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| 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 at 1070 ].<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 educated at the Cathedral School of Saint Mary, an Episcopal all-girls school in ].<ref name= loc>https://www.loc.gov/resource/sn78002169/1942-06-14/ed-1/?sp=11&st=text</ref> | She was educated at the Cathedral School of Saint Mary, an Episcopal all-girls school in ].<ref name= loc>https://www.loc.gov/resource/sn78002169/1942-06-14/ed-1/?sp=11&st=text</ref> | ||
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| Betty Cordon | |
|---|---|
| Born | Betty Green Cordon July 14, 1923 Roanoke Rapids, North Carolina, U.S. |
| Died | May 17, 2012 St. Simons, Georgia, U.S. |
| Occupation(s) | socialite model philanthropist |
| Known for | 1941 New York's Glamour Girl |
| Spouse(s) | Robert Sutton Saalfield Jr. (divorced) Frank Fordyce Silver |
| Children | 4 |
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.
Early life
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 educated at the Cathedral School of Saint Mary, an Episcopal all-girls school in Garden City, Long Island.
Adult life
She was a prominent debutante in her youth. She was presented to society at the North Carolina Debutante Ball in 1939, the last year that the ball was held until after the end of World War II. 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. As a prominent society figure during the war, she was active in voluntary war efforts including the American Women's Voluntary Services, and modeled in advertisements for the Woodbury Soap Company.
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.
Cordon married Robert Sutton Saalfield Jr., with whom she had four children, Robert III, Betty, Windley, and David. They lived Akron, Ohio and later divorced. She 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 "Womean 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 St. Simons Island, Georgia in 1982, where she was a member of the Cassina Garden Club and one of the founders of the Golden Isles Duplicate Bridge Club.
She died on May 17, 2012. Her funeral was held on June 20, 2012 at Christ Episcopal Church.
Referenes
- ^ "Mrs. Cordon of Weldon Laid To Rest". Charlotte Observer. Charlotte, North Carolina. September 21, 1953. Retrieved December 19, 2024.
- ^ https://www.loc.gov/resource/sn78002169/1942-06-14/ed-1/?sp=11&st=text
- ^ 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.
- ^ https://nyshistoricnewspapers.org/?a=d&d=pdp19410902-01.1.1&e=-------en-20--1--txt-txIN----------
- ^ 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.
- "1941 Press Photo Betty Cordon,Glamour Girl 1941". Historic Images.
- "1941 Press Photo Glamor Girl Betty Cordon dances with Robert Carr". Retrieved December 19, 2024.
- "Deb Works All Day For U.S.A." 1942. Retrieved December 19, 2024.
- ^ "K.B. Walker, Mary Cordon, Are Married". The New York Times. New York City. March 10, 1952. Retrieved December 19, 2024.
- https://www.princeton.edu/~paw/archive_old/PAW95-96/07_9596/1220mem.html
- https://www.newspapers.com/article/the-akron-beacon-journal-junior-league-f/6701641/
- 1923 births
- 2012 deaths
- American debutantes
- American female models
- American socialites
- American women civilians in World War II
- American women philanthropists
- Daughters of the American Revolution people
- Episcopalians from North Carolina
- Members of the Junior League
- People from Roanoke Rapids, North Carolina
- Philanthropists from North Carolina