The Birmingham age-herald., 1917-01-31
MEN, WOMEN
 AND THINGS

Capt. James Shelley is now with the back he came through with the Elev- enth cavalry on the march from Fort Oglethorpe to Birmingham and return. His company gave some fine exhibi- ton drills at the fairgrounds. Cap tain Shelley was always daring horseman. He used to amuse himself breaking Texas ponies for drovers. have seen him numbers of times sit on a fence up on Second avenue and watch the mustangs and get so excited that soon he would be down in the mud wrestling with some new pony.
 Dr. Burr Ferguson made the ride from Birmingham back to Chatta- nooga. He and Captain Shelley have always been great friends.
 Elizabeth Shelley is on her way to America. Jim, her brother, tells me she is now in England, but will sail soon for New York. She will visit hir1 at Fort Sam Houston, San Antonio, Tex, where his company is stationed l nope SHe VIII stop Dy nere.
 I first knew her here in the early '90s when she was a slip of a girl Mack and Jim, her brothers, were my chums. What merry lassie she was in those days She was a good deal of tomboy. How could she have been otherwise in a house with such red hIoodad hro+barso
 To this day I can't think of Mack's tragic death without poignant sorrow. He was a great athlete, a veritable prince in manner, yet lovable for his manliness and hatred of shams. He was absolutely fearless. have known few men who held women with such reverence
 How I miss General Shelley-what genial man he was. Just as proof tEere came down from the north a charming fellow named General Graves. Many of the old timers will remember him. His people back in Vermont were aristocrats. The warmth of southern hospitality was a continual joy and surprise to him. One day met him in the club with radiant face. "Why the halo?" I asked. Said he, q met General Shelley down the street and he greeted me so cordially One who ever came in contact with the general can never forget his smile and gracious manner.
 I saw Elizabeth grow into young womanhood and take her rightful place as a leader in Birmingham so- ciety. Later, I watched her social ca reer in Washington. I took interest in her stay at the American embassy in Japan when this country honored itself by sending Hannis Taylor abroad as it's representative.
 met her on her return from Europe. broader in culture and scintillating with the wit of courts I kept eye on her as year by year, month by month, day by day, she clung to her father in his latter years. Seldom are daughters thrown in such close com panionship as she was with her father
 Now, there is coming back a new Elizabeth Shelley. I can hardly real izc that the little girl I used to know has become one of the outstanding heroines of the great European war. She has had marvellous experience over there at the back door of the war in the Balkans.
 How we all shuddered at the story of her being lost for months, swal- lowed up in the maelstrom of the hid eous carnage that was rolling its blood red waves over Servia, and how we rejoiced when news came of her safety. And now that she. is coming to America, I am anxious to hear from her own lips some of the chap ters out of her story as Red Cross nurse.