Daily press. [volume] (Newport News, Va.) 1896-current, 1906-07-03
HARRY THAW'S MOTHER KNOWN
ID pIt1sByRG Is "sAlIT MARY
Generous to tho Poor In the stee
city-Rorante In Her
Marriage.

,:i Marriage.
,Pl1yTsBURG, PA. July 2.-Pltts.
burg will never again know saint
Mary" as Mrs William. rhaw Is
generally known to hoe friends. Some
persons who objected to Mrs. Thaw
dominating Plttsburg society have
spltefuliy called her Lady Thaw.'
but as saint Mary" She is better
known. and while she has been can
onized by no church. she has earn.
cd the title fairly.
No project for the betterment of
the community has ever appealed to
her In vain. She has always been
specially Interested In work for tho
children OF the poor and her con
trihutions to church work have been
enormous.
Liberal In Her Donations.
Mrs 'rhaw belongs to the Third
Presbyterian church, one Of the most
fashionable in Plttsburg. For years
che was the largest contributor to
It's support and the magnificent
church recently. erected was built
largely with her money. For this
building sho ordered two magnificent
art windows portaying 1.-The Holy
City," which cost 100000. She did
not like them In some "details and
bad changes made which did not
please her. Tho windows are nov
lying In the basement OF the church
and the Arm that made the changes
brought suit before n settlement was
effected.
That the Thaws will never return
to Pittsburg to live Is admitted by
all the friends of the family. Eynd-
hurst, the handsome town, mansion
of Mrs. rhaw, will be- retained, but
plans are now being prepared to
build houses on the large grounds
surrounding 1t.
Marriage Romantic One.
Mrs. Thaw's marriage was q ro,
mantle one. William Thaw's first
wife was the daughter OF Professor
Lee. Of Washington College, later
merged with Jefferson College and
becoming Washington aud Jefferson
University. The professor belonged
to the Lord Harry Ice family. of
Virginia. The first Mrs. Thaw
died In the sarly2 sixties.y
I, At that time Josiah Copley was
the chief editor on the Plttsburg Ga.
zette ind gained national reputa-
ton by HIS vigorous editorials on
the slavery question and other prob
lens that resulted in the civil war.
His daughter, then, as now. Interested
in good works, eked out her fathers
income and earned pin money and
something for charity by sewing DC.
casionally for friends and nelghbors.
Gold Ring Her First Sacrifice.
When Pittshurg started It's ia.
nous sanitary fair to raise funds
for the care. of wounded soldiers
every ono was asked to asst. Mary
Copley had no money. but wanted to
help. She had q gold ring that be.
longed to her, dead mother and she
felt no better use could be made
of the treasured lnemento than to
give It to her country. She sent the
ring ito the fair. where, II formed
the prize OF a raffie.
William Tha* heard OF the Incl.
dent, obtained an introduction to
Mary Copley and In a few months
married her. The. children of the
first marriage were Benjamin. who
died some years ago; Alexander Blair
Thaw, who. is scientist simply for
the love OF science, and lives In Lon.
don; Mrs. w. r. Thompson, widow
of a Pittsburg banker and philanthro-
pist.. who died In a private hos
rital in New York two weeks ago,
and Edward Thaw.
The children Of the present Mrs.
Thaw were Harry Kendall, now char.
ged with murder; Josiah Copey. hill
garet, who married George Lauder
Carpegie. nephew of Andrew Car.
nesie; Alice, countess Of Yarmouth,
and Eliza. widow OF George r Ed
wards.
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