Evening Star Newspaper, October 1, 1929, Page 19

PRINCESS CHAKIR GRANTED DIVORGE Reno Court Dissolves Former Kansas Farmgirl’s Mar- riage to Turk. By the Associated Press, RENO, Nev., October 1.—The Princess Sylda Wirt Spreckels Chakir, who once Tesided on a farm in Garden City,| Kans, and later married a millionalre, esterday was granted a divorce from ince Suad Bey Chakir of Turkey. The divorce ended the third marriage of Princess Chakir. She charged the prince with failure to provide for a period of more than one year. The couple was married at Constantinople on June 30, 1923. Sings in Cabaret. i Her first marriage was to Harry Wil- I Hams, a newspaper man of Hutchinson, Kans. The marriage ended in the di- vorce courts and she came to San| FPrancisco to sing in a cabaret. ‘There she met and married John D. Spreckels, jr., son of a pioneer Cali- fornia family, A daughter, Geraldine, ‘was born to the Spreckels. Later family dissension arose and Mrs. Spreckels sued for divorce. Be- fore she was granted her final decree, however, Spreckels was killed in an au- tomobile accident in 1921. Mrs. Spreckels and her daughter then made a trip to Europe, during which she met and married the Turk- b THE EVENING STAR, WASHINGTON, D. C., TUESDAY. ‘OCTOBER 1, 1929.° ‘W. Braxton is also assisting in the arrangements, A quietly arranged wedding took place Tuesday, September 24 at 9 a.m, when Miss Grace Natale Nuss- baum, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. John Nussbaum, became the bride of Mr. Gerald McCarthy of Brooklyn, N. Y. ‘Thes ceremony was performed in St. Gabriel's Church, the Rev. Father W. J. Sweeny officiating and saying the nuptial mass which followed, at which the bridal party received holy com- munion. The Rev. Father P, J. Nelii- gan assisted at the marriage ceremony. The bride wore a blue velvet dress and hat to correspond, with a corsage bouquet of rosebuds. A wedding breakfast followed at the home of the I&rlde for the wedding party and rela- ves, Mr. McCarthy and his bride left later for an extended wedding trip through Canada, Mrs. McCarthy wearing a brown three-piece ensemble suit, with accessories to correspond. Upon their return they will be at home, tempor- arily, with the bride's parents, 515 Var- num street northwest. Dr. and Mrs. Frederick K. Sparrow, who spent the latter part of the Sum- mer with Mr. and Mrs. Frederick K. Sparrow, sr., of 1106 East Capitol street, at their Summer home, Fair Haven Cliffs, on CHESapeake Bay, are now located at Hanover, N. H. Dr. Sparrow recently received his Ph. D. at Harvard and is now a mem- :)er of the faculty of Dartmouth Col- lege. Mrs. James J. Hayden, president of the Washington Chapter of Trinity Col- lege Alumnae, announces that the alumnae will*hold its first meeting this season at the college this evening at 7:30 o'clock. The honored guest of the evening will be & member of the alumnae, Sister Julia of the Trinity, the new president of Trinity. A spe- cial program has been arranged in which Miss Mary O’Donoghue will give vocal solos, Miss Mary Howe, violin numbers, and Miss Margaret Sheehan Chase, D. where she lescing from an {liness. Mr. and Mrs. J. E. Nelson of St. Paul, Minn, are spending some time in Washington, staying at the Potomac Park Apartments. Mrs. Alfred H. Kraft of New York, who had taken an apartment at the Wardman Park Hotel for the season, was recalled by telegram and left Mon- day for New York. Dr. Dieter Thoma, professor and di- rector of the Hydraulic Institute of the Technical University of Munich, and Mrs. Thoma, recently were the guests ., has gon will to Atlantic Cif f Mr. Mrs. ot and Blake Van Leer at their home, in Foxhall Village. Mr, Leer, who is the mfllll?v.. lomhryv.:{l the American Engineering Council, will Enisetts Tnstitute of Technelogy during chusel ute of nol Juri] the coming Winter. o Mrs, J. A. Rosenplenter and Miss Helen A. Rosenplenter have come by aeroplane from Stamford, Conn., and are at the Dodge Hotel. Mrs. Grace McKee Briggs of Topeka, Kans,, is a guest at the Dodge lg:ul. Panama is adopting modern mef of highway eom!mctfon. b 48-in. Casement Cloth For draw _curtaf Eoru and gold. ¥, $1.35 Buy Now—Save Money McDEVITT Btores in Switzerland now are com- pelled to obtain permission from trade organizations to conduct clearance sales, which are allowed only twice a year. Heavy damage to sugar plantations was caused by recent floods ln%lemu. 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Prince Chakir followed his wife to Cnlum{’nm iil‘l‘ldl:‘o‘};}:msledchel'e repnfll& tlon, but the Federal Court ‘returne the rights of citizenship to the former | —(Continued From Eighteenth Page.) Kansas girl. Jjudiciary committees. Lord Marks vis- A trip to Reno followed and the di- | Vorceiwes granted yesterday. The com- | ited Washington last February. plaint was very brief and alleged only | the non-support charge. | JANE ADDAMS WOULD DISARM DRY AGENTS %' cuic ™ spent several Winters l;msld::fn:tg: i j iger- | when her son, Mr. Dorsey Richardson, Souizl v.Vorker Objects o Belliger. 0 mected with the ‘State Depart-| b, "gwarded. Mrs. Daniel Devore of ent Display by Those Engaged |ment has returned to Baltimore for |, hington and Chatham is the presi- in Prohibition Enforcement. MISS ROSA MILLER, Daughter of Col. 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