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Greenwich Village upon the departure of Nathan, will be the sole editor

Every reporter who seeks information about any

of the Mercury. Thus, in July, 1925, will a per- haps only temporary finis be written to a partnership in editorial direction that began on the Smart Set in

Lee, or one of his representatives, and take what is

1914.

handed out. The Interborough Rapid Transit Co.,

too, is included in the list of the imposing persons

One sheds a tear.

and corporations in whose cabinets Mr. Lee holds

the portfolio for Public Relations, at considerably ROCK PEMBERTON ; the producer, on the above Washingtonian rates. His retaining fees are eve of presenting a play to New York, was dis- imposing. cussing the Dobbs fire sale, explaining that he had waited forty - five minutes to buy a new shirt.

He does, to be sure, exercise a benevolent censor ship. He says what is best for his clients, and the

“ What,” said David H. Wallace, “ do you want to

rest is silence. Unless, of course, Abby Rockefeller

buy a new shirt for? You 'll only lose it next week.”

should be arrested for speeding, in which circumstance the affair is beyond his control.

One of the New York American 's brightest lights,

Edward Doherty, lately learned how suavely Mr. Lee AMONG press agents Ivy Lee is one of the few

works.

The Hearst paper had been informed that

n who deserves the impressive title of “ Director of Miss Abby Rockefeller's engagement to David Merri Public Relations,” which the craft has adopted with wether Milton, Jr., was to be announced soon. Mr.

wistful unanimity. Mr. Lee's best known work is Doherty was assigned to run the report down. When the Subway Sun, that gay ray of light in the otherwise

he leaped out of the dreary office on William Street

stygian darkness of the underground. He doesn 't edit he had in hand the makings of the best society news it himself, any more than John D. Rockefeller ped - beat in many a day. dles gasolene by the gallon, but his spirit is in it. One Mr. Doherty went direct to the fountain head. He of the bright young men of the Lee organization does

called at the imposing residence of young John D .,

the immediate work.

in West Fifty - fourth Street. Mrs. Rockefeller re

There are many such bright

young men, of whom Mr. Lee is the field marshal, All " used to be newspaper men once themselves.”

member of the Rockefeller family, or Mr. Vincent Astor, or the Standard Oil Company, must see Mr.

ceived him graciously.

" Oh, yes,” she admitted, with rather disarming