The Birmingham age-herald., 1910-10-30
PERSONAL COMMENT
 ABOUT WELL KNOWN PEOPLE


 Among the interesting newcomers in Birmingham will be Maj. Robert $. Woodson.
 Maj Robert s. woodson. who recently retired from the medical corps of the army, with the rank of surgeon-major, after 20 years service in this country and abroad. and who will locate in this city at an early date. is a direct descendant of pr. John w Woodson of Gloucester, Eng land. and of his wife, Mary of Devon shire.
 Lr. John Woodson, an Oxford graduate. came over in 1619 as surgeon to a com panv of British soldiers and settled at Fleurdin Hundred, Va. He was (accord- ing to the public records at Washington the only physician in the colonies at the time of his arrival. Two others, one of whom was pr. John Potts. having re- turned previously to England.
 Dr. John Woodsn an Oxford graduate, scendent of Reginald Woodson of West minister. England who was knighted by King Henry VT in 1440 Maj. Robert Woodson is through his paternal grand mother direct descendant of Peter Jef- ferson, the father of the President. He is related among other oid DomlIlioh families to the Randolphs, Watkinses, Lenisas and Michauxs. Major Woodson is a member of several professional and patriotic societies, among them the Cln- cinnati. Dr. Lenis c. Woodson Of tnls city is an uncle and Dr. John Woodson of Oakman brother w2
 
 Miss Eva Conner will leave tomorrow for Louisville to be absent week or ten days. ~ .Ri
 Miss Emma Boardman, a missionary from China is the house guest Of MT. and Mrs. T. V. Boardman.
 
 Miss Ina Murray of Newman, Ga, is visiting Miss Eugenia Wheeler.
 MT. and Mrs. Crawford F. Edwards and children have returned from South Ala bama, where they spent the past month on their plantation.
 MT. H. F. Metzell of Cincinnati spent last week as the guest of MT. and Mrs Crawford E. Edwards.
 Miss Margaret Anderson, after a three months visit in Hilsdale, Mich., Niagara Falls. and Cleveland returned home Fri day, accompanied by her mother Mrs. John w. Anderson, who has been spend ing the past two months with her par ents in Hillsda1e, Mich.
 Mrs. Charles J. Mckinney who has been the house guest of MT. and Mrs. e'''o Charles M. Nice, returned yesterday 10 her home in Knoxville. Tenn. . s&s | MT. and Mrs D. Ms Dickson have re- turned from Montgomery, where they | have been in attendance on the Alabama | Horticultural and Industrial exposition Tor | the past ten days. srt MT. and Mrs. J. I. BIount have named their little son William Russell. Mrs. Maurice IL. Beck is visiting rela- tives in Oklahoma, Iowa and Colorado. MT. w. V. M Robertson. Jr., leaves Tuesday for Huntsville. where he will join his mother, Mrs. w. V. M. Robert son. and be the guest of relatives TOT
 week. From there he will go to Prince ion to attend the Yale-Princeton game | on November 12 While at Princeton he will be the guest of Mr. Peter Pinckard. | The remainder of the month will be spent | in Baltimore at the Hotel Belvidere | MT. and Mrs. Charles Marsh left this week for a western trip. They will be | absent several months. spending the | greater part of the time in Los Angeles. Their two children, Lewis and William. will be with Mrs. Marsh's parents, MT. and Mrs. E. w. Fulghum.
 .E MT. and Mrs Price Mckinney will ar rive November 14 from Cincinnati to visit Miss Marianne Hamilton. f ss stu | Natural Query f.a. B.. From the Chicago News. ~ t.1 Mrs. Thynn-Don't you think look