Omaha daily bee., 1910-04-10

who has been deiying INTO s1sa AMI Could
genealogy. the Goulds In tae positive side
arr good old American stock
Jay Gould-s father. le declared. was
named Gold q Connecticlt farmer nor -B
prosperous as the others q u-- fam I-.
who EN- grated 90 Deiarsre caun.r. II
would be rather tncomprrncus bic 10 lxp-rt
the son Of an obscure rp state farmer o.
develop great executive capaclly cut OF
nothing but hack of tne father vas q
whole line of Colds. vino held tire most re-
sponzible positions ghEe Conncctcu; was
a colony. IL was the lb-.ls of these a.
cest0rs. dormant for q generation or two
which Jay Could developed 10 such re-
narkable degree.
Mr whiitemore related an anecdot- of
the first Could Of Delaware county. Iht-e
has been a dispute over t.l- ownership u
land which Gould-s fIth-r ciaimsl ly
sauatter right When the saeriff came %
dizr 5ssess him he was met uil ho- Ian
guaEe and a cold musket ard 80 Gould
vas left I'm possession n aba land rhus
Mr. whlttemore believes sol. the -raits dis
PLAYED by the present C3ulds can ts A.
plicated IN their near or remote ancestry.
Colonel John Jacob Astor and his son,
Vincent VIII return 10 America a NAY.
learn that Colonel Astcr viii malntaia
cottage at Newport and VIII entegt1,n ,av-
ishlv during the season. This seems 20
UNFOLD the contention that he win b@coHe
the Astor arbiter Of society on this sid
Colonel Astor has three fads. his F2n-
society and his automobiles. He BE- like
wise averse to newspaper photographs and
interviewers.
Mr. and Mrs. Reginald c. Vanderbilt
were among the first Of the rich Americans
TO engage a private box for the Interna-
tfoual Horse show. which viii open in Lon
don on June g.
The horse show will attract many Amer
leans. The entries viii not close until May
but among those who have already
nominated thoroughbreds are Alfred G.
Vanderbilt. Judge William Hobart Moore.
c. W. Watson Paul Sorg- Richard P. Nc
Grann and Joseph ". Hartman
The southern colony in New York has
displayed much interest in the engagement
OF Miss Lucille Barret Ligon and Mr.. Clin-
ton Roland Maecarthney Of Mobile Both
Young people are well known in Alabama
for Mobile was Miss Lyons home before
her parents. Dr. and Mrs. Greenwood Ligon.
came to this city 10 reside several years
ago. Miss Ligon is a granddaughter Of
Mr. and Mrs. Benjamine Temple Barret'
who were people Of much social prestige
In Virginia in the ante-bellum days. Dr.
I.igon Is a Mississippian, but resided for a
number Of years in Mobile. Mr. Mac
/ earthney comes from one OF the pioneer
I Alabama families He is the son Of Mr'
and Mrs. Earl Mccartney.
/ The wedding viii be celebrated in June
/ in the old Barret homestead in Mobile. and
/ a number OF New York and Washington
/ people VIII doubtless attend
I one Of the features OF the art exposition
OF the Cercle de TUnion Artistique in Paris
I is a portrait OF Mrs. Hugh Baxter Tevis
I or Mrs A Hart Mckee, as she was.
Mrs. Tsvis. who comes from an old Ten
nessee family. denies the report that she
will marry Pierre Deschamps. She played
/ golf with him at Cannes and roulette al
Monte Carlo. but says she, that was all
An engagement. On, dear no.
/ Mr. and Mrs Edwin Gould have re-
4 turned home after tour Of the west Thsy
while in the southwest, I presume. MI
Gould took advantage Of the opportunity
to inspect some Of his railroad properties
Mr. and Mrs. William Watts Sherman
and their daughter have passed out OF thetl
period Of mourning for Mrs. Sherman.
mother. the late Mrs. John Carter Brown
and win arrive at their Newport cottagt
( for the season about the middle OF April
/ The return OF the family 10 social gay,
eties means much. especially 10 the youngel
set
Cl-h.