New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1904-07-15
LADIES AID" AT ST. MARKS
It's Reorganization Since slocum Disaster
To Erect Memorial.

he Ladies Aid Society OF ST. Mark Church has
1ectcea TO erect memorial 70 the members OF
lHelT orgaHza ton who persisted in the Socum dis
@sIeF- The exact form which the memorial will
take has not been decided upon but an effort will
De made TO avoid anything that would awaken
painful recolectlons. It has been suggested that
the names Of the deceased members should De en-
graved upon tablet and placed in the lower
church, ana a similar memorial has been proposed
by the Young People Society.
Inc latter society has just been reorgauized with
one hundred members and the Ladies AID So
ciety has been reorganIzed, with forty members
These are much larger numbers than We're thought
possible Immediately after the accident III the
case of JEe Ladies Aid Society it was thought Al
hrst that . per cent of the members had persisted.
ana IL was not until Il meeting for reorganization
was called a Re" days since ,,..s 1-u,y-
exactly how many had survived I, now appears
that less than ha-i are 4e4a-tNeut y-t.ree CUT OF
s.Aty-S41-
Some Of the survivors had astonishing escapes
ana are showing remarkable vitality in their re
covery from The shock and iuju sustained
IN the accident. one woman who cannot swim.
a stroke was in the water for half hour.
though she IS over sixty years of age appears
now 10 lie AtJla the worse Tor the experience
Not ali tile Survivors, We're able 10 take part
the reorganization of The society, some being ii
anu others out OF Town. but q good many
members nave been received, some joined III mem
DRY u their daughters who persisted among the
sunday school teachers the SIOCum and others
- women NL4tt llsiNtIS formerly
with the churcn. have returned 10 IL ROW III IT'S
hour Of need. IT appears likely. therefore, char
when work IS resumed in the fall tho society viii
have regained nearly Is former numerical
strength.
The greatest loss Is the death Of the pastors
wife, Mrs. Haas. She was the secretary OF the
society and its most active executive worker The
president, Mrs. Magdaleue Richie is among the
survivors. She III to 20 to the excursion.
ana If still III and out OF town. Mrs. Richie has
been president OF the society for many years.
The Offices made vacant by the Slocum disaster
vii not be filed until fan when 1t Is expected
that several women now out OF town VIII be avail
able for the places.
The Ladies Aid Society OF St. Marks Church
has been described as the backbone of the par
ISM AnC therefore, tne supposed destruction of S5
per cent or It's members the SIocum was looked
upon as one or the greatest disasters that had
ta4.eT1 the parish. The society is almost as old s
the church, which was organized hfty-seveu years
ago and has always had the entire care OF the
poor or the parish, besides doing the thousand and
one other things that are always left the women
Or q church. The business Is conducted in i some
RhHt inIurrn2- way, without any regard for the
customs or parliamentary procedure
meetings less social in charactrr with
a ma cup OF tea or coffee Work is always
pended during tho summer. so that the accident
did not interfere with lis regular progress