An unusual and sweet photograph of my cousin Edith Louise (Rippe) Weber dancing with two friends in Brooklyn, New York in 1927. They are posing after a dance recital performance. Edith is the daughter of Winifred 'Winnie' (Nathan) and Maurice Rippe and brother Benjamin 'Ben' Nathan Rippe. Like my mom, Bernice, it was Brooklyn for the family.

In 1935 Edith Louise married Henry William Weber, an obstetrician. Edith and Henry have three children, Ann (Weber) Benson and Andy and Stephen William Weber.

Ann wrote about her mother recently:

My mom went to Sargent College which is now part of Boston University. She later taught ballroom dancing at the Arthur Murray studio and danced with Arthur Murray. She had her own dance studio in the 1950s and could teach anyone to dance! My mom was very graceful.

Edith did considerable Christian Science church work in Brooklyn and was instrumental in getting the reading room situated outside of the church building. Having it on a busy public street was ideal and the better location.

She and her brother Ben loved our house in Vermont, where my brother Andy and I spent our summers for many years. Andy adored Peacham, Vermont.

Below are two other photographs of Edith Louise, from 1930 and 1943.