"[4] The Mudgee Guardian and North-Western Representative reported that the bride was "beautiful in a dress of white duchesse satin, trimmed with cream lace and chiffon and flowers on bodice.

[6] Ruth Fairfax became President of the Toowoomba branch of the Australian Comfort Fund, providing support for soldiers fighting in the war[7] and she became recognised as a practical woman with organisational and leadership skills.

On 10 August 1922, in a meeting at the Albert Hall, Brisbane, Fairfax was elected President of the newly established Queensland Country Women's Association.

[20] She was actively involved in a number of other organisations, including as the vice-president of the ladies' auxiliary of the Adult Deaf and Dumb Society of New South Wales,[21] and as a member of the board of directors of St. Luke's Hospital, Darlinghurst.

[25] She was chairman of the Women's Council of the Australian Board of Missions,[26][27] and a patroness of the Kooroora Club for business girls, which formed in 1929.

[2] Ruth Fairfax House, the new state headquarters of the Queensland Country Women's Association, opened on 10 February after her death.

[5] Her son, Sir Vincent Charles Fairfax, (1909–1993), was well known for his generous philanthropy and supported organisations such as the Boy Scouts and Outward Bound.

[32] In 1962, Ruth Fairfax House was saved from demolition by dismantling it and reconstructing it in Ingham; it was listed on the Queensland Heritage Register in 2003.