The record-union., 1896-12-15
Fitting Tribute to Noble Woman by
Thousands of Friends.
The Church Where the Impressive
Services Were Held ThrOnged
With PeopIe-The Services Con-
Quoted by Rev. DR.. AdamS-The
Remains Laid at Rest in the
Masonic Cemetery.

SAN FRANCISCO, Dec. 14.-Thou
sands of people attended the funeral
services held to-day for Mrs. Sarah B.
Cooper and her daughter Hattie.
Immediate friends and members of
the societies to which Mrs. Cooper be-
longed We're invited to visit the resi-
dence between the hours Of 10 and IL
o'clock this morning.
The bodies of the dead We're placed in
the caskets and carried to the parlors,
where hundreds of people who had
loved Mrs. Cooper and worked with her
for years looked upon her for the last
time.
With her beautiful gray hair ar
ranged exactly as she always wore IT,
and robed in black, as she chose to be
in life, Mrs. Cooper lay in state to re-
ceive the last tributes of affection. The
look of WEAKNESS and distress had
faded from the face, and in death, as in
life, Mrs. Cooper was good to look upon
Flowers-the California violet, with
its foliage, and maidenhair ferns-hid
the casket, and lilies of the valley
We're under the glass cover
Harriet cooper lay beside the mother
dark river. She was robed in white,
white flowers were in her hands, and
among the flowers on the casket in
which she lay were quantities Of lovely
white roses.
AT the First Congregational Church
crowds began to gather on the side
walks before 10 o'clock, regardless Of
the threatening clouds.
The doors of the church were not
opened until 11:30, when the building
was quickly filled to overflowing.
A few moments before the beginning
of the services score or more of sober
ly clad young women entered the
church, walked up the main aisle and
We're escorted to seats which had been
reserved for them. They were teachers
in the various kindergartens with
which Mrs. Cooper had all her life been
SO prominently identified, and had come
to pay the last tribute of respect to the
loving friend and guide whom they
should never see again
At half-past - the low, deep notes
of the church organ We're suddenly
heard pealing forth in a solemn dirge
and at the sound the vast throng of
one needed to glance toward the en-
trance to know that those for whom
they waited had arrived
Up the main aisle a moment later
came the pallbearers, led by Dr. Nc
Lean Of Oakland and Dr. Adams. pastor
Of the First Congregational Church,
who We're together to conduct the SER
vices. The immediate friends of the
deceased followed after
AS the pailbearers placed the caskets
upon the stands which were already in
position the choir sang Thy Will Be
Done
Rev George C. Adams read from the
Scriptures and delivered a prayer, in
which he spoke of the beautiful quail
ties of the deceased and asked God s
mercy for the cause of their death
Then the choir sang Mrs. Coopers IA
vorite hymn, "Oh, Paradise" The Rev.
Dr. Mclean read from the Scriptures
and prayed. The choir sang IN the
Blest Evermore."
Rev. DR.. J. X. Mclean then delivered
eulogy upon Mrs. Cooper, and her
enduring works and spoke briefly and
kindly of the unfortunate daughter
by the Rev. Mr. Adams, and the sing
ing by the choir of the hymn, Good
Night, | Am Going Home"
The immense congregation was then
given an opportunity to view the re-
mains and great numbers formed in
line for this purpose.
From the church the funeral cortege
proceeded to Masonic Cemetery, where
the remains of Mrs. Cooper and her
daughter were laid beside those of the
husband and father The services at
the grave were very brief and were
conducted by the Rev. DR.. Mclean, as
sisted by the choir.
Owing to confusion in regard to the
announcement of the possible burying
place the people at the grave were
mostly friends of the deceased and the
curious We're absent.