New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1899-05-04

In large letters at the base OF the monument are
carved the wer-known initials "Y w G. A.
nunober OF benches were arranged in semi
circle around the plot facing the inscription ana
the path was covered with strips Of mating the
niece leading 10 the monument being placed over
ano,ber in the form Of cross. Dogwood. pinks.
white roses and spring blossoms were banked at
the base Of the shaft
The services opened with the hymn THE King OF
Love Nv shepherd Is" led by Miss II. B. Judd ana
a quartet composed of Mrs. George H. johnston
Miss Emily Baetz. F. Ellsworth Giles and George
Fleming.
At the close Of the hymns the Rev DR.. George
Alexander. of the University Place Presbyterian
Church read passages from the Bible as follows:
St John Is: Verify, verify say unto nc You you;
the hour is coming and now Is Wh nd sne iSev
that hear shall live" . -,
tears from their eyes and there shall be no more
death neither sorrow, nor crying neither sha na
there be any more pain; for the former things are
passed away"
These were followed by a prayer. The quartet
then sang Brief Life Is Here Our Portion" after
which the Rev. DR.. W. r. Huntington. OF Grace
Church. delivered a short address, In which ne sara
that the skies were symbolical Of the occasion
with their sunshine and clouds as the dedication Of
such a monument not wholly an occasion OF
sadness entirely one Of pleasure:
He congratulated the association ior It's enorts IN
securing the gracious provision and assurance OF
respectable burial. so much desired by the poor
MY this morning. ne SAID is written on
stone,r pointing to the engraved tablet. Il 90 not
know who chose the inscription, and wonder II she
realized at the time its peculiar Significance |
wonder II she remembered when she chose 1t that
those words first spoken TO a woman. were
spends with the present season of spring.
He said that the words were first spoken 10 Mar
tina and that of all the saints she was the most
closely related the association, which was rep
resentative of active religion as was Martha.
DR.. Huntington referred to the fact that the
shaft stands on ground that once belonged TO the
homestead Of one OF the members.
A special train conveyed the party to and from
Mount Hope. The company was made up OF the
Relief Committee. of which the following are mem
bers: Miss Doheny. chairman; Mrs. z. F. Hatfield.
secretary; Mrs. F. J. Allen Miss Mary Ambrose.
Miss G. B. Ballard Mrs j. Hull Browning, Miss NJ.
T. Cockcroft, Mrs. Bashford Dean. Mrs. Henry
Evans Miss F. Isham. Miss NJ. Lenthal. Miss A.
G. McNamee. Miss NJ. VI. Roberts, Miss E. M
Smith. Miss NJ. E. Thayer. Mrs. G. II. Wooster and
Among the rest Of those who accepted invita-
lions to the dedication Mrs Clarence F.
Beebe. Mrs ]. Morris White. Miss NJ. A. Stimson
Mrs. Elliott F. Shepard Mr.. and Mrs Robert Jaf-
fray. jr Miss Bengo. Mrs. ]. Godfrey Wilson, Miss
Butterworth. Mrs. B. F. Watson. Alexander NJ
Hadden, Miss S. NJ. Hatfield. Mrs Alexander NJ
WEIGH, Mrs Isaac NJ Dyckman. Erskine Smith
Mrs. z. B. Harper Mrs. ]. Bever King. Mrs 3. s.
Clark Colonel E. NJ. l. Ehlers Mrs. z. NJ. L.
Ehlers. F. r. Lawrence, Mrs F. R. Lawrence. Mar
cellus Hartley William II. Hume, Mrs. William H.
Hume and ]. Hull Browning.
There is one body ready for the new lot An open
grave IS just back OF the shaft