The Valley Virginian. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1865-1895, 1884-05-08
In Menorian.

Mr.. Editor The following tribute to the
memory of Mrs. Signora Olelia McCue Santini,
by the knights of Pythias, Denver, Colorado. is
clipped from the Tribune, Denver, Colorado, of
March Goth, 1884. Mrs Santini was the daugh-
ter of Judge Jno. III. McCue, and Mrs.
8. G. K. McCue of Staunton, Va. She died sud-
denly and Unexpectedly on the 10th of March
last in the 3lst year of her age, and her remains
were brought to Staunton and inferred in
Thornrose Cemetery ON the 2lst of same month.
The Knights, whose tribute trust You will in
sert in your paper, also contrihuteda beautiful
and costly pillow of immortelles and other rare
flowers with monogram and other appropriate
devices cunningly and skillfully inwroaght, to-
gether with crosses and wreathes of flowers
which were gently and tenderly laid by loving
hands upon the grave of this beautiful, accom-
plished and lovely woman. She leaves a devo-
ted husband and bright daughter, father.
mother, brothers and sisters to lament her
'suntimely taking off," @.
CASTLE HALL COLORADO LODGE No. III tss
KNIGHTS OF PYTHIAS.
lat a regular meeting held March 49, 1884, the
following resolutions were read and adopted
WHEREAS. It has pleased Almighty God in his
divine wisdom to infict upon our esteemed
Brother and Chancellor Commander, Brother
q. Santlni. most unsupported and terrible cas-
lamity by taking from him through death his
much beloved young wife and mother to whom
he was warmly attached and whose shining
virtues and whose ennObling traits of character
and charming disposition had so greatly
deared her to everyone whose good fortune ii
was to have known her; and
WHEREAS, We do fully appreciate and UNDER
stand how profoundly and heart rending the
blow the death Of SO peeIless wife must be TO.
one as tender, as loving. as noble as our Brotheg
G. Santini, and
WHEREAs, We do fully realize that in the death
of Mrs, S c. Santini, society loses one of its
brightest ornaments, the world a true and no.
BILE woman, the sick gentle and untiring
nurse, the poor constant henefaetress and
those who knew her SinceTe and sympathetic
friend: be it therefore
Resolned, That We do as a body and as indiyid-
ual menAeFS most sincerely and truly grieye
with our Brother and Chancellor Commander in
his sorrow, and while knowing how weak an,
poWerless are words TO comfort in times of aNeh
dire distress do yet offer him our heartfelt SYM
PATTY In this, the hour of his afiiictiOn pray
Sng That the Great Chancellor on high may so
temper the blow with his Strengthening mercy,
that our brother may be enabled TO bear braveiy
and with manly fortitNae the trials which He
has seen At in His WisdQM to visit upon him !:
that we do further offer the respectful express
Sion Of our con(tpIence to the several menbers
constituting ths talaily Of the decreased, il me
great loss they nave sustained In the death Of
Res0iU9Q. That these resolutions BIO spread upon
the minutes OF the lodge, that copies he sent to
the bereayed husband @. Santini, and to the
family of the deceased, and that. furthermore.
copy be published in the public journals OF
this city. Il. h, SLEETH,
JAMES JOHNSON,
EMANUEL HEITLER.