The daily morning journal and courier., 1906-01-29
OBITUARY NOTES,
Mrs. Georginnna woOlsey Bacon, Wife
 of Dr. Francis Bacon.

Mrs. GeOrgianna WOOlsey Bacon, Wife
 of Dr. Francis Bacon.
 In the death of Mrs Georgeana Wool sey Bacon, wife of Dr. Francis Bacon of 32 High street, who died suddenly at her home at o'clock Saturday after noon, many are called to mourn, and the charitable and philanthropic work in this city loses one of it's most ear nest, tireless and able workers. She had not been in good health of late years, but Friday night had attended dinner and seemed, for one of her years, to be quite active She died while reclining upon a lounge.
 Mrs. Bacon was seventy years of age, and came of the distinguished Woolsey family of New York. Her father with William Aspinwall, great merchant, gave S1OO,OOO to the government to aid 1t in suppressng the rebellion in the southern states. .,..s
 Mrs. Bacon was a cousin of MT. As pinwall, and with her sisters, Abbie, Eliza and Jane, volunteered as nurse, and accompanied the army of the Po- tomac, faithfully minlstering to the wounded and sick. Mrs. Bacon was one of 100 patriotic women who formed the | Women's Central Relief association. This organization was under the wing Of the sanitary commission, and was thus recognized by the government. l Mrs. Bacon served as nurse through out the entire war, and when she came to New Haven at it's close she organ ized the Training School for Nurses 1 operated in connection with the New Haven hospital. She married Dr. Fran cis Bacon about this time. He for many years has been the chief sur geon of the New haven hospital. Illus band and wife had zealously labored for the relief of offlicted humanity side i by side for many years.
 At the time the training school was established by Mrs, Bacon the govern ment had been sending many disabled soldiers to the New Haven hospital for ! treatment. At one time there was as many as 100 there. The nurses were few and inexperienced. Now the school i has seventy nurses.
 At the timt the New Haven Training School for Nurses was founded there was only one other similar institution in the country and that was conduct ed in connection with the Bellevue hos pital in New York,
 1 Mrs Bacon manifested lively inter- est in all public affairs, and for several years was a member of the state board of charities, her work requiring travel throughout the state.
 She was connected with the manage ment of the New Haven County home on Shelton avenue, also. The institu- tion shelters the waifs of the county.
 Five years ago Mrs. Bacon donated for the use of the poor invalid children a large cottage at Woodmont, which was styled Play Ridge" It is beau tifully situated, and is provided with all the comforts that will ameliorate the distress of these unfortunates. The this work.
 Mrs. Bacon was related to Mrs. W. H. Carmalt, wife of Dr. Carmalt, and { Professor Theodore s. Woolsey, of 250 Chul oh street, professor of information al law at Yale university. Her hus- band Dr. Francis Bacon, and the three sisters survive Two of these reside in the south Mrs. Bacon was an aunt to Dr. Leonard w. Bacon, jr., of z94 Elm street.
 The deceased was a woman of mark ed incidentally and of marvellous ex- ecutive ability and had a legion of friends who loved her for her gentle ness and charity.