A frequent social -- and then romantic -- Elm Tree Road visitor was Bettine (Athalia) Stokes Edwards, an American girl who danced in Chu Chin Chow (and daughter of Robert Ewing Edwards of Philadelphia, Pennsylvania) who became Mercer's first wife. The New York Times announcement of their engagement (28 August 1919) states: ``Mr & Mrs Glover Fitzhugh Perin of 57 West Fifty-eight street have announced the engagement of Mrs Perin's oldest daughter Miss Bettine Stokes Edwards... '' suggesting that her father either was dead or divorced; her remarried mother then lived in New York City.
A frequent social -- and then romantic -- Elm Tree Road visitor was Bettine (Athalia) Stokes Edwards, an American girl who danced in Chu Chin Chow (and daughter of Robert Ewing Edwards of Philadelphia, Pennsylvania) who became Mercer's first wife.
det
Definite=Ind|PronType=Art
a
A
DET
DT
amod
Degree=Pos
frequent
frequent
ADJ
JJ
nsubj
Degree=Pos
social
social
ADJ
JJ
punct
--
--
PUNCT
,
cc
and
and
CCONJ
CC
advmod
PronType=Dem
then
then
ADV
RB
conj
Degree=Pos
romantic
romantic
ADJ
JJ
punct
--
--
PUNCT
,
compound
Number=Sing
Elm
Elm
PROPN
NNP
compound
Number=Sing
Tree
Tree
PROPN
NNP
compound
Number=Sing
Road
Road
PROPN
NNP
nsubj
Number=Sing
visitor
visitor
NOUN
NN
cop
Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin
be
was
AUX
VBD
root
Number=Sing
Bettine
Bettine
PROPN
NNP
punct
(
(
PUNCT
-LRB-
appos
Number=Sing
Athalia
Athalia
PROPN
NNP
punct
)
)
PUNCT
-RRB-
appos
Number=Sing
Stokes
Stokes
PROPN
NNP
flat
Number=Sing
Edwards
Edwards
PROPN
NNP
punct
,
,
PUNCT
,
det
Definite=Ind|PronType=Art
a
an
DET
DT
amod
Degree=Pos
American
American
ADJ
JJ
appos
Number=Sing
girl
girl
NOUN
NN
nsubj
PronType=Rel
who
who
PRON
WP
acl:relcl
Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin
dance
danced
VERB
VBD
case
in
in
ADP
IN
obl
Number=Sing
Chu
Chu
PROPN
NNP
flat
Number=Sing
Chin
Chin
PROPN
NNP
flat
Number=Sing
Chow
Chow
PROPN
NNP
punct
(
(
PUNCT
-LRB-
cc
and
and
CCONJ
CC
conj
Number=Sing
daughter
daughter
NOUN
NN
case
of
of
ADP
IN
nmod
Number=Sing
Robert
Robert
PROPN
NNP
flat
Number=Sing
Ewing
Ewing
PROPN
NNP
flat
Number=Sing
Edwards
Edwards
PROPN
NNP
case
of
of
ADP
IN
nmod
Number=Sing
Philadelphia
Philadelphia
PROPN
NNP
punct
,
,
PUNCT
,
appos
Number=Sing
Pennsylvania
Pennsylvania
PROPN
NNP
punct
)
)
PUNCT
-RRB-
nsubj
PronType=Rel
who
who
PRON
WP
acl:relcl
Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin
become
became
VERB
VBD
nmod:poss
Number=Sing
Mercer
Mercer
PROPN
NNP
case
's
's
PART
POS
amod
Degree=Pos|NumType=Ord
first
first
ADJ
JJ
xcomp
Number=Sing
wife
wife
NOUN
NN
punct
.
.
PUNCT
.
The New York Times announcement of their engagement (28 August 1919) states: ``Mr & Mrs Glover Fitzhugh Perin of 57 West Fifty-eight street have announced the engagement of Mrs Perin's oldest daughter Miss Bettine Stokes Edwards... '' suggesting that her father either was dead or divorced; her remarried mother then lived in New York City.
det
Definite=Def|PronType=Art
the
The
DET
DT
compound
Number=Sing
New
New
PROPN
NNP
flat
Number=Sing
York
York
PROPN
NNP
compound
Number=Sing
Times
Times
PROPN
NNP
nsubj
Number=Sing
announcement
announcement
NOUN
NN
case
of
of
ADP
IN
nmod:poss
Case=Gen|Number=Plur|Person=3|Poss=Yes|PronType=Prs
their
their
PRON
PRP$
nmod
Number=Sing
engagement
engagement
NOUN
NN
punct
(
(
PUNCT
-LRB-
appos
NumForm=Digit|NumType=Card
28
28
NUM
CD
compound
Number=Sing
August
August
PROPN
NNP
nummod
NumForm=Digit|NumType=Card
1919
1919
NUM
CD
punct
)
)
PUNCT
-RRB-
root
Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin
state
states
VERB
VBZ
punct
:
:
PUNCT
:
punct
``
``
PUNCT
``
nsubj
Number=Sing
Mr
Mr
PROPN
NNP
cc
&
&
CCONJ
CC
conj
Number=Sing
Mrs
Mrs
PROPN
NNP
flat
Number=Sing
Glover
Glover
PROPN
NNP
flat
Number=Sing
Fitzhugh
Fitzhugh
PROPN
NNP
flat
Number=Sing
Perin
Perin
PROPN
NNP
case
of
of
ADP
IN
nummod
NumForm=Digit|NumType=Card
57
57
NUM
CD
compound
Number=Sing
West
West
PROPN
NNP
compound
NumForm=Word|NumType=Card
fifty
Fifty
NUM
CD
punct
-
-
PUNCT
HYPH
nummod
NumForm=Word|NumType=Card
eight
eight
NUM
CD
nmod
Number=Sing
street
street
NOUN
NN
aux
Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin
have
have
AUX
VBP
ccomp
Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part
announce
announced
VERB
VBN
det
Definite=Def|PronType=Art
the
the
DET
DT
obj
Number=Sing
engagement
engagement
NOUN
NN
case
of
of
ADP
IN
nmod:poss
Number=Sing
Mrs
Mrs
PROPN
NNP
flat
Number=Sing
Perin
Perin
PROPN
NNP
case
's
's
PART
POS
amod
Degree=Sup
old
oldest
ADJ
JJS
nmod
Number=Sing
daughter
daughter
NOUN
NN
appos
Number=Sing
Miss
Miss
PROPN
NNP
flat
Number=Sing
Bettine
Bettine
PROPN
NNP
flat
Number=Sing
Stokes
Stokes
PROPN
NNP
flat
Number=Sing
Edwards
Edwards
PROPN
NNP
punct
...
...
PUNCT
,
punct
'
'
PUNCT
``
punct
'
'
PUNCT
''
advcl
VerbForm=Ger
suggest
suggesting
VERB
VBG
mark
that
that
SCONJ
IN
nmod:poss
Case=Gen|Gender=Fem|Number=Sing|Person=3|Poss=Yes|PronType=Prs
her
her
PRON
PRP$
nsubj
Number=Sing
father
father
NOUN
NN
cc:preconj
either
either
CCONJ
CC
cop
Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin
be
was
AUX
VBD
ccomp
Degree=Pos
dead
dead
ADJ
JJ
cc
or
or
CCONJ
CC
conj
Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part
divorce
divorced
VERB
VBN
punct
;
;
PUNCT
:
nmod:poss
Case=Gen|Gender=Fem|Number=Sing|Person=3|Poss=Yes|PronType=Prs
her
her
PRON
PRP$
amod
Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part
remarry
remarried
VERB
VBN
nsubj
Number=Sing
mother
mother
NOUN
NN
advmod
PronType=Dem
then
then
ADV
RB
parataxis
Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin
live
lived
VERB
VBD
case
in
in
ADP
IN
amod
Degree=Pos
New
New
ADJ
NNP
compound
Number=Sing
York
York
PROPN
NNP
obl
Number=Sing
City
City
PROPN
NNP
punct
.
.
PUNCT
.