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⚫ {{Short description|American socialite (1923–2012)}}
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|birth_name = Betty Green Cordon | birth_name = Betty Green Cordon
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|birth_date = July 14, 1923 | birth_date = {{Birth date|1923|07|14}}
|birth_place = ], U.S. | birth_place = ], U.S.
|death_date = May 17, 2012 | death_date = {{Death date and age|2012|05|17|1923|07|14}}
|death_place = ], U.S. | death_place = ], U.S.
|spouse = Robert Sutton Saalfield Jr.<br/>Frank Fordyce Silver | spouse = Robert Sutton Saalfield Jr. (m. 1942; div)<br/>Frank Fordyce Silver (m. 1978)
|parents = | parents =
|children = 4 | children = 4
|education = | education = Cathedral School of Saint Mary
|known_for = 1941 New York's Glamour Girl | known_for = 1941 New York's Glamour Girl
|occupation = socialite<br/>model<br/>philanthropist | occupation = socialite<br/>model<br/>philanthropist
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'''Betty Green Cordon Silver''' (July 14, 1923 – May 17, 2012) was an American socialite and philanthropist. She was a leading debutante in North Carolina and member of New York City's ] who was dubbed "New York's Number One Glamour Girl" by ], the owner of the ], in 1941. During ], she volunteered with the ] and was featured in advertisement campaigns for ]. '''Betty Green Cordon Silver''' (July 14, 1923 – May 17, 2012) was an American debutante, socialite, and philanthropist. She was a leading debutante in North Carolina and member of New York City's ] who was dubbed "New York's Number One Glamour Girl" by ], the owner of the ], in 1941, and the "Nation's Number One Debutante" by the '']'' in 1942. During ], she volunteered with the ] and was featured in advertisement campaigns for ]. In 1956, Cordon was named "Woman of the Year" by the ].


== Early life == == Early life and family ==
Cordon was born on July 14, 1923 in ] to Elizabeth Cordon and Robert Windley Cordon and grew up in ].<ref name= charlotte/> She later moved with her parents to ], where they lived on ].<ref name= nytimes/> Cordon was the great-granddaughter of Rev. Robert Bowen Windley, an ] priest who served as the rector at Zion Episcopal Church in ].<ref name= charlotte>{{cite news |author=<!--not stated--> |date= September 21, 1953|title= Mrs. Cordon of Weldon Laid To Rest|url= https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/54496630/mary_mo_cordon#view-photo=241199494|work= ]|location= ]|access-date= December 19, 2024}}</ref> Cordon was born on July 14, 1923 in ], to Elizabeth Cordon and Robert Windley Cordon and grew up in ].<ref name= charlotte/><ref name= loc/> She later moved with her parents to ], where they lived at 1070 ].<ref name= nytimes/><ref name= loc/> Cordon was the great-granddaughter of Rev. Robert Bowen Windley, an ] priest who served as the rector at Zion Episcopal Church in ].<ref name= charlotte>{{cite news |author=<!--not stated--> |date= September 21, 1953|title= Mrs. Cordon of Weldon Laid To Rest|url= https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/54496630/mary_mo_cordon#view-photo=241199494|work= ]|location= ]|access-date= December 19, 2024}}</ref> She was descended from ] General ] and from William Cordon, a colonial ] who received a ] in the ] from the ] in 1729.<ref name= loc/>


She was educated at the Cathedral School of Saint Mary, an Episcopal all-girls school in ], ], graduating in 1941.<ref name= loc>{{Cite web|url=https://www.loc.gov/resource/sn78002169/1942-06-14/ed-1/?sp=11&st=text|title=|newspaper=The Wilmington Morning Star |date=June 14, 1942|pages=11|oclc=04376904 |via=Library of Congress Digital Collections}}</ref>
⚫ She was a prominent ] in her youth.<ref name= nyshistoric>https://nyshistoricnewspapers.org/?a=d&d=pdp19410902-01.1.1&e=-------en-20--1--txt-txIN----------</ref><ref name= nytimes>{{cite news |last= Little|first= Brown|date= |title= Stork Club: America's Most Famous Nightspot and the Lost World of Café Society|url= https://archive.nytimes.com/www.nytimes.com/books/first/b/blumenthal-stork.html?scp=90&sq=fight%20club&st=cse|url-status= |work= ]|location= ]|archive-url= |archive-date= |access-date= December 19, 2024}}</ref> She was presented to ] at the ] in 1939, the last year that the ball was held until after the end of ].<ref name= debutante>{{cite news |last= Cameron|first= Dotty|date= August 8, 1954|title= State's Top Social Event: Debutante Register Features North Carolina's Ball|url= https://www.newspapers.com/article/the-news-and-observer-history-of-terps-c/68942907/|url-status= |work= ]|location= ]|archive-url= |archive-date= |access-date= December 19, 2024}}</ref> Cordon was dubbed as New York City's "Number One Glamour Girl" following her selection by ], owner of Manhattan's ], in 1941 as a "debutante in residence" for his nightclub.<ref name= debutante/><ref name= nytimes/><ref>{{Cite web |url= https://historicimages.com/products/rsk49237|title= 1941 Press Photo Betty Cordon,Glamour Girl 1941|author=<!--Not stated--> |date= |website= Historic Images|publisher= |access-date= |quote=}}</ref> From 1941 to 1942, she was the lead debutante on the New York social scene and part of the young ].<ref name= nyshistoric/><ref>{{Cite web |url= https://www.ebay.com/itm/256388344860|title= 1941 Press Photo Glamor Girl Betty Cordon dances with Robert Carr|last= |first= |date= |website= |publisher= |access-date= December 19, 2024}}</ref> As a prominent society figure during the war, she was active in voluntary war efforts including the ], and modeled in advertisements for the ].<ref>{{Cite web |url= https://www.ebay.com/itm/293277223955|title= Deb Works All Day For U.S.A.|last= |first= |date= 1942|website= |publisher= |access-date= December 19, 2024}}</ref>

== Adult life ==
=== Society debut and World War II ===
⚫ Cordon was a prominent ] in her youth.<ref name= nyshistoric>{{Cite web|url=https://nyshistoricnewspapers.org/?a=d&d=pdp19410902-01.1.1&e=-------en-20--1--txt-txIN----------|title=Plattsburgh Daily Press 2 September 1941 — The NYS Historic Newspapers|website=nyshistoricnewspapers.org}}</ref><ref name= nytimes>{{cite news |last= Little|first= Brown|date= |title= Stork Club: America's Most Famous Nightspot and the Lost World of Café Society|url= https://archive.nytimes.com/www.nytimes.com/books/first/b/blumenthal-stork.html?scp=90&sq=fight%20club&st=cse|url-status= |work= ]|location= ]|archive-url= |archive-date= |access-date= December 19, 2024}}</ref> She was presented to ] at the ] in 1941, the last year that the ball was held until after the end of ].<ref name= debutante>{{cite news |last= Cameron|first= Dotty|date= August 8, 1954|title= State's Top Social Event: Debutante Register Features North Carolina's Ball|url= https://www.newspapers.com/article/the-news-and-observer-history-of-terps-c/68942907/|url-status= |work= ]|location= ]|archive-url= |archive-date= |access-date= December 19, 2024}}</ref> Her parents hosted a coming out party for her at their Park Avenue home on December 7, 1941.<ref name= loc/> She attended the Debutante Assemblies at the ] on January 1, 1942 and served as Chairwoman of the debutante committee of the ]'s annual ball.<ref name= loc/> Cordon was dubbed as New York City's "Number One Glamour Girl" following her selection by ], owner of Manhattan's ], in 1941 as a "debutante in residence" for his nightclub.<ref name= debutante/><ref name= nytimes/><ref>{{Cite web |url= https://historicimages.com/products/rsk49237|title= 1941 Press Photo Betty Cordon,Glamour Girl 1941|author=<!--Not stated--> |date= |website= Historic Images|publisher= |access-date= |quote=}}</ref> From 1941 to 1942, she was the lead debutante on the New York social scene and part of the young ].<ref name= nyshistoric/><ref>{{Cite web |url= https://www.ebay.com/itm/256388344860|title= 1941 Press Photo Glamor Girl Betty Cordon dances with Robert Carr|last= |first= |date= |website= |publisher= |access-date= December 19, 2024}}</ref> Cordon was also a popular society figure at ], where her family summered.<ref name= loc/> As a prominent society figure during the war, she trained as a volunteer nurse's aid and was active in voluntary war efforts including the ], the Child Education Foundation, and modeled in advertisements for the ].<ref>{{Cite web |url= https://www.ebay.com/itm/293277223955|title= Deb Works All Day For U.S.A.|last= |first= |date= 1942|website= |publisher= |access-date= December 19, 2024}}</ref><ref name= loc/>

=== Married life ===
Cordon married Pvt. Robert Sutton Saalfield Jr., a graduate of ] and ] and member of the ], on March 23, 1942.<ref name= loc/><ref name= nytimes2/> They had four children, Robert III, Betty, Windley, and David.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.princeton.edu/~paw/archive_old/PAW95-96/07_9596/1220mem.html|title=PAW- December 20, 1995|website=www.princeton.edu}}</ref> They lived ] and later divorced.


In 1952, she served as a bridal attendant at the wedding of her sister, Mary Windley Cordon, and Kenneth Byron Walker at ] in New York City.<ref name= nytimes2>{{cite news |last= |first= |date= March 10, 1952|title= K.B. Walker, Mary Cordon, Are Married|url= https://www.newspapers.com/article/the-standard-star/149218110/|url-status= |work= ]|location= ]|archive-url= |archive-date= |access-date= December 19, 2024}}</ref> In 1952, she served as a bridal attendant at the wedding of her sister, Mary Windley Cordon, and Kenneth Byron Walker at ] in New York City.<ref name= nytimes2>{{cite news |last= |first= |date= March 10, 1952|title= K.B. Walker, Mary Cordon, Are Married|url= https://www.newspapers.com/article/the-standard-star/149218110/|url-status= |work= ]|location= ]|archive-url= |archive-date= |access-date= December 19, 2024}}</ref>


She later married again, in 1978, to Frank Fordyce Silver, and moved to ] in 1982.
⚫ Cordon married Robert Sutton Saalfield Jr.,<ref name= nytimes2/> with whom she had four children, and moved to ]. She served as a trustee and board president of ], served as a committee member of ]'s endowment board, and founded the Women's Board of the Stan Hywet Hall Foundation. She served as president of the ]'s chapters in Akron and in ].<ref>https://www.newspapers.com/article/the-akron-beacon-journal-junior-league-f/6701641/</ref> In 1956, she was awarded "Womean of the Year" by the National Junior League. While living in Akron, she worked in real estate.

=== Philanthropy and charity work ===
⚫ Cordon served as a trustee and board president of ], served as a committee member of ]'s endowment board, and founded the Women's Board of the Stan Hywet Hall Foundation. She served as president of the ]'s chapters in Akron and in ].<ref>{{Cite news|url=https://www.newspapers.com/article/the-akron-beacon-journal-junior-league-f/6701641/|title=Junior League Follies rehearsals in ABJ 04151951|newspaper=The Akron Beacon Journal |date=April 15, 1951|pages=69|via=newspapers.com}}</ref> In 1956, she was awarded "Woman of the Year" by the National Junior League. While living in Akron, she worked in real estate.


She later married again, in 1978, to Frank Fordyce Silver, and moved to ] in 1982, where she was a member of the Cassina Garden Club and one of the founders of the Golden Isles Duplicate Bridge Club. In St. Simons, she was a member of the Cassina Garden Club and one of the founders of the Golden Isles Duplicate Bridge Club.


== Death ==
She died on May 17, 2012. Her funeral was held on June 20, 2012 at ]. She died on May 17, 2012. Her funeral was held on June 20, 2012 at ].


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American socialite (1923–2012)
Betty Cordon
BornBetty Green Cordon
(1923-07-14)July 14, 1923
Roanoke Rapids, North Carolina, U.S.
DiedMay 17, 2012(2012-05-17) (aged 88)
St. Simons, Georgia, U.S.
EducationCathedral School of Saint Mary
Occupation(s)socialite
model
philanthropist
Known for1941 New York's Glamour Girl
Spouse(s)Robert Sutton Saalfield Jr. (m. 1942; div)
Frank Fordyce Silver (m. 1978)
Children4

Betty Green Cordon Silver (July 14, 1923 – May 17, 2012) was an American debutante, socialite, and philanthropist. She was a leading debutante in North Carolina and member of New York City's café society who was dubbed "New York's Number One Glamour Girl" by Sherman Billingsley, the owner of the Stork Club, in 1941, and the "Nation's Number One Debutante" by the The Wilmington Star in 1942. During World War II, she volunteered with the American Women's Voluntary Services and was featured in advertisement campaigns for Woodbury Soap Company. In 1956, Cordon was named "Woman of the Year" by the Association of Junior Leagues of America.

Early life and family

Cordon was born on July 14, 1923 in Roanoke Rapids, North Carolina, to Elizabeth Cordon and Robert Windley Cordon and grew up in Wilmington, North Carolina. She later moved with her parents to New York City, where they lived at 1070 Park Avenue. Cordon was the great-granddaughter of Rev. Robert Bowen Windley, an Episcopal priest who served as the rector at Zion Episcopal Church in Washington, North Carolina. She was descended from American Revolutionary War General Nathanael Greene and from William Cordon, a colonial planter who received a land grant in the Province of Carolina from the Lords Proprietor in 1729.

She was educated at the Cathedral School of Saint Mary, an Episcopal all-girls school in Garden City, Long Island, graduating in 1941.

Adult life

Society debut and World War II

Cordon was a prominent debutante in her youth. She was presented to society at the North Carolina Debutante Ball in 1941, the last year that the ball was held until after the end of World War II. Her parents hosted a coming out party for her at their Park Avenue home on December 7, 1941. She attended the Debutante Assemblies at the Waldorf Astoria Hotel on January 1, 1942 and served as Chairwoman of the debutante committee of the Daughters of the American Revolution's annual ball. Cordon was dubbed as New York City's "Number One Glamour Girl" following her selection by Sherman Billingsley, owner of Manhattan's Stork Club, in 1941 as a "debutante in residence" for his nightclub. From 1941 to 1942, she was the lead debutante on the New York social scene and part of the young café society. Cordon was also a popular society figure at Wrightsville Beach, where her family summered. As a prominent society figure during the war, she trained as a volunteer nurse's aid and was active in voluntary war efforts including the American Women's Voluntary Services, the Child Education Foundation, and modeled in advertisements for the Woodbury Soap Company.

Married life

Cordon married Pvt. Robert Sutton Saalfield Jr., a graduate of The Hill School and Princeton University and member of the United States Army Air Corps, on March 23, 1942. They had four children, Robert III, Betty, Windley, and David. They lived Akron, Ohio and later divorced.

In 1952, she served as a bridal attendant at the wedding of her sister, Mary Windley Cordon, and Kenneth Byron Walker at Christ Church United Methodist in New York City.

She later married again, in 1978, to Frank Fordyce Silver, and moved to St. Simons Island, Georgia in 1982.

Philanthropy and charity work

Cordon served as a trustee and board president of Akron Children's Hospital, served as a committee member of Akron University's endowment board, and founded the Women's Board of the Stan Hywet Hall Foundation. She served as president of the Junior League's chapters in Akron and in Pittsburgh. In 1956, she was awarded "Woman of the Year" by the National Junior League. While living in Akron, she worked in real estate.

In St. Simons, she was a member of the Cassina Garden Club and one of the founders of the Golden Isles Duplicate Bridge Club.

Death

She died on May 17, 2012. Her funeral was held on June 20, 2012 at Christ Episcopal Church.

References

  1. ^ "Mrs. Cordon of Weldon Laid To Rest". Charlotte Observer. Charlotte, North Carolina. September 21, 1953. Retrieved December 19, 2024.
  2. ^ "[Article]". The Wilmington Morning Star. June 14, 1942. p. 11. OCLC 04376904 – via Library of Congress Digital Collections.
  3. ^ Little, Brown. "Stork Club: America's Most Famous Nightspot and the Lost World of Café Society". The New York Times. New York City. Retrieved December 19, 2024.
  4. ^ "Plattsburgh Daily Press 2 September 1941 — The NYS Historic Newspapers". nyshistoricnewspapers.org.
  5. ^ Cameron, Dotty (August 8, 1954). "State's Top Social Event: Debutante Register Features North Carolina's Ball". The News & Observer. Raleigh, North Carolina. Retrieved December 19, 2024.
  6. "1941 Press Photo Betty Cordon,Glamour Girl 1941". Historic Images.
  7. "1941 Press Photo Glamor Girl Betty Cordon dances with Robert Carr". Retrieved December 19, 2024.
  8. "Deb Works All Day For U.S.A." 1942. Retrieved December 19, 2024.
  9. ^ "K.B. Walker, Mary Cordon, Are Married". The New York Times. New York City. March 10, 1952. Retrieved December 19, 2024.
  10. "PAW- December 20, 1995". www.princeton.edu.
  11. "Junior League Follies rehearsals in ABJ 04151951". The Akron Beacon Journal. April 15, 1951. p. 69 – via newspapers.com.
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