The union Democrat., 1870-10-08
JENNA RaRKRLoo.
Tribute of the ~. Louis Bar 30 the Memory
ofthc First Female Lawyer.

Tribute of the at. E.oais Bar 20 the Memory
efthc First Female Lawyer.
The untimely death of Mrs. Lemme Barke-
loo. young lady who had recently been adj
mitted to the bar has already been aunoanc-
ed. The members of the bar met yesterday
morning in the Probate Court room to pay a
tribute of respect to the deceased Major
Lucien Eaton called the meeting to order.
and Hon. Albert Todd was elected President.
On taking TIE chair. Mr.. Tedd said
BsoTuERs We have come together on an
occasion of profound sadess. In the death
OF Miss Barkeloo, the bar of ST. Louis loses a
member wha was the first of her sex who
had received licerse to prectice in the high
est Courts of the State. The TACT is worthy
of our attention for, in the variety of oceu-
pations e3en to woman. she chose our pro-
fession which is regarded as the most diff
cult. She was tie first woman to undertake
this hercuean task; yet she was entirely
free from those impulses which Of late have
led many of her sex into the arena monopo-
lied heretofore BY men. and which we call
the ad,oca 90 woman's rights. She was
In the FIRST bloom of womanhood, II excel
lent health: no one who saw her fine appear
ance and open countenance could say she en-
tered upon her profession from moroseness or
disappointment. She went into it as free
from any such suspicion as any person | ever
heard of. thought it most remarkable /
thought it an experiment worth trying. She
was superior to Joan d Are. Look at the
qualities of this young woman for winning
success. 1t was ny privilege to fill the chair
of law professor of Washington University.
and she was member of the law class.
saw she had the talent to win success. She
was modest, and had equanimty aud true
moral courage. She was courageous in at
tempting difficult tasks, ard had the power
OF attracting others to her. She was of
kindly disposition, and made herself pleasant
and agreeable to others. at tie close OF the
last session of the law school, she called at
my Office 70 consult me about opening On Of
fee here. She said her parents resided in
Brook lyn, New York advised her to open
her Office at home. where she would have the
support of her friends. She said she had
thought Of thar, but bad courage to open an
office anywhere that the Western people
were generous and liberal in their septi-
menss. and she would he better sustained
here than in the East. She was earnest and
hopeful. studious and painstaking. The
time will come when the bar OF this city will
erect a monument to her with a broken eel
umn, typical of her genius.
During the retiracv Of the Committee,
Mr.. ". II. II. Russell spoke in fitting terms
of the deceased. The Conmittee, upon re-
turning, reported the following resolutions,
which were read by Mr.. Woods aud unanim-
ouslv adopted
Eeso'ced. That in the death of Miss Lem
ma Barkeloo we deplnre the lnss of the first
If Der sex ever admitted to the bar of Mis-.
souri,.
2. That in her erudition, industry. and en-
terprisc we have to regret the loss of ore.
who. in the morning of her career, babe fair
to reflect credit upon our profession and new
honor upon her sex.
g. That our sympathy and coincidence be
extended to the relatives of the deceased.
4. That copies Of these resolutions he trans
mitted to the daily papers of this city and the
CITY of Brooklyn, New York.
Mr.. Woods, a classmate Of the deceased,
paid a tribute to her memory. Major Eaton,
in whose Office she studied and practiced,
spoke of her as wcll-read lawyer, an I'M
firing student, and an agreeable and amiable
friend She was earnest, quiet. and uniir-
ing in her studies, and being gifted With q
fine intellect and a good judgment, gave
promise of great attaininent. lie had never
known student mere assiduous in his stud
les : she wanted to become mistress OF her
profession. Hers had been an experiment.
and if any woman could have succeeded,
Miss Lemma Darkeloo was that woman. Her
death is a calamity not to her friends alone,
but to al who are making an effort for the
enlargement of woman's sphere. Mr.. Ea'on
said also that the deceased seemed to have a
premontion of her death, for, though in
splendid health, she had given to one of her
intimate friends her parents address, and
soon after, when taken sick, she sail she felt
it was her first and her last Hines. The
Chair appointed Mr.. Alex. Martin to present
the resolutions of the meeting to the Supreme
Court, Mr.. ~ NJ. Woods to the Circuit
Court. and NJ. w. II. H. Russell to the
Criminal Court, after which the meeting adj
journe,. The remains of the deceased were
taken Ia Brooklyn on Tuesday evening, ac-
com panied hy her mother, who bad came on
II attend her during her last illness.-.S.
Louis Democrat, Sept. 18th.