Atlanta Georgian. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1912-1939, 1912-09-16
FAMILY PHOTOS
ON CLOCK 8 DIAL
Pictures From Album Replace
Figures on Face of Woman'S
Unique TimepieCe.

CHICAGO, Sept. 16.-Here is the
ideal family clock-a combination of
the family album and the timepiece.
Upon its dial there are no numerals.
Instead there are photographs of
mother, a father and their ten children.
This strangest of chronometers is
owned by Mrs. Carolina Heyden, widow
OF Frederick Heyden. who died a week
ago. the oldest of Chicago street car
conductors in point of service. The
Heyden family has resided Al S4S VIII
avenue for more than 80 years
Instead of telling the time as other
people do. members of the family spec
ify it by use of the names of the chill
dren or the parents upon whose like
nesses the hour or minute hands rest.
When it is twenty minutes after II
on plain. every day, ordinary clocks, it
is Ida after mother upon this one.
For the photograph Of the daughter,
Ida, now Mrs. Waarich, covers the nu
neral and the picture of Mrs. Heyden
covers the mineral II,
Father Covers II.
Father and mother" has always been
the waYto tell the time as exactly II
o'clock, for the photograph of MIR. Hey
den rests in place of the numeral II.
Father and Anna" is o'clock; "Fa-
Their and Christina" is , O'Clock; IA
Their and William is O'Clock, and so
on for all the hours Whenever both
hands designate the midnight or the
midday hour, it has been just exactly
Dad" o'clock. The picture of Fred
erick Heyden is at the top Of the dial
Visitors at the Heyden home have
laughed at this strangest of timepiaces,
but aways have been convinced of the
merit of the real family clock before
leaving.
You see it does away with the old
family album that always seemed to
collect all the dust that blew into the
house. explained Edward +. Heyden.
son. whose picture covers the mineral
8. With this device We always are re-
minded of our brothers and sisters.
even though all except three of us are
married and away from home. Mother
sees her children about her constantly
and the picture of our dead father also
always is before us. You couldn't buy
that clock 1t is the one trea sure of the
family"
Combines Clock and Album.
Mrs. Hayden was the originator of
| the idea OF the clock some fifteen years
ago When wondering what to give her
husband as birthday gift, she thought
of a clock and then of an album Her
next idea was a combination of the two.
Her husband priced it as the best gift
| he ever received.
! Frederick Hayden was buried Labor
| day, and the old-time street car en-
| ployees of Chicago assembled round his
grave. He was 81 years old The fam
lily now has had tiny black wreath
painted about his picture on the clock
similar wreath encircles the photo
graph of daughter Christina, Mrs. r.
NJ. Kannen. the only other member of
the family who has died
The ten children whose pictures COW
er the numerals | to 10, consecutivelv,
in the order of their ages, are as fol-
lows: Mrs. Frank Gaul. Mrs 7. NJ.
Kannen, William 7. Heyden. Mrs. c. NJ.
Waarich, Sister Aloysia MARY Hey
DEM, who is nun in Baltimore. Md:
Frederick l.. Heyden, Paul A. Heyden.
of Hagerman, \. NJ; Edward r. Hey
den, Albert J. Heyden and Martha r.
Hayden. The last three named and rhe
mother reside at the family home. All
the others, except two. reside in Chi
CaRo