Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1931-07-19
|ELL|N SEES FATHER
MARRY OPERA STAR
Postal Head and Anna Case
United Before Gathered
Families.
BY the Associated Press.

BY the Associated Press.
NEW YORK, July lain the pres
ence of his daughter Film, whose mar
riage to Irving Berlin caused a three
year estrangement, Clarence H. Mac
kay was married today to Anna Case,
concert singer and former Metropolitan
Opera soprano.
The 57-year-old chairman Of the
Postal Telegraph g. Gable Corporation,
whose Irish immigrant father amassed
millions In the gold rush days, and
the village blacksmith's daughter, AZ
years old, whose voice brought her
world fame. were married In the Catho-
lie Church at Rosyln, Long Island.
where the Mackay Summer estate Is
situated.
Only Families Present.
Only members Of the immediate
families Of the bride and groom were
present. including Irving Berlin, who
rose to international fame as a writer
OF popular songs. and his wife.
The family gathering In connection
with the fathers marriage was in strik-
ing contrast to the marriage bureau
nuptials OF the daughter five years ago.
Mackay, a devout Catholic, had rigidly
opposed the marriage of his daughter
to Berlin, a Jew. When informed that
the wedding had taken place he an
nounced it had been done without
my knowledge or consent" and there
after refused to receive his daughter
or her husband.
When a child was born to the tune
registerite daughter Of millions, it was
generally supposed a reconciliation
would follow, but this did not occur
until the death two years ago of Mac
kays mother, who had wished father
and daughter to forgive and forget.
Bride Embraces Church.
When Mackay fell in love with the
woman who was to become his second
wife, he found himself in somewhat
the same position in relation to Miss
Case as his daughter had been in re-
lation to Berlin. For Miss Case was
not Catholic, but a member of the
Dutch Reformed Church. The singer
however. decided to embrace the faith
OF her nance and was recently con-
frmed in the Catholic Church.
Miss Case had not been married be-
fore. but Mackay was married in 1898
to the late Katherine Duer, a famous
beauty. They were divorced Is years
later, and the day after the decree was
made final Mrs. Mackay married DR..
Joseph Blake. famous surgeon from
whom later she also was divorced. Mrs
Blake gave her blessing to her daugh-
ter Ellin's marriage and befriended her
during the period Of estrangement be-
tween father and daughter. She Is now
dead.
No announcement was made of the
engagement of the singer and the COM
munication magnate, but rumors began
circulating last night that the pair
would be married today. and this morn
ing statement was issued from the
Mackay Offices announcing that the
wedding had occurred at Q o'clock and
adding that Immediately after a we'd
ding breakfast the Mackays had left on
a motor trip.
Yacht Waits Honeymooners.
The Mackay yacht Manchonoch II
was moored at Glen Cove today, and,
though the official announcement spoke
only Of motor tour, it was generally
believed this would be short and most
Of the honeymoon would be spent on
the luxurious yacht.
BY her marriage. the concert. movie
and radio singer becomes mistress Of
the Mackay town establishment, the
Mackay yacht and the Summer estate
at Roslyn, which is called Harbor Hill
The latter mansion has been the scene
Of numberless elaborate society func-
tons and the socially elite of America
and Europe, including the Prince Of
Wales, have been entertained there.
For today's ceremony the bride, who
at the height Of her career was called
the most beautiful woman in opera,
wore a gown of white lace, white
hat and carried lilies Of the valley.