The morning call., 1892-07-26
BULOGIZING THE DEAD.
Services in Honor of the Late
Hrs. Susan T. d'EVeIyn.
Her Memory Revered By Three Societies in
Gong, Poetry and Prose at o nion-
Square Hall.
We shan meet but we shall miss her,
There viii be her vacant chair:
a s we hnger 10 address her
~ sHaLl nni.e hnr lnNlnn nara

These lines, neatly typewritten on a little
slip Of yellow paper, we're presented to the
visiting ladies who gathered at Union
square Hall yesterday afternoon TO partici-
pate in the memorial services for the late
Mrs. Susan Taylor d'Eyelyn.
The LADY patronessess Of the Polyclinic
and a fair representation Of the Scotch
Irish Society. combined with the Pacific
Coast Women's Press Association in hold
ing the memorial services. Resolutions
were presented and read from each of the
three organizations, and eulOgisuc papers
and original poems were offered.
The meeting-room Of The p. c. ". 2. a
was tastIy decorated with beautiful floral
offerings from the different societies of
which the deceased was member.
A pure white star, the emblem OF the p.
G. W. =. A, hung over the speakers chair
on a background of black Grape The
F Scotch Irish society sent a beautiful set
piece OF thislles and sh amroeks, and tie lad V
paTr0nesses Of the Polytechnic remembered
their comrade BY bank Of fragrant General
JRcqueminot roses.
When the choir from the Polycinic had
sung Rock OF Ages" the services were
formally opened with prayer by Mrs.
Sarah T. Cooper.
Mrs Nellie u. Eyster read the first eulO-
gistie paper.
If / we're asked to eDitomize the moral
character Of our beloved departed" said
Mrs. EySter, 81 should 10 so in two words
thorough truthfulness. Her unfailing cheer
fulness was fed by an abiding belief in the
universal good. Between her literary and
domestic duties there was no friction
Those who mOuTned her should be cheered
and cOmfOrted, for death is but a change to
a higher state. The sister and fellow
worker We loved SO well has only gone
before. We are all drifting. one by one
forward into the unfolding Of a wonderful
mystery. She has only gone on as one Of
that great advance guard"
Mrs.. Eyster then briefly reviewed the life
OF the late Mrs. d d'Eyeiyn. In literary work
her forte WAS that OF the essayist She was
a contributor to The CALL and to other
American and European publications Her
style Of composition WAS admirable for its
clearDess and directness and her views were
wide and lofty. Under the nom de llume
If Kate Mcbride" she was well known to
the literary world.
After a short vocal voluntary rendering
the words Of the above stanZa Mrs. Sarah b.
Cooper spoke feelingly of the great loss the
three organizations had suffered In the
death of Mrs. d'Eyelyn. Mrs. Cooper held
a copy of the Chicago W0mans News,
which had arrived by the morning mail. In
its columnsEwas published memorial OF
Mrs q Evelyn on the late Mrs. Parkhurst.
Mrs Cooper read few paragraphs that
seemed quite as appropriate TO the lie and
death of the writer as TO her IN whose
memory they were penneG.
Her death was an untimely interruption
Of cherished and very useful life" said
the speaker ''She was calm aud serious
an wise and gifted with those clear intui-
tions which come to the Young very rarely"
Char 0tfe Perkins StetsOn read an original
~ EN- entitled "The Lesson Of Death"
NJ >. Stetson rendered her lines with un-
usual effectiveness. The lines themselves
were powerful, and the central thought
contained in them-tbat others must suffer
because some have sinned; that all are one,
aud one must therefore pay the penalty for
others ei eirors-was admirably expressed. |
To say il Dluntiy Mrs. Stetson's poem was
a n. unexeeptional piece or work, and the