❤ MARY ALOISE (SHIEL) WALDRON ❤
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Mary A. Waldron (b. 1858, d. 1940) was an attorney and humanitarian in Bloomington.
She is a charter member of the Monroe County Hall of Fame on which her plaque reads "Attorney, 1922-1940; Humanitarian; Founder Bloomington Charity Organization, 1900; Executive secretary, county founder Red Cross, Children's Guardians, Crippled Children's Society, Travelers' Aid, Family Welfare, TB Society."
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Obituary From:
Bloomington Evening World
Bloomington, Monroe County, Indiana
Monday, 15 April 1940
Succumbs to Third Degree Burns; Funeral Wednesday
Passes away at 9:30 Sunday Morning – Many Pay Tribute
Bloomington and Monroe county citizens today mourned the loss of Mrs. Mary A. Waldron, 82 years of age, great humanitarian and pioneer worker in welfare and social service work here, who died at Bloomington Hospital at 9:30 a.m. Sunday of burns received Friday evening. She suffered burns over her entire body when her apron caught fire from a gas stove. Rushed to the hospital, Mrs. Waldron was given a blood transfusion, but lapsed into a coma at 11:30 o'clock Friday night, from which she never rallied.
Funeral services will be held at 9 o'clock Wednesday morning at the St. Charles Catholic church, of which Mrs. Waldron was a devoted member. Rev. Father Thomas Kilfoll, of St. Charles parish, and Rev. Father P. A. Deery of Vincennes, will be in charge.
Tribute will be paid to Mrs. Waldron by people in all walks of life. Representatives of the city departments will attend in a body and those who cannot attend the service will pause one minute beginning at 9 o'clock in silent reverence to a life that was given unreservedly to service to others. All welfare offices will be closed. Only the public health clinic will be carried on as usual, this work being done as it is believed Mrs. Waldron would have wanted it.
Friends have been asked to omit sending flowers as this was Mrs. Waldron's expressed wish. A fund was started today from persons who gave to the Mary A. Waldron Memorial Christmas Cheer fund instead of sending flowers. Mrs. Evah Southern, welfare department head, was the first contributor to the fund.
Mrs. Waldron spent several hours each day at her City Hall office, despite her advanced age. She received the Bloomington Kiwanis "Star of Service" in 1931 for her outstanding service to the community. The service star was awarded for the first time that year.
Born in Martinsville
Born in Martinsville on March 28, 1858, Mrs. Waldron moved with her family to Ewing, Indiana, and later to Seymour. Her father, John J. Shiel, operated a tannery in Seymour.
On November 18, 1884, she was married to John B. Waldron. John B. Waldron was the son of John H. Waldron and worked with his father in a Bloomington tannery. He was later connected with the First National Bank in this city and died in 1886. A son, Charles Waldron, local attorney, survives.
Other survivors include the following: Mrs. Ida W. Dunn of Bloomington, sister-in-law; Miss Frances Dunn of Bloomington, Niece; Mrs. Frances Regester of Indianapolis, niece; Mr. James W. Blair of Bloomington, nephew; Miss Mary L. Blair of Bloomington, niece; Mrs. Edward Jordan of Syracuse, N. Y., niece; Mrs. J. Shiel, sister-in-law, of Seymour, and John M. Shiel, nephew of Seymour.
Mrs. Jordan is to arrive here from New York to attend funeral services Wednesday.
Mrs. Waldron was a member of the Monroe County Bar Association having been admitted in 1922. She held three degrees from Indiana University. She received her A.B. degree in 1920 and the A.M. degree in 1921. In 1923 she was awarded the doctor of philosophy degree in sociology.
Mrs. Waldron was executive secretary of the Monroe County Bureau of Social Agencies. She was instrumental in founding the following organizations: (dates of founding included) Family Welfare Society, Jan. 1, 1900; Board of Children's Guardians, Feb. 5, 1905; Anti-Tuberculosis Society, Oct. 22, 1912; the Bloomington Public Health Nursing Association, July 1, 1916; American Red Cross, Home Service Society, Jan. 4, 1918; Travelers Aid Society, Jan. 1, 1926, and the Free Employment Bureau, Jan. 14, 1930.
On Library Board
In addition to these groups, she was a member of the Bloomington Library Board and served for several years on the Bloomington Hospital Board. Judge Donald A. Rogers appointed her to the County Welfare Board.
She was active in many organizations at the St. Charles Catholic church. She was one of the organizers of the Callander Society and a member of the Alter Society. She organized the St. Charles Society at the St. Charles church.
The body was taken this afternoon at 3 o'clock from the Allen funeral home to the residence, 111 South Rogers Street, to lie in state there until the funeral hour. The American Legion and Veterans of Foreign Wars will provide a guard of honor at the home.
The Rosary will be recited at the home at 7 p.m. Tuesday. Interment will be in Rosehill cemetery.
Active pallbearers will be George Benckart, Joseph Keough, Sr., Edward Burke, William McDonald, William Murphy and E. B. Duane. Chosen as honorary pallbearers are those with whom she had been associated in her varied interests.
Those who will serve are W. L. Bryan, president emeritus of Indiana University, Dr. C. Howard Taylor, Alex F. Hirsch, R. B. Stull, Judge Donald A. Rogers, John P. Fowler, Forrest Richardson, representing the Veterans of Foreign Wars, Duncan Robertson, representing the Disabled American Veterans, Earl McMillan and Ernest Gilmore, representing the American Legion, Dr. W. N. Culmer and Rev. M. M. Porter, pastor of the Second Baptist church, who will represent the colored people.
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Obituary From:
Indianapolis Times
Indianapolis, Marion County, Indiana
Monday, 15 April 1940, Page 13
Mary A. Waldron, Bloomington, Dies
Bloomington, Ind., April 15 – Mrs. Mary A. Waldron, one of Bloomington's most outstanding community service workers, died yesterday of burns received when her clothing became ignited as she prepared a meal Friday. She was 82.
She founded numerous organizations, including the Monroe County Family Welfare Society, the Public Health Nursing Association and the Anti-Tuberculosis Association.
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Obituary From:
The Star Press
Muncie, Indiana
Monday, 15 April 1940, Page 3
Bloomington Woman Is Dead Of Burns
Bloomington, Ind., April 14 (AP) – Mrs. Mary A Waldron, 82, a leader in social service affairs in Monroe County, died today of burns suffered Friday night. Her clothing caught fire from a stove. She was founder of the Monroe County Family Welfare Society, the Public Health Nursing Association and the Anti-Tuberculosis Association here and was active in the Red Cross Travelers' Aid Society and similar organizations. Mrs. Waldron spent several hours a day in her office at the city hall despite her age.
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Article From:
Bloomington Evening World
Bloomington, Monroe County, Indiana
Tuesday, 16 April 1940
Mrs. Mary A. Waldron Wrote Kind Letter To Friend Who Also Suffered Bad Burns
Mrs. Russell Tells of Social Worker's Inspiration
The spirit of kindness which predominated the life of Mrs. Mary Waldron, Bloomington's foremost social worker, is exemplified in a letter written to Miss Emily Brenton, 411 North Walnut Street, on June 12, 1930 at a time when Miss Brenton was seriously burned in an accident similar to the one which ended Mrs. Waldron's life Sunday morning.
Miss Brenton suffered third degree burns in a tragic accident which occurred approximately ten years ago, June 11, 1930. Mrs. Waldron was one of the most outstanding among the 1?0 persons who sent a timely message and word of cheer to Miss Brenton. The letter was received at the Bloomington hospital on June 13, and an extract of her letter follows:
Mary Waldron a Friend in Sorrow
Dear Miss Brenton:
"I am both grieved and shocked by the tragic accident. Just why tragedy must come to one so young in life, we do not know, we cannot explain.
"Surely that great Transcendental power will watch o'er you. You are young, hold on to life, do not give up. There is yet a work for you to do. You have been a faithful teacher and an excellent worker. You are admired for your courage and bravery.
"In my younger life, I found comfort in the following lines of Ralph Waldo Emerson:
So night is grandeur to the dust
So night is God to man
When duty whispers low, Thou must,
The youth replies, I can."
"You must, too, have faith in Him, who does all things well."
--- Mrs. Mary Waldron.
Miss Brenton and Mrs. Waldron worked together for many years in Bloomington in social service work. Miss Brenton explains that Mrs. Waldron often quoted Ralph Waldo Emerson, her favorite author.
Started in 1889
Mrs. Waldron began her life of social activities in 1889, Mrs. Henry Russell, co-worker of Mrs. Waldron's for many years, pointed out this morning.
"Her first inspiration of social work in Bloomington came at a city Christmas party held on Bloomington's public square, shortly before that year," Mrs. Russell said.
"There was a tree on the courthouse lawn." she explained. "Gifts were passed out promiscuously.
"Mrs. Waldron realized that this was wrong, that the gifts should go to those who were needy."
Shortly after, she was instrumental in organizing the Bloomington Charity Association. Members of the group which organized the first social service organization in the city were Mrs. Waldron, Mrs. Henry Russell, Mose Kahn and Mrs. Ben Smith. The group was reorganized and in 1900 it became the Family Welfare Association with Mrs. Waldron as secretary.
Thus shortly before the turn of 1890, Mrs. Waldron began a devoted life that is beyond reproach in the field of social service.
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─═════════ ✿ڰۣڿ✿ Biography ✿ڰۣڿ✿ ═════════─
Mary A. Waldron (b. 1858, d. 1940) was an attorney and humanitarian in Bloomington.
She is a charter member of the Monroe County Hall of Fame on which her plaque reads "Attorney, 1922-1940; Humanitarian; Founder Bloomington Charity Organization, 1900; Executive secretary, county founder Red Cross, Children's Guardians, Crippled Children's Society, Travelers' Aid, Family Welfare, TB Society."
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Obituary From:
Bloomington Evening World
Bloomington, Monroe County, Indiana
Monday, 15 April 1940
Succumbs to Third Degree Burns; Funeral Wednesday
Passes away at 9:30 Sunday Morning – Many Pay Tribute
Bloomington and Monroe county citizens today mourned the loss of Mrs. Mary A. Waldron, 82 years of age, great humanitarian and pioneer worker in welfare and social service work here, who died at Bloomington Hospital at 9:30 a.m. Sunday of burns received Friday evening. She suffered burns over her entire body when her apron caught fire from a gas stove. Rushed to the hospital, Mrs. Waldron was given a blood transfusion, but lapsed into a coma at 11:30 o'clock Friday night, from which she never rallied.
Funeral services will be held at 9 o'clock Wednesday morning at the St. Charles Catholic church, of which Mrs. Waldron was a devoted member. Rev. Father Thomas Kilfoll, of St. Charles parish, and Rev. Father P. A. Deery of Vincennes, will be in charge.
Tribute will be paid to Mrs. Waldron by people in all walks of life. Representatives of the city departments will attend in a body and those who cannot attend the service will pause one minute beginning at 9 o'clock in silent reverence to a life that was given unreservedly to service to others. All welfare offices will be closed. Only the public health clinic will be carried on as usual, this work being done as it is believed Mrs. Waldron would have wanted it.
Friends have been asked to omit sending flowers as this was Mrs. Waldron's expressed wish. A fund was started today from persons who gave to the Mary A. Waldron Memorial Christmas Cheer fund instead of sending flowers. Mrs. Evah Southern, welfare department head, was the first contributor to the fund.
Mrs. Waldron spent several hours each day at her City Hall office, despite her advanced age. She received the Bloomington Kiwanis "Star of Service" in 1931 for her outstanding service to the community. The service star was awarded for the first time that year.
Born in Martinsville
Born in Martinsville on March 28, 1858, Mrs. Waldron moved with her family to Ewing, Indiana, and later to Seymour. Her father, John J. Shiel, operated a tannery in Seymour.
On November 18, 1884, she was married to John B. Waldron. John B. Waldron was the son of John H. Waldron and worked with his father in a Bloomington tannery. He was later connected with the First National Bank in this city and died in 1886. A son, Charles Waldron, local attorney, survives.
Other survivors include the following: Mrs. Ida W. Dunn of Bloomington, sister-in-law; Miss Frances Dunn of Bloomington, Niece; Mrs. Frances Regester of Indianapolis, niece; Mr. James W. Blair of Bloomington, nephew; Miss Mary L. Blair of Bloomington, niece; Mrs. Edward Jordan of Syracuse, N. Y., niece; Mrs. J. Shiel, sister-in-law, of Seymour, and John M. Shiel, nephew of Seymour.
Mrs. Jordan is to arrive here from New York to attend funeral services Wednesday.
Mrs. Waldron was a member of the Monroe County Bar Association having been admitted in 1922. She held three degrees from Indiana University. She received her A.B. degree in 1920 and the A.M. degree in 1921. In 1923 she was awarded the doctor of philosophy degree in sociology.
Mrs. Waldron was executive secretary of the Monroe County Bureau of Social Agencies. She was instrumental in founding the following organizations: (dates of founding included) Family Welfare Society, Jan. 1, 1900; Board of Children's Guardians, Feb. 5, 1905; Anti-Tuberculosis Society, Oct. 22, 1912; the Bloomington Public Health Nursing Association, July 1, 1916; American Red Cross, Home Service Society, Jan. 4, 1918; Travelers Aid Society, Jan. 1, 1926, and the Free Employment Bureau, Jan. 14, 1930.
On Library Board
In addition to these groups, she was a member of the Bloomington Library Board and served for several years on the Bloomington Hospital Board. Judge Donald A. Rogers appointed her to the County Welfare Board.
She was active in many organizations at the St. Charles Catholic church. She was one of the organizers of the Callander Society and a member of the Alter Society. She organized the St. Charles Society at the St. Charles church.
The body was taken this afternoon at 3 o'clock from the Allen funeral home to the residence, 111 South Rogers Street, to lie in state there until the funeral hour. The American Legion and Veterans of Foreign Wars will provide a guard of honor at the home.
The Rosary will be recited at the home at 7 p.m. Tuesday. Interment will be in Rosehill cemetery.
Active pallbearers will be George Benckart, Joseph Keough, Sr., Edward Burke, William McDonald, William Murphy and E. B. Duane. Chosen as honorary pallbearers are those with whom she had been associated in her varied interests.
Those who will serve are W. L. Bryan, president emeritus of Indiana University, Dr. C. Howard Taylor, Alex F. Hirsch, R. B. Stull, Judge Donald A. Rogers, John P. Fowler, Forrest Richardson, representing the Veterans of Foreign Wars, Duncan Robertson, representing the Disabled American Veterans, Earl McMillan and Ernest Gilmore, representing the American Legion, Dr. W. N. Culmer and Rev. M. M. Porter, pastor of the Second Baptist church, who will represent the colored people.
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Obituary From:
Indianapolis Times
Indianapolis, Marion County, Indiana
Monday, 15 April 1940, Page 13
Mary A. Waldron, Bloomington, Dies
Bloomington, Ind., April 15 – Mrs. Mary A. Waldron, one of Bloomington's most outstanding community service workers, died yesterday of burns received when her clothing became ignited as she prepared a meal Friday. She was 82.
She founded numerous organizations, including the Monroe County Family Welfare Society, the Public Health Nursing Association and the Anti-Tuberculosis Association.
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Obituary From:
The Star Press
Muncie, Indiana
Monday, 15 April 1940, Page 3
Bloomington Woman Is Dead Of Burns
Bloomington, Ind., April 14 (AP) – Mrs. Mary A Waldron, 82, a leader in social service affairs in Monroe County, died today of burns suffered Friday night. Her clothing caught fire from a stove. She was founder of the Monroe County Family Welfare Society, the Public Health Nursing Association and the Anti-Tuberculosis Association here and was active in the Red Cross Travelers' Aid Society and similar organizations. Mrs. Waldron spent several hours a day in her office at the city hall despite her age.
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Article From:
Bloomington Evening World
Bloomington, Monroe County, Indiana
Tuesday, 16 April 1940
Mrs. Mary A. Waldron Wrote Kind Letter To Friend Who Also Suffered Bad Burns
Mrs. Russell Tells of Social Worker's Inspiration
The spirit of kindness which predominated the life of Mrs. Mary Waldron, Bloomington's foremost social worker, is exemplified in a letter written to Miss Emily Brenton, 411 North Walnut Street, on June 12, 1930 at a time when Miss Brenton was seriously burned in an accident similar to the one which ended Mrs. Waldron's life Sunday morning.
Miss Brenton suffered third degree burns in a tragic accident which occurred approximately ten years ago, June 11, 1930. Mrs. Waldron was one of the most outstanding among the 1?0 persons who sent a timely message and word of cheer to Miss Brenton. The letter was received at the Bloomington hospital on June 13, and an extract of her letter follows:
Mary Waldron a Friend in Sorrow
Dear Miss Brenton:
"I am both grieved and shocked by the tragic accident. Just why tragedy must come to one so young in life, we do not know, we cannot explain.
"Surely that great Transcendental power will watch o'er you. You are young, hold on to life, do not give up. There is yet a work for you to do. You have been a faithful teacher and an excellent worker. You are admired for your courage and bravery.
"In my younger life, I found comfort in the following lines of Ralph Waldo Emerson:
So night is grandeur to the dust
So night is God to man
When duty whispers low, Thou must,
The youth replies, I can."
"You must, too, have faith in Him, who does all things well."
--- Mrs. Mary Waldron.
Miss Brenton and Mrs. Waldron worked together for many years in Bloomington in social service work. Miss Brenton explains that Mrs. Waldron often quoted Ralph Waldo Emerson, her favorite author.
Started in 1889
Mrs. Waldron began her life of social activities in 1889, Mrs. Henry Russell, co-worker of Mrs. Waldron's for many years, pointed out this morning.
"Her first inspiration of social work in Bloomington came at a city Christmas party held on Bloomington's public square, shortly before that year," Mrs. Russell said.
"There was a tree on the courthouse lawn." she explained. "Gifts were passed out promiscuously.
"Mrs. Waldron realized that this was wrong, that the gifts should go to those who were needy."
Shortly after, she was instrumental in organizing the Bloomington Charity Association. Members of the group which organized the first social service organization in the city were Mrs. Waldron, Mrs. Henry Russell, Mose Kahn and Mrs. Ben Smith. The group was reorganized and in 1900 it became the Family Welfare Association with Mrs. Waldron as secretary.
Thus shortly before the turn of 1890, Mrs. Waldron began a devoted life that is beyond reproach in the field of social service.
If you are copying this article, please give proper credit to the newspaper AND that the article was copied from the Find-a-Grave Memorial.
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Last Updated: 12/03/2020, birth location added, death location added, newspaper article added, Bloomington obituary added, photo added;
07/11/2023, marriage year added.
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❤ MARY ALOISE (SHIEL) WALDRON ❤
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Mary A. Waldron (b. 1858, d. 1940) was an attorney and humanitarian in Bloomington.
She is a charter member of the Monroe County Hall of Fame on which her plaque reads "Attorney, 1922-1940; Humanitarian; Founder Bloomington Charity Organization, 1900; Executive secretary, county founder Red Cross, Children's Guardians, Crippled Children's Society, Travelers' Aid, Family Welfare, TB Society."
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Obituary From:
Bloomington Evening World
Bloomington, Monroe County, Indiana
Monday, 15 April 1940
Succumbs to Third Degree Burns; Funeral Wednesday
Passes away at 9:30 Sunday Morning – Many Pay Tribute
Bloomington and Monroe county citizens today mourned the loss of Mrs. Mary A. Waldron, 82 years of age, great humanitarian and pioneer worker in welfare and social service work here, who died at Bloomington Hospital at 9:30 a.m. Sunday of burns received Friday evening. She suffered burns over her entire body when her apron caught fire from a gas stove. Rushed to the hospital, Mrs. Waldron was given a blood transfusion, but lapsed into a coma at 11:30 o'clock Friday night, from which she never rallied.
Funeral services will be held at 9 o'clock Wednesday morning at the St. Charles Catholic church, of which Mrs. Waldron was a devoted member. Rev. Father Thomas Kilfoll, of St. Charles parish, and Rev. Father P. A. Deery of Vincennes, will be in charge.
Tribute will be paid to Mrs. Waldron by people in all walks of life. Representatives of the city departments will attend in a body and those who cannot attend the service will pause one minute beginning at 9 o'clock in silent reverence to a life that was given unreservedly to service to others. All welfare offices will be closed. Only the public health clinic will be carried on as usual, this work being done as it is believed Mrs. Waldron would have wanted it.
Friends have been asked to omit sending flowers as this was Mrs. Waldron's expressed wish. A fund was started today from persons who gave to the Mary A. Waldron Memorial Christmas Cheer fund instead of sending flowers. Mrs. Evah Southern, welfare department head, was the first contributor to the fund.
Mrs. Waldron spent several hours each day at her City Hall office, despite her advanced age. She received the Bloomington Kiwanis "Star of Service" in 1931 for her outstanding service to the community. The service star was awarded for the first time that year.
Born in Martinsville
Born in Martinsville on March 28, 1858, Mrs. Waldron moved with her family to Ewing, Indiana, and later to Seymour. Her father, John J. Shiel, operated a tannery in Seymour.
On November 18, 1884, she was married to John B. Waldron. John B. Waldron was the son of John H. Waldron and worked with his father in a Bloomington tannery. He was later connected with the First National Bank in this city and died in 1886. A son, Charles Waldron, local attorney, survives.
Other survivors include the following: Mrs. Ida W. Dunn of Bloomington, sister-in-law; Miss Frances Dunn of Bloomington, Niece; Mrs. Frances Regester of Indianapolis, niece; Mr. James W. Blair of Bloomington, nephew; Miss Mary L. Blair of Bloomington, niece; Mrs. Edward Jordan of Syracuse, N. Y., niece; Mrs. J. Shiel, sister-in-law, of Seymour, and John M. Shiel, nephew of Seymour.
Mrs. Jordan is to arrive here from New York to attend funeral services Wednesday.
Mrs. Waldron was a member of the Monroe County Bar Association having been admitted in 1922. She held three degrees from Indiana University. She received her A.B. degree in 1920 and the A.M. degree in 1921. In 1923 she was awarded the doctor of philosophy degree in sociology.
Mrs. Waldron was executive secretary of the Monroe County Bureau of Social Agencies. She was instrumental in founding the following organizations: (dates of founding included) Family Welfare Society, Jan. 1, 1900; Board of Children's Guardians, Feb. 5, 1905; Anti-Tuberculosis Society, Oct. 22, 1912; the Bloomington Public Health Nursing Association, July 1, 1916; American Red Cross, Home Service Society, Jan. 4, 1918; Travelers Aid Society, Jan. 1, 1926, and the Free Employment Bureau, Jan. 14, 1930.
On Library Board
In addition to these groups, she was a member of the Bloomington Library Board and served for several years on the Bloomington Hospital Board. Judge Donald A. Rogers appointed her to the County Welfare Board.
She was active in many organizations at the St. Charles Catholic church. She was one of the organizers of the Callander Society and a member of the Alter Society. She organized the St. Charles Society at the St. Charles church.
The body was taken this afternoon at 3 o'clock from the Allen funeral home to the residence, 111 South Rogers Street, to lie in state there until the funeral hour. The American Legion and Veterans of Foreign Wars will provide a guard of honor at the home.
The Rosary will be recited at the home at 7 p.m. Tuesday. Interment will be in Rosehill cemetery.
Active pallbearers will be George Benckart, Joseph Keough, Sr., Edward Burke, William McDonald, William Murphy and E. B. Duane. Chosen as honorary pallbearers are those with whom she had been associated in her varied interests.
Those who will serve are W. L. Bryan, president emeritus of Indiana University, Dr. C. Howard Taylor, Alex F. Hirsch, R. B. Stull, Judge Donald A. Rogers, John P. Fowler, Forrest Richardson, representing the Veterans of Foreign Wars, Duncan Robertson, representing the Disabled American Veterans, Earl McMillan and Ernest Gilmore, representing the American Legion, Dr. W. N. Culmer and Rev. M. M. Porter, pastor of the Second Baptist church, who will represent the colored people.
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Obituary From:
Indianapolis Times
Indianapolis, Marion County, Indiana
Monday, 15 April 1940, Page 13
Mary A. Waldron, Bloomington, Dies
Bloomington, Ind., April 15 – Mrs. Mary A. Waldron, one of Bloomington's most outstanding community service workers, died yesterday of burns received when her clothing became ignited as she prepared a meal Friday. She was 82.
She founded numerous organizations, including the Monroe County Family Welfare Society, the Public Health Nursing Association and the Anti-Tuberculosis Association.
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Obituary From:
The Star Press
Muncie, Indiana
Monday, 15 April 1940, Page 3
Bloomington Woman Is Dead Of Burns
Bloomington, Ind., April 14 (AP) – Mrs. Mary A Waldron, 82, a leader in social service affairs in Monroe County, died today of burns suffered Friday night. Her clothing caught fire from a stove. She was founder of the Monroe County Family Welfare Society, the Public Health Nursing Association and the Anti-Tuberculosis Association here and was active in the Red Cross Travelers' Aid Society and similar organizations. Mrs. Waldron spent several hours a day in her office at the city hall despite her age.
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Article From:
Bloomington Evening World
Bloomington, Monroe County, Indiana
Tuesday, 16 April 1940
Mrs. Mary A. Waldron Wrote Kind Letter To Friend Who Also Suffered Bad Burns
Mrs. Russell Tells of Social Worker's Inspiration
The spirit of kindness which predominated the life of Mrs. Mary Waldron, Bloomington's foremost social worker, is exemplified in a letter written to Miss Emily Brenton, 411 North Walnut Street, on June 12, 1930 at a time when Miss Brenton was seriously burned in an accident similar to the one which ended Mrs. Waldron's life Sunday morning.
Miss Brenton suffered third degree burns in a tragic accident which occurred approximately ten years ago, June 11, 1930. Mrs. Waldron was one of the most outstanding among the 1?0 persons who sent a timely message and word of cheer to Miss Brenton. The letter was received at the Bloomington hospital on June 13, and an extract of her letter follows:
Mary Waldron a Friend in Sorrow
Dear Miss Brenton:
"I am both grieved and shocked by the tragic accident. Just why tragedy must come to one so young in life, we do not know, we cannot explain.
"Surely that great Transcendental power will watch o'er you. You are young, hold on to life, do not give up. There is yet a work for you to do. You have been a faithful teacher and an excellent worker. You are admired for your courage and bravery.
"In my younger life, I found comfort in the following lines of Ralph Waldo Emerson:
So night is grandeur to the dust
So night is God to man
When duty whispers low, Thou must,
The youth replies, I can."
"You must, too, have faith in Him, who does all things well."
--- Mrs. Mary Waldron.
Miss Brenton and Mrs. Waldron worked together for many years in Bloomington in social service work. Miss Brenton explains that Mrs. Waldron often quoted Ralph Waldo Emerson, her favorite author.
Started in 1889
Mrs. Waldron began her life of social activities in 1889, Mrs. Henry Russell, co-worker of Mrs. Waldron's for many years, pointed out this morning.
"Her first inspiration of social work in Bloomington came at a city Christmas party held on Bloomington's public square, shortly before that year," Mrs. Russell said.
"There was a tree on the courthouse lawn." she explained. "Gifts were passed out promiscuously.
"Mrs. Waldron realized that this was wrong, that the gifts should go to those who were needy."
Shortly after, she was instrumental in organizing the Bloomington Charity Association. Members of the group which organized the first social service organization in the city were Mrs. Waldron, Mrs. Henry Russell, Mose Kahn and Mrs. Ben Smith. The group was reorganized and in 1900 it became the Family Welfare Association with Mrs. Waldron as secretary.
Thus shortly before the turn of 1890, Mrs. Waldron began a devoted life that is beyond reproach in the field of social service.
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Mary A. Waldron (b. 1858, d. 1940) was an attorney and humanitarian in Bloomington.
She is a charter member of the Monroe County Hall of Fame on which her plaque reads "Attorney, 1922-1940; Humanitarian; Founder Bloomington Charity Organization, 1900; Executive secretary, county founder Red Cross, Children's Guardians, Crippled Children's Society, Travelers' Aid, Family Welfare, TB Society."
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Obituary From:
Bloomington Evening World
Bloomington, Monroe County, Indiana
Monday, 15 April 1940
Succumbs to Third Degree Burns; Funeral Wednesday
Passes away at 9:30 Sunday Morning – Many Pay Tribute
Bloomington and Monroe county citizens today mourned the loss of Mrs. Mary A. Waldron, 82 years of age, great humanitarian and pioneer worker in welfare and social service work here, who died at Bloomington Hospital at 9:30 a.m. Sunday of burns received Friday evening. She suffered burns over her entire body when her apron caught fire from a gas stove. Rushed to the hospital, Mrs. Waldron was given a blood transfusion, but lapsed into a coma at 11:30 o'clock Friday night, from which she never rallied.
Funeral services will be held at 9 o'clock Wednesday morning at the St. Charles Catholic church, of which Mrs. Waldron was a devoted member. Rev. Father Thomas Kilfoll, of St. Charles parish, and Rev. Father P. A. Deery of Vincennes, will be in charge.
Tribute will be paid to Mrs. Waldron by people in all walks of life. Representatives of the city departments will attend in a body and those who cannot attend the service will pause one minute beginning at 9 o'clock in silent reverence to a life that was given unreservedly to service to others. All welfare offices will be closed. Only the public health clinic will be carried on as usual, this work being done as it is believed Mrs. Waldron would have wanted it.
Friends have been asked to omit sending flowers as this was Mrs. Waldron's expressed wish. A fund was started today from persons who gave to the Mary A. Waldron Memorial Christmas Cheer fund instead of sending flowers. Mrs. Evah Southern, welfare department head, was the first contributor to the fund.
Mrs. Waldron spent several hours each day at her City Hall office, despite her advanced age. She received the Bloomington Kiwanis "Star of Service" in 1931 for her outstanding service to the community. The service star was awarded for the first time that year.
Born in Martinsville
Born in Martinsville on March 28, 1858, Mrs. Waldron moved with her family to Ewing, Indiana, and later to Seymour. Her father, John J. Shiel, operated a tannery in Seymour.
On November 18, 1884, she was married to John B. Waldron. John B. Waldron was the son of John H. Waldron and worked with his father in a Bloomington tannery. He was later connected with the First National Bank in this city and died in 1886. A son, Charles Waldron, local attorney, survives.
Other survivors include the following: Mrs. Ida W. Dunn of Bloomington, sister-in-law; Miss Frances Dunn of Bloomington, Niece; Mrs. Frances Regester of Indianapolis, niece; Mr. James W. Blair of Bloomington, nephew; Miss Mary L. Blair of Bloomington, niece; Mrs. Edward Jordan of Syracuse, N. Y., niece; Mrs. J. Shiel, sister-in-law, of Seymour, and John M. Shiel, nephew of Seymour.
Mrs. Jordan is to arrive here from New York to attend funeral services Wednesday.
Mrs. Waldron was a member of the Monroe County Bar Association having been admitted in 1922. She held three degrees from Indiana University. She received her A.B. degree in 1920 and the A.M. degree in 1921. In 1923 she was awarded the doctor of philosophy degree in sociology.
Mrs. Waldron was executive secretary of the Monroe County Bureau of Social Agencies. She was instrumental in founding the following organizations: (dates of founding included) Family Welfare Society, Jan. 1, 1900; Board of Children's Guardians, Feb. 5, 1905; Anti-Tuberculosis Society, Oct. 22, 1912; the Bloomington Public Health Nursing Association, July 1, 1916; American Red Cross, Home Service Society, Jan. 4, 1918; Travelers Aid Society, Jan. 1, 1926, and the Free Employment Bureau, Jan. 14, 1930.
On Library Board
In addition to these groups, she was a member of the Bloomington Library Board and served for several years on the Bloomington Hospital Board. Judge Donald A. Rogers appointed her to the County Welfare Board.
She was active in many organizations at the St. Charles Catholic church. She was one of the organizers of the Callander Society and a member of the Alter Society. She organized the St. Charles Society at the St. Charles church.
The body was taken this afternoon at 3 o'clock from the Allen funeral home to the residence, 111 South Rogers Street, to lie in state there until the funeral hour. The American Legion and Veterans of Foreign Wars will provide a guard of honor at the home.
The Rosary will be recited at the home at 7 p.m. Tuesday. Interment will be in Rosehill cemetery.
Active pallbearers will be George Benckart, Joseph Keough, Sr., Edward Burke, William McDonald, William Murphy and E. B. Duane. Chosen as honorary pallbearers are those with whom she had been associated in her varied interests.
Those who will serve are W. L. Bryan, president emeritus of Indiana University, Dr. C. Howard Taylor, Alex F. Hirsch, R. B. Stull, Judge Donald A. Rogers, John P. Fowler, Forrest Richardson, representing the Veterans of Foreign Wars, Duncan Robertson, representing the Disabled American Veterans, Earl McMillan and Ernest Gilmore, representing the American Legion, Dr. W. N. Culmer and Rev. M. M. Porter, pastor of the Second Baptist church, who will represent the colored people.
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Obituary From:
Indianapolis Times
Indianapolis, Marion County, Indiana
Monday, 15 April 1940, Page 13
Mary A. Waldron, Bloomington, Dies
Bloomington, Ind., April 15 – Mrs. Mary A. Waldron, one of Bloomington's most outstanding community service workers, died yesterday of burns received when her clothing became ignited as she prepared a meal Friday. She was 82.
She founded numerous organizations, including the Monroe County Family Welfare Society, the Public Health Nursing Association and the Anti-Tuberculosis Association.
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Obituary From:
The Star Press
Muncie, Indiana
Monday, 15 April 1940, Page 3
Bloomington Woman Is Dead Of Burns
Bloomington, Ind., April 14 (AP) – Mrs. Mary A Waldron, 82, a leader in social service affairs in Monroe County, died today of burns suffered Friday night. Her clothing caught fire from a stove. She was founder of the Monroe County Family Welfare Society, the Public Health Nursing Association and the Anti-Tuberculosis Association here and was active in the Red Cross Travelers' Aid Society and similar organizations. Mrs. Waldron spent several hours a day in her office at the city hall despite her age.
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Article From:
Bloomington Evening World
Bloomington, Monroe County, Indiana
Tuesday, 16 April 1940
Mrs. Mary A. Waldron Wrote Kind Letter To Friend Who Also Suffered Bad Burns
Mrs. Russell Tells of Social Worker's Inspiration
The spirit of kindness which predominated the life of Mrs. Mary Waldron, Bloomington's foremost social worker, is exemplified in a letter written to Miss Emily Brenton, 411 North Walnut Street, on June 12, 1930 at a time when Miss Brenton was seriously burned in an accident similar to the one which ended Mrs. Waldron's life Sunday morning.
Miss Brenton suffered third degree burns in a tragic accident which occurred approximately ten years ago, June 11, 1930. Mrs. Waldron was one of the most outstanding among the 1?0 persons who sent a timely message and word of cheer to Miss Brenton. The letter was received at the Bloomington hospital on June 13, and an extract of her letter follows:
Mary Waldron a Friend in Sorrow
Dear Miss Brenton:
"I am both grieved and shocked by the tragic accident. Just why tragedy must come to one so young in life, we do not know, we cannot explain.
"Surely that great Transcendental power will watch o'er you. You are young, hold on to life, do not give up. There is yet a work for you to do. You have been a faithful teacher and an excellent worker. You are admired for your courage and bravery.
"In my younger life, I found comfort in the following lines of Ralph Waldo Emerson:
So night is grandeur to the dust
So night is God to man
When duty whispers low, Thou must,
The youth replies, I can."
"You must, too, have faith in Him, who does all things well."
--- Mrs. Mary Waldron.
Miss Brenton and Mrs. Waldron worked together for many years in Bloomington in social service work. Miss Brenton explains that Mrs. Waldron often quoted Ralph Waldo Emerson, her favorite author.
Started in 1889
Mrs. Waldron began her life of social activities in 1889, Mrs. Henry Russell, co-worker of Mrs. Waldron's for many years, pointed out this morning.
"Her first inspiration of social work in Bloomington came at a city Christmas party held on Bloomington's public square, shortly before that year," Mrs. Russell said.
"There was a tree on the courthouse lawn." she explained. "Gifts were passed out promiscuously.
"Mrs. Waldron realized that this was wrong, that the gifts should go to those who were needy."
Shortly after, she was instrumental in organizing the Bloomington Charity Association. Members of the group which organized the first social service organization in the city were Mrs. Waldron, Mrs. Henry Russell, Mose Kahn and Mrs. Ben Smith. The group was reorganized and in 1900 it became the Family Welfare Association with Mrs. Waldron as secretary.
Thus shortly before the turn of 1890, Mrs. Waldron began a devoted life that is beyond reproach in the field of social service.
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