Iowa state bystander. [volume] (Des Moines, Iowa) 1894-1916, 1903-07-03
DEATH OF MRS. /.
TH0S. MCDANIEL
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Mrs. Hullinda Mcdaniel Was
One OF First Instructors In Z
Fiskc Institute. t,:sg
DIED HERE YESTERDAY
Was Friend of General Fiske's
Sister, Who Is Now Living
In Des Moines. .4m,3

Mrs. Hullinda Mcdaniel, who was on0
OF the first teachers In the Fisks institute
at Nashville. Tenn, which was establish
cd at the close Of the civil war, died yesi
terday at o'clock at the advanced aga
Of u years at her home, SA Sixth avenueJ
The death. which came after long and
painful illness, close5 the career Of re@
narkable colored woman. Well educated
early in life she took her position in ths
Fiske institute when little more than ~
years Of age and faithfully served till
she was married. Her big heart and
kindly nature won for her the pet name
"aunty." and so she was called by all
who knew her.
General Fiske opened the institute for
the education and elevation OF the colored
race at the close Of the civil war. A
corps Of teachers was installed and tho
death Of Mrs: Mcdaniel leaves only one
6 that body living. This Is Mrs. Royal
Stuart Of Marauisville, near Des Moinesj
General Fiske's young sister, now Mrs.
Tennessee at the time the institute wa1
opened and shortly afterward visited IL
She learned to know "Aunty" McDanie4
but lost account Of her until she moveQ
to Des Moines when she renewed the 4c.
quaintanceship with the woman who had
taught so faithfully In her brothers In
stitute. General Fiske Is now dead and
but few years ago the last member Of
the Fiske jubilee quartette which travel
ed over Europe and raised money for the
institute. passed away.
Mrs. Mcdaniel was q member Of the
Woman's Political Equality club and was
a hard working member of st. Paul'0
Episcopal church. She was not only .
woman Of knowledge. but was business
manager. She had shown excellent man
agement Of her own earnings and assumed
k1,,o1 $rol 80 ha 90 w. iyHo0 4
Three years ago Mr.. Mcdaniel, who for
many years was a cook at the Savery
hotel, retired, and since that time thd
elderly couple, which never had childd
have been living in their own pleasant
home on Sixth street upon an incomo
from an accumulation of over $25, 900.
Mrs. Mcdaniel was born in Lawrence1
burg, Indiana, in 1881 but not in slavery
Here she received her education on the
banks Of the Ohio river. Later she, with
her family. moved to Terre Haute, Ind.y
and at the close Of the war went into the
teachers work at the Fiske institute. Sha
left that institution and went to Dayton
Ohio, to marry. In 1866 the couple moved
to Iowa, locating at Keokuk. Some yearsN
later thay came to Des Moines, where they
have since resided
Mrs. Mcdaniel was good woman and
loved by all who knew her. "You can say
nothing too good for tAuntie Mac" said
Mrs. Clark. nee Miss Fiske, yesterday af-
ternoon. II knew her as a girl teacher
and as an elderly woman. She had an un-
usually bright mind, pure and loving dis
position. She was a noble woman. and
her life was one filled with good doing.
The funeral will be held from the family
residence Saturday morning at 10 o'clock,
Owing to the absence of Rev. Cathell pass
tor Of st. Paul's Episcopal church, Of
which Mrs. Mcdaniel was member, the
services will be conducted by Rev. Bowens
pastor of the Good Shepherd Episcopal
church, assisted by Rev. Horace S. Graves
of the African Methodist Episcopal
church.
The music. according to the last wish
of the deceased. will be furnished by Mrs.,
Allie Cheek. assisted by Mrs. Williams
Coalson and Mrs. Walter Birney. Inter-
uent will be at Woodland cemetery.