Arizona republican., 1922-03-08

tresses are invited to tea in the best
houses they generally take their real
names to the stage with them. Lou
Tellegen, however was originally ISL
dor Louis Bernard Edmund van Do
minelen. Sir Henry Irving, who did
more than any other actor TO bring
about the social recognition OF his
profession. aided by the good will of
that Prince of Wales, the first gen.
tleman OF Europe, who afterward
reigned as Edward VII. was born
Broadribb and adopted Irving as a
stage name.
"Artemus Ward and Mark Twain
were literary examples of adopted
names. Henry M. Stanley, the Afri-
can explorer, was originally John
Rowlands. For euphony in author
ship. James B. Taylor became Ba-
yard Taylor and James b. Matthews
became Brander Matthews. Ulysses
s. Grant began as Hiram s. Grant,
Grover Cleveland as Stephen G..
Cleveland, and Whitelaw Reid as
Jacob w. Reid.
There is also the historical case of
Thomas W. Wilson, president OF the
United States as Woodrow Wilson"
One OF the most difficult things
about changing your name, Of course,
is in getting your family and friends
to accept it. Long after you have be-
come accustomed to yourself under
the name Of Phillip Suratt there viii
be friends who will tactlessiy call you
Philippi Steenstrupt and thereby try
to prove to You that your new cog
nomen is nothing but an affectation.
Yet people become reconcilcd to a
change in name for human beings
Io. IL
change in the names of places.
Not long ago, for instance, the well
fare department Of the city of New
York decided to change the name of
historic "Blackwells" to welfare Is
land" According. the change was
recorded on the city maps and files,
but New Workers. have never accepted
II and even after long campaign of
urgent publicity they still say Black
wells Island"
Likewise, they have sternly resisted
all efforts to change the name of the
Bowery to any OF the insignificant
appellations at various times sug-
gested for it, including Central
Broadway, Grand avenue and Hewitt
avenue. These were thought to be
more genteel by their originators, but
the opposition declared that the name
with old Dutch days and has come
down through the centuries a me-
mortal of all that was interesting in
the history OF this important street,
and that it should never be discarded.
Cannot Change Herald Square
Herald Square is another point that
is constantly in danger of having a
new name thrust upon it unawares,
but so far the suggested substitutes
Roosevelt Square and Bennett
Square (for the founder of the Her
add has not won the support of the
public.
New York. in fact. takes rather
more interest in names than most
cities, and once having given its en-
dorsement to one, remains thereafter
wholly faithful. Thus it would seem
to a mere visitor that favorite name
is sometimes a bit overworked, as in
the vicinity of Amsterdam avenue
and 10th street, where every other
shop or so bears the name of Cath
edral."
"It's all right to have a Cathedral
lunchroom," remarked one amused
observer, 'for men of the cloth must
eat. / suppose the Cathedral barber
shop is not incongruous either, be-
cause cleanly shaYen faces are SEEM
ly in the pulpit. The Cathedral soft
drink palace would also pass but the
Cathedral delicatessen offering kosher
meats exclusively does seem to be
overworking the name a bit"
1t is possible, therefore, that the
changing even of personal name
may prove more troublesome than
might be supposed in view of the
Of the law on the sub
ject, for ones friends and neighbors
may refuse their o-operation. Per-
haps that is why so many people pa
tiently endure the undesirable names
listed in every city telephone book.