Putnam patriot., 1920-08-13
ONLY WOMAN MAKER.
 OF STAINED CLASS
Mrs. Harry Coodhue, Widow of Former Putnam Man, Wins
 Pilgrim Hall Contest
Has Studio At Cambridge Home Superyises Manufaetory In
 Boston

Boston has the only woman stained glass maker in America. She is Mrs. Harry Goodhue, widow of a former Pomfret man Her husband was the son of the late C. W Goodhue, who came to Pomfret from New York, was married and settled on what is now the T. S. Harrison estate. Nr. Good hue was prosperous farmer and sent his product to the large city market, getting good prices for his farm and dairy output He was well known in Putnam many years ago, and took an interest in this town, especially the fire department. At one time there was fire company. "Goodhue Hose Company" here, which was named in his honor
 MT. Goodhue's children were all born in Pomfret. One of his sons Is Bertram Goodhue, the famous ar ehitect of New York Harry Goodhue, who died year or so ago, was the first person in America to make an tique glass, that reached perfection in the 11th and F centuries in French eathedrals by the Germans. The art died out many years ago and was later revived in England. Mr. Goodhue be gan making the glass in Cambridge in 1902, and since then several concerns have taken it up
 Since the death of Nr Goedhue his wife has been carrying on his work. She buys the glass from England and then it Is colored and cut to fit designs which she furnishes When it arrives in this country the glass is all either black or flesh tints.
 The home of Mrs. Goodhue Ill Cam bridge is filled with designs made by her late husband, and she uses DOT tionS of them in most of her work The first work she did by herself was window for church ln Detroit
 Although the only woman stained glass worker in America, Mrs. Good hue has been little heard of up 7s the awarded the contract for memorial window to be placed in Pilgrim Hall, Plymouth, Mass. for the tercenrenary celebration
 The window Is to 20 into the new wing, and the securing of the contract by Mrs Goodhue is held to be tri- umph fer the one woman who com peted against many men.
 Having worked SO much with my husband. she says, 'it comes easy for me to carry on the business. I have hundreds of his designs to guide me and find little trouble in selecting DOT tions of them for the work I get. I know all about his ideals and became so impregnated with his imagination and genius that I love the work, even as did he
 When he died simply had to take up the practical part of the work. but as was well taught in the artistic part found no trouble m mastering the business part of it.
 The window which Mrs. Goodhue is to make for Pilgrim Hall is given by the Daughters of the Founders and Patriots of America, and is to be in- stalled next December It Is designed
 
 portrays the Mayhower coming into Plymouth Harbor, small boat just putting off from the vessel. Pilgrims are huddled in the small boat and Tn the arms of one of the women IS Pere- grine White, the baby born in Ply mouth Harbor just before the landing.
 Another panel represents the land ing of the Pilgrims, with a landscape scene. while the third panel shows an artistic landscape with a sea back ground
 Mrs. Goodhue has made windows for churches in Detroit and Providence and has recently installed a large win dow in the First Parish church in Brookline, Mass. She is the first wo- man to be assigned an active part in the preparations for the Pilgrim ter centenary.