Funeral services for the late Mrs. Celia Fleisher, music and art patron who died at her home in Philadelphia on Saturday will be held today. She was in her eightieth year.
Mrs. Fleisher sponsored recitals as a member of the first ladies’ Board of Directors of the founders of the Philadelphia Orchestra. She was an Honorary Vice President of the organization. She was also a member and founder of the Civic Club, Vice President of the Philadelphia Council of Jewish Women and a member of the Women’s Committee at the Columbia Exposition in 1892.
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