[196-344] ANITA PORTER, b June 22, 1886; dau Hon. William W. and Mary (Hobart) Porter [196-244]; m Feb. 21, 1906, WILLIAM JACKSON CLOTHIRER, b Sept. 27, 1881: s Isaac Hallowell and Mary Clapp (Jackson) Clothier. -Banker; res., Wynnewood, Pa.
Children (8):
William J. Clothier, who is a son of Isaac Hallowell Clothier, one of the founders of the well-known “Strawbridge and Clothier’ Department Store of Philadelphia, is a prominent citizen of Philadelphia. He is a member of the banking firm of Montgomery, Clothier and Tyler of Philadelphia, and is also president of the Boone County Coal Corporation.
Mr. Clothier is one of the leading all-around athletes, cross country riders, and sportsmen of thecountry. During his college career at Swarthmore, and later at Harvard University where he received his A. B. in 1904, he engaged in all kinds of athletic sports, playing on Harvard’s tennis, football and hockey teams. In 1906 he won the National Lawn Tennis Championship. Mr. Clothier is also very fond of horses, and his stable on his country estate is filled with the finest blooded mounts. He is an exhibitor and rider in the horse shows in and about Philadelphia and Newport, where he has taken many prizes.
Mrs. William J. Clothier is a prominent leader in charitable and benevolent enterprises in Philadelphia. For a number of years she has given an annual bazaar, dog and pony show at her Wynnewood home, for the benefit of a Philadelphia institution. These shows invariably meet with great success and are considered annual events by animal lovers from far and near.
Parents’ family: [196-244] Hon. William Wagener Porter and Mary Augusta Hobart