Funeral Service of Noted Woman Held Yesterday (From the Pacific Grove Tribune of December 13, 1935) Winterfest: A Multi-Cultural Celebration he Rev. Albert E. Clay read the funeral service of the Episcopal church yester- day morning for Dr. Katherine Bement Davis, whose distinguished life ended in death Tuesday morning at her residence in Pacific Grove. A notable career of so- cial service in administrative positions of importance in New York will cause her name to be well remembered and loved. She had resided in Pacific Grove during the last five years with her sisters, Miss Charlotte and Miss Helen Davis, first at Asilomar where the latter was director, and more recently at 832 light- house avenue. Her death came quietly early Tuesday morning after a week in which her condition was known to be critical. This holiday season at the Monterey Museum of Art there will be a unique type of winter festivity, different from last year's "Festival of Trees". From December 9th through Janu- ary 3rd, the Museum will present "Winterfest: A Multi-Cultural Celebration", highlight- ing some of the cultures and traditions of the world. Gathered in a colorful circle of sights and sounds, this popular fundraiser will focus on the artistry of a Victorian Christmas, Kwansaa, Hanukkah, and Pueblo Indian and Mexican festivities of the winter season. In- terspersed around each display - filling the entire Work Gallery - will be evergreens deco- rated with hundreds of white lights. On Saturday afternoon, December 12, there will be a series of special Winterfest programs for families to enjoy. Please phone the Monterey Museum of Art at for more information. Along with such women as Jane Addams and Carrie Chapman Catt, Dr. Davis, in a time when many avenues were closed to women, demonstrated her ability to accomplish great things. A graduate of Vassar College, she served as superinten- dent of Bedford reformatory for women in the years from 1901 to 1914. Mayor John P. Mitchell in 1914 named her (the first woman) commissioner of correc- tions for New York City. In this position she attained fame as a penologist. For two years from 1915 to 1917 she was also chairman of the New York City pa- role commission. The Heritage Society of Pacific Grove will be doing the Victorian Christmas tree at the Winterfest. The tree was donated by the Wright Cardinale Tree Lot. Please stop by and see our tree. City Council Overturns Historic Resources Decision Demonstrating her ability to meet emergency situations and handle them effi- ciently was her conduct of the relief work in Sicily during the Messina earth- quake in 1908. She happened to be spending a holiday in Syracuse at the time of the disaster and mobilized relief for the victims of the earthquake. Commen- dation of this work came in the form of a Papal blessing and honorary awards from the Italian government (including one from King Victor). Many honors were conferred upon Dr. Davis in the years following her gradu- ation from Vassar in 1892. The degree of Doctor of Philosophy was granted her by the University of Chicago for graduate work in sociology. She studied fur- ther in Vienna and Berlin. Honorary degrees conferred on her through recogni- tion of her accomplishments included the Doctor of Laws from Mt. Holyoke college in 1912, and from Western Reserve university in 1914, and an honorary Master of arts degree from Yale in 1915. She was secretary of the Bureau of So- cial Hygiene, sponsored by John D. Rockefeller, Jr., and won the warm admira- tion of the financier for her service. At its last meeting in October, the Council decided to overturn the decision of the His- torie Resources Commission and allow the owner of 1021 Ocean View Blvd to remove his home from the list of protected property. Mayor Sandy Koffman and Christie Martine voted to keep it on the list, but the others argued that the house was not a particu- larly good example of the Pueblo Revival style and one called the construction "cheap". Many of the homes on the list in the Retreat are also not particularly good examples of any style of architecture and some have "cheap" construction. Several neighbors spoke at the meeting saying the house devalued the neighborhood, in spite of the fact that this was the first house built in that area, and didn't deter the others from build- ing or moving there. It appears there is a different standard for "historic" homes outside the Retreat and its adjoining subdivisions. Share The Heritage With A Friend Annual Family Membership $10.00 Members receive Tlte Board and Batten newsletter of the Heritage Society of Pacific Grove. Name: Address: Previous to her departure for the West, Dr. Davis was honor guest at a testimo- nial dinner given by 350 of her friends and colleagues at the Waldorf-Astoria. In addition to her two sisters, she is survived by two brothers, Hamilton C. Davis of Biloxi, Miss. and Frank Allen Davis of Rochester, New York; and two nieces, Miss Eleanor Davis of Rochester and Mrs. Stanley Garber of Cincinnati, Ohio. Funeral services at 11:00 a.m. were in charge of Paul's Mortuary and cremation followed at Santa Cruz. City: State: Zip: Phone: $ Please return to The Pacific Grove Heritage Society Box 1007 * Pacific Grove, CA 93950 * Telephone 2 11 , OCR Text: Funeral Service of Noted Woman Held Yesterday (From the Pacific Grove Tribune of December 13, 1935) Winterfest: A Multi-Cultural Celebration he Rev. Albert E. Clay read the funeral service of the Episcopal church yester- day morning for Dr. Katherine Bement Davis, whose distinguished life ended in death Tuesday morning at her residence in Pacific Grove. A notable career of so- cial service in administrative positions of importance in New York will cause her name to be well remembered and loved. She had resided in Pacific Grove during the last five years with her sisters, Miss Charlotte and Miss Helen Davis, first at Asilomar where the latter was director, and more recently at 832 light- house avenue. Her death came quietly early Tuesday morning after a week in which her condition was known to be critical. This holiday season at the Monterey Museum of Art there will be a unique type of winter festivity, different from last year's "Festival of Trees". From December 9th through Janu- ary 3rd, the Museum will present "Winterfest: A Multi-Cultural Celebration", highlight- ing some of the cultures and traditions of the world. Gathered in a colorful circle of sights and sounds, this popular fundraiser will focus on the artistry of a Victorian Christmas, Kwansaa, Hanukkah, and Pueblo Indian and Mexican festivities of the winter season. In- terspersed around each display - filling the entire Work Gallery - will be evergreens deco- rated with hundreds of white lights. On Saturday afternoon, December 12, there will be a series of special Winterfest programs for families to enjoy. Please phone the Monterey Museum of Art at for more information. Along with such women as Jane Addams and Carrie Chapman Catt, Dr. Davis, in a time when many avenues were closed to women, demonstrated her ability to accomplish great things. A graduate of Vassar College, she served as superinten- dent of Bedford reformatory for women in the years from 1901 to 1914. Mayor John P. Mitchell in 1914 named her (the first woman) commissioner of correc- tions for New York City. In this position she attained fame as a penologist. For two years from 1915 to 1917 she was also chairman of the New York City pa- role commission. The Heritage Society of Pacific Grove will be doing the Victorian Christmas tree at the Winterfest. The tree was donated by the Wright Cardinale Tree Lot. Please stop by and see our tree. City Council Overturns Historic Resources Decision Demonstrating her ability to meet emergency situations and handle them effi- ciently was her conduct of the relief work in Sicily during the Messina earth- quake in 1908. She happened to be spending a holiday in Syracuse at the time of the disaster and mobilized relief for the victims of the earthquake. Commen- dation of this work came in the form of a Papal blessing and honorary awards from the Italian government (including one from King Victor). Many honors were conferred upon Dr. Davis in the years following her gradu- ation from Vassar in 1892. The degree of Doctor of Philosophy was granted her by the University of Chicago for graduate work in sociology. She studied fur- ther in Vienna and Berlin. Honorary degrees conferred on her through recogni- tion of her accomplishments included the Doctor of Laws from Mt. Holyoke college in 1912, and from Western Reserve university in 1914, and an honorary Master of arts degree from Yale in 1915. She was secretary of the Bureau of So- cial Hygiene, sponsored by John D. Rockefeller, Jr., and won the warm admira- tion of the financier for her service. At its last meeting in October, the Council decided to overturn the decision of the His- torie Resources Commission and allow the owner of 1021 Ocean View Blvd to remove his home from the list of protected property. Mayor Sandy Koffman and Christie Martine voted to keep it on the list, but the others argued that the house was not a particu- larly good example of the Pueblo Revival style and one called the construction "cheap". Many of the homes on the list in the Retreat are also not particularly good examples of any style of architecture and some have "cheap" construction. Several neighbors spoke at the meeting saying the house devalued the neighborhood, in spite of the fact that this was the first house built in that area, and didn't deter the others from build- ing or moving there. It appears there is a different standard for "historic" homes outside the Retreat and its adjoining subdivisions. Share The Heritage With A Friend Annual Family Membership $10.00 Members receive Tlte Board and Batten newsletter of the Heritage Society of Pacific Grove. Name: Address: Previous to her departure for the West, Dr. Davis was honor guest at a testimo- nial dinner given by 350 of her friends and colleagues at the Waldorf-Astoria. In addition to her two sisters, she is survived by two brothers, Hamilton C. Davis of Biloxi, Miss. and Frank Allen Davis of Rochester, New York; and two nieces, Miss Eleanor Davis of Rochester and Mrs. Stanley Garber of Cincinnati, Ohio. Funeral services at 11:00 a.m. were in charge of Paul's Mortuary and cremation followed at Santa Cruz. City: State: Zip: Phone: $ Please return to The Pacific Grove Heritage Society Box 1007 * Pacific Grove, CA 93950 * Telephone 2 11 , Heritage Society of Pacific Grove,Historical Collections,Historic Properties of Pacific Grove,Lighthouse,832 Lighthouse,801 - 899 LIGHTHOUSE_062_redacted.pdf,801 - 899 LIGHTHOUSE_062_redacted.pdf 1 Page 1, Tags: 801 - 899 LIGHTHOUSE_062_REDACTED.PDF, 801 - 899 LIGHTHOUSE_062_redacted.pdf 1 Page 1