Atlanta tri-weekly journal. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1920-19??, 1923-02-27

afternoon as Depew, and many
younger men, do. Often he is up
before 6, taking a solitary walk If
the weather is good.
Breakfast is at 1880. Usually ba-
con and eggs, but sometimes a chop.
Then a walk in the grounds and a
discussion with Head Gardener
George Whitlinger about the shrub
berry and the prospects for the
spring flower-beds.
At 10 sharp he appears on the
Ormond golf course for eight holes.
He rides to the course and later
meets the chauffeur at the eighth
hole.
Luncheon is at 1. A long automo-
bile ride. then, and talks with
guests. always there are guests.)
At is dinner, to which, few con-
congenial friends are invited. Bed
| at II.
John Yordi is the most important
man around the Rockefeller menage,
next to John d. himself. Yordi's title
is valet. But he is more than that.
He is the only known person who
can pummel the worlds richest man
and punch his ribs with impunity.
For this Yordi is a Swiss mas
seur and a few years ago Rookie
Teller lured this treasure away from
another millionaire. To his deft ma
nipulation is attributed Rockefeller's
good health of recent years.
His Clothes
| Next to massage treatments the
most important thing is clothes.
Yordi prescribes these:
For Golf: Gray wooden trousers,
tan silk coat, paper vest, thick
shoes, gray wooden cap and white
cotton gloves.
For Riding: Black top coat over
the golf costume, and vivid blue
muffler.
For Sunday: Silk hat, Prince AL
bert coat, gray striped vest. striped
trousers, black tie with pearl pin
and a slender cane.
For Evening: Faultless evening
wear, with dinner jacket
Rockefeller does not lean on his
cane when he walks. You couldn't
call him feeble. The only jangling
note in his respondent church-g going
costume is in the brown glasses
which he always wears in strong
sunlight.
The little colored caddy who en-
joys the distinction of carrying
Rockefeller's golf clubs and teeing
for him answers to the name of
Bunk" The chauffeur pays him
at the end OF the game. but he al
ways gets a shining dime as a bo-
nus.
The Rockefeller house sits back
only a few yards from River road,
and there is Shrubbery along the
Beach road side. Across River road,
down to the river. are his gardens.
The house is small and so three
other houses have been bought to
accommodate the 90 chauffeurs, gar
John n. bought his winter home
three years ago from a minister,
There is no display in it-no wealth
of tapestries, paintings, distinctive
furniture.
When he took over the house he
sent word to his son that he wanted
an organ. A letter came asking
height of ceilings, and statistics
like that.
Rockefeller promptly wrote back
that he didn't want church organ,
but a simple little affair on which
one could grind out a tune occas-
sionally. So such an organ was in
stalled. 1t cost no more than a
good piano.
Home Concerts
The capable John Yordi has an
other function besides valet and
masseur. He can play the organ;
hymns are his speciality.
Home concerts are frequent. Sum
day mornings, of course, Mr.. Rookie
Teller attends the little Community
Church in Ormond and joins in the
service; but each Sunday evening
he walks across to the OrmOnd
Hotel lobby and listens to the
orchestra. His favorite selection is
the Barcarolle from "Tales of Hoff
man."
At the close of those Sunday eve
io'ns in singing the Communion
OoXology. I watched Mr.. Rockefel-
err, and he was singing, toe.
Hostess of the Rockefeller house,
nOlQ IS MIS-. jennie EVANS, feId-
tive of the late Mrs. Rockefeller. A
favorite guest is Betty White,
daughter of John White of New
York; she has been here with her
mother, playing golf with her aged
host and getting up musiCales at
home.
General Ames has played golf
with Rockefeller for 90 years.
Another favorite partner is e. M.
Johnson, steel manufactures Of New
York. Mrs. A. 3. Wallace generally
walks home with Rockefeller from
church. And DR.. John Richmond,
pastor of the Community church,
has a standing invitation FOR a visit
every Monday afternoon.
No guards, I said, surround this
old man during his evening play
time of life as he courts Florida's
sunny wintertime.
But there is this protection: SO
averse is Mr.. Rockefeller to being
quoted, even Indirectly, on public
questions that he does not discuss
such subjects even with friends, and
1t is an unwritten rule that guests