The Birmingham age-herald., 1922-02-19
a lesson to all young

| the future Is lesson to all young married couples.
 The young clerks salary was small. and Mrs. Loveman, in order to help with expenses, took three young men to board. These were A. Loveman of Nashville, Dave Rich of Gadsden. :. who owns the Printup hotel, and sam Wertheim, afterward of Birmingham. Mrs. Loveman's brother. on his return to Germany, some time later, was lost at sea when the Schiller went. down off the coast of the Sicilian Islands, and nearly all on board perished.
 The Lovemans lived in Greensboro IT years. They loved Greensboro. and Mrs. Loveman often speaks appreci atively of her old friends there.
 There had been only two Jewish families in her old home on sthe Rhine, and there were only three in her new home in Greensboro when she came. She jokinngly asserts that she was a Methodist one Sunday, a Baptist the next, Roman Catholic next and Jew all the time.
 Sixteen years after she came to America a disaster occurred in Ger many. The dam across the Rhine broke. causing great loss of life and property. Nearly all that her mother owned was swept away. and Mrs. Loveman sailed at once for Op- pau to see about the condition of her family there.
 After her return to the states, Mir. and Mrs, Loveman moved to Bir- mingham where. In 1888. he opened the A. B. Ioveman emporium on Secs ond avenue. Later, in 1890. he formed a partnership with My. Joseph, and the firm became Loveman & Joseph. This firm prospered and grew with the city. and in 1891 Emil Loeb came into the firm. and later Sid and Leo pold Loeb also, and the store was moved to the new building, and is now the Largest store south of the Ohio."
 MT. I.oveman became a wealthy and prosperous man, and his success has always been a source of pride to Mrs. Loveman. Indeed, she helped to make that success by being true helpmeet and fulfilling wifes part. She and MT. Loveman made two trips to Europe, travelling on the continent. At Oppau, it was sad to note, as is often the case. that all the old friends and family had died or moved away, and she was almost stranger in her old home town. q gss sr>S. .t.. V
 Mir. Loveman's death occurred five ytaiS ibos ohN AtiS .BsN9eAA0 '~o e- loss to the community.
 Mrs. Loveman's children are Joseph II. Loveman, vice president and treas urer of Loveman, Joseph & Loeb; his wife was Clara Solomon. Esther. now Mrs. David Warren Kempner ot Little Rock; Bernie B., whose death occurred in New York few years ago. and who was a social favorite. a charming and splendid fellow; and Leona K. the wife of David Cron- helm.
 Mir. and Mrs. Cronheim reside with their mother. Mrs. Loveman.
 The Joseph Lovemans have fonr very attractive children: Adolph. Margaret, Minna and Joe.
 The Kempners have ono little daughter Eleanor.
 Mrs. Lovemans home Is one of the handsomest in the city and quite one of the most elegant in It's interior. Of colonial red brick, its circular carved columns. 1t stands high above broad terraces on Fairview Circle. The interior is spacious, with very high ceilings and dark panels. Every foot of polished floor is spread with oriental rugs of warm. rich beauty. Every ornament, every piece of fur niturs Is perfect of its kind. Com fort turks in tuifted lounges and great deep chairs. black pedestal holds an Egyptian vase here, a won derful painting catches the eye there. Rare tapestries and bits of art every where, many of them with a history. I once admired a deep red velvet cushion, and was told that 1t was the gift of blind man.
 Mrs. Loveman read to the blind for three years, gathering them into her home each week till illness pre- vented, and her daughter, Mrs. Cron- helm, took up the work.
 During the late war Mrs. Loveman was an indefatigabIe and patriotic worker. She put away her limou- sine to save gas and expense and al- low her chauffeur to go to war. She brought home on the street car great bundles of sewing, which she made up for the war hospitals. She gave up her servants. retaining only one maid tor the work of the family and that immense house. doing the great CT part of the household work her self.
 Mrs. Loveman's charities know no race nor creed All her life has been given to others. She has much to thank her Maker for, and we. her friends. thank God for her.
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