Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1916-12-06
J. l.. BaiLy, Merchant,
Dies at Age of Ninety

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Baily, Jr, and Elizabeth Gloyd) BaIIy.
He was educated at Friends Select School.
Philadelphia, and at westtown Boarding
School, Chester County Pa
He entered the dry goods business nj the
age or sixteen and has been continuously
IN business for three quarters Of n century
The firm OF Joshua L. Bally & Co, dry
goods commission merchants, was estab-
lished in 1873.
FRIEND OF POOR
Mr., Bally not only attained prominent
position as merchant but was equally
prominent In political, economic and char
TABLE organizations. He was president OF
the Philadelphia Society for the Employ
inept and Instruction OF the Poor and pres
,ueht or the Pennsylvania Prison Society,
~ each OF which organizations he had been
an active member for more than sixty
years lie was for thirty years president
nl the Philadelphia Fountain Society, He
was one Of the original members of the
committee OF One Hundred founded in
1917 and took an active part In it's cam
palghs. lie helped found the Phlladel-
phla society. for Organizing Charity, and
Tor eighteen years was its president.
lie was chairman OF the Citizens Relief
committee appointed by the Mayor OF Phil
adelphla, notably on the floods in the Ohio
Nauey' the yellow fever scourge In the
south and the Charleston earthquake and
as far back as 1876 he served ON a COM
mlttee to collect funds to relieve the sur
ierers by the famine In Ireland
AS a member OF the National Relief Com
mission during the Spanish-American War
&c gave active and valuable service to the
Government as chairman OF the Committes
on supplies, and made frequent visits 10 me
camps and hospitals. lie was vice presi-
cent ana member OF a number OF lmport-
aht societies. among which were the Amer
lean Tract Society, the American Peace
SovIo'S, the American Bible Society, the
National Temperance Society and the Amer
lean Forestry Association. He also was a
member OF the boards OF managers OF a
number OF other benevolent educational ana
patriotic organizations.
TO EUROPE AT EIGHTY
AZ the age OF seventy-fiye he made his
hIst trip 10 Europe and "A second one al
me age OF eighty, where he spent nine or
Ten months In extensive travel and since
, mhlch ne had devoted HIS time to philan-
lhropio work. He retained all his faculties
70 the last. on his ninetieth birthday he
gave a luncheon 10 his friends and em
ployes' and his eNtemporaneous address on
tnat ,is oceasion-reviewing events OF his long
hfe-will never be forgotten.
Mr.. Bally married In 1855 Theodate
daughter OF John ID. Lang, OF VassalboTo
Me- member OF the Society OF Friends
and prominent In New England ana ma
tonal political affairs Hs is survived by
hVe sons-Frederick L., Albert H.. William
L. Charles W. ana Henry p. Baily, four
OF whom are members OF the Arm maj |
bears his name
ar, baly was an ardent lover OF trees
and both at his country residence and hi |
the Pooono Mountains Cwhere he spent his |
summers he planted many thousands ana |
,l1oe II a practice TO plant certain num- |
Der every year. The last act OF Nc ifga -, |
only TWO or three days before his dean |
was planting some dfty trees. indlcating |
where every one ahould be placed ana ex. |
aetly how it should be planted