Word: devereux
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Dates: during 1920-1929
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Engaged. Thomas Hitchcock Jr., since the retirement of Devereux Milburn most famed of U. S. poloists, Wartime flyer who was shot down behind German lines and later escaped from Germany, socially prominent resident of Long Island & Aiken, S. C.; to Mrs. Margaret Mellon Laughlin, daughter of Banker William Larimer Mellon, grandniece of Andrew William Mellon, relict of Alexander Laughlin Jr., late President of the Central Tube Co. of Pittsburgh. On June 12, 1926, Mr. Laughlin had an appointment with his dentist, said goodbye to Mrs. Laughlin. She next heard that he had died while under the dentist's anesthetic...
...newly elected Chorister, Richard Stedman Holden of Bennington, Vermont, prepared at Exeter and is president of the University Instrumental Clubs Chauncey Devereux Stillman of New York City, who prepared at Kent, was elected Odist. He is an editor of the Advocate...
...Ballots thrown out 8 Total 422 ORATOR Lawrence Trevor Grimm 201 John King Fairbank 143 Norman Winer 73 Ballots thrown out 5 Total 422 IVY ORATOR Alan Russell Blackburn Jr. 180 James Henry Sachs 145 Peter John White Bove 92 Ballots thrown out 5 Total 422 ODIST Chauncey Devereux Stillman 212 Philip Hichborn 204 Ballots thrown out 6 Total...
...Devereux Milburn, having played polo seven times for U. S. against Great Britain, will play no more. Last week Mr. Milburn, potent back, potent captain, refused to report retirement but indicated that the U. S. four will ride against the English team without him in 1930. Observers recalled remarks of J. Watson Webb, teammate who aided Milburn to beat Britain, that he was done with international polo. Observers noted that Malcolm Stevenson, No. 3 for U. S., is only a few years younger than veteran Milburn (47) and doubted that he can equal the attacks of younger players...
...young man is once inoculated with the polo germ, he never recovers, he will play the game the rest of his life," asserted Devereux Milburn, famous internationalist player in an interview with the CRIMSON reporter recently. Mr. Milburn, a graduate of the Harvard Law School, is one of three ten-goal handicap men in the country and is considered by experts to be the game's greatest exponent...