Aline B. Carter
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Aline B. Carter was a Texas poet and humanitarian, Poet Laureate of Texas
from 1947 through 1949. She also served as a vice-president of the Poetry Society of Texas.
. She also studied the harp at the Boston Conservatory
.
In 1915, she returned to San Antonio and married local attorney and judge Henry Champe Carter. Together they raised three sons, Henry Champe, Jr., Frank, and David.
Her published works of poetry include Halo of Love and Doubt Not the Dream. Additionally, she wrote a manuscript for a historical novel based on the life of her grandmother, Sarah Riddle Eager. This manuscript, entitled Light Beyond the Hills, was never published.
Carter had a great love of astronomy, and hosted stargazing parties on the roof of her home, where she had an observatory. She also taught astronomy classes at the Witte Museum
in San Antonio.
Known as the "White Angel" because of the white organdy dresses she often wore, Carter was a great humanitarian. She taught Sunday School
for many years and made many donations to St. Mark's Episcopal Church. Every December she hosted a Christmas party at the Protestant Children's Home orphanage. Her work with inmates at the Bexar County Juvenile Detention Center and Bexar County Jail, and patients at the San Antonio State Hospital was well known and appreciated. She also established the Aline B. Carter Peace Prize for Aspiring Poets.
A very spiritual woman, Carter had a personal chapel in her San Antonio home, and also had one built at her seaside home on Mustang Island
in Port Aransas, Texas
. Built in the 1930s and named the Chapel on the Dunes, it was the first church on the island.
Poets Laureate of Texas
- List of Poets Laureate :*1932-1934 - Judd Mortimer Lewis*1934-1936 - Aline T. Michaelis*1936-1939 - Grace Noll Crowell*1939-1941 - Lexie Dean Robertson*1941-1943 - Nancy Richey Ranson*1943-1945 - Dollilee Davis Smith*1945-1947 - David Riley Russell...
from 1947 through 1949. She also served as a vice-president of the Poetry Society of Texas.
Biography
Carter's family was well-established in San Antonio history, business and society. The women especially were well-educated, well-traveled and well-known. Carter received private tutelage until 1913, when she left home to attend Wellesley College in MassachusettsMassachusetts
The Commonwealth of Massachusetts is a state in the New England region of the northeastern United States of America. It is bordered by Rhode Island and Connecticut to the south, New York to the west, and Vermont and New Hampshire to the north; at its east lies the Atlantic Ocean. As of the 2010...
. She also studied the harp at the Boston Conservatory
Boston Conservatory
The Boston Conservatory is a performing arts conservatory located in the Fenway-Kenmore region of Boston, Massachusetts, United States. It grants undergraduate and graduate degrees in music, dance and musical theater...
.
In 1915, she returned to San Antonio and married local attorney and judge Henry Champe Carter. Together they raised three sons, Henry Champe, Jr., Frank, and David.
Her published works of poetry include Halo of Love and Doubt Not the Dream. Additionally, she wrote a manuscript for a historical novel based on the life of her grandmother, Sarah Riddle Eager. This manuscript, entitled Light Beyond the Hills, was never published.
Carter had a great love of astronomy, and hosted stargazing parties on the roof of her home, where she had an observatory. She also taught astronomy classes at the Witte Museum
Witte Museum
The Witte Museum, established in 1926 under the charter of the San Antonio Museum Association, is located adjacent to Brackenridge Park in San Antonio, Texas, on the banks of the source of the San Antonio River. It is dedicated to the history, science, and culture of the region. Nearby is the San...
in San Antonio.
Known as the "White Angel" because of the white organdy dresses she often wore, Carter was a great humanitarian. She taught Sunday School
Sunday school
Sunday school is the generic name for many different types of religious education pursued on Sundays by various denominations.-England:The first Sunday school may have been opened in 1751 in St. Mary's Church, Nottingham. Another early start was made by Hannah Ball, a native of High Wycombe in...
for many years and made many donations to St. Mark's Episcopal Church. Every December she hosted a Christmas party at the Protestant Children's Home orphanage. Her work with inmates at the Bexar County Juvenile Detention Center and Bexar County Jail, and patients at the San Antonio State Hospital was well known and appreciated. She also established the Aline B. Carter Peace Prize for Aspiring Poets.
A very spiritual woman, Carter had a personal chapel in her San Antonio home, and also had one built at her seaside home on Mustang Island
Mustang Island
Mustang Island is a barrier island on the Gulf Coast of Texas in the United States. The island is 18 miles long, stretching from Corpus Christi to Port Aransas. The island is oriented generally northeast-southwest, with the Gulf of Mexico on the east and south, and Corpus Christi Bay on the north...
in Port Aransas, Texas
Port Aransas, Texas
Port Aransas is a city in Nueces County, Texas. The population was 3,370 at the 2000 census.-Early history:Karankawa Indians played a key role in the early development of the Texas Gulf Coast. The Karankawa Indians inhabited the Gulf Coast of Texas from Galveston Bay all the way to Corpus Christi Bay...
. Built in the 1930s and named the Chapel on the Dunes, it was the first church on the island.