Atlanta tri-weekly journal. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1920-19??, 1922-03-18
The Riverside" Has Housed
Men and Women Famous
the World Over Who Went
to Nevada for "The Cure"
BY FRANK HELMICK
Ueased Wire Service to The Journal.)
IHnnurinht 1000 e.


Copyright, 1929 -
RENO, New, March 16.-In the
smouldering ruins that today mark
tn, site of Nevada's noted hotel, the
Rive. side, lie memories of past, as
sociations for many Of the first faml-
lies Of America.
The Riverside was the de luxe
home of Reno's divorce colony. Only
a narrow strip of velvety grass sep
arated it from the Washoe county
courthouse. During the summer
months this lawn always has been
w i filled with those awaiting their
turn before the judges in the "d1-
vorc MILL" where, during the busy
season, separations have been
ground out on a 10-minute schedule.
Well-dressed men, handsome WON
en-, scampered on the grass with a
variety of pets. One came to Reno
with a noun ~ lion cub, another
with thoroughbred malamute
husky" Most of them, however,
had "Peke5" and "Poms" and other
specimens of the pampere-- poodle
fs nily. Babies were never in evil
dence in the galaxy Of social, pol1t1-
Cal anu THEATRICAL LAA@S Va ~
narily visit a city's most prominent
hotel.
The Riverside was noted for the
variety of characters which annually
sought hospitality under it's roof.
Wealthy cattlemen, W n their broad
I mined hats and snurred boots,
and miners from the Comstock and
outlying districts, who had struck
:: rich" rubbed elbows with the
queens of eastern soo' VINO hao
sought this oasis in the sea or ma
trinony as a relief from their many
family difficulties.
Reno raconteurs recalled today the
famous occasion when Anna HE'D
was said to have taken her sixteen
bottle champagne bath IN the XIV
! side. Margare' tie Ellington ana
Mrs E. H. Sothern spent many days
at the hotel while Serving their
time before filing divorce COM
plants.
Baker-Vanderbilt Romance
It was at The Riverside that Mrs.
Margaret McKim, Of New York ana
Baltimore, who afterwards married
Alfred G.. Vanderbilt, resided while
seeking her divorce. 1t was during
this residence in Reno that Mrs. Nc
Kim met RAYMOND T. Baker, then
warden Of the penitentiary, but aft
erward director of the mint at
Washington. She married Ray ,Bak-
err after Mr.. Vanderbilt had been lost
on the Lusitania.
Recently The Riverside was the
home of Mrs. Margaret Porter Gaze
sare, daughter of o. Henry, and wife
of the famous New York cartoon1st.
Another divorce Of international
prominence who resided at The Rlv-
erside was Mrs. Elihu Frost, first
wife of Elihu Frost, who, as head
Of the Holland Submarine Boat COM
pany, had much to do with the de-
velopment Of underseas craft. Mrs.
Frost, divorced from the submarine
king, married Hamilton Perry, of
New York, and upon his death mar
ried Baron de Cartier de Marchienne,
the Belgian ambassador to the Unit
ed States.
A daughter of the late Mayor
Gaynor, Of New York, has resided at
| The Riverside, as have James Galley,
of the American Steel company, and
Phil Dodge, president Of the Inter
| national Paper company.
Prominent moving picture stars
have made The Riverside their stop
ping place, but in most cases the
publicity attendant upon such a resi-
dence caused them to leave for other
cities in the state. Such case was
| that of Mary Pickford when she
sought divorce from Owen Moore.
The legality Of her divorce still is
a matter of litigation in the Nevada
| courts.
When The Riverside burned to the
ground Wednesday it was the home
of many seekers after single blessed
ness. Among them there were thrill
ing rescues and many amusing Incl
dents. Also there were some heavy
losses of jewelry, for it seems to be
a Reno tradition that a woman seek.
| ing a divorce must not only look her
best, but dress to the limit of good
taste. Mrs. Regina Rich, of New
York City, with a divorce proceed
ing pending, awakened by the cry Of
fire, gathered her jewels in her hand
and prepared to leave when she sud-
denly thought of her canary. Laying
her jewels on the dresser, she opened
the window, took the bird from the
4 cage and liberated it. In the mean
time the smoke had increased to
such an extent that she had to beat