Notes for Margaret (Marguerithe) Theresa MORGAN

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Captain Robert Brown
1809 – 1894

Notes for Margaret (Marguerithe) Theresa MORGAN

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Marriage Notes for MARGARET MORGAN and CHARLES MCCARTHY:
Married at Roman Catholic Cathedral. Ceremony performed by Reght Rev., the Bishop of Olba, assisted by the Very Rev. Father Leonor. Bridesmaid was Miss Virginia Gilliland, Mr. William F. Love was best man. Bride was given away by her brother Mr. James F. Morgan. Reception at residence of brides mother, Beretania Street.

Obituaries £ from Honolulu newspapers £ copies were saved but they donÕt give the paper name or date.

Aka, Marguerithe Morgan. Died at her home at 1234 5. Beretania Street at 4 am on a Sunday. Funeral Services held at the Fort Street Cathedral, burial at Diamond Head Cemetery. Fluent in Hawaiian. Member and officer of the Outdoor Circle, member of Sons and Daughters of Warriors, Daughters of Hawaii, and Saint Francis Hospital Guild.
Established and managed the Donna Hotel on Beretania Street, as well as managing other apartment holdings at Waikiki.

Death Calls Margaret McCarthy
Widow of Former Governor Succumbs After Brief Illness
Friend of Hawaii
Always Took a Leading Part in Social Work Here
Margaret Theresa Morgan McCarthy, widow of Charles J. McCarthy, fifth governor of Hawaii, died at her home at 1234 S. Beretania street at 4 a.m. Sunday after an illness of four days.
Funeral services will be held at the Fort street Catholic cathedral at 4 p.m. today. Burial, which will be in Diamond Head memorial cemetery, will be private. The family requests that flowers be sent to the cathedral.
A native of Honolulu, Mrs. McCarthy was intensely interested in the islands and beloved by the Hawaiian people of whom she was a true and understanding friend. She spoke Hawaiian fluently and did much in the interests of these people. As a member and for several years an officer of the Outdoor Circle se took a leading part in the organizationÕs wok to preserve the natural charm of the islands. She was also a member of the Sons and Daughters of Warriors, the Daughters of Hawaii and the Guild of Francis Hospital.
BORN IN HONOLULU
Mrs. McCarthy was born in Honolulu on October 30, 1865, the daughter of Robert Dalton Morgan and Catherine Ward Morgan. Both her parents were born in Dublin, Ireland, and had lived in New York City before coming to Hawaii. Her father came to the islands three years before his wife and family followed aboard the sailing vessel ÒYankeeÓ, around Cape Horn
She was educated in the Sacred Hearts convent on Fort street and on January 16, 1889, was married to Charles James McCarthy, who played a leading part in the political history of Hawaii after coming to Honolulu in1881. The wedding took place at the cathedral on Fort street. He was identified with the political life of the Hawaiian monarchy during the reigns of King Kalakaua and Queen Liliuokalani, besides engaging in various business enterprises.
Mrs. McCarthy shared the social activities attendant upon her husbandÕs political career in the Territorial legislature, on the board of harbor commissioners, as Territorial treasurer from 1914 to June 22, 1918, and as Governor of Hawaii from June 1918 to June 1921.
AT WASHINGTON PLACE
Her period of occupancy at Washington Place mansion as the first lady of the territory is remembered for its quiet dignity and hospitality. Afterward when her husband went from the governorÕs chair to serve the Honolulu Chamber of Commerce in Washington for two years, he was accompanied to the national capital by his wife and daughter, Eileen.
During the stay of Governor and Mrs. McCarthy at Washington Place every effort was made by them to retain those remembrances of the old monarchial days. The chair which had been used by Queen Liliuokalani was never use and was placed in the position in which the queen had habitually occupied it during receptions. It was always bedecked with leis. The space used by the queen in receiving in the drawing room was also kept unused while they were at Washington Place. Later the queenÕs chair and other articles used be her at Washington Place removed to the museum.
LOVED HAWAIIANS
Another example of Mrs. McCarthyÕs love for the Hawaiian people was cited Sunday by friends who pointed out that she had insisted that a group of Hawaiians who had lived for many years on the grounds of Washington Place be allowed to remain after an official had ordered them to move.
Mrs. McCarthyÕs life was a busy one. In addition to the task of rearing her family of five daughters and seconding her husbandÕs public activities, she successfully established and maintained the Donna Hotel on Beretania street and also managed other apartment holdings at Waikiki.
Surviving Mrs. McCarthy are the following children: Mrs. Guy N. Rothwell, Mrs. Frank Burns, Mrs. Oswald Lightfoot, Mrs. O. E. Steven and Miss Aileen (Eileen) McCarthy. Mrs. Steven is now residing in the Philippines. She was informed of her motherÕs death by cable Sunday. Miss Aileen McCarthy and a nephew, Edward J Morgan, Jr., were residing with Mrs.. McCarthy and were at the home when death occurred. A brother, Edward J Morgan, is living on Kauai. Among the many nephews and nieces of Mrs. McCarthy are James F. Morgan, William L. Morgan, Harold Morgan, Mrs. John Fleming, Mrs. Wilfred Harrison, Mrs. Carl Dolan, and Miss Helene Morgan. There are also 15 grandchildren.

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