The citizen. (Frederick City, Md.) 1895-1923, 1913-01-17
Mrs. Margaret E, S. Hood.

Mrs. Margaret +. S. Hood, one of
Frederick's best known phianthropists,
and widow OF lanes NJ. Hood, died on
Sunday night last from pneumonia at the
home of Mrs. Sarah Hood Haskins, her
niece, 1928 West Lombard street, Balti.
more city. Her remains were removed
from the latter city to the Woman's Col
lege. on East Church street. Mrs. Hood
went to Baltimore to spend Christmas
apparently in good health, when she was
taken i'll with pneumosia, although she
rallied slightly death came before mid
night on Sunday last
Mrs Hood was born near Frederick on
Manchester farm. July 7, 1888 She was
the only child of Daniel and Maria Susan
S hol. She was educated at the Fred
erick Female Seminary and was sradu
ated in IS49 when she was but IS years
old
Mrs. Hood was married October 81,
1873 to lanes Miffln Hood, prominent
manufacturer of this city, who died about
twenty wears ago After his death Mrs
Hood spent much of her time in travel,
both in Europe and this country. Mrs.
Hood had Ter home at Birmingham, her
handsome country seat, south OF the city,
bat for the past few years spent her
winters at the Woman's College. Mrs.
Hood was one of the most prominent
members of the Evangelical Reformed
church. She was an active church work
er. and literally donated to the many in
stitutions allied to the church. In 1884
she donated $40, 900, which was after
wards increased to SIS 600 to Franklin
and Marshall College, Lancaster, Pa, to
be expended in the erection of an observ-
atory for that institution to be known as
the Daniel Scholl Observatory. The
Theological Seminary at Lancaster and
MerCerSburg Academy at MerCersburg,
Pa, received testimony at various times
of her generous impulses and her inter
est.
Mrs. Hood also contributed large
amounts to the Frederick City Hospital,
and erected both wings OF the institution
She was president of the Mite Society,
vice president of the Home for the Aged
and vice president of the Board Of Mama
gers of the Frederick City Hospital. She
was one of those who originated the
Frederick Historical Society and the La
dies Auxiliary Society of the Home of the
Feeble Minded of MARYLAND located at
Owings Mills, Nd. Mrs Hood was a
most generous contributor TO the Re-
formed church.
Besides her niece, she is survived by
two cousins. Mrs. T. T. Hershberger. this
city, and Mathew Scholl, of Baltimore.
John William Harry c. James and Thos.
Hood, of Baltimore, are nephews of her
husband.
The funeral was held on Wednesday
afternoon with services at the Reformed
church. The Revs. H. L. G.. Kietfer.
Dr. J. Spangler Kiefer, DIR. William
Schaeffer president of the Board of Di-
rectors of the Woman's College. and DIR.
J. II. Apple, president of the Woman's
College officiating
Shortly after noon PRAYER service was
held at the Woman's College prior to the
funeral services in the Evangelical Re-
formed church at 2.
The student body and faculty of the
Woman's College accompanied the body
to the church and a special portion of the
church was reserved for them
The pallbearerS we're Iohn w. Hood,
James F. Hood, rhos. J. Hood William
w. Hood, Harry G. Hood and F. Derr
Shriner.
lntermentwas ;nadein Mt. OIivet GENE.
terry under the direction of Etchison &
Cline, local funeral directors.