The Manitowoc pilot. [volume] (Manitowoc, Wis.) 1859-1932, 1909-12-23
MRS, T. P. ALLlS
PASSES AWAY IN
OLD FAMILY HOME
WIDOW OF FOUNDER OF RELIANCE
WORKS DIES AFTER SHORT
ILLNESS
FAMILY IS WIDELY KNOWN.
Identified with Milwaukee'S Greatest
Manufacturing Interests for
Many Years
KNOWN FOR HER PHILANTHROPY.

MILWAUKEE, Wis, Dec, %. lMo.-
The death of Mrs. Edward L. Allis,
widow of the founder of The great ma
chinery works now known 10y the name
Of the Allis-Chalmers company, occurred
at her residence on Martin street this
morning at $50 O'Clock.
She was seized with an apop'nctic
stroke last Wednesday afternoon, and
though there have been intervals when
she seemed to rally. the end has been
feared from the beginning.
Mrs. Allis was 81 years Of age. She
had been a prominent figure in Mlwau-
kec society since her arrival i'm this city
in 1913 as the bride Of her late hus-
band woman Of culture, ability, en-
crEy and kind heart, she had borne "a
large part in social and charitable under
takiugs and was widely esteemed and
beloved.
The maiden name Of Mrs AlliS was
Margaret Watson. She was born M
Geneva, y. u, September IS lS2S. be
INK the second Of the twelve children of
William W. Watson and Elizabeth
Goundry Watson The friendship be
tween Miss Watson and Mr.. Allis began
in childhood. When he attended Union
college she was a pupil at seminary
near by. When he came to Wisconsin To-
spy out the land" in 1876, it was with
the full intention Of returning, as he did
two years later, and claiming her as his
bride The wedding took place at the
home of the WatsOns, September II,
1915. Bringing Mrs. AlliS with him,
Mr.. Allis came to Milwaukee without
delay. He first conducted leather store
at what is now 344 East Water street,
In company with William Allen. II was
in 1857 that he retired from the leather
trade and in 1860 that he began the
foundations of the great manufacturing
establishment which long before his
death had extended its business to all
parts of the world.
A Life of Cultivated Activity.
The culture and love Of the beautiful
which Mr.. and Mrs. Allis brought with
them to milwaukee, were benefit to the
young city. The wife had time to devote
to music and the study of pictorial art,
of which she was always "A COnnoisSeur.
1t was she who selected the costly and
beautiful paintings that made the AlIlS
home a veritablc gallery of art. Within
that home there rrigned n generous ana
charming hospitality. Yet notwithstand-
ing the time and energy which she gave
to social and public interests, Mrs. Ais
was always q devoted mother.
the Woman's Club of Wisconsin and an
earnest worker for the erection of the
Athenaeum, the first woman club house
in the United States. She helped to es-
tabish the Wisconsin Industrial School
for Girls and the Wisconsin Training
School for Nurses, aud was one OF me
organizers of the Unitarian church in this
city, and one of its earnest supporters.
On the LIST of April, the anniversary Of
her husbands death. she gave to the Mil
waukee University Settlement. in his
memory, the settlement house AMI
grounds, on First avenue, On her eight
eth birthday She gave the settlement
twenty acres of ground for their summer
camp ON Lake BeuIah. 1t was on ms
land that the club house which IS the
summer home of people Identified with
the settlement WAS built by her son,
Charles Allis,
Ten Surviving Children.
Mr.. aud Mrs. Allis had twelve chill
dren, of whom ten Suryiyc-Ni IIlam w.
AIis. Edward i. Nllis, Jr., of Mcntonc,
France, Charles Nils; j"rG MIS-; Mrs
Eustacc Conway, New York. Mrs. John
H. Keeling, London; Frank W, Nils
Madison: Louis Allis; Mrs. K. II. Norris;
Gilbert AliiS. Paris. France The chit
drcu who died were Ernest and Marcy.
Ernest was married 10 Miss Winston Of
Louisville and is survived 10y his widow
and daughter. Eustac" Conway who
married Miss Maud AIliS. Is son of
the atc Moncurc j.. Conway. well
known i'm Europe and America rs Uni
tartan preacher and ypIuminous and
entertaining writer.
William. Charles aud Louis Allis car
Rcd on their fathers business after his
death. Mrs. AlliS rendering valuable aid,
aud for u time spending portion Of each