Adamowski Pancoast Gertrude Lewis (1868 - 1951)
Polonia activist in social and charitable workIn 1903 married the renowned Polish violinist Timothee Adamowski, first violinist and soloist of the Boston Symphony Orchestra, one of the first conductors of the "Pops" concerts, a faculty member of the New England Conservatory of Music.
Her grandfather, Dr. Joseph Pancoast, and her father, Dr. William H. Pancoast, were famous Philadelphia surgeons. Her grandfather was a founder of the Jefferson Medical School in Philadelphia.
Career: activities in Boston included a deep interest in charities, education, rehabilitation of disabled war veterans and in war relief for Poland; known for her trusteeship in the Industrial School for Crippled Children, of which she had served on the board for many years; leader of the summer colony in social and charitable work in Bar Harbor, ME.
Member: Bar Harbor and Chilton Clubs.
Source: New York Times, July 9, 1951.
Adamowski Pancoast Gertrude Lewis (1868 - 1951)
Social and charitable personMrs. T. Adamowski dies at age of 83. Widow of violin virtuoso was active, in Boston charities -- Aided Polish War Relief.
CAMBRIDGE, Massachusetts, July 8, 1951 - Mrs. Gertrude Lewis Pancoast Adamowski of Boston, widow of the renowned Polish violinist, Timothee Adamowski, died today at the Wyman House of Mount Auburn Hospital. She was 83 years old.
Mrs. Adamowski had been closely associated with the brilliant era of music in America in which her husband --a colleague of lgnace Jan Paderewskl -- figured so prominently as a virtuoso and founder of the famous Adamowski Trio. He died in 1943.
Her grandfather, Dr. Joseph Pancoast, and her father, Dr. William H. Pancoast, were famous Philadelphia surgeons. Her grandfather was a founder of the Jefferson Medical School in Philadelphia.
After her marriage in 1905, Mrs. Adamowski made her home in Boston, where her husband distinguished himself as first violinist and soloist of the Boston Symphony Orchestra, and one of the first conductors of the "Pops" concerts. He also was a faculty member of the New England Conservatory of Music.
Mrs. Adamowski's many activities in Boston included a deep interest in charities, education, rehabilitation of disabled war veterans and in war relief for Poland. She was widely known for her trusteeship in the Industrial School for Crippled Children, of which she had served on the board for many years.
She was one of the first summer residents of Bar Harbor, Maine, where she became a leader of the summer colony in its social and charitable work. Mrs. Adamowski was a member of the Bar Harbor and Chilton Clubs.
She leaves a sister-in-law, Mrs. W. Howard Pancoast of Philadelphia, and four nieces.
Source: New York Times, July 9, 1951.