The Daily Alaska empire., 1937-05-24

| Alta, who became Mrs E. Parmalee Prentice Of New York; Edith, who 1 married Harold Mccormick of Chi l cago in 1895 and divorced him ir 1922; John D. Jr., of New York who married Abby Greene Aldrich daughter of the late Nelson w Aldrich, U. s. Senator from Rhode Island, and Bessie, who died a | number of years ago. She was the wife of Charles A. Strong. formerly professor of psychology of Co., lumbia University.
 Two Celebrations
 Two days each year he cele- brated-his birthday and Septem- Der 26, anniversary of the day he get that first job out in Cleveland That was the biggest day of my life" he used to say.
 The celeprauons were always the same-a game of golf with friends in the morning and guests at din- ner at night. For his birthday there would be cake, and his grandchildren while they were lit- tle and later his great-grandchil- dren used to help him blow out { the candles.
 AS he grew older = approaching and passing his ninetith birthday ''v-- MT. Rockefeller saw less and less of the public.
 At one time newspapermen were admitted to Pocantico Hills on his birthday. and band would play his favorite tunes. Eventually, how ever, the band disappeared and finally the newspapermen. In the autumn of 1930 he left for the south ahead of schedule to avoid the interviewers nd the flash lights.
 Different Celebration
 His ninety-first birthday, on July 8, 1930, was made little different from the others by receipt of a congratulatory message from the late "Mother" Jones, labor leader. This was a return gesture of amity from a onetime bitter foe, for Mother Jones'" who two decades earlier had fought the Rockefeller interests in the mines of Colorado, had herself received message of cheer from John D. Rockefeller, Jr., when she achieved her hun dredth birthday on May l, 1930.
 At times MT Rockefeller would emerge from his seclusion, always in the best of humors. Twice he posed for the talking newsreels. Once, after having taxied around the field in an airplane, down in Florida, he ended his little talking picture speech with a chuckle and God bless Standard Oil!" Aud fences laughed and applauded a few days later in movie theatres all over the country.
 Once while he was playing golf at Pocantico Hills, a newspaper photographer climbed the 15-foot wall surrounding the estate and suddenly appeared, camera in hand, hafore NHr ID 1at,nfalIor
 Got Picture First
 Where did you come from?" MT. Rockefeller demanded.
 The photographer silently pointed to the wall.
 Out said MT. Rockefeller And then, with a twinkle: Out the same way"
 But the photographer was per- nlitted to take his picture first, and then MT Rockefeller watched him make his exit over the wall.
 MT Rockefeller attributed his long life to his temperate habits. No one ever saw him in a hurry. The chief of American business men, so noted as hustlers, he never hustled.
 He had pulse well below 50, and no one can remember having seen him in state of excitement.
 He never used tobacco or alco- holic beverages, ate moderately and very slowly and took care to finger awhile at the table by playing with his household game of numerica, simple puzzle of num- bers, somewhat like solitaire.
 Daily Nap
 The daily nap after luncheon and several hours of outdoor &C., tiyity were his rule after the age of 34 years He took up golf in