ing ▁a ▁hospital ▁in ▁France . ▁The ▁L us it ania ▁was ▁tor ped o ed ▁by ▁a ▁German ▁U - bo at ▁on ▁May ▁ 7 , ▁and ▁in ▁the ▁after math ▁Og den ▁surv ived ▁the ▁s inking ▁and ▁Mary ▁did ▁not . ▁He ▁established ▁the ▁Mary ▁Stevens ▁Hamm ond ▁Memorial ▁Home ▁for ▁Dest itute ▁Children ▁in ▁Hob oken ▁in ▁her ▁honor . ▁ ▁Diplom atic ▁career ▁and ▁later ▁years ▁ ▁In ▁ 1 9 2 5 , ▁Cal vin ▁C ool idge ▁appointed ▁Hamm ond ▁to ▁be ▁United ▁States ▁Amb assador ▁to ▁Spain . ▁He ▁served ▁until ▁ 1 9 2 9 , ▁when ▁Herbert ▁Ho over ▁appointed ▁the ▁new ▁amb assador , ▁Ir win ▁B . ▁L augh lin . ▁The ▁Spanish ▁Royal ▁Court ▁awarded ▁him ▁the ▁Order ▁of ▁Isabel la ▁the ▁Catholic ▁for ▁his ▁public ▁service . ▁ ▁In ▁ 1 9 3 1 , ▁Hamm ond ▁was ▁named ▁president ▁and ▁a ▁director ▁of ▁the ▁First ▁National ▁Bank ▁of ▁Hob oken . ▁He ▁became ▁vice ▁president ▁ ▁and ▁director ▁of ▁the ▁First ▁National ▁Bank ▁of ▁Jersey ▁City ▁in ▁ 1 9 3 4 , ▁ret iring ▁in ▁ 1 9 5 0 . ▁ ▁Personal ▁life ▁On ▁a ▁visit ▁to ▁Bern ards ville , ▁New ▁Jersey , ▁Hamm ond ▁met ▁Mary ▁Pic ton ▁Stevens ▁( 1 8 8 5 – 1 9 1 5 ). ▁They ▁were ▁married ▁in ▁Hob oken ▁on ▁April ▁ 8 , ▁ 1 9 0 7 , ▁their ▁marriage ▁last ing ▁up ▁until