The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1901-06-17
DEDICATION OF MONUMENT
TO THE MEMORY OF JAMES HENRY
VALLEY, WHO DIED LAST APRIL.
Erected by His Little Friends, Jesnnette
and Emma Qualtroush--A Pretty
Ceremony,

Glenwood cemetery was the scene OF
very pretty ceremony yesterday afternoon
aud one that was full OF heart interest.
The occasion was the dedication Of Il very
handsome monument erected In the Quail
trough lot by little Jeanette and emma
oualtrough to the memory Of their friend.
James Henry VALLEY, who died at the
Qualtrough residence In this city ON April
last.
The monument that these little girls have
placed to the memory Of their dead friend
is what is known as a cottage monument
nude Of Quincy granite, surmouuted by an
urn and topped with square and compass
1t is lcttered as follows
Jas Henry Valley.
Born In London Eng,
June 10, lsjU.
Died Houston, Texas.
April y Ilul
Gone but not forgotten. May his soul
rest in peace.
Erected BY his little friends. Jcuunettc
ana Emma Qunltiougn,
There was quite a gathering present to
witness the ceremony among Them Il large
contingent OF railroad men, as Mr. VALLEY
WIS OF this class and was man of great
popularity among mis- associates.
BEFORE the ceremony commenced the grave
was literally covered with flowers as silent
tCkens from the friends of the deceased,
many Of the doral offerings n1dc into
handsome and appropriate designs.
Prayers for the dead were read by 9tey.
II, y, AVcs Of tho Episcopal church, after
which the following eloquent tribute was
paid the memory of the deceased by RABBIT
BHfnstein Of the Beth Israel congregation:
Friends We have assembled here this
afternoon 20 pay our tribute Of respect
towards Il man who was very dcnr to rs
while he lived and who continues to live
IN our hearts now that he is no more.
lames valley was true-heurted, generous,
lovable and anectionatc son Of the people,
man without any pride OF prejudice, nut
just plain, simple, genial man, q char
/ acter which Americans, children OF tree
dom as they aug, delight tu honor. And
James VALLEY was gentleman. But what
is gcntlcmanf Good breeding, culture,
refinement these are some of the charac
terlstics which that nuch-abused term Is
said to conuote, But la my opinion al
these qualities are quite secondary com
valley possessed In such remarkable de-
gree: respect ana sympathy for the feel
ings Of others, reading a mans heart by
placing yourself IN his position First his
funeral aud now the setting Of his tomb
stone demonstrates TO me n fact which |
had often reflected upon, and that is that
a true man Viii aud must be appreciated
everywhere and under MI circumstances.
For here We have the case Of an English
man. whose ncnreN relative lived thou
sands of miles away aud who came TO this
city a perfect stranger and who Is never
thcless followed to his last resting place by
hundreds of his fellow citizens. And II Is
p
this solemn occasion ana In this sacred
/ place Of the relations which existed be
/ tween the man whose memory we have
/ hcnlhlcd To- honor ant the host and hostess
/ of the house whose hosptthulc board he
shared. In his last viii ana testament, n
| document which Is rcncX OF his soul, a
/ document In which he lays bare to us his
/ heart, he tells ms that IL was owing to
/ them that he made the name for himself
/ which he Gid: that 1t was the beautiful
/ Influence Of their home witch kept him in
/ the right path aud to MI. and Mrs Quail
/ trough Is due the gratitude the esteem
/ and the affection " every man and woman
who thought ANY thing Of James Waller, Let
MS crown them With the laurel wreath OF
our gratitude, for vO;1W they deserve IT,
And this monument has been erected by his
little friends, the children, who know
probably, better than we adults do when
4 they have lost friend and when children
have lost friend then also has humanity
at large lost "a friend, and now NIL that Is
| lett to us Of him who has walked IN the
valley OF the shadow OF death Is ttis frull
tombstone bouug his bonoied name and
erected ny dear friends IN loving memory.
But thut Is only for our descendants, those
who knew James VALLEY need no tomb
d! stone =. nnulemhrr him hN Ills gcnlulitl
his generosity, his good actions are his
best mcrprlal, Verify, the memory Of the
righteous Is a blessing 10 live in hearts we
Leave hehind n not {" die 1t has been
truly said that there are three crowns
the crown of learning, the crown of priest.
hood aud the crown of royalty, but the
crown of %. good name Is the greatest Of all.
also raid n tribute to the memory OF the
dead. lie knew him personally, and TO
know James II valley was 60 love and ud,
mlre HIM tnr his many Cstimnhlc traits or
character. This scene. said he, was OF "A
character TO invoke the presence OF the
angels FROM hcaveu giving sanction TO the
God,llkc custom of h0norlng the memory
of the dead, whose Hives were Wortay Of
emulation That children loved James Wal.
ley sufficiently well 90 ray this handsome
tribute TO his memory told he story NJ Il
well lived HE. lie was n man whose heart