The evening world., 1913-05-26
STICKS TO WORK
IN SOCIAL UPL|FT,
LETS HUSBAND CO
Mrs. Sheridan Permitted Di.
vorce Because She Couldn't
Give Up Great Purpose.
FRIEND OF PRESIDENT.
Founder of NEW National
Fireside," in Which Margaret
Wilson Is Interested.
FRIEND OF PRESIDENT

Ars. Sarah Mcdonald ehsridan. M.
msAs friend Of President Wilson end his
family-musssiaa socioiogist and founder
Of the New Nstionsl Thsslds' move
ment for the opsuns Of public sohooi
buildings AFTER hours 20 neishborhood
social ssntYss-bsl.svsd her work vi
greater import than the maintenance Of
purely domestic relations. Rather than
give Il ~ UP to join Charles oscar shsr.
dan In the unrcdnsd wastes Of Nevada.
where he had gone four ysass 40 b.
cause Of III health. she permitted her
husbaod without protest TO obtain . al.
voros IN Reno.
NY life has been devoted 70 two
treat Impulses" che said to-day IN her
beautiful apartment ct No. - Gram
ercy Park. Through my voice have
given mysalf for thirty years to socio-
logicaa WORK. retaining for my ssrvioes
only enough 70 support life and 70 sive
my two children all that II was posaibls
for . mother 70 give. haze lived
see my son. Mark Sheridan, esta blish, q
In the old family home. Atlanta, O.. as
one Of the most promising young mural
painters Of the day. Ny daughter I
lived 70 see happily married to the
younger con Of one Of England's noblsst
families, odr. David Crompton.
This accomplished. I feel that my
family NE has bsen euu. My remaining
lie holds the great purpose Of incsssant
work for the betterment Of social con.
ditions. Mr.. Sheridan prefers the West.
I DO not feel that I should leave he
work 10 which I have givsn 90 much Of
my very heart and sossl to Join him.
That 10 all there 10 to Be said. ] hoped
Il would be unnecessary to say any
thing"
Mrs. Sheridan has Just returned from
q VISIT to ths white House. II was
through her that Ma Msrxarct Wilson
became interested IN the National Fire
SIDE idea, and the two are working
hand In hand toward mo accomplish
ment Of ttsir purpose.
Our idea In Q nutshell" said MIC.
Sheridan, rs to give the Thousands OF
young mon and women IN the large
cities an opportunity to meet at whole
some entertainments and In true social
intercourse BY opening the public school
buildings In the EVENING" AZ present
the girls and young men OF any neigh
borhood have no place to 10 except tho
moving picture theatres and worse.
Why should tho school bulidinss-prop-
erty Of the pcopie-stand like purpose
less tombs from afternoon TO morninxf
The greatest social workers throughout
the nation have been aroused by this
suNEestion and I an confident that an
other year will find the iegislaturss In
every progressive State passing ade-
quats laws turning tho school buildings
into social centres"
A. a professional wousn Mn shef'
dan numbers among her singing pupils
the daughters Of New York's most dis
tingu,shed families. Carrying out her
life work Of devotion to socloloical work.
she puts all income over that covering
her actual living expenses TO good uSe.
shs has many pupils who cannot AFFORD
to pay for instruction and her voice. re-
markabie In view Of the fact that she u
no longer young, y still constantly In
demand for recitals. the proceeds
which 20 toward some social movement.
Mrs. Sheridan has had . remarkable
career. Her father. James Macdonald,
was one Of tho leading men In 0eorssa
At tho time Of tho civil war. TSo old
to servo in the Aald. he gave all his
property to the Confedsracy and died
a. door % tho poorest Cracker In the
state. From girihood Mrs. Sheridan
devotsl herself to tho Improvement OF
social conditions among the people OF
her own stata Instead OF seeking
personal fame and fortune on the con-
cert or operate stage. she travelled from
ono Georgian village and town to an.
other. often using freight trains or rid.
Ing mule-baok. giving rscitals and turn
Ing aimost every dollar over to one So
Geological cause or another. II was
through her voice and unur.ny dsvo lion
that the srst funds for the establish
ment Of tia now famous Martha Berry
Industrial School In Georgia were raised.
Continuing her work abroad. Mrs.
SherlGnn studied under Jea De Res2ke
VINO urged her to 20 into operi- aho re-
fused to consider II. preferr4ng to give
her voice for the raising OF funds for
different social movements. She be-
came the close friend OF tn leading mu-
sical. lixary and artistic people OF the
world. and nor apartment II fled with
msmentoes Of thscs d,ships.
Mr.. and Mrs. Sheridan were married
in Atlanta In 1882, He 10 an architect
and decorator. In recent years, owing
10 tho nature OF his calling ana hers
they we're much apart.