The Daytona daily news. [volume] (Daytona, Fla.) 1903-1926, 1920-12-24
IN rs, L. Edmunds
|keldtes d Visit 10
Bryan Home, Miami

sis Logan EdnlundS OF Gilman
HI. has returned to the Seaside 1ns
alter couple of weeks visit It the
home Of Hon. and Mrs. william i
Bryan In Miami. Mrs. Edmunds and
Mrs Bryan are life long friends and
were intimates when Mrs. Bryan VA
Miss Mary Baird. When Mr.. and Mrs
Bryan were married in 1884 in Perry
llip Mrs. Edmunds acted as Ia,
bridesmaid. aud during all the years
since the two women have kept well
|nourished the warm friendship al
their girlhood days.
Mrs. Edmunds says she is a Repub-
lican, and that for this reason she
never discusses politics when at the
Bryan home. She says that just nov
they have with them their oldest
daughter, who was Miss Ruth and
who was born in 1885. She Is now
Mrs. Reginald Owen, wife of Major
Owen of the English army. He has
been a severe sufferer from Bright 3
disease and for this reason has been
given three years furlough. and he
and his family have concluded to live
IN Miami for some years at least.
Major Owen has just completed q
new home at Cocoanut Grove, near
Miami While Major Owens home is
not 50 large and imposing as his faith
er-in laws. it is of the same archi-
lecture, Spanish, and. both houses are
furnished with Spanish and Cuban
furniture. much of which was secured
in Jasnaica and Cuba.
In August the Owen family was
blessed with a little daughter. named
Helen Rudd They also have a little
son, Bryan Owen. now years old. 1t
will be remembered that Mrs Owens
first husband was an artist named
Leavitt by whom she had two chill
dren. one daughter, Kittie, who lives
with her mother and is now known as
kittie Owen; the other. son, has for
some years lived with his grandpar-
ents and is known as John Bryan
Mrs. Edmunds says that in both APP
pearance and Inanner.sms Mrs. Owens
is much like her distinguished father
and is gifted with his natural talent
as a public speaker. -
Mrs. Owen is now planning said
Mrs. Edmunds, who has known her
since babyhood and is much interest
ed in chr future now to speak for one
of the leading chautauquas of the
country next season. Her subject
viii be, Lord Allenby's Entrance Into
Palestine She and Major Owen were
in Palestine at the time this great
event occurred, and she viii be able
scription OF this important historical
fact. | have heard Mrs. Owen speak
many times and she is certainly one
OF t /most entertaining and eloquent
wesnen orators | ever heard There
is no question but she viii make good
on the chautauqua platform. As a
publie speaker she first made SPLEEN
did name for herself as the head OF
the Nebraska Bureau of Extension.
The two families are nicely located in
Miami. The only thing that mars the
complete happiness of the two FAM
lies is the fact that Mrs. Bryan is not
lat all well In fact. she suffers a
great deal from rheumatism and does
not seem able TO find any permanent
relief. II made me feel very sad to
see her suffer as she does
Mrs. Edmunds says the Bryans ex-
meet to make Miami their permanent
home. While they still own their Old
farm home near Lincoln. Neb.. the
place has been practically deserted
and dismantled by them so far as Nv
ing there is concerned.
! II win be welcome and interesting
news for the people of Daytona Beach
and Seahreeze to know that after
4 making this trip to Miami. Mrs Ed
lnunds comes back here with her
mind made 40 to make community bel
lfntnre winter home. Mr. Edmundf
leniovs fishing and boating and she Is
SIRE he will be delighted with the
surroundings here Mrs. Edsnunds i
herself keen, foresighted and expo
rianeed business person. For many
vaars she was the president OF sue
eessfui National bank in Kansas, ou
retired from its active control SONS
wears ago and moved with her hus-
hand. Logan Edmunds, to Gilman
Irooaois county. Illinois. which 4
their present home and where thel
,bsva large interests. She will sooi
lbe Joined with her husband al IN
Seaside Inn.
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