The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1905-12-10
DEATH HAS REMOVED
MRS. FERNAADA JONES.
Was Chicago's Society Leader for
Many Years Other Windy
City News.
BY Martha Anderson Wyman..

Chicago, Dec. Sin the death of |
Mrs. Fernando Jones, which occurred
Yesterday the city lost its veteran So
ciety leader, who was still it's foremost
J. leader, altho she
Chicago Veteran had passed the all
lotted three scores
Society years and ten.
She was an Irish
Leader Dead woman, born in
ts,..asz Dublin, and came
to the city previous to her marriage to
Mr.. Jones in 1853 The Jones home
was a meeting place Of distinguished
people and especially foreigners, for
Mrs. Jones was an accomplished lin
guist, and as she spent much time
abroad was known to visiting foreign
ers The memoirs of Gen. Grant were
written largely thru her urging, for
she was convinced it was the duty of
the distinguished soldier to give the
world an account of the struggle be-
tween north and south as he saw it.
Mrs. Jones was leader in culture
and many movements for betterment
of :ity conditions With her daughter,
now deceased, she took a prominent
part in the organization Of the Tween
tieth Century club, one of the oldest
! literary and social organizations of the
! city. The founding of the Women Is
! and Children s hospital was largely due
! her activity and enthusiasm and she,
was influential in securing the passage
which there was much ignorant preju-
dice which threatened TO defeat it.
Tomorrow Mrs. Jones was to have
ciu
grand daughter, Miss Leslie Carter.
Consumers are certain to get a sub
stantial reduction in gas as a result
of the legislation giving the city the
right to fix reasonable gas rates. May
Or Dunno has presented an ordinance
fixing the rate at IS cents. Before the
aldermanic committee considering the
{ ordinance, the gas company has offered
a rate of 80 cents, and it looks as if
the final decision would be compro
mise between the two, probably IS
cents.
The next matter of great municipal
interest is the charter convention which
will open on Tuesday and organize
1t is probable that actual work will
, be postponed until decision is made
by the supreme court on the recent
ruling Of Judge Mack declaring invalid
the constitutional amendment which
provides for the convention.
A very large attendance is being
planned for the International Live
Stock show which will open Saturday,
- Dec. 16, in the
Famous Stock new exposition
-. building at the
at the union stock yards.
This, usually at
Next Big Show tracts a consider
-- able delegation
from Minnesota, the agricultural school
being largely represented. The stu
dents judging contests on cattle,
horses, sheep and swine will come the
opening day. An attendance of 1000
college students is expected. There will
be representative stock. breeders pres
ent from Europe as well as from all
parts of America. The exhibit of big
Belgian horses from King Leopold S
stables are already in Chicago and are
attracting much attention. The king Is
personal representative, Baron Won
Schelle, came in the special car in
which the horses are transported.
The triennial convention of the Coun.
Gil of Jewish Women, national or
ganization that originated in Chicago
began Tuesday
want Bible and will continue
.- into next week
Kept Mrs. Henry Solo
mon, in her ad
Out OF schools dress as president
spoke strongly
against the Bible in the public schools
saying: eve are still too near Bible
adolatry to secure non-sectarian work
or to expect the rank and file of teach
ers to do justice to this great litera
ture. 1t is better in the hands Of tn,
mothers or the Sunday schools, ,,
Mrs. Solomon also advocated publi
supervision Of all charitable associa
t1ons that solicited funds outside O
fheir~ own membership, on the groun,
that money was often collected spuri
ously, and where there was no dishon
esty there was inefficient and unwis
handling Of funds. The management
OF many Of the free dispensaries wa
sharply criticised.