The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1923-04-12
Former Prominent Keno,
sha Woman Dies in
New York.
LED IN CHARITY WORK
Mrs. HOyt Was Daughter of
the Late Edward Balm; Gave
Much to City Institutions.

Mrs. Carrie M. Hoyt, aged 66 years.
wife of Col. James J. Hoyt and long
one of the most prominent of the
women of Kenosha, died at her apart
ments in the Ritz Carleton hotel in New
York Wednesday morning, April 4th.
Messages telling of the death of Mrs.
Hoyt reached Kenosha late Wednes-
day evening and they came as a great
shock to her friends in Kenosha. Mrs.
Hoyt had been i'll for only a short
time and none of her Kenosha friends
had heard of her illness. On last
Monday she caught a slight cold and
suffered from a chill. Pneumonia
developed and the end came early
Wednesday morning. Col. Hoyt was
at her bedside when the end came.
Her one son, Charles Hoyt, is now in
Italy, he having gone abroad for a
short European trip only few weeks
ago.
No plans have been made for the
funeral and it will not De held until
the return of the son from abroad. 1t
is expected that the remains will be
buried in the East.
Was Daughter of Edward Balm.
Mrs. Hoyt was the second daughter
of the late Edward Balm, founder of
the Balm Wagon company. She was
born and spent nearly all of her life
in Kenosha. She was a student at
the old Kenosha High school and later
completed her education at Mrs
Wheeler's school, private school in
Kenosha. From girlhood she took a
leading part in the social and religi-
GUS life of Kenosha and in the earli-
er days no woman of Kenosha was
more widely known.
Mrs. Hoyt's marriage to Col. James
j. Hoyt who had won high distinction
in service in the Civil war and who
afterward became the commander of
the Loyal Legion in the United States
is remembered as one of the most in
teresting social events in the history
OF Kenosha.
Had Great Interest in kenosha.
While Mrs. Hoyt had travelled wide
ly and had spent much time in New
York and abroad she never lost her
Kenosha organizations form one Of
the most interesting chapters of the
history of the development of philan-
thropic work in the city. She took
great interest in the. work of the
First Congregational church Of which
she had been a member since girl
hood and when she left Kenosha to
make her home in New York, some
years ago she arranged a trust fund
for the benefit of the church from
which it receives large income an
nually. Mrs. Hoyt took great inter
est in the development of better
moral condition for the young people
of Kenosha. 1t was largely through
her gifts that the first building of the
Young Mems Christian association
was built in Kenosha and she gave
largely from year to year for the Sup
port of this organization. She was
one of the first donors to the funds of
the Kenosha Library association. She
had endowed room in the Kenoshs
hospital and had made liberal gifts
to this organization.
Offered Home to Kemper Hall
One of the last benefactions of Mrs
Hoyt in Kenosha was the offer of heI
home at the corner of Park avenue
and Deming street to the Sisters o.
st. Mary in order that it might be
used as a dormitory for the Kempel
Hall girls after the recent fire. Mrs
Hoyt was a patron Of the arts and lit.
erature and she gave much to the
advancement of the work of strug.
Cling artists and writers. Recent.
she had made gift of $4,000 to tho
Kenosha Cemetery association.
While. woman of great wealth Mrs
Hoyt was a delightful home" woman
and she cherished greatly her person.
al friendships in Kenosha. To those
who knew her in the intimate life OF
the home the announcement of her
death will come as great personal
sorrow.
Mrs. Hoyt is survived by her hus-
band and one son, Charles Hoyt, who
has made his home with his parents
in New York.