, ▁but ▁figures ▁such ▁as ▁Leopold ▁Sto kow ski , ▁f amed ▁conduct or ▁of ▁the ▁Philadelphia ▁Orchestra , ▁were ▁associated ▁with ▁it ▁in ▁its ▁early ▁days . ▁ ▁S ums ion ' s ▁decision ▁to ▁accomp any ▁the ▁Morris es ▁was ▁of ▁consequence ▁to ▁his ▁personal ▁life ▁as ▁well ▁as ▁his ▁career . ▁ ▁Em m ie ▁Morris ▁wrote ▁frequently ▁to ▁her ▁sister ▁Ad eline ▁( who ▁was ▁married ▁to ▁Ralph ▁V aug han ▁Williams ) ▁and ▁reported ▁‘ with ▁interest ’ ▁on ▁S ums ion ' s ▁court ship ▁of ▁an ▁American ▁girl , ▁Alice ▁Gar lich s . ▁ ▁S ums ion ▁had ▁been ▁introduced ▁to ▁Alice ▁through ▁her ▁uncle , ▁a ▁professor ▁at ▁the ▁University ▁of ▁Pennsylvania ▁whom ▁S ums ion ▁had ▁met ▁on ▁board ▁the ▁ship ▁to ▁America . ▁ ▁On ▁ 7 ▁June ▁ 1 9 2 7 , ▁Herbert ▁and ▁Alice ▁were ▁married ▁in ▁Philadelphia . ▁ ▁Gl ouc ester ▁and ▁the ▁Three ▁Ch oir s ▁Festival ▁On ▁ 1 ▁March ▁ 1 9 2 8 , ▁Herbert ▁Bre wer ▁died ▁suddenly ▁of ▁a ▁heart ▁attack , ▁leaving ▁the ▁post ▁of ▁organ ist ▁at ▁Gl ouc ester ▁vac ant ▁only ▁a ▁few ▁months ▁before ▁the ▁c athedral ▁was ▁to ▁host ▁the ▁Three ▁Ch oir s ▁Festival . ▁ ▁Bre wer ▁had ▁expressed ▁a ▁desire ▁that ▁S ums ion ▁succeed ▁him , ▁so ▁although ▁S ums ion ▁had ▁just ▁accepted ▁the ▁position ▁of ▁organ ist ▁at ▁Cov entry ▁c athedral , ▁the ▁Dean ▁and ▁Chapter ▁at ▁Gl