Since I did not do any Women's History posts on my FBook page this March, I offer this as a wonderful bit of Kirkwood Women's History! Recently while trying as always to get my office organized I was putting away my copy of Images of America - Kirkwood , one of a great series of books about all sorts of cities, areas, companies, etc. There I found this photo of a magazine cover and if you read the caption many of you will know why it caught my eye: "Kirkwood was the home of the Village Press, a literary magazine founded in 1935 by Ann Rice Ludlow and Dorothy D. H. Suits...." ending with "The Village Press is taking its place in the line of march as a new kind of little magazine for women." Of course I had to assume the DDH Suits must be an ancestress of our own Darcie Suits! I sent her the page and here is her wonderful response:
"That is my beloved grandmother, Dorothy Dandridge Halyburton Suits. She had 6 sons, all born in Kirkwood, and 3 grandsons before she got me....I never knew she was involved in anything in the community. She was a librarian by training and forever curious about the world. I never saw her without a big glorious smile on her face."
Darcie's parents and my mom were active in Kirkwood Theatre Guild back in the day, and I'm sure they would all love it that in our generation we are keeping alive these tentacles of friendships that linger as we age. AND I had to thank Darcie profusely for providing me with something FUN, as I've said lately, my blog has become a veritable obituary roster rather than sharing of fun things in our lives.
Take good care everyone, and enjoy YOUR family stories!!! Remember what my family member John Quincy Adams said, at the time of the Amisted trial, "We are who we were." So true!
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