The Corvallis times. (Corvallis, Or.) 1888-1909, 1905-09-23
AFTER TWENTY DAYS.
Cut off in the Bloom and Promise Of
Youth-Mary Louise Gilbert.

The college flag foated at half
mast all day Thursday, giving mel
ancholy token of the passing of one
allied to the institution, While
its folds lolled on the breezes her
friends bore Mary Louise Gilbert
from weeping family and laid her
under a new mound in Crystal Lake
cemetery. The death of Miss Gil
bert took place at FIVE O clock We'd
nesday morning. and was the swift
sequel to sudden attack of acute
consumption. When the pleasure
seekers were at Newport fer the
summer, Miss Gilbert. apparently
in usual health, was among them.
She spent her allotted time there as
others spent it, following fancy, and
seeking pleasure. in the full enjoy
ment that comes with a summer So
iourn at the seaside. It was all the
forerunner of a summons, a casket,
and white flowers.
Miss Gilbert came home. There
had been a slight cough, but it was
supposed to be throat trouble. She
entered Fischer Mills as steno-
grapher. One day illness seized
her. There was hemorrhage of
the lungs. Then another and an
other came. They followed in
quick succession until there had
been eight or more. Her friends
and relatives knew, but she did not.
From the moment of the first flow
of carmine, she was doomed. The
end came in a short 20 days.
Through it all, Miss Gilbert was
never other than the bright, buoy
ant, brilliant girl she had ever been.
In waking hours she chatted gaily
with friends, and planned the things
she would do when she was we'll
again. She was interested deeply
in athletics and asked about the do
ings on the football field, She in.
quired about what old students had
returned to college, She never
dreamed nor OWNED that her short
span of life was nearly over. Even
till the last night that hope char
acteristic of her dread malady was
on her, and she talked of the future.
At last though, there was too much
pain. Morphine had been used to
quiet her pain, and she knew it.
There was none now. and the pain
was intense. She begged them to
send for the doctor that the friend
ly drug might be administered. At
last they did so. But when he was
come, Louise Gilbert, beloved and
now mourned by a wide circle of
friends, idol of the household, was
no more.
{ The funeral occurred from the
residence at two Thursday after
noon, The flowers were number
less. Two beautiful emblems from
her college society, the one to whom
she helped bring renown in debate,
another from the Sorosis society,
one from the senior class, one from
the faculty, and one from the High
School class with which she was
graduated all with a wealth of
bouquets were among the offerings.
Attending in a b dy were the men,
bers of the OAC senior class and
the members of the Feronian So
ciety. The exercises were simple,
witn music under direction of Mrs.
Green, of the department of music
at the college, and the service was
conducted by Rev. Jones. The
pail bearers were all students, as
follows: Messrs Pilkington, Root,
Bundy, .Eisman, Wills and Witty
combe. The honorary pail bearers,
were members of the Feronians, as
follows: Miss Moore, Miss Dwyer,
Miss Yates, Miss Elgin, Miss Nc
Cormick and Miss Adams.
The deceased was aged "a years,
six months and IS days. She was
born in Yamhill county, and was
graduated from the High School at
McMinnville, being valedictorian Of
her class. She was for several
years a student at the college, where
she was widely and popularity
known. In 1904, she was mem
Der of the debating team that re-
presented the Feronian society in
the Catch debates, and assisted in
winning the cup.