The herald and news. [volume] (Newberry S.C.) 1903-1937, 1913-07-18
MRS. AUGUST KOHN DEAD.
Columbia Woman, Widely known
and Beloved, Had Seemed in
Better Health
The State, 18th.


day at the summer home of the family
on Sullivan's Island, as the result OF
a seizure of angina pectoris, from
which she. had suffered for a year.
Mrs. Kohn was stricken while lunch
ing with her sister, Mrs. F. N. Brun-
son, of Columbia. The funeral will
be held in Columbia tomorrow, at an
hour not yet appointed, the fixing OF
which will depend on the hour at
which her son, August Kohn, Jr., may
arrive from Greenbrier Springs, AL
verson, W. Va.
Mrs. Kohn was widely known and
as widely beloved Wife and mother
though she was before all things else,
she yet found time to interest herself
actively an deffcintly in current
movement of social service and pa
.riofic commemoration She was the
secretary in 1906-O7 and the president
from November, 1910, to November,
1912-two terms-of the South Caro-
lima division, United Daughters of the
Confederacy. At the Richmond gen
eral convention of that order two
years ago she was honored by ap-
pointment to the credentials commit
tee. She was member, the work
ing member, of the committee which
last spring revised the constitution,
admittedly now a model, of the Wade
Hampton chapter, U. D. c. Mrs.
Kohn worked long and to good pur-
pose for the Columbia hospital. Dur
ing the period OF struggle and stress
antedating the committing of that in
stitu+.on in 1909 into the management
of the physicians, she was for years
a director of the hospital association
and for some time she was a vice
president. She was at the time OF her
death president of the Current Litera-
ture club of Columbia. Mrs. Kohn's
good works done in private were many
and unceasing, her cayhrity openhand-
ed, ungrudging, thoughtful. She read
much and discriminatory, maintain
ed an informed and intelligent interest
in the problems of the day, and in her
public activities as we'll as n her
household affairs showed herself pos
sessed of executive ability, tact and a
capacity for large undertakings.
Mrs. Kohn removed in June, at the
advice Of her physician to cottage
On Sullivan's Island She was accom-
panied by Mrs Brunson. Mr.. Kohn
has been spending the week-ends
with her there. Her health apparent
ly improved to a gratifying extent, SO
that August Kohn, Jr., was allowed to
go camping in West Virginia with
party of Boy Scouts from Charleston.
Col. Kohn came to Columbia Monday
on business, part of which was to
take over the deeds to the residence,
1920 Senate street, recently purchased
by him for his own occupancy from
VIM. E. Gonzales, the latter being on
the point of removing to Habana as
American minister to Cuba. News of
the death of Mrs. Kohn reached him
by telephone and almost Immediately
he left for Charleston. He was Joined
on the way by his brother, Sol Kohn,
of Orangeburg. The funeral party
will leave Charleston this afternoon.
reaching Columbia this evening at
1920 o'clock. The home of the fam
lily is 1914 Gervias street
Mrs Kohn was the eldest daughter
of the late A. A. Goldsmith, of Char
lesion. Born in September, 1853, she
was married to August Kohn in Char
lesion, March l, 1894 Her daughter,
Miss Helen Kohn, is student in the
College for Women, Columbia. The
other children are August, Jr., and
Theodore. Miss Helen Kohn and
Theodore Kohn were at the seashore
with their mother, and were returning
to the cottage on tae island, with
friend who had come to visit them,
when word reached them of their be-
Surviving brothers and
sisters of Mrs. Kohn are: Monar and
Edward Goldsmith, of Charleston;
Mrs. Kate Jacobs, of New York city;
Mrs. F. N. Brunson, of Columbia; Miss
Lila Goldsmith, of Baltimore, and Mrs.
William Broughton, of Sumter.
August Kohn has been for years
manager of the Columbia bureau OF
the Charleston News and Courier. In