New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1921-01-10
Gotham Gleanings
Observation-Disclosures

Kenneth Macgewan is board
ing with Mr.. and Mrs. George S.
Kaufman.
The many 1000 friends OF Don
Marquis will be glad to know he
is we'll again.
Miss M. Wilkinson the w. k.
schoolteachcr was bus-riding Mon.
eve.
|. Grant Rice and wife and Mrs.
Jim Preston are contemplating a
trip to the southland this week.
Mrs. Ralph Barton has been
spending few days in Ossining,
N. Y.
Lots of people are spending the
month in Florida but the subway is
about as crowded as ever it seems
like.
Somebody has started the ru-
NOR that yc scribe was going to
have a place in the cabinet same
being false.
Lost or Strayed-One twelfth
boz. Art Samuelscs. Last seen at
breakfast Tues. a. IN. Finder keep
same.
We started the box of Xmas
cigars Dick Lingley gave us and
they are a lot better than we are
used to.
-Rumor hath it that Ring w.
l.ardner OF Ct. Neck will visit the
Executive Mansion when the future
incumbent Sen. Harding moves in.
Miss Rita Weiman was rendered
party Tuesday eve prior to her
departure for the Pacific Coast
where she is to engage in the
motion picture profession.
Mrs. Emma Benedict of Cali
tornia was among those enjoying
themselves at the second annual
outing of the Englcwood Advert
Club.
Art Guiterman the gifted poet
and who also is willing to take pains
with his poetry was a pleasant
caller at this sanctum Tuesday.
Come again Art.
Haywood Broun of here has a
new suit and had his hair cut and
is, as exclusively published in this
department, the handsomest news
paper man in this town.
Terry McGovern and lack
Moaklcy will be home in a few
days from England where they
nave been with the Cornell boys
who did pretty we'll over there.
There has been good deal Of cuff
printed about O. Henry's poem, "The
Crucible," to tho effect that it was in
tended as lyric for "Lo," musical
comedy o. Henry was collaboration in.
1t happens that we know something
about this subject, and the statement
here is made that o. Henry never had
the slightest intention, hope, or fear OF
"The Crucible" being Incorporated IN
10"
In any fight between Mr.. n. G. Wells
and Mr.. Henry Arthur Jones our family
jewels are on the author of "Kipps"
and 1.-THE Outline of History" Some
how, when Mr.. Wells refers to his as
sailant as H. A. Jones, he says it all.
and we never can take Mr.. Jones seri-
ously again. 1t is small, and perhaps
petty, but Of such things are prejudices
made. Why didn't Mr.. Jones think of
referring to Herbert George Wells?
las numerous as the vice-presidents
OF trust company" is the Perfect
Smile Two golfers, F. M. G. reports.
recently visited Southern resort. "ShaIl
we double up?" said one, and the other
agreed. They spoke of taxes, the tariff,
etc. Look here" said the FIRST. 81 know
what I'm talking about, for I'm a vice.
president of the Guaranty Trust Com
pany in New York;" 1.-THE hell YOU areIn
retorted the second. "I'm one, too"
What has become of our old mortuarv
serial friend, DR.. Berthold A. Baer. wa
do not know, but apparently his tele-
phone number no longer is Columbus
$500. At any rate, the Doc has OBJ
tanned judgment against Frank r.
Campbell, tho Funeral Church, Inc, for
$645. So, after all, the Doc had his
serious side.
Again c. w. finds the Cadenced
Tribune headlines in "Mrs. Mott Bares
Murder Plot; not to >,dd Golfer Offers
$4,000 Scheme" and Cadets -Trounce
I1oboken Team"
Using quotes Is occasionally iusti-
fable. If We owned New York paper.
we'd insist ON "Prohibition."
In 1912 we bought, for $1.1o, a quart
OF private stock. 1t is worth now. thoy
tell us, $3.50. To Mr.. William Fl.
Edwards: Do wc have to admit s1l.40
as a stock dividend?