The Herald
Thursday evening edition
January 10, 1924.
The caption to the left of the photo reads:
The late Mrs Guy Sherwood, who died on board the Marella on Monday.The text of the obituary reads:
Rich women are not always mindful of the woes and wants of others. Their sheltered existence is apt to cut them off from sordid realities. They fail to understand. The late Mrs Guy Sherwood was different. Of her riches she gave abundantly. Sympathy and tenderness went with the giving. The world did not know the extent of her generosity.
Unintentionally, but truly, she followed biblical law, taking as her precept:
"Of all that thou shalt give me, I will surely give the tenth unto thee.' Every year Mrs Sherwood gave away one-tenth of her income. That was not all. She spent a great deal more making the road just a little smoother for those coming through the rough passages.
Always she had a soft spot in her heart for women earning their own living. One of her pet surprises was providing all kinds of travelling comforts for women who had saved enough to take a trip abroad. To one some time ago she gave many things including a cabin trunk, suitcase, tea basket, toilet luxuries, dressing-gowns, slippers, deck chair, cushions, books, fruits and champagne. This was typical of her generosity.
About ten years ago she was persuaded to take the president-ship of the Quamby Club, but social life never appealed to her as much as social service. She was one of the best friends the Foundling Hospital, East Melbourne, ever had. She took a keen interested in the Collingwood Creche, the Melbourne District Nursing Society, and the City Newsboys' Society. During the war she devoted all her time to the Anzac Buffet on St. Kilda Road, which she helped to establish.
Many will mourn her passing.
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