Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1901-01-28
MEMORIAL FOR QUEEN
St. Paul's Church in Des Moines
Holds Memorial Service For
Dead Sovereign.
Governor Shaw Reads q Care
fully Prepared Paper on
Queen Victoria.
Smallpox Situation Taken Very
Coolly in Des Nome s..-Cap.
ital Comment.

Coolly in Des Moines...Cap.
ital Comment.
Special to Times Republican
Des AIoines, Jan. 2s.-No memorial
service held in any church in Des
Moines for years has attracted such
general attention as that at st. Paul
Episcopal church Sunday evening in
memory of the late Queen Victoria. AT
the appointed hour for the service every
seat in the magnificent church was.
filed, the aisles were crowded and the
vestibule was completely filed, While a
hundred or more turned away in disap-
pointment. The members of the Sons
of ST. George Society and the St. An
drew Society and the British American
Association were present in large num-
bers. and these societies have a consid-
cradle membership in and about Des
Moines. On the chancel vas a fine large
portrait of Queen Victoria, about which
was draped an American and a British
flag The full vested boys choir of the
church was present, consisting Of fifty
boys and the music rendered was espe-
cially fine The memorial service had
been sanctioned by the bishop of Iowa
and wac conducted by the rector, u.
Everest Cathel, With assistants. His
sermon, in which he recounted the vir-
tues OF the departed and briefly.
ssketched the Victorian era, vas most
interesting one, but perhaps the chief
Interest of the evening was in a care
! fully prepared essay on Queen Victoria,
read by Governor Leslie NJ. Shaw. Gov
ernor Shaw spoke of the achievements
I of the Nineteenth century and suggest
ed that one of the greatest of these was
| the discovery of woman. When the
century opened women We're sold and
/ bought in public in the cities of Eng
land like slaves TIE read from an Eng
llIsh magazine an item of news related
4 in matter of fact way telling of the
sale in the streets of an English city OF
1.-The wife of an Engllshnan the price
paid being 3 shillings sixpence. with an
4 additional slxpence for the rope with
(which she had been led thru the streets.
1 The women were carrying Goals up the
/ shafts of the English collieries when
/ Queen Victoria ascended the throne. and
children We're bearing burdens in the
mines 1t was not until che had reigned
seven years was che permitted to sign
| bill forbidding employment of women
4 and children in the mines. Drunken-
ness was common when Victoria as
lcended the throne and women swore in
public. The great change which has
Ebeen wrought. the governor said. has
tn
example of Victoria the Good. Measured
A most potent factor in shaping the des-
tinies of the English nation during the
past century and elevating mankind by
elevating her sex and her people. The
u governors address commanded the
closest attention of the large congrega-
4 ton. and in every way the memorial
service indicated the sincere sorrow OF
the American people over the passing
Isof the queen.
The fact that it is not necessary to get
unduly excited about smallpox was
Enexer better illustrated than in the ease
OF the recent outbreak in Des Moines
The Des Moines people do not under
4 rate the dangers Of smallpox, but it is
lIepidernic in cities like Des Moines thar
4 in small towns. Des Moines people re-
fused to be stampeded by the dozen o,
more cases in the city. They made nc
4 effort to conceal the fact that smallpox
was here. They did not rush to this
newspaper offices and demand that the
newspapers should lie about it. The
4 business men did not threaten to cut off
4 advertising if the newspapers dared to
8lltell the truth. They went on abou,
their business and left he smallpox to
1.-THE doctors and the police. When a big
hotel was quarantned for two days anG
Slsthen the quarantine Immediately lifted
4 some wise ones shook their heads. bul
a the doctors had their way. The epidemic
4 has been we'll handled. There have
been no new cases for some time. All
II those who were sick are we'll recovered
4 now. Arrangements We're made so thai
in case there should be other cases-as
undoubtedly there will be-they can bs
4 cared for in a proper hospital. All this
is far better than to yield to the pan
i icky feeling and hinder rather than hell
A the doctors by all sorts of foolish effort.
TO conceal the facts and make the dan.
4 ger greater by concealment.
Il Inspection in the companies of The
n Iowa National Guard begins this weel
i in northwest Iowa. Col. Olmsted. in
spector general of the governors staff
4 goes first to Sac City this evening
where there will be inspection and {
ball to open the new armory of tn,
guards His other dates during tn.
week are: Perry. Company B, jan 30
Sioux City. Companies H sand L. Jan
80; Hull, Company E. Jan. 81 Emmets
burg, Company K, Feb. i; Algona. Com
pany F. Feb. 2. 1t is given out that tn,
inspection is to be more thorough thi.
year than ever before. The proacienc,
4 of the guardsnen has been increasins
! with the years and is now excellent, bu
Improvement will continue.
For five days. beginning today, re
cruiting station for enllsting into tn,
4 United States navy will be maintained
in the city of Des Mones 1t will be i,
charge of Lieut.. D. Blomer of the Unite,
States navy. The recruiting party i,
the city with Lieut.. Blomer are SurReo,
I r. Percy Crandall, U. S. NJ; Chic
Boatswain John j. KILN: C. n. CASEY