Show John s D D. D s Health Is Good GoodAs GoodAs GoodAs As Birthday Nears I I N K Y 1 1 Ry c r r I- I 1 r r k 3 r r ri f yr L r I John D. D Rockefeller Sr His pink complexion has been restored By Br HARRY GRAYSON ORMOND BEACH Fla Fia May 1 NEA The NEA-The The quiet and mystery shrouding The Casements doesn't mean that there is anything wrong with John Davison Rockefeller We Ve have it from rom his local physician physician cian Dr J J. J N. N Fogarty and minister minister minis minis- ter tel and former golfing partner the Rev George D. D Owen that the health of the oil tycoon is as good goodas as could be expected of a man who will be 97 on July 8 8 As a matter of fact tact Mr Rockefeller Rockefeller Rockefeller Rocke Rocke- feller is looking better than he ho has been in years in the opinion of his favorite favorito photographer and another of his old golfing mates Curt E. E Engelbrecht who explains that closer confinement has restored the pink complexion of the nonagenarians nonagenarian's nonagenarians nonagenarian's nonagenarians nonagenarian's rians rian's earlier years Mr R R. as he Is referred to by members of ot his household was such an inveterate outdoor man for so long Jong that his parchment skin became became became be be- came somewhat weather beaten Age sitting with grace upon his visage must please Mr R R. in his seclusion Mr R R. always preferred pictures that showed him to the greatest advantage When the worlds world's richest man and foremost philanthropist liked one particularly well hed he'd purchase as many as and send them to friends Mr R. R isn't putting on full street dress any more It is improbable that another photograph will be betaken betaken betaken taken of him In his best bib and tucker He isn't donning a collar any more In his enforced solitude those who until two years ago saw so much of Neighbor John suspect that he misses dressing more than an any other one thing Mr R. R knew how to wear dinner clothes and liked them He looked his best in them He seemed to fully appreciate the pleasing air pf of dignity given him b by the silk top hat Prince Albert coat and striped trousers he formerly donned for church On Sunday evenings he was one of ot the best dressed men at concerts in the rambling hotel across the way from The Case Case- ments Mr R R. knows s how to grow older as well as he knew how to accumulate accumulate accumulate millions and the few intimates intimates intimates inti inti- mates who have seen him recently declare him to be as alert as ever The only reason why the high iron picket fence and sentry boxes replaced the friendly hedge around The The- Casements to make I was certain certain tain that the loving and meticulous care that is prolonging a useful life would be uninterrupted I A broken old man at 60 suffering from dyspepsia Mr R. R conquered Infirmities by careful living It was in January 1932 that Mr R. R s R s 's physicians decided that even more careful living would be necessary necessary necessary sary if the old gentleman was to attain his goal goal loo years They made this decision when a cold and overexertion for for one of his age age age- caused Mr R R. to miss a winter Sunday Sunday Sunday Sun Sun- day at the Ormond Community church for the first time in two years and to miss golf for three consecutive days Gradually Mr R. R who had frisked beneath the burden of four score years and ten ten cut down on his activities activities ac ac- ac- ac to meet the silent pace of sedentary years Nino holes of ot golf became eight then seven then six and finally lib his favorite sport was eliminated I There Thero were no more long automobile automobile automobile auto auto- mobile rides with Mr R R. requesting requesting requesting request request- ing that the chauffeur step on the gas on the Ormond-Daytona Ormond beach He still requests a short spin almost daily but seldom takes one No more passing out shiny dimes and nickels or printed poems No Nomore Nomore Nomore more Christmas and birthday parties of which he was the life and at which he ho loved to sing My Old Kentucky Home Suwannee River Old Black Joe and Annie Laurie Short walks in the tho garden now give Mr R R. his only exercise On the warmer days he sits on the lawn lawnIn In a wicker rocker chair and reads or watches little Lucille Frasca daughter of his chauffeur at play Ward Vard Madison Mr R. R Rs R.'s s 's secretary secretary secretary secre secre- tary and Mrs Anne Mitchell wife of his former secretary read to him but only what his physicians deem It advisable for tor Mr R. R to hear The rhe schedule will be the same same when Mr R R. R returns to the Golf House at Lakewood N. N J. J in mid- mid June Tune Nothing is to be permitted that will exciter excite excite- or disturb Mr R. R or exhaust him And any anyone one of the mighty few who are close dose to him now will wager that Mr R R. lives Jives to be his coveted and loo-and and then some |