The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1923-05-27

Aiaoama possesses silver service
different from all the other silver
services in the world.
1t was cast under a spell of the
wanderlust.
The "Weariest Willie" in the state
can't rival it in wanderings.
1t is known personally by the roy
atty of four continents.
The high "muckety- mucks" all
over the world have quaffed tea
from its delicately carved cups, and
had their fatigue relieved through
its magic.
HaGji Hashan Pasha, the present
ruler of Egypt. and his wives, con-
suls, missionaries, princes, dukes and
duchesses are among the people it
kas associated with. Prince Joachim.
youngest son of the Kaiser was one
of the last to drink from it.
And now, after 6S years of wan
derings. it has completed the cycle,
and come back to its starting point
at Judson college.
Who can say but that 1t will be
put in a healthy glass case there
and guarded by Titan, if needs be.
lest the spirit Of the wanderlust at
tack it again?
But the story of it.
One woman in the state remembers
all about it. She was one of the
donors of the service to DIR. Jewett,
retiring president of Judson college.
Wien she was is. member of the
graduating class of that college in
1855.
Now she is Sc. and has great
grandchildren whom she takes on
her knee and entertains with stories
of the adventures of this famous
silver service.
of Sumterville, a lovely old lady of
lavender and lace.
Few of us have had so many thrills
in our ,earthborn experiences.
The same year she was a senior
at Judson, DR.. Milo Parker Jewett,
the president, resigned.
Because of their love for him. the
graduating class got together and
planned a parting gift from all the
pupils.
Their plans resulted in the buying
of the silver service, which DR..
him. and later to Poughkeepsie,
N. Y.
In 1856 our little heroine married
a New York man. and on her honey
moon drank tea from one of the sill
yer cups in the home of DR.. Jewett
in Poughkeepsie.
After DR.. Jewetts death, the serv-
ice passed through many hands and
finally landed in the possession of
one of his nephews. DIR. Milo Au-
guStuS Jewett, consul to turkey.
There began its 6S years of wander
ings that took it all over the world
and finally back to Judsen college,
in accordance with a wish expressed
by Dr. Jcwett before his death.
Meanwhile. Mrs. Stewart had re-
turned to the south at the outbreak
Of the Civil war, and taken up her
residence at the old home of her
father, built in 1913. Her husband
was Killed in the siege of Mobile
in 1862.
Mrs Stewart took over the man.
agement of the plantation, and to
this day continues to manage 1t.
The house remains practically the
same it was during the war. and
TIE parlor has not been changed one
whit since the day she returned at
the outbreak of the war.
The place is known as The Ce-
OARS" and is a rendezvous for all
the family connection and many
friends of Mrs. Stewart, who love
and revere her for her hospitality,
but chiefly for her spirit of Chris
tan service.
While the historic silver service
she helped to give has been wander
ing over the face of the earth, two
generations have passed and Mrs.
Stewart has had both a daughter and
a granddaughter to graduate from
Judson.
Now we can predict that she Will
see a ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS among
the future graduates, too. drinking
tea from the cups that will be
brought out only on state occasions.