Ella Morrow Sollenberger (Mrs. Lawrence Randall) (1876-1951)
Originally from Newville PA, Ella Morrow Sollenberger moved to Baltimore with her husband Lawrence. Her love for presenting her poems at the Woman’s Literary Club meetings can be seen in the programs of the meetings that were printed in the Baltimore Sun, where her name was frequently listed alongside those of Lucy Meacham Thruston, Emily Paret Atwater, and Mrs. Walter W. Thomas. Sollenberger’s poem “Heritage” was syndicated in 1913. Her best-known poem is “Knitting” (1917), a reflective poem about the experience of mothers on the homefront during World War I, which was in newspapers around the country, including in the New York Times. Her love for family and feelings towards war can be seen throughout her collection, Driftwood and Other Verse, which was privately published in the 1930s.
Relation
Lawrence Sollenberger
Sources
“Sollenberger.” The Sun (Baltimore), February 12, 1906, Obituaries sec.
“D.A.R. Activities.” Baltimore Sun, November 26, 1917.
“Newville.” Sentinel (Carlisle, PA), June 30, 1951.
“Heritage.” Philadelphia Inquirer, September 25, 1913.
“Heritage.” Oshkosh Northwestern (Oshkosh, WI), October 13, 1913.
“Knitting.” New York Times, November 11, 1917.
Miller, Mary Hall. “Ella McCord Morrow Sollenberger (Nov 1876–1951).” Find A Grave.