Addie was the daughter of Confederate Major William Henry Bagley and Adelaide Ann Worth Bagley. She married Jospehus Daniels on May 2, 1888. Josephus was appointed Secretary of the Navy by President Woodrow Wilson in 1913. Addie was politically active throughout most of her life. In September of 1944, a Liberty Ship named in her honor was launched at Savannah, Georgia.
Obituary
Published in The Birmingham News on December 20, 1943:
Addie Bagley Daniels, 74, wife of Josephus Daniels, died Sunday night at her Raleigh home after a long illness. She was the wife of The News and Observer publisher, who was Secretary of the Navy during World War I and he more recently served as ambassador to Mexico. Mr. and Mrs. Daniels celebrated their 55th wedding anniversary last May.
The funeral will be at 3 p.m. Tuesday at First Presbyterian Church in Raleigh.
Mrs. Daniels, a native of Raleigh, was the daughter of Maj. William H. Bagley and Adelaide Worth Bagley, daughter of Gen. Jonathan Worth. After completing her education at Peace Institute in Raleigh, she became active in women's affairs. She was the first woman trustee of her alma mater.
She was the former president of the Raleigh chapter of United Daughters of the Confederacy and was the author of the resolution requesting that figures of Confederate leaders be carved on Stone Mountain in Georgia. Mrs. Daniels was the first woman trustee of the hospital in Raleigh and she served as chairman of the board from 1923 until 1933 when her husband became ambassador to Mexico. The hospital built a nursing home last year and named it in her honor.
During the World War Mrs. Daniels was president of the Navy Red Cross and she represented the U.S. at the World Women's Suffrage Conference in Geneva. Mrs. Daniels held the honorary degree of Doctor of Laws from the University of North Carolina Women's College.
Survivors include her husband; four sons, Frank Arthur Daniels, Jonathan Daniels, Capt. Josephus Daniels, Jr. and Lt. Col. Worth Bagley Daniels; and brother, Admiral David Worth Bagley of San Diego, California.
Obituary
Published in The Birmingham News on December 20, 1943:
Addie Bagley Daniels, 74, wife of Josephus Daniels, died Sunday night at her Raleigh home after a long illness. She was the wife of The News and Observer publisher, who was Secretary of the Navy during World War I and he more recently served as ambassador to Mexico. Mr. and Mrs. Daniels celebrated their 55th wedding anniversary last May.
The funeral will be at 3 p.m. Tuesday at First Presbyterian Church in Raleigh.
Mrs. Daniels, a native of Raleigh, was the daughter of Maj. William H. Bagley and Adelaide Worth Bagley, daughter of Gen. Jonathan Worth. After completing her education at Peace Institute in Raleigh, she became active in women's affairs. She was the first woman trustee of her alma mater.
She was the former president of the Raleigh chapter of United Daughters of the Confederacy and was the author of the resolution requesting that figures of Confederate leaders be carved on Stone Mountain in Georgia. Mrs. Daniels was the first woman trustee of the hospital in Raleigh and she served as chairman of the board from 1923 until 1933 when her husband became ambassador to Mexico. The hospital built a nursing home last year and named it in her honor.
During the World War Mrs. Daniels was president of the Navy Red Cross and she represented the U.S. at the World Women's Suffrage Conference in Geneva. Mrs. Daniels held the honorary degree of Doctor of Laws from the University of North Carolina Women's College.
Survivors include her husband; four sons, Frank Arthur Daniels, Jonathan Daniels, Capt. Josephus Daniels, Jr. and Lt. Col. Worth Bagley Daniels; and brother, Admiral David Worth Bagley of San Diego, California.
Addie was the daughter of Confederate Major William Henry Bagley and Adelaide Ann Worth Bagley. She married Jospehus Daniels on May 2, 1888. Josephus was appointed Secretary of the Navy by President Woodrow Wilson in 1913. Addie was politically active throughout most of her life. In September of 1944, a Liberty Ship named in her honor was launched at Savannah, Georgia.
Obituary
Published in The Birmingham News on December 20, 1943:
Addie Bagley Daniels, 74, wife of Josephus Daniels, died Sunday night at her Raleigh home after a long illness. She was the wife of The News and Observer publisher, who was Secretary of the Navy during World War I and he more recently served as ambassador to Mexico. Mr. and Mrs. Daniels celebrated their 55th wedding anniversary last May.
The funeral will be at 3 p.m. Tuesday at First Presbyterian Church in Raleigh.
Mrs. Daniels, a native of Raleigh, was the daughter of Maj. William H. Bagley and Adelaide Worth Bagley, daughter of Gen. Jonathan Worth. After completing her education at Peace Institute in Raleigh, she became active in women's affairs. She was the first woman trustee of her alma mater.
She was the former president of the Raleigh chapter of United Daughters of the Confederacy and was the author of the resolution requesting that figures of Confederate leaders be carved on Stone Mountain in Georgia. Mrs. Daniels was the first woman trustee of the hospital in Raleigh and she served as chairman of the board from 1923 until 1933 when her husband became ambassador to Mexico. The hospital built a nursing home last year and named it in her honor.
During the World War Mrs. Daniels was president of the Navy Red Cross and she represented the U.S. at the World Women's Suffrage Conference in Geneva. Mrs. Daniels held the honorary degree of Doctor of Laws from the University of North Carolina Women's College.
Survivors include her husband; four sons, Frank Arthur Daniels, Jonathan Daniels, Capt. Josephus Daniels, Jr. and Lt. Col. Worth Bagley Daniels; and brother, Admiral David Worth Bagley of San Diego, California.
Obituary
Published in The Birmingham News on December 20, 1943:
Addie Bagley Daniels, 74, wife of Josephus Daniels, died Sunday night at her Raleigh home after a long illness. She was the wife of The News and Observer publisher, who was Secretary of the Navy during World War I and he more recently served as ambassador to Mexico. Mr. and Mrs. Daniels celebrated their 55th wedding anniversary last May.
The funeral will be at 3 p.m. Tuesday at First Presbyterian Church in Raleigh.
Mrs. Daniels, a native of Raleigh, was the daughter of Maj. William H. Bagley and Adelaide Worth Bagley, daughter of Gen. Jonathan Worth. After completing her education at Peace Institute in Raleigh, she became active in women's affairs. She was the first woman trustee of her alma mater.
She was the former president of the Raleigh chapter of United Daughters of the Confederacy and was the author of the resolution requesting that figures of Confederate leaders be carved on Stone Mountain in Georgia. Mrs. Daniels was the first woman trustee of the hospital in Raleigh and she served as chairman of the board from 1923 until 1933 when her husband became ambassador to Mexico. The hospital built a nursing home last year and named it in her honor.
During the World War Mrs. Daniels was president of the Navy Red Cross and she represented the U.S. at the World Women's Suffrage Conference in Geneva. Mrs. Daniels held the honorary degree of Doctor of Laws from the University of North Carolina Women's College.
Survivors include her husband; four sons, Frank Arthur Daniels, Jonathan Daniels, Capt. Josephus Daniels, Jr. and Lt. Col. Worth Bagley Daniels; and brother, Admiral David Worth Bagley of San Diego, California.
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