The Washington herald., 1920-04-15
b, MAYME ODER PEAK.

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Florence Pullman Lowden. wife
of the governor Of Illinois, and
daughter OF the late George NJ
Pullman, one of Americas greatest
railroad men. was a, very unusual
girl.
She was her fathers. favorite. his
chum and confidsnte. and inherited
from him not only his millions but
his sound business sense, his de-
mocracy and love for his fellow
man. On her frequent trips with
her father, she made friends with
the humbIest. trainmen and dock
hands along the route, winning
their, hearts with her CHEEKY salu-
tations and her simplicity and good
sense. The trainmen with whom
she travelled in those days come. up
to her now. and say: MRS. Lowden,
do you remember that trip you took
down East with me when you were
a little girl?'
Named Pullman Cars. -.
Besides being companion to her
father, Florence Pullman also acted
In advisory capacity. naming all
the cars that were turned out by
the Pullman shops. Indian and
Hawaiian names especially fasci-
mated her. and IL was her girIish
love OF the lore Of these peoples
that set the fashion for the Nam
peyos' and the 'Lampawanas"
that roll in all their vanished
glory across the continent today.
1t was a sore trial when the
time arrived for her to leave the
private schools in the vicinity of
her South Side home in Chicago,
and go to be finished" at a young
ladies' school. She would have much
preferred being her fathers secre-
tary. or q conductor on the rail-
road. or something like that that
had some 60 about 1t. But the
family had other plans and packed
her Off to Annie Browns School
for Girls. In New York City. where
she spent five years crdmming
knowledge and developing into a
beautiful young woman in the
meantime. Two years abroad COM
pleted her education. and then she
was pronounced quite finished" !"
The world was hers for the con-
quering!
Meets sturdy westerner.
But. on one OF her Eastern -bo and
ocean voyages, Florence PulIma n
met a certain young man-a sturdy.
clear-eyed Westerner, named Frank
Lowden. After that, even though
she might have had q title IL she
so desired. there was no other man
in the world for her.
The attraction was mutual on
both Sides" as the old darkey said.
But tn" young man had nothing
out newly-established law prac-
tice. and the Pullman fortune stood
IKE vail between them. He had
ercome some pretty big obstacles
his pioneer days. but here was
roper!
!aowever, the grit that carried him
as '-year-old boy across the plains
from Minnesota ITO Iowa, trudgins
with bare feet. behind his fathers
prsirie schooner. and that had help
ed him work his way through school
and college. didn't desert him when
he went to face his sweetheart's
father.
what have you got, young man,
to offer my daughter" asked the
great master OF industry. The young
lawyer. who had cleaned up his
own schoolroom when he was teach
ing In Iowa, in order to earn a few
extra dollars, and who had put him
self through the Union College by
working as law clerk at IS a
week. stuck out his chest, and re-
piled:
"A clear head, a strong heart,
willing hands. and the ability to
support your daughter as she would
like to live. / want none of your
money"
They were big assets and Mr..