New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1914-12-28
MISS GRACE DODGE,
GIRLS FRIEND, DEAD
Philanthropist and Head
of National Y. w. c. A.
Dies at Home.
WAS A FOUNDER OF
TEACHERS COLLEGE
Had Been Leader in Educational
and Charitable Work for
More than 80 Years.

Miss Grace II. Dodge, one of the
bss, known women philanthropists in
,hs United States and for years at the
f,,sfront Of charitable and educational
york died yesterday morning at her
home. 2s2 Madison av. She had been
, GOOD health lately. and when she
conplained Saturday afternoon Of feel
rg faint her family did not attach
,r8ue importance TO il. soon after
,,srd however she relapsed into un-
,l,seiousaess. and died peacefully, 81
-.2O o'clock without rcgainng con-
.ciousness. Her sister, Mrs. William
rtprrh Osborn, was with VI So Dodge
II The time of her death, which was
sns il is said. 20 a heart strain.
Miss Dodge was born in 1857 10 tins
.,ty the daughter of William Earl
nodoc Her connection with social
,rors had been of long duration. its
fo,tu~e. perhaps. being the presidency
= tte National Board OF Che Young
wo~er's Christian Association. which
.,.. includes about 900 branches
throughout this country.
coor after leaving Pennington Semi
,srv she became interested ln the work
n Dwight T. Moody. From that time
y, her activities iu the cause of the
ss.tsrment of women were pronounced.
,r5 they extended over "a period OF
hrty-hve years.
Miss Dodge was one VINO dislked
implicitly. preferriug the deed 20 the
word. so she was associated with count
lsss works Of which the public never
vim know. IL was said by those as
.oeis,ed with her IN philanthropic
works that she had the "one-hundred-
wear look that is. she looked ahead a
century and made her plans according
d. Eight years ago she looked ahead
md foressw the cNpsn on Of the work
of the many Young Nomen's Christian
Associations on over the country. form
.rr the present national board or
-s7i-ation for staudardiziug the work.
As memorial 90 her mother she
gave $3.50. 900 toward the new building
n the national board, az sgd ST. and
Lexington ay., which. one Of her friends
snd Yesterday. was built by five
women" When the New York City
hoard. IN which she was most inter
estsd, began 70 raise the -four million
dollar fund.- last year she gave another
S25O,0O0.
The flag on the big building Of the
national board hung az halfmast yes
-srday. Most of the officers Of the
national board and the training school
we're away on their Christmas vaca-
lions. but kilograms were sent them
telling them Of Miss Dodge's death.
The news was a great shock 20 those
who knew her. because she had been
as active a. usual even last week.
On Tuesday afternoon she conducted
the annual Christmas service at the
close Of the training schools term, and
her regular Christmas dinner TO teach
crs and other professional women who
could not 20 home for Christmas was
20 have taken place tomorrow. Miss
Dodge always took a personal interest
In the students and officers of the
school. ID wss her custom TO have two
or three Of them 70 dinner in her Madi-
son sv house almost every day.
Another activity for women IN which
she was vitality interested was Teach
ers College. She was one Of It's
founders, and az one time was its treas
urer She told her friends II was be-
cause she foresaw the demand of wom-
an for q practical education that she
worked so diligently Tor the founda-
ton Of the institution. Owing to her
great interest in education work, Miss
Dodge was made by Mayor Grace, IN
$50, a member Of the Board Of School
Commissioner Of New York. At the
une Of her death she was pre- idcnt OF
ne board OF trustees Of the American
College for Women in Constantluopie
there was scarcely a phiianthropic
ofgsnizstion of the city that Miss
Dodge Vss not associated with. IL
vas her habit 20 take only two weeks
'aes,ion each year, because she felt
hat she could not neglect her many
Charities and social interests. One so
GETS she was largely instrumental IN
'osndlng is the Travellers Aid, which
iooks sfte- young and unprotected girls
a, thousands Of railroad stations and
''esmship piers N this country. Shc
vas also al one time president Of the
ASSOCIATION Of Working Girls Clubs.
Miss Dodge leaves. besides Mrs Os-
oorn, another sister, Miss Mary Dodge
q London, and a brother, Cleveland
T. Dodge, the banker and persona.
Trend OF President Woodrow wilson
he funeral will be private.