New-York tribune., 1922-08-12
Mccormick
And w alska
W ed andHide
Swift Ceremony Perform
ed by Mayor in Paris
City Hall for Harvester
Head and Opera Singer
Gifts to Charity
Smooth the Way
Efforts Made to Keep
Route of Honeymoon
a Secret From Public

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PARIS, Aug. IL (By The Associated
Press s).-Harold F. Mccormick, of
Chicago, chairman Of the executive
committee of the international Har-
vester Company, and Mrs. Alex
ander Smith Cochran, known to the
music world as Madame Gamma Walska,
were married quietly to-day in the
city hall of the select Passy District
OF Paris. Including the bride and
bridegroom only five persons were in
the office of the Mayor when that dig
nitary made the couple man and wife.
Dudley Field Malone, of New York,
who was attorney for Mrs. Cochran in
her divorce proceedings against the
wealthy American manufacturer, and
Mrs. Malone were witnesses. The en-
tire ceremony lasted less than six
minutes from the time that Mr.. Nc
Cormick, Madame WaIska and the
Malones left their automobile and en-
tered the City Hall. The formality of
the marriage bans being posted in the
City Hall two weeks in advance of the
ceremony had been waived by the
French authorities as special
privilege.
The wedding party arrived at the
City Hall at 10:30 o'clock this morn
ing and was Immediately ushered into
the large private room of Mayor
Berthenet, who had been advised by
phone of their coming and was wait
ing for them, The bride was dressed
IN plain tailor-made travelling suit of
gray She woresfa small hat of the
same color and looked to be'-in radiant
health and spirits. Mr.. Mccormick also
was dressed In gray suit. He seemed
to be in high spirits. City Hall Of
ffcials voted the bridal couple "a fine
ly matched pair"
Place of Honeymoon Secret
Mayor Berthenet Congratulated Mr..
and Mrs. Mccormick, and then, bending
low, gallantly kissed the brides hand.
Immediately afterward the bride and
bridegroom, accompanied by Mr.. and
Mrs. Malone, left the City Hall. Mrs.
Mccormick beamed smiles upon the
attendants of the Mayor who escorted
her to the sidewalk. The destination
of the newlyweds has been surrounded
by strict secrecy, although it is under
stood they have not gone very far
away.
The janitor at Nine Walska's house
asserted that the couple had left this
afternoon for Carlsbad, and that the
servants and the Polish prima donna's
secretary would follow on train. The
ianitor's haziness regarding the hour
Mr.. and Mrs. Mccormick departed this
afternoon caused some persons to
doubt the story and to believe that the
statement was given merely as a blind
to cover the real destination of the
couple.
Mr.. Mccormick is retaining his
rooms in the Hotel Princess, in Paris.
He took with him only a small amount
of luggage, and informed the hotel pro-
prletor that in a few days he would
call for the remainder of his baggage
and leave the hotel for good.
Charities Won French Hearts
Concerning the waving of the for
mallty of posting the bans, Mayor
Berthenet said that a special dispensa-
tlon had been granted by the civil tri-
bunal of the Department of the Seine.
lie explained that this was quite a
common practice in the case of Ameri-
cans or the nationals of other coun-
'i'eo wHeIe Cne puDllcaClon OF bans was
not required by law. He added that
the waving of the formality on behalf
OF Frenchmen was more difficult to Sc
cure.
Another official explained that the
suspension of the publication of the
pans was not accorded merely 20
wealthy persons; it was quite within
the reach of persons of slim purses.
providing good reasons could be shown,
They" said Mayor Berthenet, refer
ring to Mr.. and Mrs. Mccormick "were
very nice to cur poor and gave an i'm
mense amount to our local charities"
Although the Mayor refused to name
the amount, when asked if it was 2OO,-
600 francs, he replied that it was quite
possible.
Miss Mathilde's Turn Next
1t has been assumed that Miss
Mathilde Mccormick, seventeen old
daughter of the bridegroom, would be
married to Max Oser shortly after her
fathers wedding, but close friends of
the McCormicks to-day were sure that
Mathilde's wedding would not take
place for some time.
Mr.. Mccormick was previously mar
ried to Edith Rockefeller, daughter
of John D. Rockefeller. After a mar
ried life of twentysix years Mrs Nc
Cormick obtained divorce last Decem-
Der on grounds of desertion. Nine.
Walska has been married four times.
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