The
Life of Margaret Lindsley Warden
(1904-2007)
Margaret
Lindsley Warden was born January 11, 1904, to C.C. Warden, M.D., of Battle
Creek, Michigan, and Annie Lindsley Warden of Nashville. Miss Warden is a
lifelong resident of Nashville except for a year or so following her birth. She
enjoys a heritage rich in Nashville history as a descendent of early educators
Philip Lindsley (President of the University of Nashville) and Jacob McGavock
(land-owner and friend of Andrew Jackson). Both are maternal great
grandfathers.
Early in life Miss Warden developed a love
of horses. She made a career of promoting horsemanship and equestrian
activities as an employee of The (Nashville) Tennessean. It started in
1925 when Miss Warden petitioned Col. Luke Lea, publisher and cousin by
marriage, to let her write a weekly column and report on Nashville area
equestrian activities under the pen name of "Cade," a famous racehorse. Later,
as a staff writer, she had a weekly Sunday column titled "Horse Sense." When
she retired June 27, 1994, she held the record of 55 years on this beat.
Miss Warden became the founder of the
Middle Tennessee Pony Club in 1953. These riders and ponies learned the basics
of the international style in order to compete in such major events as the
Olympic Games. For a number of years Miss Warden was on the Board of Directors
of the U.S. Equestrian Team, the private organization which selects and supports
the international teams representing the United States.
Miss Warden's interests also include promotion of civic organizations and historic preservation. In 1935, she was a founding member of the Nashville Opera Guild. In 1973 she was instrumental in the development of the annual Architectural Award program of the Historical Commission of Metropolitan Nashville and Davidson County.
Miss Warden died Saturday, November 24, 2007. She donated her body to Vanderbilt Medical School.
above from the MTSU archieves at: http://janus.mtsu.edu/warden/biography.htm
2003 Quiz Dedication by Eleanor Menefee Parkes to Miss Warden.- reprinted with permission
