New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1915-04-04
MARY GARRETT dies
AT BRYN MAWR
Life and Fortune Devoted
to Education and Rights
of Women.

OF WOTlcH.
Baltimore, April 3.-Miss Mary Car
rett. only daughter Of the late John W.
Garrett, president of the Baltimore &
Ohio Railroad, died suddenly last night
at her home, The Deanery, on Bryn
Mawr College campus. Miss Garrett
was one of the best known women
philanthropists in this country.
Miss Garrett, who was in the sixty
second year of her age, had devoted her
life and spent her fortune IN pnllan-
thropic work. She was born In Baiti-
more March 8, 1854. Since her fathers
death. in 1884, when she inherited
equally with her two brothers her share
OF his estate, she had devoted all OF her
time and her entire fortune TO helplng
ali good causes. especially the schooi
education Of Baltimore girls, the COZ
leee and medical education OF women
and woman's suffrage.
In association with her intimate
friend. Miss NJ. Carey Thomas, Oh par
timore, now president OF Bryn Mawr
College, and three other Baltimore
women-Miss Julia Rogers, the late
Mrs. Elizabeth King Elilcott and mrs;
Mary Gwynn Hodder-she estaollshea
in 1885 the Bryn Mawr School for Girls
and had since that time llberaliy main
tanned Il, making up all deficits wnen-
ever needed and building for 1t IN 1871
its present beautiful schoolhouse, at
cost of over 100000.
Also. in 1890, Miss Garrett made IL
possible for the Medical School OF the
Johns Hopkins University 10 open, ana
secured the admission Of women to the
medical school on equal terms WIN
men. She helped organize influential
committees Of women in many cltles
of the United States to raise SUP
scription of 100000 for the endow-
ment of the medical school, to wnlcn
Miss Garrett herself added S3O6,9 l.
With remarkable foresight, she pre-
scribed as conditions OF her glit the
present high standards Of ADMISSION OF
the Johns Hopkins Medical School, AT
that time unheard of.
Through her friendship for Presl-
dent Thomas and her interest IN the
highest education for women, MISS
Garrett was interested in Bryn MaWr
College from its opening IN 1892 the
Bryn Mawr School having been named
after the college, with the permaiSsloIil
Of the trustees. Between 1893 ana
the time of her death her gitts 70
Bryn Mawr College amounted to over
S350,000. During this time she a'so
gave the trustees each year SlO,OUO 10
be expended for fellowships, scnolat-
ships and books. In 1908 she reouil''
at a cost of over 100000, Inc Dean
cry, the presidents house.
In 1906 she was elected dlrecIor
Of the college, and from that tine
served as an active member OF inc
committee on buildings and grounds
and the finance committee.
When the thirty-eighth annual CON
vention Of the National American
Woman Suffrage Association was held
in Baltimore. in February, 1910, IL was
Miss CARROTS efforts that helptu
make the convention a success; Ia
1907, after Susan b. Anthonys death,
Miss Garrett and Miss Thomas raised
a fund of $4,000 for five years TO
carry on Miss Anthony's work. From
that time until now she has gwen
largely for the National Woman's
Suffrage work.
her home at Bryn Mawr College with
her 1flenu, MISS AhOiHeo'
her Baltimore residence only on spe-
cial occasions. For the last thirteen
months she had been i'll Of progress
sive an3mla.
Her funeral will be held at her Bal,
timore house, 101 West Monument
Street, on Tuesday, April 6. at 8 p. m
The honorary pail bearers VIII be
Brent Keyser, the president OF the
board of trustees Of the johns HOP
kjns University; James Wood. Of
Mount Kisco, y. Y, the president of
the board of trustees Of Bryn Mawr
College; DR.. William S. Halsted, pro
fessor Of surgery Of the Johns Hop
kins Medical SCHOOL, DR.. Henry NJ.
Thomas, of Baltimore; d. X. Este
Fisher. of Baltimore; Dr.. Thomas F.
Branson. of Bryn Mawr; Warren De-
lano. Of New York, and Simon Flexner'
Of the Rockefeller Institute, New YORK.