Word: belmontized
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Dates: during 1930-1939
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Ever since Eleanor Robson left the stage to marry the late rich, patrician August Belmont, she has specialized in philanthropy.* These last two years graceful, white-haired Mrs. Belmont has been the most conspicuous Unemployment Relief woman in New York. On May i she will retire. Last week, at a meeting of Jewish women, she began her valedictory speech: "If you will permit me I will be absolutely frank...
...Saratoga, N. Y., Hialeah Park, Fla., Belmont Park. L. I. and all other important U. S. tracks are stables of all Whitneys for use before and during race-meets...
...composite team's goals was scored by George Owen, Jr. '23, a former Crimson star, and the second was made by Ford, a Belmont High skater, who was the star of an interscholastic game which preceded the main event. The third tally occurred when a Bruin player kicked the puck into his own goal, during the last minute of play, when every available man on both squads...
...most eloquent appeal for funds thus far was made last week by Geraldine Farrar. White-haired and chic, she appeared on the Metropolitan stage between acts at Parsifal, so roused the audience that people started to hand checks and dollar bills over the footlights. Next night Mrs. August Belmont spoke and three of her friends (Mrs. Cornelius Vanderbilt, Mrs. Charles B. Alexander, Mrs. Robert Goelet) waved $1,000 checks from the Diamond Horseshoe. Contributions of $10,000, biggest individual ones so far, came from Pierre du Pont and Louis Eckstein who still hopes to be able to give...
...girl, who offered no resistance, gave her name as Jean McKinnon, of 113 Slade Street, Belmont. A passerby took them both to the Cambridge Hospital, where they were treated for immersion...