The Canon City record with which is consolidated the Canon City cannon., 1915-10-14
VISITED JOHN 0. SR.
ON GOLF LINKS

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Park. New Jersey, to attend the an
nua1 reunion of the Rockefeller fam
lily stopped at Cleveland, Ohio, on
his way east to visit his distinguish
ed kinsman, John D. Rockefeller, Sr.,
whom he found playing golf on the
| links of his Forest Hills" estate on
the outskirts of the city. In speaking
of his meeting with the Standard
Oil magnate aud great Multi-million-
aire says:
Manager Smith took me by auto
mobile from the entrance of the es-
tate to the golf links, where we found
| Mr.. Rockefeller He received me
most cordially and inquired after my
health. In his golf suit he appeared
as u plain. genial gentleman, without
any of that haughtiness and person
al reserve that one naturally would
associate with the richest man in
! America, if not in the world.
HE introduced me to a bevy OF
fyoung lady reporters from the city as
his relatives from Colorado. We, with
the other visitors to the links. were
soon watching the game of the golf
ers. Mr.. Rockefellers turn coming
to shoot the ball he sent it SO swift
and far that it took keen eye to
follow its course The ladies cheer
ed the shot and he replied to their
applause by saying that the inspira.
ton for II came FRONT heir presence
and that of his relatives on the
grounds.
Taking a careful look at me he
remarked. 4 thougt the RockefeIlers
were all large men, I answered by
saying that my father was a stalwari
man, six feet tall Adverting to his
own physical vigor he said that he
made it a rule of his life to rise al
Imucn outdoor exercise as possible
every day when the weather was
favorable. Golf. he said, was his favo
rite recreation and pastime and that
he devoted several hours to 1t every
day except Sunday. He has. OF
course, more or less urgent duties
to attend to and regular hours are
set apart by him to receive people
and discuss business matters. His
/. reception period is from 1890 to Il
: o'colck every morning and there are
r many people to see him at that time
{ He, evidently. takes a deep inter
est in the research work Of Aaron R
Lews, his representative in Germany
and France. who Is engaged in gath
ering up ancestral data to be used
in compiling q genealogical histor,
of the family. Volume one OF tbs
family lineage has been prepared
from the investigation conducted
abroad by Mr.. Lews. He asked me
; many questions about my family and
: Of the association which was tc
meet at Asbury Park. He also inter
rogated me at length about Colorado:
the number of inhabitants. its public
men and the character and condition
I OF its people generally. He especial
Z ly wanted to know whether the stats
was RIO6PCtOuc vi AOA-
: THE shots for the holes on the
links brought out sallies of wit from
the spectators and Mr.. Rockefeller
, was the leader in the good humor and
{ mirthfulness of the occasion. Seated
{ on the rest bench on the grounds was
a Rev Mr.. Lindsay. whom Mr.. Rookie
, feller had heard deliver a very elo
quent and original discourse the pre-
i vious Sunday on THE Prodigal Son,
which pleased him greatly. He tol'
the minister that while he might no
be able TO preach as good a sermon
as the one alluded to he believed h'
could beat him playing golf, and. SUR
enough. he did, as saw few min
utes later.
"A mother with her two little chill
dren then came on the grounds Il
see SIR. Rockefeller and he greete,
them pleasantly. On learning tina
the children belonged to a Sunda.
school he gave each of them a coli
from his pocket to put into the mis-
sioanry box. At this jrnctnre a col
lege president from the east told al
interesting story about George Wash
ington. His narrative brought ou
another incident in the life of tn
founder OF the republic when Mr.
Rockefeller told of visit OF part,
OF tourists to Mt. Vernon who wer'
informed by the guide that years be
fore an athletic young man employ
ed by Washington had thrown a sill