The Birmingham age-herald., 1907-09-07
NOTES OF THE WEEK IN WORLD OF SOCIETY Mrs. Thomas Ryan'S Requests
 to Various Institutions THE POPE'S RECOGNITION The Title of Countess Has Been Be- slowed Upon Her and She Has
 Received Cross of Honor.
 Week-End Notes.
THE POPE'S RECOGNITION

The phllanthropies of American women, their bequests to various institutions and their personal interest in the establishing of hospitals and schools and churches, | and on through a long list Of institutions or .'causes" that they help annually should be one of the greatest reasons for this country to advance along philan- thropic lines.
 Not enough is written of the active woman philanthropist, and there is no way of getting at the actual figures or number of institutions that receive be- quests from American women. It is only when a woman of enormous wealth gives to public institutions that the world hears of it, but in every instance it serves to show that women direct their philan- thropies along most practical lines.
 Of American women whose millions have aided in establishing hospitals, in building churches, in helping thousands of individuals, Mrs. Thomas Ryan of New
 York mas given most largely of her great wealth. A recent article about her says that when she was first married her hus- band was earning $20 a week, and they lived in a modest little four-room house. She was just as much of a philanthroplst i at heart then as she is today, though she is. of course, more able to gratify her In- clinations toward charitable work, now that she has such enormous wealth to spend in that way She has built churches and hospitals and given aid of all kinds to those who needed 1t.
 To shopgirls and poor needlewomen she has been a fairy godmother. She has sent many of them, who have had d tendency to tuberculosis to the dry sand desert of Arizona, where many wonder ful cures have been made. No movement that makes for a bitter fight against the spread of tuberculosis or toward a pos slbe cure goes unaided by Mrs. Ryan.
 Among things that she has done, when she found out that the telephone com- pany doesn't take care of it's employees, was to endow four rooms at St. Vim cents hospital for ill or worn out teie- phone operators.
 She is devout Roman Catholic and has endowed many chapels and built cathe- drals. The Pope has endowed her with the cross of honor and two medals, in token of the amount of church work she has done. To Virginia she gave the finest cathedral of the south, and at Lexington university, where her sons are being cdu- , eated, she gave an s1s.00O gymnasium, one , Of the finest dining halls in the country and several additions to the university H. brary. She has also endowed scholar ships in other universities.
 Miss Kolb, physical director of the Young Woman's Christian association gymnasium class, will have the meet ing of the class Tuesday night at 0 clock. September IT, at the Pollock Stephens institute. Each member se curing five additional members will be entitled to a free course of instruc- ton.
 The engagement of Miss Katherine Johnson, recently announce is of wide social interest in the south. The we'd ding will be one of the brilliant events of the autumn. Miss Gholstin is niece of Mrs. Edward w. Barrett of Birmingham and of Mrs. Luther War ren of Richmond. Va. She is consider ed one of the most beautiful young women in southern society. The we'd ding will take place November G. The return from Europe of Colonel and Mrs. T. G. Bush is source of genuine delight on the part of their many friends, who have felt exceed ingIN anxious about Mrs. Bush's health Announcements of her i'll health that have appeared in the New York papers caused the deepest solicitude. She stood the passage remarkably well, al though naturally fatigued when she arrived in New York. With her daugh- ter, Mrs William D. Nesbtt, she Is now at that beautiful American resort the Glen Springs where she will re- main several weeks. Colonel Bush. Miss Williams and MT. Hollis Bush arrived in Birmingham Thursday night. They have been abroad since early summer Miss Williams expected to make visit to Crows Nest, the handsome country seat of the Chambers on the Hudson, but decided upon reaching New York 10 start at once TOT the SOulH.
 Mir and Mrs. w. L. Pinckard were among the Birmingham people in New York during the week. having gone to meet tn cir daughter. Miss Marie Pinck- ard, on her return from Europe. Mrs. Maurice Lenk and her two daughters Miss Lucille Lenk and Miss | mingham after a year and a half stay in Europe. and are at present stopping at 1874 Avenue l.
 Mrs. R. NJ. Schink and daughter have left Henderson Farm, Mich. where they
 
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