The Birmingham age-herald., 1923-04-15


 writer and inventor.
 Alabama and the U. s. Rainbow" is the name of her patriotic song, which was published during the days of the World war. It's verses com memorate the valiant deeds of Ala bama fighters, and carry the same thrill that is found in many of George NJ. Cohans poppy little pa triotic songs.
 q Want to Be" is another one Mrs. Gonzalez's songs-a war song, too and though she has never had it published, it was very popular in certain communities where 1t was known during the war, and 1t was highly complimented by General i Garrison, Secretary of War. A num- Der of other poems and songs come from the pen of this talented woman, including pleasing verses on Birming ham which she entered in the contest that the Birmingham Writers club sponsored in 1921.
 Mrs. Gonzalez invention of an electric heater, which she has had patented. This energetic woman's keen mind is constantly at work, l and recently she offered her services to Miller Reese Hutchinson, Ph. D., in the campaign for boil weevil con- | trol.
 From Mobile.
 Mrs. Gonzalez was reared on Mo bile bay, at Daphene. Ala. Her fath- CT was Col James Colquitt Rupert. vice president of the Mobile and Ohio railroad when it was first built. Her mother was Mrs. Elizabeth Baylor Rupert, who was widely loved in Ala bama. Her home was a quaintly beautiful place known as Crescent Lawn" which the late Theodore r. Shontz of New York city purchased later. Near this charming home was her fathers plantation-he was a planter, both in Alabama and in Mis- sissippi, and the owner of 1000 slaves. He also had commission business in Mobile and New Orleans. Some "reminiscences of Mrs. Con Zalez' life arc very interesting. My father was very generous in the planting of landscape gardens, vegetable gardens. fruit orchards, vineyards and the like" declared Mrs. Gonzalez. Whatever he planted he sowed bountifully so that others could also enjoy what he had. When, after the war, he did get down to cul- tivating several acres of land in vegetables and melons, he felt cramped to stineiness. In water melon season he had from 90 to 660 melons in a cool place to be eaten or given away at will
 "Once lie caught a redfish which weighed the huge amount of 25 pounds. It took two men to scale the fish. one man holding on to the tail while the other hoed the scales off with our garden hoe. My father, while cutting up the fish and laying it in piles to be distributed to the many neighbors. said to us, Now, girls, you are always scolding me about wasting my time fishing to treat the neighbors. I caught enough to go around this time The fish was caught on a trout hook. line and pole, but my father only landed it by tolling it to the shallow water near the beach"
 Col. and Mrs. Rupert ran a free medicine chest. Anyone in need of quinne or other medicine had it for the asking. there being no physician in the neighborhood.
 Regular SOutherner.
 For good many years after the Civil war soldiers were kept on con stant duty all over the south to quell negro insurrections and to keep southern people under subjection '' epidemic was raging in Mobile and the government sent part of a rtgi- ment of United States soldiers to camp on the property adjoining Crescent Lawn. The officers occu- pied the house on the Holmes
 PidtS ItAL tO ours, ana the surround ing bay front was white with tents. They put a hospital tent under big oak tree close to our fence, and soon the hospital guards made friends with us children q was then only 3 years old). My mother said the soldiers would come to the fence ana beg me to sing Dixie for them and dance, but I would not sing and shuffle for them until I got the pay in advance-an apple, peach, or an orange, However, withf these cov- eted extortions in hand, would sing and dance, and they would ap- plaud generously as rendered songs contrlVed to make the "Yauks' feel small"
 oo Mrs; Gonzalez was married Octob, r 26. 1886. to Dr. Stephen Miller Con zalez of Pensacola, Fla. Dr. Con zaiez was a graduate of the Ken lucky School of Medicine. He was prominent in stamping out the vel low fever epidemic in Florida in ieSs, and was yellow fever expert In the spanish American war, win ming an enviable name for himself in this service.
 Mrs. Gonzalez is descended from lne Prineess Pocahontas and John Rclfe Of England. and gives the following interesting data concern ing the princess:
 On my mothers side I am eighth in descent from the princess Poca hcntas and John Rolfe of England strange, was it not, that John Rolfe fell in love with with Pocahontas While she was a prisoner of Captajn Argal? Pocahontas was captured and held as hostage to make her father, Chief Powhatan, give the Enlish corn and provisions to keen the colony from starving.
 Pocahontas was held prisoner on n al 1,A -1 coming. Soon after her release. she was baptized member of the Church of England and also married by the Episcopal marriage ceremony Pocahontas and John Rolfe accom- panied Sir Thomas Dale to Eng land. What day it must have been, when. on the 12th of June 1916, or 1917 the very first Indian to ever cross the Atlantic ocear landed at Plymouth, after which place Americas town of Plymouth is named.
 "The Princess Pocahontas was presented at English court by Lord called at the English court. Lady | Rebecca." The most up-to-the- min ute news in royal circles is the l finding of the remains of my ances- tress, the princess, Pocahontas ! History says she died of small poX al the age or 22 She was about l to embark for her native land. She died at Gravesend, England. | "Pocahontas left only one child a Thomas Rolfe. He was educated | son born in England. He was named l in England by his uncle, Henry Rolfe, and later came to America and became a gentleman of great | distinction. He acquired an ample fortune. Thomas Rolfe. son of Princess Pocahontas and John Rolfe, left an only daughter called Jane Rolfe. Jane Rolfe married Col. Rob- ert Boiling. Col. Robert Boiling and Jane Rolfe had one son and five daughters
 Maj. John Boiling was the ances- tor of the present family of Bol- lings of Virginia, of whom President