The Birmingham age-herald., 1923-01-14
INAUGURATION TIME AND
 WHOLE STATE ALL ATHRILLi

Of course this column would be bound to start, this week, with the merry news which the whole states excited over.
 Tomorrow's inauguration day
 It's the thrilling time when, in Montgomery-wh is right at ou1 everybody puts on her best Paris gown and rushes away to teas and parties and luncheons to do honor to the chief incoming magis- trate of the state, his wife and the various members of the new legis- lative body.
 It's to be governors day-and lieutenant governors day - and legislators day.
 And gathering at Montgomery will be folk from all portions of the south and throughout Alabama. A paramount social festlvlty of the r-again-recurring occasion is to be the magnificent luncheon which will be put on Monday after noon at the Montgomery Country club, which will honor Mrs. w. w. Brandon, the governors wife, and Mrs. Charles Mcdowell. wife of the lieutenant governor, and include the wives of the legislators.
 Festivities Gay
 At this table will be gathered women who represent the hospital ity of the south in their elegant graciousness, and gay will be the hospitality.
 At night will be staged the in augural ball., remembrancesf of which newspaper folk will be chronicling may be 100-2OO--or 2,00O years from now. This will be at the Exchange club; and all turing and modish will be the colors and the 1920 fashioning of the la dies gowns: the muslc haunting and irresistible in it's cal! to hurrying feet to catch it's strumming rhythm and play out whirling dance de- signs upon gleaming, light-as-alr floor.
 So many will be words spoken of gayety and charm; so many the sincere expressions to Governor and Mrs. Brandon that wish them well; and that he-and they-shall make the coming term of leglsla- tive office the best in service that has ever been given to the people of Alabama.
 Among Those Present
 Among those of the gubernatorial family who will be present at the inaugural affairs will be Governor and Mrs. Brandon's daughters Mrs. Archie L. Tyson of Montgon1- cry. and Mrs. James Fitts Aston of Tuscaloosa. It is with the latter in Tuscaloosa that the new governor ] and his wife have long made thelr home; and it is with the former that the chief executive of the state and Mrs. Brandon will stop while in Montgomery.
 "Mrs. Tyson," declares Mont gomery paper, "is one ot the clty s most charming matrons, and is blessed with the beauty and per sonality which characterizes her family"
 Concerning her sister, Mrs. As ton, the same journal chronciles that: "She is both beautiful and cul- tured and a leader in the intellect ual and social life of the Druid City"
 The governors wife-their moth er-is a typical, charming woman of the old south. She is unassum- ing. modest and possesses that gra- ciousness which wins friend, and which bespeaks a personality one does not lightly forget.
 It is a matter of interest and pride that Birmingham can boast of owning so many relatives of the new chief executive and his wife.
 For instance, this city has Mrs. John D. Elliott, sister of the gov { ernor. who to the chief executive, used to be just plain "baby sister"
 Mrs. Elliott for many years has been interested in the religious ac- tivities and literary work of the state. She was formerly editor, for the Alabama Federation of Wom- ems Clubs, of it's club page in the Birmingham press, and editor for the wofnan's missionary work of the Methodist church, in the Alabama Christian Advocate.
 Serving Fourth Term
 Mrs. Elliott is now serving her fourth term as president of the woman's missionary society of the North Alabama conference of the Methodist chuIch, south.
 To show how prominent she IS in Methodisnn, she was chosen as one of the three women representa- tives who sat as delegates at the general conference of the Southern Methodist church at Hot Springs, Ark, at the quadrennial conference of 1922. This was the first time that such a distinction has even been accorded women in that church.
 Then there are the governors two brothers here--Forney w. Brandon, and Edward w. Brandon S-who is one of the finest chaps ( anybody would want to meet. He is in the insurance business. It is Edwards daughter, Miss Willie May Brandon, who is the governors namesake.
 Course everybody likes to re minisce. ,sN
 The Brandons-this was when Mrs. John Elliott was just baby in arms-lived at White Plains. It became necessary, as the years passed, that the boys be kept in school pretty continuously, if they were to measure up to their par ents' ideals in education.
 Thus it had been arranged that "Will"-who was about 10 years old, and who now is governor with his brothers, Frank and Ed, should live in the home of J. L.. Burnett, at Cedar Bluff.
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