The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1908-07-12
MAGAZINE SECTION.

,.,.,ob the name of Bryan has
household word for more than
ado. there is comparatively little
of the gentlewoman who has
brayely on by the side OF the
III Commoner." proving herself a
-, worthy helpmeet. ''toiling. re-
ing sorrowing." ever comforting
~ sustaining him by her Christian
s~.;,nde and wealth of womanly VIZ
tues = u,or,a, os ,,.o,
.nalitv and strength of character,
Lsd she not become distinguished
SH' ,be wife Of a renowned statesman,
. n,obt easily have won fame for
sIt a,bie-enents in literature or some
,,,rned profession
,farv Elizabeth Baird was born at
s Ill. June II. 1861. She came
God old sturdy stock. her mother,
% On, Baird being of English descent,
L4,uehter of Colonel Darius Dexter
" nextervil!e. y. Y. now a part of
yy.nsstoUn on Chautauqua lake. Her
s1,ber John Baird. whose death oc-
,,red MAY 3. 1903. was of Scotch
,.1ss ancestry. his lineage dating back
- colonel Henry Winter, one of the
,st prominent men of Northampton
unity Pennsylvania, in the early
80 of the nineteenth century. In
,ssS Coonel Winter was a presidential
tor from Pennsylvania. and cast his
,o,e for Andrew Jackson. He was APP
,oir,ed a courier 10 deliver the report
" The electoral vote in Washington,
on6 made the trip on horseback.
As girl Miss Baird enjoyed good
.dpestional advantages. He education
wss begun in the public schools, after
nbirh she attended Monticello semi
vary al Godfrey, H.. one year. and the
presbyterian academy at Jacksonville.
m NO years. graduating from the
after institution with first honors in
Inps ISL she returned the next
vssr for postgraduate work. 1t was
rbls al college that she met Mr..
Bryan. and the happy romance of her
me- was begun. He was at that time
attending the Illinois college. Their
b4trothal WAS made while they WerI
hoth juniors. their marriage following
four years later. in 1884. They resided
in jacksonville until their removal 10
Nebraska three years later.
Becomes Practical Partner.
In order to keep herself in closer
touch with his professional life. Mrs.
BRYAN read law with her husband as
instructor. taking the course pre-
scribed by the Union College of Law
Of Chicago. She was admitted 10
practice IN the supreme court OF Ne
braska in November. 1883. not having
the intention of practicing as a means
Of livelihood. but that her knowledge
Of the profession might be of greater
value In the constant and careful as
sistance she rendered Mr.. Bryan in
bis work.
Mrs. Bryan is also fond of literature
and the languages. She devoted one
year 10 the special study of literature
m the Illinois college, and during more
recent years has taken a postgraduate
course of one year in German at the
Nebraska state university. She says
that every mother necessarily keeps
her knowledge of Latin somewhat
fresh in memory through the school
days Of her children, while helping
them 10 conquer Caesar and vanquish
Cicero. but for her own part she finds
her greatest pleasure in the study OF
German. She is fond OF music. but
makes no pretense at being an adept
In that art.
Mrs. Bryan believes that her first
and best efforts should be devoted 70
the welfare OF her home and family
Such duties have claimed so much OF
her time that little has been left for
other work. She has been both moth
or and companion TO her children, aid
ing them through the struggles OF
school days, giving always of her love
and wisdom for their growth in educa-
ton and culture.
There are three children. the eldest