New-York tribune., 1921-11-14
Mrs. Geo. Gould
Falls Dead i'm
Game of Golf
Stricken With Heart Disease
After Making Strenuous
Drive on Links of Her
Lakewood, ". j., Home
Husband Summons Aid
Society Leader Had Attend.
ed Church And Appeared
To Be In Best of Health

Mrs. George j. Gould died unex-
pectedly at noon yesterday while play
ing golf with her husband at Georgian
Court, the Gould estate at Lakewood,
y. J. M
There were with Mrs. Gould at the
time only her husband and caddie.
She collapsed shortly after making
strenuous drive, death following i'm
mediately. Physicians attributed her
death to heart disease. She was said
to be about ffty-seven years old.
Mr.. and Mrs. Gould had attended
services in All Saints Memorial Church
in the morning, and after their return
dressed for game of golf. Mrs. Gould
appeared in normal health when she and
her husband walked out to the links a
few minutes before noon. She showed
no signs of illness during the progress
of the game and chatted airily with
Mr.. Gould as she was preparing to
make drive at the fifth tee. AS she
teed off her husband followed the ball
with his eyes.
When Mr.. Gould turned to his wife
after the ball had landed he found her
lying on the ground. She mad uttered
no sound as she sank after the drive.
Mr.. Gould thought at first she had
merely stumbled and bent down to as
to speak to him he Immediately sent
the caddie to summon physicians.
Overtaxed Self During Game
With the assistance of servants Mr..
Gould carried her to the court build
ing housing the pool and gymnasium.
DR.. George w. Lawrence and DR.. Irwin
H. Hance, both of Lakewood, after an
examination, said Mrs. Gould had died
of heart disease. They said that Mrs.
Gould apparently had overtaxed her.
self during the game.
Mrs. Gould had been spending the
fall at Georgian Court, her husband
going down from this city for the week
ends. The children, however, had been
spending most of their time at the
town house, 857 Fifth Avenue. Mr..
Gould went to Lakewood Saturday, but
was not accompanied by any of the
children, all of whom are living in New
York with the exception of Lady Decies,
formerly Vivien Gould, and Mrs. An
thony j. Drexel jr., formerly Marjorie
Gould. Lady Decies, whose home is in
London. was notified by cable of her
mothers death, while Mrs. Drexel was
reached at Philadelphia by telephone.
The children who are living in New
York, Miss Gloria, Mrs. Carroll Vain
wright, Jay and George jr., motored
to Lakewood Immediately upon receiv-
ing the information and arrived late in
the afternoon.
Funeral Services Here
Arrangements have not been COM
pleted for the funeral, but it is under
stood that the body of Mrs. Gould will
be brought to the Gould home in this
city and that the services would be
conducted in st. Bartholomew's Church.
Probably no more charming romance
can be imagined than that of
Mrs. Gould's career. 1t ia the fairy
story of poor little orphan girl smil-
ing her way over the footlights to the
very pinnacle of wealth and social
leadership. The story begins when
Mrs. Gould was Edith M. Kingdom, liv-
ing alone with her mother in Brooklyn
in extremely modest circumstances,
and taking some interest in amateur
theatricals. After a brief apprentice
ship with the Amaranth Club in Brook
lyn, her talent and beauty obtained for
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