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The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1942-01-17
Miss Currah
Is Bride
Rites Read at Tahoma
Terrace by Rev. Coy

Tahoma Terrace was the
setting for the recent wedding
ceremony in which Miss Jean
Veloise Currah, daughter of
Mr.. and Mrs. Glenn f. Currah,
became the bride of Mr.. Will
liam T. Viewer, son of Mr..
and Mrs. William Oberg of
Tonasket. The ceremony was
read by the Rev. Edward Coy
and a reception followed at
the Currah home.
The bride wore a white satin
dress with finger-tip length veil.
fastened by a lace and pearl cor
onet. She carried bouquet of gar
denias and red rose buds.
Her cousin, Miss Carol Brown. Of
Portland, was her maid Of honor
and wore a blue jersey dress with
pink carnations.
Miss Shirley Gibbs of Tacoma,
wearing blue jersey. and Miss Mar
ion Bryant of Port Townsend. in
pink lace, were the other attend
ants. Their flowers were pink and
white carnations.
Mr.. Elmer Oberg was his broth
er's best man and the ushers were
Mr.. Edward Currah, brother of the
bride. and Mr.. Jim Irwin.
Both mothers were in blue and
had corsages of carnations.
At the reception Mrs. c. L.
Brown, Mrs. E. J. McGibbon Of
Portland and Mrs. w. P. McKin-
ney, the brides aunt, assisted.
The bride is a Lincoln high school
graduate and her husband Is an
alumni Of Whitworth college in
Spokane.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1942-01-17
Mr.. and Mrs. Ber+hoIef
Receive CONGRATULATIONS

Mr.. and Mrs. Marius Bertholet
are receiving congratulations on
the birth of a daughter, Sherri
Lynn, Jan. IL at Tacoma General
hospital. Grandparents sharing in
the Fluctuations are Mr.. and Mrs.
M. p. Bertholet of Yakima and
Mr. and Mrs. X. J. Platter of Ia
coma. Mrs. Sophie Bertholet Of
Yakima is the new arrivals great
grandmother.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1942-01-17
Rehearsal
On Friday
Marriage Of Miss Thomss
Takes Place Saturday

Scores of persons in both
Tacoma and Seattle are await
ing with interest the marriage
Saturday of Miss Virginia
Ann Thomas and Mr.. William
Young McPhee. the rehearsal
for which is to be on Friday
evening at Christ Episcopal
church.
The popular young bride-elect
is the daughter of Mr.. and Mrs.
Bertram p. Thomas and her fiancs
the son Of Mr.. and Mrs. A. II.
McPhee Of Naches.
She is to be attended by Miss
Betty Jane Thomas. her sister;
Mrs. B. Miles Thomas (Janet
Jennings), her sister-in-law: Miss
Anita Lowey of Conrad. Mont,
Mrs. George F. Prescott Nancy
Harterl, Mrs. w. +. Hess of
Nsehes Sylvia Rogers. Mrs.
William Lennox Loretta Ellis)
of Seattle. The candle lighter will
be Miss Harriet Simonson of
Stanwood.
Mr.. McPhee will be attended by
his brother. Mr.. Gordon McPhes
and ushers will be Messrs. Robert
Bush, Steven Saunders, Willard
Hess. B. Miles Thomas. Norman
Iverson and Jonathan Densmore.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1942-01-17
Camp TO Initiate Friday
EVENING at s O'clock

Ivy Camp Royal Neighbors will
hold its annual installation on
Friday evening at s o'clock in the
I. o. o. F. hall, Sixth and Faw-
cett. The meeting will be open
to all members and their friends
Mrs. C. o. English will be the
installing officer. assisted by Mrs,
F. w. Collins.
Newly elected officers are Mrs
w. G. Roberts, Mrs. C. Taylor
Mrs. C. o. English, Mrs. r. NJ
Anderson. Mrs. c. c. Ryan. Mrs
M. T. Smith, Mrs A. Hirst, Mrs
f. L. Leonard, Mrs. I. Birdsuh
Mrs. J. w. Wollard, Mrs. S. F
Dickinson.
Those appointed are Mrs. NJ
Van Alstyne, Mrs. N. A. Cootsona
Miss Lorene Roberts, Mrs. c. F.
Goudie. Mrs. F. W. Collins. Mrs
c. d. Farmer, and Mrs. D. X
Hewitt.
A social hour and musical pro-
gram will follow.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1942-01-17
Miss Beatrice Turrill
Leaves for New Mexico

Mrs. Beatrice Turrill left Thurs
day for Albuquerque, N. M. where
she will visit a former Tacoman.
Mrs. Mabel Cooper Wright. From
there. she has made tentative plans
to go on to New England to be
the guest Of Mrs. Thomas Doe of
Medford. Mass. She will be away
about two months.
Lake City PIT. A. meets Thurs
day at the school at lao. with
Mrs. c. y. Parrish as leader.
New Fashioned Thrift" is the
topic for discussion. Special music
will be presented by the fourth,
fifth and sixth graders under the
direction Of Mrs. Mary Tate: host
esses for the tea hour will be
first grade mothers with Mrs.
Charles Congdon. chairman. In
accord with the theme a drive for
Paper for Defense" is being
launched by the committee on fl
nance. Mrs. T. F. Neal, chairman.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1942-01-17

cation group. who will meet with
the preschool. Hostesses are Mrs.
r. A. George and Mrs. A. N.
Alutin.
Roosevelt Preschool meets at
p. m. in the school auditorium.
Mrs. Glen Anderson will preside.
There will be vocal selections by
the Lincoln high school trio. Miss
Louise Doubleday. Miss Betty Neil
son and Miss Ruth Samuelson.
This viii be Dads Night" Host
esses are Mrs. Harry Fisher. Mrs.
Phillip Beauchsmp. Mrs. William
Sleeves and Mrs. Luther Eyeres.
Grant Preschool is sponsoring a
Broadnoor luncheon and card
party at 1880 ?. m. Mrs. Roland
Ball Is chairman for the affair.
rector az recreation and athletics
in the schools. will assist with the
evenings entertainment. Honored
also is the jefferson Parent Edu-
Clover Creek PIT. A. will meet
in the school library at O'Clock
IN the afternoon for its first meet
ing in the new year. Mrs. Fred
Bittner, program chairman. has
prepared study on Clear Minds
in an Emergency. Mrs. George
B. Cole. program chairman Of the
Pierce County council Of PIT. A,
will speak. Plans viii be made
at the meeting for a play and
plate supper to be given BY the
women Of the PIT. A. Miss Hvid-
dinEs home economies class will
make refreshments 70 be served
By the Eixth grade girik
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1942-01-17
Alohans Plan
Program
Mrs. Lee Doud 10 Open
Home for Meeting

Mrs. Lee Doud will open
her home to Aloha club on
Monday afternoon for its
meeting at 2::30 o'clock. As
sisting hostesses will be Mrs.
George Hellar and Mrs. Lin
coin Gault.
The program for the afternoon
will have as its subject Millions
famed quotation, a good book is
the life blood OF a master spirit. "
The program will include a book
review.
In the absence Of the president,
Mrs. w. Weldon Pascoe. Mrs.
Christen Quevli, IT, will preside
over the meeting.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1942-01-17
Much Interest Is Focused
On PIT. A. Talent Show
Mayor Harry P Cain TO Be Tosssmssssr 81 Public
School Program 70 Be Presented Jan u

Much preparation Is being made for the gala program
by the various schools of the city for the Public
school Talent show scheduled for AS o'clock jan g. The
show IL being by the Tacoma Council Parent
Teacher associations. Mayor Harry Cain viii act as
master Of ceremonies for the event which will include
program Of singing dancing gymnastics band and orchestra
numbers
Proceeds win be used to further welfare work in the city
The program follows
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1942-01-17

The first building in Seattle
was constructed BY A. A. Denny
at Alk Point in 1851.
Your postmaster can tell you
how 70 invest in U. S. Defense
Bonds.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1942-01-17

Mary Lyon grade school orches
ira with Miss Hilda Meisner con,
Quoting viii offer musical selec
tons and the Cub Scouts ans
Den Masters viii lead the audience
h the Flag salute. Sherman pre-
school children. trained by MisI
Mildred d. Cannon. win give Wei.
come Verses" and the Grant kin.
dergarten children viii sing songs
under the direction Of Nrs. Susan
y. Little. McCarver junior high,
dance groups Of boys and eirls
from the seventh and ninth grades,
trained by Miss Edna Simmons
yin also appear. Reading In uni
con. win b given by four Edison
grade school girls Of Miss Mary
Pakenham's room. and Gray junior
high '1Gixed Chorus" of rs stu
dents. directed BY Alfred A. Actor,
will sing. Other number are Aero
batic Dancing" by Ella Mae Good
Oh II Sheridan grade school;
s.Choral Singing with Bell Ensem-
ble" under the direction Of Mrs.
Mary Z. Smith Of Franklin and
Leonard A. Anderson Of Central
school. Specially Acts" with Dale
Malone. Patricia Gillian and Bob
BY sullivan. directed by c. 4. Mon
son Of Mckinley grade school: and
ths 'NGadrigai Singers" Of Jason
Lee junior high. directed by Will
lam Usdane. Ten boys and ten
girls trained by Franklin W..
O'Neel and Miss Katharine Bern
ard Of Stadium will portray "Evo-
luton Of Physical Education
Nancy wilhelmi will appear In
Ball Dance" from jefferson grade
school, and two groups Of girl stu
dents from Gault junior high win
present Rhythmic Exercises" The
Girls ''Nonette" group OF Lincoln
high. directed by Miss Margaret
n. Goheen. win sing three num-
bera Ted johnson will accompany
them.
The Mason Junior high school
orchestra of SO students will play
two numbers with Victor Kestle
conducting. Al = grand finale the
Mother Singers group from the
PIT. A. VIII lead the entire audi
ence In singing The Star spsngied
Banner" They will be sccomps-
nied by the Mason school orches-
tn
General chairman for this affair
= Mrs. Z. ~. Nyman. Of the teach
In. staff Of Edison school. She IL
assisted by Mrs. A. NJ. Ray. pro-
gram chairman, and Mrs. c. c.
Pratt, council president Presi-
dents from the schools participant
ing are Mrs. /. w. Rowland. Mary
Lyon: Mrs. John B. Hamilton.
Sherman: Mrs. A. A. Price. Grant;
Mrs.. p. B. Holmes. McCarver; Mrs.
Harding Hewett. Edison: Mira
Henry r. Sallee. Gray: Mrs. Carl
Forbes. Sheridan: Mrs. c. w. Rus
sell. Franklin: Mrs. L. r. Isaacs,
Stadium: Mrs. James Murphy. JEFF
ferson: Mrs. Fred Lockwood.
cault; Mrs. J. r. Dujeon. Jason
Lee; Mrs. Raymond L. Meservey.
Mckinley: Mrs. L. B. Barton. Lin
coin high. and Mrs. J. Donohue.
Mason.
Other chairmen are Mrs. J. ID.
Nahoshi. tickets. assisted by Mrs.
G. G. gliding. Mrs. +. s. Dolsn.
Ns. c. Z. Babcock and Mrs. J.
w. Yost. Mrs. Roy kneelsnd. prop
critics and stage management. as
sisted by Mrs. Lee s. Young. Mrs.
n. J. Rinker. Mrs. Russell Baker
and Mrs. David w. Wood: Mrs. l.
n. Isaacs. music. Mrs J. r. Du-
icon and q committee from Jason
Lea school are acting a. hostesses.
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1942-02-01

began drinking very heavily and betting very
heavily on horse races.
HE would bet as much as 81, 500 on just
one horse in a race He lost his money most
of the time. He developed a following of race
track touts who would come to our living
quarters, would telephone him constantly, sell
him tips the races and were a constant
annoyance day and night
In 1885, the defendant became ill., due
apparently TO various excuses. He began to
take dope or drugs in ever increasing quaint
ties. Probably the defendants ardor for me
by this time had cooled for he now was re-
curing the services of many other women"
What is the answer to the riddle of this
suit? Or. Mccarthy has wasted no time
in search of complicated explanations He
says the whole thing is very simple; he never
married the in the first place and all
she is doing now is trying to threaten him.
Moreover, he denies both that he is the father
of her impending child and everything else
she charges him with.
The plaintiff is merely using her position
as a former friend to obtain money from me-"
he declares she had threatened me in the
past, the last time just prior to the COM
mencement Of this action
Had l acceded to her last demand, this
action would never have been instituted, but
I decided that the issue had to be finally
settled and forever and therefore I refused TO
comply with her demand that 1 either pay
100000 else she would go to any means
to get it,
I'm the past I did give her property Of
considerable value On January a. 1910. I
gave her shares of Standard Oil of Indiana
and Standard Oil of New Jersey shades Of
Margaret Huntington Smith!-Ed), the value
of which stock was at the time 800 600
Each time she threatened me and each time
1t was going TO be the last demand"
Nor did he forget to mention the fact that
in 1888 Rodney had been involved in a suit
about as sensational as the struggle over
Margaret McCarthy's will Representing her
self TO be at that time an unmarried widow,
he says, she sued Charles Weisbecker.
grocery magnate, for 1851 900, charging
breach Of contract
According 20 her statements in that suit
Weisbeckers jealous wife had had a gardener
throw acid at her and the 1861 900. Of which
she had collected few instalments of SIS 600
each, had been promised her for life. pro-
vded she would not expose the matter in
court.
AS in the case Of the will fight, this suit
too was settled privately.
The only county not yet heard from in the
present action is Jane Peterson Philip Nc
Carthy. Neither she nor the lawyer whom
she has hired TO protect her interests have
maintained anything as yet but an ominous
silence
Meanwhile Justice Charles 3. Mclaughlin.
Of the New York Supreme Court, has denied
Rodneys application for temporary alimony
and counsel fees While no doubt dsappoint-
ing this will not prevent her from asking a
jury 70 examine what Is left of the doctors
private life.
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1942-02-01

her honor This was eight years after the
plaintiff claims l married her"
So if Rodney is correct in her assertion
that she was the doctors spouse at that time
we have the curious picture of one woman,
saving in effect to another Il hope you and
my husband have wonderful married life to-
gcther"-a sentiment which might prove baf-
fling to even that mistress Of delicate sltua-
tons the esteemed Emily Post.
After this first meeting between my wife
and plaintiff" Or Mccarthy continues, the
plaintiff came 10 visit us and on December
s. 1889 when we had large wedding recep-
ton which was attended by more than 800
people the plaintiff came at the invitation
of my Wife
The warmth and Cosiness of this three
cornered relationship extended on into the fol-
lowing Summer Back in Maine he declares
they played tennis and Chinese checkers Gin
whose intricacies they may have found some
release from their own, and the two ladies'
went on frequent shopping tours together
Then the cold hand of reality reached out
and touched the idyl-at least Rodney says
that all of a sudden she found that she was
going to become a mother
Apparently Il was this unexpected develop
ment and its attendant complications, includ-
ing. she asserts, threat on the doctors part
20 solve them by killing her that prompted
her 70 make her curiouslv long delayed visit
10 a lawyer. John J. Antus of 25 West Ard
ST. New York
My husband deliberately deserted and
abandoned me TO my own devices after told
him that was going to have his child she
says Il am in delicate state at the present
time living alone while the defendant has
adopted an attitude of indifference and even
beligercnce toward me-
Which Of course, implies that before that
they had been contentedy living together as
man and wife, Jane no Jane Indeed. the
rest Of her affidavit consists of a circum-
stantial account of that lengthy period
Il met DR. Mccarthy" she declares after
the death of the second Mrs. Mccarthy Mar
garet SMITH in 1929. Our relationship for
over year was friendly, cordial and pleasant.
/ had been graduate nurse and had more
than enough professional engagements to earn
"A most. comfortable living, TO travel and TO
enjoy life generally.
After we entered into our marriage re-
ation in the state of New York on or about
May ! 3. 1881 I gave up nursing and devoted
myself exclusively 10 Or Mccarthy He was
and still is a wealthy man and up 70 a certain
period In his life / have every reason 20 be-
lieve that the doctor must have been a sober
industrious and admirable citizen.
But after receiving his large inheritance
his character appeared 10 make quite
change. He gave up his medical practice and
engaged almost solely in riotous living. lie
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1942-02-01

or Wife 3, is concerned. II appears that Mrs.
Jane Peterson Philip Mccarthy or Wife \,
simply does not exist al all-unlcss the fol-
lowing remarks from her recently filed aft
davit can be taken as backhandcd reference
70 her rival:
About this time also the defendant tthe
doctor acquired the habit Of checking up the
financial status Of wealthy women. more par
ticularly widows Of outstanding men Of known
financial success even though they were total
strangers TO him
'He did not hesitate to contact any one
of them if No Thought her financial statement
Indicated large enough fortune In at least
three Instances 20 the specific knowledge Of
this plaintiff this remarkable procedure was
employed with astonishing results"
Since Rodney just leaves it at that with
three anonymous widows all dangling in the
air it's anybodys guess whether she is inn
plying that the cN-Mrs Philip is one of them.
And, owing 70 this same lack of specific
detail her case poses and then leaves I'M
answered the interesting question Of how a
wife is supposed to act when her husband up
and marrics another woman
one would imagine that il she knew any
thing about 1t at all she would make terrific
scene and then run 90 consult "A lawyer But
Rodney does not say that she participated in
any such scene, and this is the first legal
word out Of her since the SCATTERING event
occurred in August 1899
Moreover, in view of the gossip and wide
interest which attended the doctors marriage
TO A. IT seems hardly likely that b could have
been in ignorance of IT. r1
So ono turns from the latter's affidavit
with the feeling that there are some mex
plicable holes in it. The doctor, in his spirited
rejonder. undertakes TO fill in these holes de-
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1942-02-01

scribing her reaction to the bad news and
subsequent behavior at some length
Confessng 10 a friendship with Rodney
considerably antcdating his engagement 20 the
opulent Mrs Philip, he says:
Some months before / married my present
wife Jane Mccarthy, l told the plaintiff
rodney that l intended 10 marry my said
wife Plaintiff made no objection at that
time.
Later the plaintiff met my present wife,
Jane Mccarthy, shortly after our wedding on
August 2 1889, and became very friendly with
her. AT that time my wife and I resided at
my Summer home in Blue Hill. Maine. and
the plaintiff lived at a hotel in Bar Harbor,
Maine Plaintiff was registered at this hotel
un 'or the name Of Rodney Macke.
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1942-02-01

i Fifth Avenue physician seems TO be
- medicines gift 10 Society gossip
Doctors as rule share with the clergy
certain immunity 70 prying eyes and tongues.
Patients entrlst their darkest secrets 70 them
and in return receive, not similar juicy con-
hdences but only sage advice and prescrp-
tons
Or. Mccarthy through no wish Of his own,
is a notable exception 10 this rule
When curiosity about his private life
reaches peak, along comes a lawsuit that
reveals all
In the past fifteen years ne has filled the
husbands shoes in two financially Grade A
marriages both TO widows one grass and the
other sod. Both aroused a great deal Of in
terest gossip and speculation among Social
Repositories.
The first has already been opened up to
public view and now the wells being legally
torn from the second.
When the previously twice-dvorced Stan
dard oil heiress Margaret Huntington Smith,
who was the doctors second wife, died back
in 1929 there ensued will fight
tional that in order 10 spare the principals
further embarrassment the trial was finally
halted and a settlement arrived at privately.
Before that Margaret Smiths daughter
by an earlier marriage had charged that the
doctor had encouraged her mothers fondness
for alcohol thus speeding her death and
securing for himself the bulk Of her estate
all OF which the doctor denied.
Following the settlement which allowed
the daughter 81 900 900 instead Of the 5000 900
the will had bcqueathed her, Or Mccarthy
remained in scmi-obscurity until his wedding
to the society painter Jane Peterson decade
later Thanks 20 the death Of her previous
husband Bernard Philip, an international
lawyer she too was an heiress worth about
100000
The doctor had inherited similar amount
from Margaret Smith SO they had lot in
common Nevertheless gossips Immediately
set the match down as one worth watching,
and since then there have been pointed refer
ences in chit-chat columns TO the fact that the
couple was seen more often apart than to-
gether
But there was nothing very definite 10 go
on until few weeks ago when history re-
peated itself in the form Of another bomb
shell lawsuit
In the earlier one the wife being already
dead did not suffer; In this, unfortunately il
looks as though everybody would because
they are all alive.
The current suit is being brought by
former S45-a-wcek childrens nurse, who call
ing herself Mrs Rodney Macke Mccarthy
says that she has been steadily married TO
the doctor since 1881. .
There are a number of bizarre features
TO her action, not the least of them being
the bland way in which she ignores the aris-
tocratic Jane
AS far as Mrs Rodney Mackc Mccarthy,
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1942-02-01

when plain
tiff met my
wife, the plain
tiff congratu-
lated her and
soon thereafter
gave a party in
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1942-02-01
S1ehreeA Hteto

Jane Peterson Philip Mccarthy, Who
Is Standing Omlnously on the Sidelines
While Her Husband and the Woman Also
Claiming to Be His Wife Battle II Out.
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1942-02-01

r. JAMES S. MCCARTHY, fashionable
! Fifth Avenue physician, seems 10 be
y medicines gift 10 Society gossip
The Waterbury Democrat., 1942-11-19
RESCUERS SEEK TO SCALE BALDY PEAK

Taos, N. M, Nov. l9.-- (UP)-Res- cue workers endeavored today to reach the top of dome-shaped Baldy Peak, i2.2O0 feet above sea-ievei, where nine army flyers, three erie tically injured. have been marooned since Tuesday morning when they crashed in a B-i7 bomber.
 One member of the crew was killed when the big plane apparently crashed into the wind-Swept peak at s a. m. Tuesday.
 A. D. Packard, caretaker Tor the Costiila reservoir who reached the flyers yesterday, Identified the dead man only as Lieutenant Godnik" of 6alina, Kansas. where the plane took off. None of the others was identified, but Packard said three were in serious condition and In need of disqualification. Six suf- fered minor cuts. bruises and shock, he said.
 A civilian group of rescuers, led by Costilla County Coroner R. c, Diaz and Alamosa County Coroner John Allardice, attempted to reach the mountain peak last night on horseback. but darkness and loose rocks formed them to camp a few hundred feet below where the fly- CTS were just under the timbeEline.