The Birmingham age-herald., 1914-05-03
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CTS. Mrs. Jemison is a superb hos tess extending the hospitality of her Glen Iris mansion with gracious ness that adds the final charm to her original and beautiful entertainments. She and MT. Jemison spend much of their time in travel
 Mrs. Florence F. Jordan, mother of Dr. William Mudd Jordan, Dr. Mortimer Jordan, and of Mrs. j. A Levert has the tender interest of many admirers. She is most cultured woman, student of French history and belles lettres. but most of all she is an unselfish. noble woman, beau tiful mother and grandmother Mrs. William Jordan Augusta Sharpe) is among the younger mothers who may be mentioned with especial admiration. Her daughter, Miss Elizabeth Jordan, promises to inherit both her beauty and her musical talent; the younger girl, Miss Florence Jordan, Is youth ful beauty and is the namesake of her paternal grandmother Mrs. Nor timer Jordan Lucile Gaston) is an other beautiful daughter-in- Jaw. She has one little son-Mortim Jordan. Jr.
 Mrs. Braxton Bragg Conner wife of the former governor and present as- pirant for the office of chief execu- tive, has graced the position of gover-
 
 nifty that has characterized the dis charge of her home duties. She has a large family several namesakes among her grandchildren, proving the devotion of her sons and daughters, Mrs Frank Holland Lathrop's young daughter. Eva Conner Bathrop, having the name both of Mrs. Conner and of Mrs. Lathrop's sister, Mrs Eva Conner Fraser. Mrs Conner was Miss Eva Jane Harris. Her sons MT Donald Conner and MT. Fletcher Conner and her daughters. Mrs. Morley Buck of Canada, Mrs. Craig Smith of Mont gomery, Mrs. Frank Nabers and Mrs. Fraser and Mrs. Lathrop are all lovely young mothers.
 A sketch of Birmin gham mothers would be in truth incomplete without conspicuous mention of Mrs. B. F. Ro den. who has for so many years made Birmingham her home, has seen count less young people grow to manhood and womanhood about her while she rcigned as queen of her own house. hold. Her four daughters are Mrs. Viola Roden Redin, who is at present living abroad and experimenting the education of her young daughter; Mrs. Charles G. Davis, whose two daugh- ters are being educated in a Kentucky convent; Mrs. Jack Bowron, whose two splendid children are blessed with g companion attractively interested in eQud1 SuHIaSe. pSNcnOloSN ana III pHi- 1anthropic affairs, and Mrs. I. c. Beatty, who though an adopted rather than a "real' mother, has won the devoted admiration of her household of four. Mrs. Roden has but one son. MT. B. F. Roden, Jr, who is one of the able young men of the state.
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 Mrs. Joseph O. Thompson is pretty, youthful-1ooking vivacious and cheery in disposition; a verita ble pillar" in the Southside Baptist church, dyed 1n-the-wool suffra gist-and the ador- ing mother of eight children. Also a very recent grandmother, and she is quite as proud of her wee grandson, Master Galloway of Selma, as she has ever been of one of her own chil- dren. .&w.s
 Mrs A. Dearborn is one who must be especially mentioned in the mother list. It is a bit of rare good fortune to know Mrs Dearborn have never known a woman who so truly suggested sunshine not a sunbeam that comes and goes here and every where. but just stable brightness, brilliant glow She Is all bright ness--and yet not merely frivolous, for notwithstanding the care and com panionship given to her children she finds time for study and is first rate student of French and of his tory. "
 As a type of the patrician, reposeful woman, beautiful in face and charac- ter, one might point to Mrs H. A. Sharpe. Her four daughters, Mrs. Will liam Jordan and Mrs. Paschal Shook