A TUNNEY NOT A SOCIAL LION

Grey River Argus, 6 September 1930, Page 9

A TUNNEY NOT A SOCIAL LION

j Xof only is Gene Tunney out of the j social register, but the name of Polly J Lander, his wife. 'Jias boon dropped I since she married the fc’imer heavyweight. boxing champion. It was dis (losecl in an article in the “American Magazine.” Tunney s name nevei was included in the register itsi If, it was explained, ) in of a- popular belief. His I name was merely included in a. suitple- | ment listing the name of social regis-torite-s who married and, of course, the persons tkey married. That was Tun noy's ii('.:ir»>t apqvoach to the social distinction of the register,-and now. it even his wife has boon dropt Tl;p Tanneys Eave illustrious < omJpany. however. It was recalled that the |S('eiA'i nin-.ittce charged with tliOi Isclection of names for the book dropped (the r...rae < f Dore»rhy Benjamin after I sit-■ marrie d Enrico Caruso. • I Others w!io hi ve not aclvoverl of flip book .m-luilo Ro;i<*-1 /Admiral. Richard F. Byrd. Henry Ford and. Edsel Ford. On ihe oilier hand, two previousiv unlisted ye.mg me n not only found their wives’ names retained in the register, but tlieir own ;;dde I after m trria.g('. I ’-.o'.- ad* ( olonol < liarles A. Lindbergh and Antonio Moreno. Lind, bergh is listed since liE marriage to Anne Morrow and Moreno achii'xid a place when lie mar’icd Mrs. .1. M. ihir. | Alfrt .1 Smith is out :.f lite iraister , Ibut Pre.-' dent llnover tin.l t' llvin «•<>..! j jidge tire in. T’h.onias A. Edison is in ! jlnit (Autries M. Sehwob is out. I ■' I