The Ocala banner. (Ocala, Marion County, Fla.) 1883-194?, 1914-08-21
MRS. WILLIAM STANLEY WEST


Bacon is as typical of the striding for
ward new South as the late states
man was Of the old regime. Senator
West and his wife are dominant fac
tors in their community and both are
impressed with the destiny of coun-
try producing cotton which ranks
with the most perfect specimens OF
the world. The new senator studied
law, but gives his attention primarily
In lumber and cotton and he owns one
of the largest and most repaying plan
tations of Southeast Georgia. His
home, valdosta, claims two distinc-I
lions, first, it is the only city of the
name in the entire world, and second,
II is the most extensive sea island
cotton market in the continent.
Mrs. West possesses a strong per-
sonality and indomitable energy in all
she attempts. This impresses her
visitor at first glance. Bright and
alert. she conveys at once her ruling
pashion-that is, to use her time In
thinks worth while Thus when years
passed without children coming to
brighten the home, Mrs. West saw her
duty to supply the place OF mother
and to give home to n1eces ana
nephews and her husband and herself
who had been deprived of these bless
ings. She has reared several nieces,
giving them all that death had taken,
educating them carefully, both in the
intellectual sense and with the idea
of their becoming home keepers in the
best sense. 1t is now her great joy
that these dear companions have
married well and gone forth well
equipped to make the very best OF
their lives. This duty occupied the
first decade of the married life of Mr..
and Mrs. West and filled it with nee
essary cares so that social clubs and
mere pleasure seeking could find no
place. After thirteen years the only
child, William Stanley West, came to
I'LL the vacant places left by the cous-
ms who had build their own nests.
He is manly chap just past twelve
and at present more interested in
base ball and meeting the heroes of
the diamond than in the more serious
aspect Of affairs in Washington.
Mrs. West is engrossed in all that
means progress of church work. She
is a member of the Christian church
and has been attending the Garfield
Memorial church in Vermont avenue
since coming to Washington. The
story of her conversation to this
branch is almost interesting and
throws an Illuminating aspect on her
character. Her parents, Mr.. and Mrs.
John l.. Crawford, were divided in
faith, one following the Methodist and
the other the Baptist and so not lik-
ing to hurt the feeling of either as a
child she attended the Sunday school
of one denomination and the regular
services of the other alternately. Du-
ring her school term in college in
Murfreesboro, Tenn, she accepted
the invitation of a classmate to come
to her church, the Christian, while the
Baptist edifice was being repaired.
liking the services, she continued at
tending the Christian church and later
affiliated with it and is now fervent
and an untiring member.
Mrs. Vests name, Ora Lee, at
tracts immediate attention and she is
often asked for whom she is called,
Ora is favorite name in Latin coun-
tries, affiliations and they have no
families. 1t comes about in this way,
and Is quite a little story. Her mother
wished to call her Sophronia, but her
father to Mrs. Vests lasting graft
tude, did not like the name and refus-
ed to have her thus known. So, until
she was quite a large girl, she went
by the name Of "Cissie'. Then she
tried first one and then another name
which appealed to her fancy. For a
long time she would answer to moth
ing but Mamie and other appelations
enjoyed a brief term of popularity.
Then somewhere, she cannot recall
when, she heard the name of "Ora
Lee," and coming home announced
that this was to be her name, her genu
inc all-her-life, name. She chung to
this and when she had joined the
Christian church she was entered in
to its communion under the name of
Ora Lee Crawford and so she remain
ed. The Christian church does not
teach infant baptism and so Mrs.
West is lust as entitled tn the name