The Birmingham age-herald., 1907-12-09
From the New York World.

" yate life Mrs. William Laim-
 O beer. Mir Laimbeer is stock broker, member of the Stock Exchange and classed as a millionaire. He is a member of many clubs and part owner with Andrew Miller and Ferdinand Bish- op of the Newcastle stable, whose horses have achieved many victories on the metropolitan race track.
 Clara Bloodgood's life teemed with eventful happenings. She was 8 years old and had been thrice married, first to William Havermeyer whom she divorced, again to John Bloodgood who died, and on May 30, 1902, to MT. Laimbeer
 Her first marriage was a school girl affair, of which she quickly repented. When IT she eloped with William Moller Havermeyer son of the late Henry A. Havermeyer, who was once Mayor of New York. Her husband belonged to the Havermeyer family which for generations has been identified with sugar refineries. The last head of the family, H, O, Hay ermeyer, died on Wednesday at his coun- try place on Long Island after a brief illness.
 The father of Clara Bloodgoods first husband was a cousin of H. O. Haver- meyer. William M. Havermeyer swas wild and reckless at the time of his marriage and achieved a reputation which made his relations ignore him for many years.
 Clara Sutton Stephens was the maiden name of the actress Her grandmother was Clara Stephens, an authoress of con siderable fame two generations ago. Her mother was a Miss Sutton. On her mothers side she was connected with the Lloyd Aspinwalls. the Ely-Goddards and the Crosbys. and as a result of these relationships had entrance to the fash ionable set 15 years ago. Her father was Edward Stephens, at one time a lawyer of some prominence in this city.
 After the runaway marriage with young Havermeyer his family cut off his allowance and for some time the young couple were supported by MT. Stephens. Finally the escapades of young Haver- meyer became so notorious and expen- sive to MT. Stephens that he stopped his allowance to his son-in-law. After that the married life of the young wife was 5OCAi 't~ee''f0 sary for her to leave her husband and return to her parents A divorce suit speedily followed, and the wife had no difficulty in getting the evidence neces- sary to sustain her action. She was granted a divorce.
 Soon after the divorce young Have meyer went to Europe, and in Paris con tinued the life which has made him conspicuous here. Then he suddenly turned over a new leaf. went to Buenos Ayres in the Argentine republic, and sobered down into an industrious busi- ness man. He took up ralroading and when he died there of paralysis on Feb ruary 6, 1900, he left considerable for tune, which he had amassed himself, to his sister in this country.
 A year after her divorce young Mrs. Havemeyer, then about 21 years old. mar ried John Bloodgood. Jr., son of John Bloodgood. well known as banker and broker and as man of large wealth. The elder Bloodgood died in 1896, and in- stead of leaving a large fortune his af- fairs were found to be badly involved.
 Jack loodgood, as he was known. had never been reared to do anything in the way of earning living, and the young couple had hard time of it after the elder Bloodgoods death revealed the actual state of the family finances.
 It was as Mrs. Jack Bloodgood. hand some, vivaeous and one of the best gowned women in the city, that she achieved social distinction. But when her husband became ill in the fall of 1897. she gave up all social aspirations and devoted herself solely to caring for him.
 Their finances being at too low an ebb to afford him all the medical care he required she decided to go on the stage anI earn the necessary money. She ap- piled to Dan Frohman for position. which she was speedily given because of her social distinction and beauty. She had some little experience in private theatricals, but unlike most society wom- en who go on the stage. she was satis- fled to begin at the bottom of the ladder, confident in her own ability to work her way up to a position of prominence in her chosen profession.
 She made her debut at the Empire the atre in .The Conauerors,' on January 4. 1898, .being given an inconseauential part as one of the Parlsian dancing girls. She took her new life seriously. studied hard and made marked advancement even before her husbands death, on February