Aina Wodehouse Olsmith also served as chairwoman of the Battle of Flowers Parade...
Aina Olsmith, shown here in 1944, became a highly regarded riding instructor at Brackenridge Stables and Saint Mary’s Hall. An Army spouse, she lived at Fort Ssm Houston until her husband’s retirement.A Dec. 14, 2021, Express-News obituary on Edwin S. Olsmith mentioned his uncle, Col. Vernon Olsmith. My question is, was Vernon Olsmith’s wife the same Mrs.
Annie died when Aina was 4. was the custom of the time, Aina went to live with her father’s sister Amy and husband Louis von Tempsky , a cattle rancher on the island of Maui who is known as the “father of polo on the Hawaiian Islands.” There, young Aina learned to ride early. She also learned to play polo from her cousin Lorna, the only female trainer on Maui.
From then on, his 40-year career as an infantry officer took him everywhere the U.S. Army went — the Philippines, Mexico , France and later to nearly every major post in the United States.Meanwhile, his future wife traveled a bit among the islands, competing in tennis tournaments and horse shows. After the death of her father, she went to work in a bank.
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