Norwich bulletin., 1921-11-14
Mrs. Geo. JayGOu|d
 Dies on Golf Links
Collapsed in Presence of Her Husband Just After Making a Drive.

Lakewood, N. J., Nov. 13. - Mrs. Ieorge Jay Gould, wife of the capitalist, dropped dead today while playing golf With her husband on the private links at Georgian Court, their private home.
 She had jpst finished a drive at the fifth tee and her husband was watching the flight of the ball when she collapsed without word. MT. Gould turned to speak to her and was astonished to see her lying across the tee Thinking his wife had merely stumbled. MT. Gould hastened to assist her to her feet, but when she failed to speak to him, he became alarmed and sent the caddie on a hurry call for physicians.
 Dr. George w. Lawrence and Irwin R. Hance reached the links quickly A brief examination convinced them that Mrs. Gould was dead and that heart dis | ease had been the cause.
 Mrs. Gould appeared to be in excel lent health when she walked to the links | with her husband few minutes before noon. She showed no traces of exhaus- tion and chatted with her husband as they progressed to the fifth hole. Evi- dently Mrs. Gould had over exerted her self nnd had made no mention of 1t to Mr. Could.
 Mir and Mrs. Gould attended services this morning in All Saints Memorial church and on their return to Georgian i Court. dressed for the golf links.
 News of their mothers death was sent immediataly to the seven children, five of whom were in New York. The other two, Yady Decies, formerly Helen Vivien Gould, is in London and Mrs. Anthony J. Drexel. formerly Marjorie Gould, lives h Philadelphia. A cable message was sent to Lady Decies. Mrs. Drexel reached Georgian Court in the afternoon, as did the other children, Mrs. Edith c. Wainwright, Miss Gloria Gould and Kingdom, George and Jay who mo- tored from Nek York.
 Funeral arrangements were not com pleted tonight but it was planned to send the body to Mir. Gould's Fifth Av- enue home in New York tomorrow morn Ing.
 Mrs Gould, formerly Edith Kingdom was an actress who had scored in her profession when she was married to George J. Guold, eldest son of Jay Gould multi-millionaire, on September IA, 1886 Her biggest success pccrred in 1885 as member of Augustin Daly's Company her first noteworthy triumph being ir
 Love on Crutches."
 From childhood she had revealed ar | inclination for the stage, distinguishing
 herself in private theatricals In Brook
 lyn. She progressed rapidly and. as z
 girl, her talent and striking beauty easi
 ly won her an enga cement to play Ma
 rienne in 'The Two Orphans" with Mrs
 Marie Wilkins. She created the char
 acter of Eve Malvoise iL Youth unde
 the management of Eugene Tompkins 0 the Boston theatre. touring with tn company throughout the seeson of 1882 Her repetoire was greatly enlarged.
 She appeared as Mary Dartley in tn
 first American production of Love ant
 Money" She played 250 times in "Jal ma" Tn 1884 she was engaged by NIT
 Daly and made her Metro- olitan debu that year as Mysia in "A Woode 5 Spoon.'
 Mrs. Gould was even more successful l in amateur theatricals after her mar ! riage Her love for theN drame neve : waned and her social entertainments c } this character were memorable events
 New York society. During the year g that the family occupied Georgian Cour she took a keen interest in church an ' Hcharitable work. She was an ardent eS \ ponent of outdoor life and the golf cours = on which she died today was laid out f her direction. It was formerly the Pol l Ground on the estate.