The Weekly Tallahasseean., 1901-06-13

during her course five gold medals
for proficiency in her studies, a
larger number than than has ever
been won by any other student of
the institution. In June 1889, at
the age of seventeen, Miss Mann
graduated from st. Joslph's and
was on this occasion selected as class
valedictorian, in which capacity she
acquitted herself with greatest
credit.
Equally fond of the generous ma
.ture which surrounded her in her
lovely South Florida home, of all
that was beautiful and eleyat-
ing in art and music and literature,
and acquiring from her gifted and
cOnfding father a keen interest in
the trend of important public af-
fairs, Miss Mann was from girlhood
early equipped for the brilliant so
cial career which is offered to the
wife of an ambitious, able and in
fluential public man. Two years af-
ter leaving the st. Augustine semi
nary Miss Mann was married in
Tallahassee to Judge William Sher-
man Jennings, of Brooksville, Fla,
who had been county judge Of Her
nando county and who was then re-
garded as the ablest young lawyer
in his section. This marriage has
proved in every respect a most hap
py one, and Governor Jennings
owes much of his subsequent sue
cess at the bar and in field of pol
itics to the keen intelligence and
winning tact of his charming wife.
The home of Mr.. and Mrs. Jen-
nings since their marriage has been
in the delightful little city OF
Brooksville. Their residence, with
spacious grounds, is perhaps the
most attractive in the town, and
Mrs. Jennings, as well as her hus.
band, takes great pride in keeping
her home in the most excellent anC
inviting condition. She is pre-emi,
nently domestic in her tastes anC
carefully superintends in, person
every detail Of home management
\ remarkably bright little son
Sherman Bryan Jennings, nov
seven years old,is monarch Of thu
Jennings household. This manly
little fellow is a general favoritc
with all the friends Of his popular
parents.
While letting nothing interfere
with her devotion and constant at
tentiOn to her family and her home
Mrs. Jennings takes very keen anC
Intelligent interest III political af
fairs. The advancement Of her hus
oand along the several honorable
lines which his ambition takes i
very near and dear to her heart
Her modest and unassuming man
ner eStops her from claiming an,
credit for the telling assistance
which she has rendered the Gov
crnOr in the attainment Of his aspi
ratiOnS, but it Is certain that he owe
much to her excellent judgmcn
and untiring efforts in his behal
; Mrs. Jennings has attended three o
the last four quadrennial Democrat
, ic State Conventions which nomi
mated the Governors Of Florida, anC
Of course she was present in Jack
sOnville last June when this su
preme honor was conferred upon he
distinguished husband. During tn
campaign which followed Mrs. Jen
nings imposed upon herself @mucl
the hardest and most fatiguing, We
quite the most important work o
the struggle, and the masterl: man
ner in which she handled the mas
: Of correspondence and the routin
work Of the campaign can be attest
ed by hundreds Of prominent Flor
idians.
Both Mr.. and Mrs. Jennings ar
devoted members Of the Baptis
, church, and their many unOstenta
tious deeds Of charity are too wei
known in Florida to require specia
, mention.-The Sunny South.
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