New Britain herald., 1930-08-22
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New York. Aug. q Thoughts l while strolling: Whats become of
 names such as Mort Cobb, Delbert
 Cum, Lonnie Delk and Flint Sprad
 CT? The glad boys who thump you
 and cry "Cheerio!" How many re- member George F'itch's Siwash stories? That bored serenity of
 white wolf hounds
 | Frank W. Crowninshield. a Paris 1 France, boy, who made good in the
 city. Landscape contractors. Motor boat salons. Aeroplane ateliers. Sam uel Cntermeyer, who charges $12,- | 900 a day for legal services And
 gets if. Zebra striped shoes. Julian Street and his son.
 Will H. Hays dashinS into Rit2
 Tower. British shops with the pick
 of Piccadilly clerks, featuring pipes.
 tobacco, pewter humidors, walking
 sucks and lighters. 4 priest stops to
 talk 10 a lc9less begear. Those fat,
 'ierhied men around a magistrato 5 court.
 Little spits of rain suddenly fall and suddenly vanish. Rarely see q White horse in New York. John An Gerson, the dramatic critic. A lady with lorgnette is always a duchess 10 me. Wonder how they will handle traffic in ten years. Eva Le Galli- enne is paler than ever.
 Boys with DeretS and Eton collars And vanished hoops, Nurse maids who would give Zieefeld a start OH have to go to Brooklyn to see | baby carriage. Neat grandpas who take grandchildren for a stroll. The shop that sells celluloid ties and col lars to Park avenue buffers
 Girls who achieve that Katherine Cornell chalk-white. And sport mile long cigarette holders. Overcoat Phillip who wears overcoats the year around. And decorates them with pins. Rolin Kirby. the car toonist Nothing so cute as a chub- by Jap baby.
 Photographers who gather for so- ciety weddings and look bored. Joe Smith Of Westport. The hotel district springing up on Lexington avenue. A Paris diyorCee who hasn't spoken to man since her divorce four years ago. Or so it is reported. Wish I could run across some homemade jelly.
 The first sky scraper in New York was the Latting Observar ory. built in 1859 on the site of the Salmon Tower, West 42d It rose $50 feet of old lumber braccd with iron and had an elevator so shaky few would risk it. The cost was sISo.oo0 and it : was named for Warren Latting. rho ! built it.
 Twelve rich New Workers arc 'buffs." having priavte fire boxes in { homes. Minor fires do not interest. ! but a 1@-alarm brings eleven on the ! They began as volunteers and never ! ost the thrill of a whopping blaze. .
 Always variety in midtown for hose hospitable 10 lifes various Tenth avenue and 18th street Dusk. A midget pops nto the middle of tho thoroughfare yravely to direct traffic Soon all is n d snarl. A policeman tucks the quirming midget under his arm and makes for a station house. The had a single drink in a peakeasy and got that way.
 And Frank Tinney used to tell of he alcoholic who eluded the trailing due alligator by walking around 'ost hurriedly three times and hop 'ing on a street car. Then there was 'inney's yarn of the drunk stepping rom Q street car. turning a somer- quit and skidding on his car into utter Arising with dignity and usting himself of, he would ex- Jain to first aid samaritans: T all Says get off that way
 An indifferently named speakeasy n East 52nd is The Wide Open" md why so many other wide open nes on that street?