The citizen. (Frederick City, Md.) 1895-1923, 1906-10-12
DEATH OF MISS JAMIE"
ZACHARIAS.
She Was a Friend of the News
boys and Did a World of
Charitable and Chris
tian Work.

Hiss jamie Zimmerman, form
erly of this city, aud well know
and beloved by host of friends
died at the Frederick City Hos
pital, on Monday night last, the
Sth inst, after lingering illness
Last summer, in the hopes OF
regaining some of her old time
energy, MisE Zacharias went to
Blue Ridge Summit, but instead
of improving, she weakened
more, and was removed to Fled.
erick, where her decline was
steady. Her death was not un.
expected.
A short time ago her brother,
MIR. Lawrence B. Zacharias, of
New York, and sister, Mrs. DR..
Thomas j. DunOtt, of Baltimore
visited her, and her friends have
constantly ministered to her
wants all through her illness.
She was loved for her many noble
characteristics and her memory
will be long revered.
Miss ZachariaS was he daugn-
ter of the late Rev. Daniel Zach
arias, who for IS years was pastor
of the Evangelical Reformed
Church, of Frederick. She is
survived by one sister and four
brothers-Mrs. Thomas j. Du.
mott and MIR. William Zacharias,
of Baltimore; Rev. George NJ
Zacharias and Mr.. Edwin B..
ZachariaS, of Cumberland, and
Mr.. Lawrence b. Zacharias, of
New York. The funeral took
place in Frederick Thursday af-
ternoon, services being held in
the Reformed Church. Burial
was made in Mount Olivet Gem
etery, Frederick.
The Baltimore Sun pays the
following tribute to her christian
work: ASK any of the many sue.
ceSsful business men of today
who 10 or 20 yeers ago sold pa,
peTs to what one thing they owe
most of their success, and many
will say: well, most of all, |
guess, to Miss jamie, the news
boys friend"
"And there are those who
struggled on the streets for their
meager livelihood as recently rs
ten years ago-little tots then
who, as rugged youths, still
struggle to circulate regular edl-
tons at SO much each, who will
recall 1.-THE good times" when Miss
jamie encouraged them with
good, sensible words of cheer,
such words as bit in and gripped
-gIipped so hard, in fact, that
today the listeners are leading
better lives than seemed probable
then.
"Of the newcomers into the
"prOfesh' who every Christmas
night enjoy what they probably
enjoy at no other time-a full
meal, with trimmings galore
there are probably many who
have not the least idea who
originated the custom. But there
are men and women who can tell
them that it was "Miss JAMIE
who began the newsboys' Christ
mas dinner plan. 1t is to her
that they owe their full stomach
at Christmas.
ut was in 1880 that she took
up her work in Baltimore most
actively, beginning with the or
ganization of the NewsbOys' AS
sOciatiOn and the Newsboys
Reading Rooms.
"MiSs Zacharias was closely
identified with the work OF the
Woman's Literary Club, of Balti
more. She was fond of music
and the salons that she super
vlsed are said to have been the
most beautifully arranged under
the auspices of the club. She
took an active interest in another
feature Of the club-the work OF
decorating the graves of former
literary lights on All Souls
Day. About her last work war
the compilation of a volume Civ
ing a detailed account OF the
work of herself and those asso
ciated with her i'll the work fol
the improvement of the condition
of newsboys.
Those who knew her init.
mately said truthfully, when told
of her death, that the good done
by her was incalculable aud thai
her influence over ''her boys
was wonderful.
"During the last years OF hel
life Miss Zacharias identified
herself, as far as her condition
permitted, with religious work il
Frederick"
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