[2][4] His French-born mother, Heloise de Chazournes, came from an aristocratic Catholic family who was prominent in New York society.
[2][4] They were not part of the New York elite because they were Catholic, not Protestant, nor were they long established in the United States.
[2] His father, who died when Louis was seventeen years old, had a dairy farm in Springfield, New Jersey.
[2] Instead, he took on the tradition of hosting an annual picnic on his family farm in Springfield, New Jersey, where he invited many members of high society.
[5][6][7] The publication was loosely based on the registry for the Metropolitan National Horse Show, held at the original Madison Square Garden on Madison Avenue and East 26th Street since 1883, listing its attendees and directors.
Through his associations with members of high society, he realized many of them were learning how to play golf.
[2] The club hosted championships of the United States Golf Association (USGA) in 1901, 1903 and 1904.
[4] In Who Killed Society?, Cleveland Amory said he was "uninterested in girls, had a curious looking drooping moustache, and spoke in a squeaky affected voice.