Evening journal., 1908-05-16
MANY AT BIER OF
MISS WILLIAMS
Friends Pay Tribute TO the
Memory Of Late Public
School Official
BOARD OF EDUCATION ACTS

Surrounded by beautiful floral tri-
buites from many loving friends ard
relatives. from children. young womon
and from women whom she had taught
In their childhood now grown to ma
turity, the body of Miss Mary G.. /.
| Williams. assistant superintendent OF
schools, who died on Thursday, was
viewed this morning by many who
wished to pay ther silent respects at
her late home, No. 2O5 Washington
street
The funeral services will be held IN
the parlor of the home this afternoon
at 4 o'clock The Rev Frederick NJ
kirkus, rector of Trinity Episcopal
Church, of which Miss williams mad
been a member for many years. will
ohlcate There will be no singing
and the plain Episcopal service wii
be observed
Although the family had arranged
to have the funeral with the least
possible publicity. Miss Williams po-
sition as a roverod public officer ne.-
essarily brought a display Of the af-
fection In which she had been held
by others than her relatives and close
friends. and the floral tributes were
mum erous. Prominent among these
weer flfty-seven large roses from the
Primary Teachers Association, of
which Miss Williams had been presi
dent. each rose representing a year
of her life. Members Of the Board OF
Education, who will attend the funeral
this afternoon, sent flowers individually
The funeral viii be largely attended.
The burial will be In Wilmington
and Brandywine cemetery. The bear
ers win be Willard williams. OF this
city. nephew, and Raymond s. WI.
liams. John Il. williams. Jr., Ray EiciS-
elberger, Stuart Purcell and Ernest
Tucker, cousins. all Of Baltimore.
Board Of Education Acts.
Action on the death of Miss Mary c.
I. Williams was taken at a special
meeting Of the Board Of Education last
night. The entire board was repre-
sented with the exception Of DIR. Evan
, G. Shortlidge. president. and Lewis p.
Morrow. both Of whom are IN.
a committee OF three was appointed
to draft resolutions on the death Of
/ Miss Williams. comprising Thomas f.
- O'Donnell. William J. Burton and DR.
, John Palmer. Jr.. and the following
y resolutions were drawn up aat
p adopted:
Whereas. Miss Mary c. I. Williams
r assistant superintendent Of schols O.
= this city. has been stricken down %,
3. the hand Of death in the midst Of hei
. usefulness. be Il
Resolved. That in her death the city
j and our schools have sustained an ir.
reparable loss.
j Resolved. That we recognize in hei
career as teacher. principal and super
intendent the Ideals and qualities o
life and character. which characteriz,
the true woman and the successful
teacher; that in her devotion to hel
. duties she was always mindful o
J others rather than Of herself. and tha
, i'm all her relations with the Board u
4 Education the teachers. the children
, and the public her life was a constan
- appeal for the true .he beautiful an,
the good.
Resolved. That n COPY Of thes,
RESOLUTIONS be suitably engrossed an,
! presented 10 her family, and that the!
] be published In the city papers"
After the adoption Of the resolution
It was decided that the board shoul,
attend the funeral which took plac
this afternoon.
During the meeting Or. George W
Twitmyer. superintendent of III
schools. spoke feelinglY Of Miss VIII
liams and her invaluable work for tn
schools of the CITY. Others who spol0
were Thomas r. O'Donneu, DR.. Johi
Palmer. Jr.. William Oscar Brown
Thomas ]. Sullivan. DR.. II. G. Buck
master. DR.. Cooper. William ]. McKin
Guthrie. secretary Of the Board o
Education.
At meeting Of the Primary Teach
ers' Association yesterday in the Sam
uel Wollaston School resolutions wer
adopted mourning the death of Mis-
Williams Eulogistic remarks wer
made by Miss Matilda L. Eayers. prin
cipal Of the Arthur II. Grimshay
School and Miss sallie p. Evans. treas
: urer of the association.