The sun., 1919-04-28
COUNTESS LEARY'S
FUNERAL TOMORROW
Requiem Mass to Be Sung in
Church of st. Ignatius
Loyola.
TO LIE IN OLD CATHEDRAL
Simple Ceremonies for Woman
Who Spent Fortunes in
Charity.

In compliance with her wishes, the
funeral service TO be conducted to-mor-
row for Countess Annie Leary. upon
whom Pope Leo conferred the title in
1901. will be as simple as possible and
without any OF the special ceremony that
might be accorded a person Of her ex-
allied church rank. A solemn requiem
mass will be sung at IL o'clock In the
morning in the Church of st. Ignatius
Loyola and afterward Miss Leary's
body will be conveyed down town to
old st. Patrlck's Cathedral in Mott
street. There II will be placed in the
Leary vault, where rest the remains of
her parents. James and Catherine Leary,
and her brothers. Arthur. Charles, Dam
lei and George Leary.
The funeral mass will be sung by the
Rev. James NJ. Kilroy. pastor of st. Ig-
natius Loyola. who was with Miss Leary
when she died early Saturday morning
in her home. 1892 Fifth avenue, as told
In late editions of THE SUN yesterday,
He will be assisted by the Revs. Daniel
Quinn and William Ennis, and II is ex-
pected that Archbishop Hayes. who had
been for many years a close friend and
adviser OF the Countess in her charity
work. also Will be present at the funeral
services. Relatives of Miss Leary have
requested that no eulogy be pronounced
Although born to social position and
great wealth. Miss Leary devoted more
than fifty years of life almost exclu-
sively to charity and religious work
among the poor OF this and other cities
Almost Immediately upon the death OF
her father. which occurred Just after
she had made her debut. she cast aside
social activities and undertook the well
fare work that eventually resulted ir
gaining for her the distinction of being
among the very few American women
who received Papal recognition through
the bestowal of rank Her first care wa.
elimination OF the evils that beset i'm.
migrant girls upon their arrival in this
city. There was no immigration Blu
reau in those days and once the immi-
grant passed the portals of old Castle
Garden there were few protective eyes
to follow. In this work Miss Leary ex-
pended n large part OF her great for
tune. particularly in furthering the worl
of the Irish Immigrants Home, II State
street.
In later years she turned her attention
to the Italian colonies that were spring
ing up in New York. In a basement II
Sullivan street she founded q mission
| and used her influence to have an Italian
priest assigned to the work of conduct
ing It. Quickly the basement was out
grown and with the consent of Arch
| bishop Corrigan she arranged to have
| built the Church of the Madonna o.
Pompeii, which still stands as a monu
ment to her efforts.
For many years Miss Lcary made he
home in 80 Fifth avenue. Sometimes
she halted temporarily In her Chart!
! and religious work to take her plac,
| in society and her musicales were looked
upon as among the most important o
| those days. She was a patron OF ar
also, and In her homes were many treas
ures gathered from all parts of tn,
world. She was among the foremost o
the society colonists who found Newpor
| as a summer social centre and for thirt.
years maintained a residence there.
Upon the death Of her brother. Arthur
Ieary. Miss Leary came into anothe
| large fortune. He was at one time al
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