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Show i MARIUS DE BRABANT WEDS Marius de Brabant, prominent Union Un-ion Pacific official, has just returnee, to Los Angeles from New York City ; where he was married to Mary Jua-1 Jua-1 quina Clark, daughter of the late United States Senator W. A. Clark, 'on February 28, two days befoi-i 'the famous copper multi-millionaire's death. Mrs. de Brabant, who had planned plan-ned to come west with her husband, was compelled to remain in New York for the present, her signature i as one of the executors being re-j re-j quired on documents In connection jwith the handling of the huge es-tate es-tate left by her father. Work and donations for the uplitc of those less fortunate are said u. constitute J.Irs, de Brabant's chief j interest and activity. Local leaders in philanthropic tasks are anticipating anticipat-ing her residence here as premising j a new and strong factor in better-! better-! ment labors. Mr. de Brabant has resumed tnc. heim in the trafic department of the Union Pacific railroad, where he will continue his duties, although the I multifarious interests of the great Clark estate will demand his frequent fre-quent absence. j Mr. de Brabant, in addition to his activities in social and art life oi southern California, has devoteu much of his time to municival af-j af-j fairs. His negotiations with the state of New York for the city result led in doubling thej bonding capacity j of Los Angeles For this service the city presented him with a golcj, medial med-ial for distinguished services the j only instance whore this has been I done by Los Anodes. I The first overseas shipping service serv-ice from Los Angeles was organized by Mr. de Brabant in the Los Angeles Angel-es Pacific Navagation company. He j was responsible for the ship development devel-opment at the harbor which increased increas-ed harbor facilities 300 per cent, jand for the large development of the East Side by the Union Pacific. Me . was also instrumental in bringing j the central manufacturng district to ' Los Angeles. Mr. de Brabant is prominent in the. activities of the Foreign Trade corporation, Los Angeles chamber o. commerce, national foreign trade council, the World Traders of Loi 'Angeles, commercial board, and Is 'Chairman of the foreign trade harbor har-bor committee, president Biltmort, salon, president Painters of the WesL and director of the Greater Los Angeles An-geles corporation. East Side organization organi-zation and other civic organizations. Los Angeles Express. |