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Adeline Frances Fitz
Adeline F. Fitz, from a 1904 publication
Born	Adeline Frances Slade July 12, 1861 Chelsea, Massachusetts, U.S.
Died	March 7, 1938 Melrose, Massachusetts, U.S.
Other names	Fanny Slade Fitz
Occupation(s)	Composer, clubwoman
Known for	President, Daughters of the American Revolution (1909–1912)

Adeline Frances "Fanny" Slade Fitz (July 12, 1861 – March 7, 1938) was an American composer and clubwoman, based in Boston. She was national president of the Daughters of the American Revolution (DAR) from 1909 to 1912.

Early life and education

Slade was born in Chelsea, Massachusetts, the daughter of David Slade and Elizabeth Wilson Whitaker Slade. Her father was a spice importer; her mother was born in England. She was a student at Carolyn Johnson's School for Girls in Boston. She also studied voice with Mrs. L. P. Morrill.

Career

Fitz was Massachusetts state regent of the Daughters of the American Revolution, and served as the organization's national president from 1909 to 1912. She traveled the United States lecturing as the national DAR president. She was also a founding member of the Society for the Preservation of New England Antiquities, and a member of the Chelsea Woman's Club, the Professional Woman's Club, and the Society of Colonial Dames. She was one of the directors of her father's company, D. & L. Slade.

Compositions

Slade wrote music and songs for school and community use, including children's songs, patriotic songs, and hymns. She published an article, "Music of our Forefathers", in The New England Magazine (1908).

• "The Sweetest Flower that Blows"
• "The Dandelion and the Daisy"
• "The Shepherd's Lullaby"
• "My Little Sweetheart"
• "The Siren of Old"
• "America, Columbia" (official song of the Massachusetts DAR)

Personal life

Slade married lawyer Frank Eustace Fitz in 1884. They had sons David, Eustace, and Robert. They wintered in Inverness, Florida. Her husband died in 1913, and she died in 1938, at the age of 76, at a hospital in Melrose, Massachusetts.

References

1. ^ Howe, Julia Ward; Graves, Mary Hannah (1904). Sketches of Representative Women of New England. New England Historical Publishing Company.
2. Leonard, John W. (1976). Woman's who's who of America : a biographical dictionary of contemporary women of the United States and Canada, 1914-1915. New York, American Commonwealth Co. Detroit, Gale Research Co. p. 294.
3. ^ "Mrs. Adeline Frances Fitz". Boston Home Journal. 59 (44): 14 (and cover illustration). October 31, 1903.
4. "Massachusetts Woman Honored". Boston Evening Transcript. 1909-10-26. p. 2. Retrieved 2025-01-20 – via Newspapers.com.
5. "D. R. Chapter; Gentlemen's Night; Address by Mrs. Adeline Frances Fitz, President General of the Soc". The Daily Item. 1911-02-09. p. 5. Retrieved 2025-01-20 – via Newspapers.com.
6. "Hostess at a Large Luncheon; Mrs. Aealine Frances Fitz Welcomes Daughters of the Revolution". Boston Evening Transcript. 1910-01-06. p. 12. Retrieved 2025-01-20 – via Newspapers.com.
7. ^ "Mrs. Frank E. Fitz; Former National Head of the D. A. R. Was a Composer". The New York Times. 1938-03-08. ISSN 0362-4331. Retrieved 2025-01-20.
8. "The Professional Woman's Club". Marsh's Magazine. 2 (1): 10. March 1909.
9. George D. Hall's Directory of Massachusetts Manufacturers. G. D. Hall Company. 1922. p. 433.
10. Who's who in New England. A.N. Marquis. 1909.
11. Who's who Along the North Shore of Massachusetts Bay. Salem Press Company. 1917. p. 60.
12. "Mrs. Adeline F. Fitz of Swampscott Dies". The Boston Globe. 1938-03-07. p. 12. Retrieved 2025-01-20 – via Newspapers.com.

• 1861 births
• 1938 deaths
• People from Chelsea, Massachusetts
• Clubwomen
• American composers
• Women composers