Washington standard. [volume] (Olympia, Wash. Territory) 1860-1921, 1901-08-09
IN MEMORIAM.
Mary Emma ChiIbers. CaIIow.

Mary Emma ChiIbers .CaIIow.
In beginning his sermon at the fun
era! of Mrs. Arthur Callow, July 80,
| 1901, Rev. A. G. Sawin said: "Mary
, Emma Chilberg, daughter of Mr.. and
Mrs. Isaac Chilberg, was born in Hope
Township, Wappalo Co., Iowa, on the
10Th day OF Nov. 1869; died in Olym-
pia, July q, 1901, aged 81 years, s
months and IL days. The suddenness
/ of her death shocked the entire city.
Her parents came to the then Terri
tory OF Washington in 1871, settling
first in Skagit county, then in 1872 in
Olympia. Her mother died in Febru-
airy OF the following year, leaving her
thus orphaned at the tender age of
three years. She was taken to the
home OF her uncle and aunt, Mr.. and
Mrs. Nelson Chilberg, in Seattle; here
she acquired her primary education in
letters and business. But with wo-
manly sense of responsibility far be.
yond her years, and determination
to bear her own burdens, she applied
herself to the task OF self-help and
self.support, mastering the dress. max
er's and milliner's art and, while yet
in girlhood, had charge of store in
Seattle. With still higher aspirations
she sought advanced education at the
Olympia Collegiate Institute, at that
time one of the best and most rromis-
ing institutions of learning in the
Stale, and graduated from it in 1890
and entered upon teaching, in which
she continued until late in 1893.
Meanwhile the "Destiny that shapes
our ends" had been fashioning in the
sturdy and wholesome school Of pio-
neer life the manly tree about which
her true woman's life was to go out in
the twinings of wifehood to garland
and grace it and, in turn, to. be sup
ported and exalted by its strength.
This "destiny" made Arthur Callow
and Mary Chilberg classmates in the
now historic o. c. I.
AS streams springing from separate
and wide-apart fountains wind now
hither and thither but steadily con-
verge towards each other until they
unite; so these two lives were first d.
rected and then drawn by mutual re-
spect, admiration and a love that
transcended every other earthly affec-
ton to each other till they became
one in interest and destiny by marri-
age at Pleasant Ridge, iu Skagit
county. on the 25th OF November, 1893.
This union was blessed and crowned
by the gift Of two children, Lewis, now
six years old, and little Doris, eleven
months old.
AS "the joy that a man is born"
into, the world opens the mothers
heart a new and hitherto undiscovered
palace, cushioned with love and ten
derness and strong and stately with
care and devotion, for the reception
and sheltering of her little one, and so
sometimes another's bereavement and
Divine sympathy opens mother
chamber in a strangers bosom for
some orphaned one: such was the case
with her who now lies before us SO
still in death. When Imogene Pat
terson was bereft Of maternal love and
care by the death of her mother she
found the child's place in that heart
and in this home. With the father
and Lewis and Doris she will know no
more the power of that gracious pres
ence, but with them she will share the
benediction OF her memory and the
shelter of their home.
Mrs. Callow was member OF tie
Rebekah Lodge, /. o. o. f. OF this city
and Past Noble Grand of the order.
She was also a member Of the Diver
sity Club OF this city and for nearly
two years was its secretary.
While she enjoyed society and con-
tributed to the pleasure and grace OF
every occasion where she was present,
yet it was in the home as wife and
mother that she found and filled her
true sphere. Lying close to this was
the field OF unobtrusive ministration
to the afflicted and sorrowing which
she so occupied that many rise up to-
day and call her blessed.