The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1935-05-23
Party Given
in New York
Sky Retreat
Robert Milton Entertains
in Apartment of
Bobbie Bell.
BY HELEN WORDEN
Times SpeciaI Writer

NEW YORK, May 23.-Robert
L Milton has traded places with
Bobbie Bell While Mr. and Mrs.
Bell are staying at Harry Fernan's
estate near Antwerp. Belgium. the
producer of outward Bound" is
occupying the Bells duplex sky
apartment at 1T w. 57th-st.
For a quiet young man with little
to say, Mr.. Bell has had his share
of excitement in life. His sisters
are Mrs. Julien Ripley and Mrs.
Granville Fortescue. When the lat
ters daughter, Thalia Massie. was
involved in that spectacular Hawa-
iian trial few years ago Robert
Bell. as the man of the family, took
his place by his niece'S side.
Mr.. Bells first wife was Josephine
Hutchinson, a member of Eva lie
Gallienne's company His second is
the very attractive and charming
Barbara Robbins
Up 5000 Steps
Climbing the 1899 steps to the
Bells apartment is like climbing
the golden stairs with Bob Milton
for a red-headed st. Peter He
tossed encouraging words down at
me Saturday night as I struggled
up. Are you there?" he kept say
ing. you haven't much farther to
go Take your time. don't hurry
how do you feel now?"
Being in the sky-tops with all
those steps between you and the
earth has it's ges-creates
the aloofness Of Byrd South Pole
retreat.
I'm sure the Bells don't go out
much when they are once RIP. Their
delightful apartment has the look
of being occupied by ay-at-homes.
Unique book shelves, special sets of
small stairs, quaint hooks and odd
pieces of furniture imply that Mr..
Bells hobby is carpentering. Mrs.
Bell has done nice things with dra-
peries. She's also achieved a smart
cocktail Granny off the gaily decor
ated upper floor living room.
Among Mr.. Millions Saturday
night dinner guests we're Mrs. Rex
Smith, Madrid; Fannie Hurst,
Nathaniel Burt, son Of the Struthers
Burts, and Paul Milton, son of the
host.
Nathaniel Burt is studying music
at the David Names School. He
leaves town in a week for the Bar
BIC Ranch which his father owns
in Teton, Wyo His mother. Kath-
crime Newlin Burt, is collaborating
with Bob Milton on a play called
The Silver Apple"
Mr.. Milton intends to produce it
and two other plays, Franz Joseph
1" and "A Midnight Bell" in the
autumn.
Admire Irving Gross
Fannie Hurst and I descended
from Mr.. Millions party about 1890
Saturday night to attend a ball
that was being given by crippled
boy on the lower East Side.
The Joy Barons, of 80 E. 3d-st, "
read the invitation, ARE to be at
Irving Gross party in bennington
Hall, at 189 E. 2nd-St. Sophie
Tucker. Smiling Lou Taylor and
Jack Kenney will be among the
guests of honor"
The Joy Barons are neighbour
hood boys who have taken care of
Irving since he was kid. These
are my friends" said Irving, waving
a hand in the direction of the 1000
men, women, boys, girls and young
sters who swarmed the dance floor
Irving is a saint" they said
There's nothing too good for him!
We're all neighborhood boys ex-
planned Al RAIDER, of police head
quarters. Most of us have grown
up and moved away, but we've got a
warm spot in our hearts for our
old gang. Irving was one of us"
Marcus LoeW, Henry Salzberg. Ed
die Cantor, Irving Berlin and Fan
ME Brice had their beginnings IN
the Joy Barons' neighborhood.
While Irving Gross friends were
dancing in bennington Hall the
guests of Col. and Mrs. Francis L.
Robbins were tripping the light fan
taStic at the West Hills Race Ball
at Ben Robyn Farm, Woodbury., L.
l., for the benefit of the North
Shore Holiday House.
Col. Robbins owns one of the
most beautiful estates on the North
Shore. He built the house 20 years
ago A ballroom, gorgeous swim
ming pool, elaborate conservatory
huge amphitheater in the formal
handicapped gardens and full moon
provided glamorous setting for
Saturday nights party.
Mrs. and Mrs. William Fahne-
stock Jr., 300 Park-av, leased Col.
Robbins home last summer. This