Evening star., 1925-04-26

JOHN ID. ROCKEFELLER.
TALLY to those who spend them as
well as to those who save them.
Playing at a leisurely pace, made
all the more leisurely by stops to
distribute dimes and nickles, Mr..
Rockefeller finishes his golf about
noon. He often sits down to rest and
chat between holes-not because he is
tired, but because he believes in al
ways keeping we'll within his
strength. When he plays alone, he
often tries again after a bad shot,
but when he has competition he most
scrupulously observes every fine point
of etiquette and seems to have no
difficulty in keeping pace with men
half his age.
He has an extraordinary slow and
steady back swing, and he drives
with a right-hand push which goes
through like an uppercut in box
ing. He is regarded as an extremely
helpful partner. "Take-it-e-e e. easy"
1t is like mother quieting a feverish
child.
Game Is Improving.
The course at Lakewood is level,
and many trees. 1t is about $500
yards long. Mr.. Rockefeller usually
turns in a card of slightly more than
so. His game is constantly improv-
ing. He drove 175 yards at Ormond
Beach, Fla, last Winter.
No matter how lively he is feeling,
Mr.. Rockefeller never plays more than
nine holes at Lakewood. It is another
expression of his moderation.
A hath and a rest complete the
schedule for the morning. Luncheon
is served at 1:l5. Again, Mr.. Rookie
feller eats a well balanced and full
meal. He often has soup. hot meat
and vegetables, salad and dessert
almost as much as at dinner.
After the meal Mr.. Rockefeller takes
another short rest. usually preceded
by a game or two of numbers. About
o'clock he starts on his daily auto
mobile ride. He has four expensive
cars at his command, and three
chauffeurs, all of whom have been
with him more than Is years.
Mr.. Rockefeller usually chooses his
most costly car, and takes with him
for companionship Mrs. f. A. Evans.
his chatelaine, or his personal secre-
tary, Mr.. Davis, or friends from Lake
wood or New York. His favorite
drives from Lakewood are toward AS
bury Park and Point Pleasant, but he
follows no fixed routes. a pretty
view, a distant clump of trees, or
the sunlight on a side road catches
his eye, and after consulting his
guests as to their opinions, he in
structs the chauffeur in calm, meas
ured words: "Oh, Phillips, I think we
might turn here"
Takes Long Drives.
Mr.. Rockefeller's automobile ex-
petitions have covered almost every
nch of the roads within 40 miles of
Lakewood. Sometimes he drives as
many as 20 miles in an afternoon. He
likes to travel slowly in order that
he may enjoy to the utmost the beauty
Of the countryside.
Five o'clock usually finds him back
on the place, although he sometimes
stays away until nearly dinner time.
If he returns soon enough, he takes
a short rest. Then he talks with
visitors or has his secretary read to
him.
Apart from the newspapers and cur
rent periodicals-he has them all,
from the radical to the conservative
he likes biography. Fiction has rarely
interested him.
Eats Any Wholesome Food.
Dinner at o'clock is complete but
not elaborate. Mr.. Rockefeller eats
any wholesome food with zest, and
when there are guests he has a few
sips of coffee with them. He talks
easily and with good humor during
his meals. His retentive mino has
stored away thousands of anecdotes
upon which he sometimes draws. But
he more often discusses current af-
fairs or expresses the idle thought of
the moment.
In full view of the dining room is
a row of tall, 1.-THE hemlocks. Re
Gently, during a hull in the conversa-
ton at the table, Mr.. Rockefeller
looked out the window, as he often
does, and saw them swaying in the
breeze.
Aren't those hemlocks lovely?" he
asked. Aren't they friendly? See
them bowling to u.s."
The evening is likely to bring one
of many sorts of entertainments.
Sometimes Mr.. Rockefeller and his
Often there is music. Several years
ago Mr.. Rockefeller discovered that
his Swiss valet, John Yordi, was a
musician, and it is often he who plays
the piano or the organ. Sometimes
friends who are amateur musicians
give him a musical evening. Mr..
Rockefeller's preference Is for sacred
music, especially old hymns.
Seldom Uses Radio.
Radio equipment has been installed
at Lakewood, but Mr.. Rockefeller sell
dom uses 1t unless an important speech
by public man is being broadca st.
His music box is scarcely more fire.
quently exercised.
Occasionally he has moving pictures
shown in his house. Last fall, be-
fore he went to Florida, he saw pic
lures of his grandchildren at play.
Mr.. Rockefeller's bedtime is 10
o'clock. That is the least movable part
Of his schedule.
On Sundays there is no morning
business session and golf is replaced
by church. Otherwise the daily pro-
gram is in effect.
Motorist Hits Child.
Edgar Peterson, colored z years
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