Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1931-06-06
.ST|E[MAN SAILS
AS EX-W|FE WEEDS.
Harold Mccormick Approves
Wealthy Sons Marriage
to Divorcee.

BY the Associated Press.
NEW YORK, June 6.-The former
Mrs. Anne U. Stillman and her new
husband, Fowler Mccormick, grandson
of John D. Rockefeller, were honey
incoming in seclusion today. happy in
Harold F. McCormick's approval Of his
sons marriage.
John E. Mack. counsel for the bride.
said the couple had gone to East
hampton, Long Island.
James A. stillman, from whom the
bride obtained a divorce secretly in
Poughkeepsie Thursday, left on the
Olympic early today for Europe. He
vigorously denied he had married again
1t was on the Olympic that he and Mrs.
Stillman left for a second honeymoon
in 1925 after sensational divorce pro-
ceedings had been dropped.
Twenty Years Her Junior.
Mrs. Stillman, who is So, was mar
ried TO Mccormick, 20 years her junior,
in private ceremony at John D. Rookie
feller's estate in Pocantico Hills, N. Y,
yesterday by Supreme Court Justice
WitschiEf, Mack said. Her son James
and her daughter in-law were present,
as was Mack
For six years, since the Stillmans'
marital troubles became front page
news, Mccormick had been mentioned
as q possible sutton.
Mrs. Stillman had ridiculed this, how
ever, and pointed to the difference in
their. ages.
Mccormick Approves.
Harold F. Mccormick, chairman of
the Executive Committee Of the Inter-
national Harvester Co., said in Chicago:
MY sons marriage comes as no sur
prise to me and 1t has my entire ap-
proval. I have known for some years
Of Fowler's unwavering devotion to Mrs.
Stillman and of his desire for this out
come. and I have known, too, of her
deep regard for him.
MY one concern is for their happi-
ness. Basing my thought Of what /
know Of them both. not only hope but
truly believe they will find in this mar
riage lifelong contentment and COM
radeShip."
Fowler Mccormick, who Is worth a
fortune In his own right, was a close
friend OF Mrs. Stillman's son, James
Bud Stllman, who married Lena Will
son. his mothers maid, the daughter
OF Canadian lumberjack. He was
best man at that wedding in the Quebec
cackwoods. He Is graduate of Prince
ton.
No monetary arrangements were re-
vealed in connection with the Stillman
divorce.
VIII Return to Work.
Fowler Mccormick, located at East
hampton, said
We're going to play around here
for some time-two or three weeks. ]
haven't had vacation for a long time.
Then back 70 Chicago and work.
Mr.. Mccormick is a travelling sales
manager for the International Harvester
Co.
1t was at Mrs. stillman's suggestion
tnat Mccormick entered the Harvester
plant in Milwaukee as a worker in
overalls five years ago. She said al
the time:
Il told him he must know something
about the business If he ever intended
TO run IT, ! sugg sted he 90 to Milwau-
kee, Where he is less known, and find
out for himself how the machinery of
the business. particularly the human
machinery, operated"
AT that time. Mrs. Stillman said she
mad an intellectual love" affair with
Fowler, but they had not considered
marriage. I'VE have been too good
friends for that" she said And five
wars from now. wouldn't it be ridicu-
ious for woman of 5O-and am not
lmperishable. YOU know-to be the wife
OF young man of 80"
Fowler. she said. taught her to fight
When her life was smashed like broken
crockery."