Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1942-06-14

role of husband number two, Col. Lyton
Grey Ament who had been Herbert Hoovers
right hand man in feeding Europe after the
last World War. But he did not feed Lucy
the right vitamns or something Of the kind
because this act was short, the curtain ring
ing down on Reno divorce.
However, the scenery and atmosphere were
Of the grandest, including honeymoon in the
royal palace of Queen Marie of Rumania, at
Snaa AS soon the court handed down the
decree notifying the colonel that he no longer
had to feed anyone but himself, Lucy was
ready for the third act.
This opened with remarkable "emancipa-
ton party" thrown by that lady. in Reno.
Among the characters present, was her own
legal chief of staff, which was not surpris-
ing, but also among the champagne Slippers
was her divorced husbands lawyer. 1t is said
that the husband himself was invited as guest
of honor but the colonel sent his regrets
The next scene in this act was the rectory
Of the Reverend f. d. Clark at Towson, Mary
land, where she was married to Lieutenant
Commander Charles A. Ham, Jr. This was
the third time this minister and his rectory
had appeared in her life drama Lucy had
been so lucky with her first husband ("best
one I ever had,") that she brought him the
next two incumbents for that office.
But the Commander insisted on going to
sea and doing anything else that Uncle Sam
told him, regardless of whether it suited his
wife's convenience or not. Therefore in three
days less than year, the wife back in
Reno, going through the motions of a divorce.
Act four opened with Mr.. Magraw playing
the leading man. but. for the first time the
Reverend Mr.. Clark and his rectory were not
in the marriage scene. He seems to be out of
the cast now for good The next few scenes
may have been directed by Lucy but they were
not her idea. though they did pretty well as
far as publicity was concerned.
At this point Flora Human Magraw
"muscled into" the performance, not because
she was the bridegroom's divorced wife but on
the strength OF a $4,000 promissory note
which thai gentleman had signed.
She wanted him 20 do something about it
and he did but not what she wanted He
washed himself clean of all debts by going
through bankruptcy A bankrupt is usually
supposed to be more or less a pauper. But
Mr.. Magraw seemed msCast for the part be-
ing dressed like fashion plate and even wear
ing valuable jewelry.
Flora and her lawyer could not under
stand how a pauper could be the husband
Of an heiress. live in a palace and look like
a million dollars, yet not have a cent in his
pocket to pay on that note.
Before a Referee in Bankruptcy they kept
Fostering Mr.. Magraw with embarrassing
questions, as TO where he got the money for
the jewelry. Finally Lucy's lawyer, John j.
McGinty, imported for the occasion from New
York looked up at the ceiling and remarked
10 the harassed witness:
Let him ask you If you ever wear your
wifes tiara"
This broke up the entire sequence, Flora
went out Of the show empty-handed
AS for Mr. Magraws outward signs of
wealth, apparently Lucy would give her be-
loved "pauper" clothes and lend him most
anything else from cars 90 expensive lawyers
but no money to frtter away paying