Putnam patriot. [volume] (Putnam, Conn.) 1872-1962, 1922-02-03
Thompson Heiress To Marry
PennileSS Russian Refugee
MRS STEPHENS as AND vONSIATSkY, %, TO WE'D IN
NEW YORK TOMORROW.-BRiDE is WELL
KNOWN IN WINDHAM COUNTY
Daughter of Mrs Norman Ream of Carolyn Hail. Thompson
Father Famous Financer

father aided the Russians against the
Poles and was thus rewarded. Ny IA
ther. Andre Nonsiatsky, was chief 81
the gendarmerie of Warsaw during
Russian control He was killed in an
uprising in 1910 Naturally | be-
came dedicated to the army. have a
cursed Bolshevist bullet in my body
now. When the war began was a
student in a military academy and was
too young to bear arms But | was
not too young when the revolution be-
gan"
He said that he had first joined the
counter-revolution and marched with
Korniloff's army until the leader fell.
Then he cast his lot with the white
Army" of Denikin, and finally with
Kolchak. When the campaign of the
latter resulted in fiasco he fled TO
Paris by way Of Constantinople
Estates Ia South Russia
The announcement of the forth
coming marriage aroused interest in
Chicago society. Both the mother and
father of Mrs. Stephens were of Rev
dictionary stock and her former hus-
band is a wealthy lawyer of that city.
Count Chirep Spireboviteh, Russian
emigre, who IS stopping at the Audi
forum Hotel in Chicago, said:
"The Vonsiatsky family had i'm
mense estates in South RUSSIA. which
49,. l.. - n.Hat,..
wiki, but should the political situation
change, Nonsiatsky probably would be
able TO match fortunes with his bride.
| know that he is brilliant engineer
and that he served with conspicuous
bravery under Denikin and Kolchak.
He has rank equivalent to that of
the British knight. don't know what
his present situation is. but il he is
employed as a workman il IS because
he prefers to be so.
With n letter of introduction adj
dressed to President Vauelain from
Watson Webb, Mr. Vonsiatsky appear
cd about six weeks ago al the Eddy
stone plant Of the Baldwin Loeomo-
tive Works At the works they say he
came Ia big limousine with a fine
lady" who engineered an introduction
TO Superintendent William Thomas.
y hen they found that Xonsiatsky
WAS neither mechanic, engineer, nor
any other kind of skilled worker, he
was assigned To the chemical labora-
tory. where he began his first attempt
60 earn livelihood in the United
States. superintendent Thomas be-
came Interested in his welfare and
took him to the Y VI. G. \. in Ches-
ter
Mr. Nonsiatsky said that be would
return at the end of his honeymoon
to the locomotive works. Mrs. Steph-
ems will share with him modest home
near the plant. Friends of Mrs.
Stephens say that she will adopt her
husbands faith.
The former Marion Ream was con
spicuous in the younger Chicago set
before her first marriage about 20
years ago. Her father laid the foun-
datiOn Of his immense fortune in pork
operations lie was an Armour brok-
er and subsequently became interest
ed in real estate, in rails, fractions
and industrial reorganization He
was one Of the organizers of the Ma
tional Biscuit Company and the Unit
ed States Steel Corporation. Mr.
Ream died in New York City Oh Feb.
0, 1915, following an operation at the
Presbyterian Hospital. Under the
terms Of his will one-half Of his estate
went to his wife, and the bulk of the
residue was divided equally among
the six children.