The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1924-03-06
MRS. ALICE ALLEN
DIES IN BUFFALO
Former Well Known Ke-
nOsha Woman Succumb-
ed to Heart Attack.
LONG ACTIVE HERE
Wife of Vice President of
American Brass Co.; Leader
Among Kenosha Women.

Mrs. Alice Randall Allen, aged Al
years, wife of George H. Allen, vice
president of the American Brass COM
pany and for many years one of the
most prominent of the younger women
of Kenosha, died suddenly at the Allen
home in Buffalo early this morning
Death came as result of an attack of
heart disease. Mrs. Allen had not
been in robust health but her death
was entirely unexpected and the an
nouncement of it came as great
shock to her close personal friends in
Kenosha.
Messages from Buffalo gave no de-
tails of her sudden death other than
that she had been stricken in the early
morning.
The remains will be taken to the old
home of Mrs Allen at New Milford,
Conn, and funeral services will be
held on Friday afternoon there.
Widely Known in Kenosha.
Few women had taken a more active
part in the life of Kenosha in the past
two decades. Mrs. Allen had heen
leader in many of the philanthropic
and charitable activities in Kenosha
and the announcement o. her death
comes to Kenosha people as a person
al sorrow.
Alice Randall Allen was born in
New Milford, Conn, May 5, 1882. She
was daughter of Leroy Randall, long
prominent as banker in that section
of the country. She was educated in
the schools at New Milford and COM
pleted her education at the Engelside
school there. She was married
to Mr.. Allen at New Milford in 1905
and the same year Mr.. and Mrs. Allen
went to Waterbury where Mr.. Allen
company. They remained at Water
bury until 1908 when Mr.. Allen was
named to the leadership of the big
plant of the American Brass company
in Kenosha. They made their home
in Kenosha until 1920 when Mr.. Allen
was elected as the head of the new
plant of the American Brass company
in Buffalo. The Allen family removed
to Buffalo in the fall of 1920 but both
Mr.. and Mrs. Allen had made frequent
visits to Kenosha since that time and
all of the friendships here had been
maintained.
Member of Many Organizations.
Mrs. Allen was intensely interested
in the work of women and in relief
work. Few women in Kenosha gave
so much time to charitable work and
few people knew of the many things
that she did here to relieve distress
and to care for stricken people. Much
of her work was done in an intensely
private manner and never became
known to the general public.
During the war Mrs. Allen was a
leader in the work of the American
Red Cross and she took an especial
interest in the work of making better
the conditions for the boys who were
enlisted in the United States navy at
the Great Lakes station. She was also
greatly interested in the work of the
organization which furnished relief to
the French children orphaned by war.
She was a member of the Woman's
club of Kenosha and had an import
ant part in its work, she had mem
bership in the Kenosha chapter of the
Daughters of the American Revolution
and was one. of the most active mem
bers of the Kenosha Country club.
Leader in Church Work.
She was a member of St. Matthew's
parish and had part in many of the
organizations among the women of the
parish. She took distinct interest
in civic advancement and was especi-
ally active in work for the betterment
of the condition of working girls in
Kenosha.
Mrs. Allen is survived by her hus-
band and eight children, five sons,
George, Richard, Charles, David, and
John Allen, and three daughters, Mar
cha, Ethel and Alice.
Many messages of coincidence were
sent by Kenosha people today to Mr..
Allen and the children and the death
of Mrs. Allen brought genuine sorrow
to all classes of people in Kenosha.