The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1915-04-04
MISS M. E. GARRETT
DIES AT BRYN MAWR
Daughter Of Railroad Prcsi-
dent Gave Her Life to
Philanthropy.
AIDED SUFFRAGE CAUSE

BRvN MAwR. Pa. April 3.--Miss Mary
Il. Garret, died to-day IN her home here
the Deanery. on tho Bryn Mawr College
campus, in the sixty-second year OF her
age She was born In Baltimore, the
daughter OF the late John w. Garrett or
Baltimore, president Of the Baltimore
and Ohio Railroad.
Since his death in 1854, when Miss
Garrett inherited equally with her two
brothers ner share OF his estate. she de-
voted her time and fortune to helping
all good causes. especially the school
education of Baltimore girls. the college
and medical education OF women and
woman's suffrage.
In association with her intimate
friend Miss NJ. Carey Thomas OF Balti-
more. now president Of Bryn Mawr Col
lege. and three other Baltimore women.
Miss Julia Rogers, che late Mrs. Eliza
beth King Ellicott and Mrs. Mary Gwynn
Holder. she established in 1885 the Bryn
Mawr School for Girls In Baltimore and
had since that time literally maintained
II. making up all deficits whenever
needed and building for IL In 1880 its
present beautiful school house at cost
OF over $500. 900.
Miss Garrett made II possible in 1890
for the medical school of the Johns Hop
kins University to open its doors and Sc
cured for all time the admission or
women to the medical school on equal
terms with men she. assisted by Miss
Thomas and others, organized inf,uen-
tial committees OF women In many cities
of the United states to raise a subscrip-
ton of 800, 900 for the endowment OF
the medical school. to which Miss Gar
rett herself added gift or over $500
600. She prescribed then as a condition
of her gift the present high standards OF
admission of the Johns Hopkins medical
school
since 1898 Miss CARROTS gifts to
Bryn Mawr College amounted TO over
$3.50 900 During this time she gave the
trustees of the college each year $4,000
to be xpended as they wished for aca-
demic purposes. such as fellowships,
scholarships and books. In 1908 she re-
built, decorated and furnished at cost
OF over 100000 the deanery. the presl-
dents house. and presented IL TO the col
lege Miss Garrett was elected direc-
tor OF Bryn Mawr College In 1906 and
from that time served as an active mem
her of the committee on buildings ana
,grounds and the finance committee.
In February. 1906. when the thirty
eighth annual convention of the National
American Woman Suffrage Association
was TO be held in Baltimore. Miss susan
II. Anthony and Miss Anna Howard Shaw
called on Miss Garrett and appealed for
her help to make the convention sue
cess At Miss Anthony's request Miss
Garrett opened her house TO entertain
Miss Anthony and other suffragsts.
When Miss Anthony died In the fol-
lowing year. Miss Garrett redeemed a
promise she had made TO Miss Anthony
and she and Miss Thomas raised an
emergency fund OF 100000 TO be ex-
pended s12 900 year for FIVE years in
order to carry on Miss Anthony's work.
Miss Garrett gave largely to support the
National Woman Suffrage work and TO
assist the national president In her ac-
tive campaign for suffrage.
since 1906 Miss Garrett had made her
home at Bryn Mawr College with her
lifelong friend. Miss Thomas, returning
to her Baltimore home only on special
occasions She had been Ill for thirteen
months of progressive anaemia Her
funeral will be held at her Baltimore
house. lOi West Monument street, OF
Tuesday afternoon At 3 o'clock.
The honorary pallbearers will he r
Brent Keyser. president OF the board OF
trustees OF the Johns Hopkins Cniver-
sity James Wood of Mount Kisco, y. Y,
president of the board of trustees Of
Bryn Mawr College Or. william S Hal.
sted. professor OF surgery at Johns Hop
kins medical school DR.. Henry NJ
Thomas of Baltimore. u. X. Este Fisher
of Baltimore Dr. Thomas + Branson o.
Bryn Bawr. Warren Delano OF New
York and Simon Flexner OF the Rookie.
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