The Bismarck tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, N.D.) 1916-current, 1928-08-15
Register Even Dropped Name
of Ellin Mackay Following
Her Elopement With Irving
Berlin But It May Give Hero
of Boxing Game Recogni-,
ton
CIV NEA Seryice)

New York, Aug. 15.-A mysteri-
Gus, all-powerful committee" will
meet in New York some time within
the next few months and determine
whether the name James Joseph
Tunney-or perhaps just plain Gene
Tunney-is to go into the Social
Register.
If it does, the manly art of pugil-
ism will have moved up in ten short
years to a pinnacle Of social recog-
milton that the originator of the
punch-swapping diversion probably
never even dreamed of. much less
hoped for.
On His Own? Hardly
It's hardly likely that Gene, fol-
lowing his wedding to Mary Jo-
sephine Rowland Lauder, will crash
the Registers ultra-select columns
ION his own It's much more prob
able his name will tag along in
brackets after that of his wife-in-
dicating that so far as social stand
ing is concerned, as the Register
sees it, Mrs. Tunney will be the real
goods and Gene an accident of mar
riage.
But even that will be something
for 10th society and the price, fight
ing profession to think about. It's
not at all a rule Of the Social Reg
lister association that every time a
lady registrite naarries the name Of
her spouse is given space in the
naughty volume.
Irving Berlin's Case
There was the case Of Irving Ber-
lin, for instance. Social eminence
higher than that enjoyed by the
Clarence Mackay family is not to be
had. But when .Ellin Mackay eloped
with the song writer, did Berlin get
a line Of Social Register type? He
did not! On the contrary, Ellin Mac
kay's name was eliminated!
The Social Register Association is
sues no. statements to the news
papers, no official or unofficial COM
muniques as to its plans for includ-
ing new names in or excluding old
names from the Register. But Tun-
ney is well sponsored in his matri-
monial invasion Of society, and that
disposition Of his case will be in any
way akin to the disposition Of Irving
Berlin's is very improbable.
One Big Difference
Clarence Mackay was bitterly
angered by his daughters marriage.
Mary LADDERS family seems we'll
pleased with Gene.
# Tunney is led into the Register
by his wife, his name will appear in
but one edition, thus: Lauder, Miss
Mary J. r. :. Married at Greenwich
Conn Tunney Mr. James j." There
after Mrs. Tunney's name would be
unaccompanied by that Of her hus-
band.
II the Register goes to the length
OF listing Tunney for his own self
gained worth, which is improbable.
the entry will be q bold "Tunney Mr.
q Mrs James J MARY J R Lauder). ]"
Miss Anne Morgan was respon-
sible for society's first warming up
to pugilism and pugilists. This was
when she promoted a lightweight
championship fight between Benny
Leonard and Richie Mitchell Is q
wartime Liberty Loan benefit.
Since then the social elite have
turned out to one big boxing match
after another 49, notably the recent
Tunnev-Heeney matter.
Abroad, the social trend has been
even more distinct. This year, for
instance, . bout between Visccunt
Knebworth, son Of the Es-, Of Lyt-
ton. and Constable Bone of the Lon
don police was = society attraction Of
the first water.