Heiress, Philanthropist, Author, Socialite, raised in New York, and summered at Elm Court, a mammoth shingle-style cottage in Lenox, Massachusetts. Uninterested in the débutante social circles of her peers, she preferred playing the piano at Sunday school. She took a keen interest in religion, delivering small sermons to her brothers and sisters, and later considered her faith important to mask the guilt of being born into a wealthy family. Emily regularly attended opera and public lectures, and employed a social secretary. On April 5, 1899, she married John Henry Hammond I at St. Bartholomew's Episcopal Church. Together, they had four children. Emily was enthusiastic about donating money to good causes and social demands. She was a supporter of educationalist Martha Berry and made many financial contributions to Berry College; correspondence between the two women was later made public. A major activity of hers was the restoration of the Theodore Roosevelt House at 28 East 20th Street. She was president of the Women's Roosevelt Memorial Association for many years. She was president of the Home Thrift Association, supporting a Yorkville settlement house, and was president for 43 years of the Three Arts Club, a residence for women studying music, painting and drama. She was a founder of the Parents' League of New York in 1914, and later became its president. She was the president of the Peoples' Chorus of New York, and a commissioner of the Girl Scouts of Westchester County. After her husband's death in 1949, she donated the family's 277-acre Mount Kisco estate, Dellwood, to the controversial Moral Rearmament movement.
Bio by: Bobby Kelley
Bio by: Bobby Kelley
Heiress, Philanthropist, Author, Socialite, raised in New York, and summered at Elm Court, a mammoth shingle-style cottage in Lenox, Massachusetts. Uninterested in the débutante social circles of her peers, she preferred playing the piano at Sunday school. She took a keen interest in religion, delivering small sermons to her brothers and sisters, and later considered her faith important to mask the guilt of being born into a wealthy family. Emily regularly attended opera and public lectures, and employed a social secretary. On April 5, 1899, she married John Henry Hammond I at St. Bartholomew's Episcopal Church. Together, they had four children. Emily was enthusiastic about donating money to good causes and social demands. She was a supporter of educationalist Martha Berry and made many financial contributions to Berry College; correspondence between the two women was later made public. A major activity of hers was the restoration of the Theodore Roosevelt House at 28 East 20th Street. She was president of the Women's Roosevelt Memorial Association for many years. She was president of the Home Thrift Association, supporting a Yorkville settlement house, and was president for 43 years of the Three Arts Club, a residence for women studying music, painting and drama. She was a founder of the Parents' League of New York in 1914, and later became its president. She was the president of the Peoples' Chorus of New York, and a commissioner of the Girl Scouts of Westchester County. After her husband's death in 1949, she donated the family's 277-acre Mount Kisco estate, Dellwood, to the controversial Moral Rearmament movement.
Bio by: Bobby Kelley
Bio by: Bobby Kelley
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