The Birmingham age-herald., 1907-06-14
NOTES OF THE WEEK IN SOCIAL WORLD Miss CruikShank'S Luncheon to
 Launching Party PUPILS TO GIVE RECITALS Death of Mrs. saIie Lloyd Pope of Louisville Removes One of the
 Greatest Social Queens of
 the Old Regime.
PUPILS TO GIVE RECITALS

The death of Mrs. Salle Lloyd Moore Ewing Pope of Louisville, mother of Mrs. J. Bruce Morson of Birmingham, was received with sadness by those who knew her personally in this city, and by the numerous friends of Mrs Morson.
 Mrs. Morson is in Louisville and with her the other members of the family has been constantly at the bedside of her mother.
 The following from one of the Louis vile papers recalls the career of this re- markable woman;
 After a struggle against the feebleness of old age, befitting the blue blood which ran in her veins Mrs Salle Lloyd Moore Ewing Pope, 75 years old, of kin to some of the greatest and noblest families on American soil died at 10 o'clock last night in her historic old mansion at Seventh and Chestnut streets with her children and numerous kinfolk about her. Her ill., ness had lasted for months, and as con- sequence 1t came as no shock to her friends and family although it removed from the life of social and literary Louis- vlle one of the most remarkable women of her time.
 Her children, who were with her at the end, are: Mrs. Salle Marshall Hardy, Mrs. James Bruce Morson of Birming ham, Mrs. Philip T. Allin of Louisville; Burwell T. Marshall and Dr. Ewing Mar shall by her first marriage, and Henry Ewing Pope, the son by her second hus- band No funeral arrangements have yet been made, but the ceremonies will be attended by the most distinguished per sons in the state and city.
 Mrs. Pope was born in Louisville and has lived here ever since, taking a part in the life of the community which is historic. She was first married to Ma thaniel Burwell Marshall, the grandson of Chief Justice John Marshall, and later to Henry Lewis Pope close descendant of the Washngtons of Virginia. The father of her second husband, William Pope at the age of II was a Revolution ary soldier and Mrs. Pope's husband used to be a fund of information for the an tiquarles about the city, Mrs. Pope was appointed regent o1 the State Daughters oI the Revolution September 15. 1884, by virtue of her direct descent from William Moore of Pennsylvania, one of the most famous of the Revolutionary patriots On January Il, 1891, she organized here the John Marshall chapter of the Daugh- ters of the American Revolution, famous for it's directness of descent and purity of lineage all over the country.
 Mrs. Pope's great-uncle, the Rev. Ffnis Ewing was the founder of the Cumber- land Presbyterian church, and 1t is char acteristc of her that, though she had been for years President of the Woman's s society of the Calvary Episcopal church. she used to tell of the reverence she felt for he. .sterner forefathers in the Pres byterian faith. Through this great-uncle a kinship is established with Adlai Ste venson. once Vice President of the United States.
 Long ago, when belles wore powder in their hair and trailed crinolines So the Hits of old stringed instruments. Mrs. Pope was social queen, and her hand was pressed in the stately minute by the famous gentlemen of olden time Henry Clay, Cuthbert Bullitt, Thomas Marshall,
 
 to tell in her twilight years the story of her social reign. The house at 70l Chestnut street, where Mrs. Pope has lived for thirtyssfour years, has been the scene of some brilliant assemblages, and at all of these the mistress kept her guests in mind of the grace of long ago.
 Mrs. Pope was president at the first meeting of the Louisville Flower mis- sion, and throughout her life she has been a vice president and a devoted mem Der of the organization. She was a mem- Der also of the Filson club.
 Mrs. Pope's grandfather was granted 600 acres of land from the government for services rendered 13O years ago, and some of this land, just above Jeffersonville, was in the possession of the old gentlewoman when she died
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