl of
Craven inherited his title on the death
OF his father. who was drowned in the
Solent on July .. 1921. He fell from
his yacht and his body was found on
the rocks two miles from Cowes. The
present Earrs mother was Miss Cor
nclla Bradley Martin. daughter of the
late Bradley Martin of New York II
was caid that she wanted him TO marry
an American girl. but he afterward mar
ried Mary Williamina. whose father was
"a man of the people" For year Lady
Craven refused to receive her sons
daughter.
The divorce petition by Lady Belper
follows a restitution decree which she
obtained from the courts here last July.
Lord Belper. who Is a Colonel I'm the
Second Life Guards Is very wealthy
His family own great cotton and calico
mills. His brother. Capt. Henry Bruce.
OF the Royal Scots and who was killed
in France. married Camille Clifford. the
American show girl. who since the death
OF Capt. Bruce contracted another mar
riaEe-with Capt. Merideth Evans Of the
British Army.
sir John Foster Fraser Is a distin-
gulshed British economist and journ-
alist.