New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1908-11-19
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MRS. COOKIES FUNERAL
Rich and Poor Attend Church Ser
rice of the "MOther an Israel.

49,. 49,, ,,-,o,ou,ced AT the Rose Hi Methodist
Episcopal Church. in East 9TH street Fes'ef"eS
q. 4 O'Clock the burial service OF a woman VIC
,,.y,er 7sinteS pictures. made speeches or olo
s,xtlius 70 win fame. who had no material roF'-
.,-e who was chained by sickness 70 her neo' 4
bee in 8 little in Second avenue TOT inOie
-,sn dftv years: but whose funeral brought oue
hundreds Of persons those hundreds being only d
-, ,,o-t NJ the ones who mourn her. The woman
~ Ms F7ella Cooke the Mother in Israel OF
Second avenue Her coffin was buried IN mowers
shore was E wreath Of orchids from Mrs FRED
.-sc Vanderbilt g cross OF white roses and orchlos
- 1f,,.e lev from Miss Catherine Bliss
s.s lilies from Miss Mary Calender. Among the
other flowers was a beautiful wreath from me o4u
,ostvsn who delivered her letters 10 her for many
wears The Kings Daughters-Mrs Cooke was
president OF the local circle and was one OF me
original ten the first circle formed-sent great
masses OF blossoms. and so did many others "iioi
sne had worked with or for
Her ,allt,earers were he only living son-ir-iaW'
enc grandson and q Erea1-grandson. The Rev r J.
shackletor. pastor Of Rose Hin Church' ooto -
,be service The Rev. B T. Kidder and the Rev
n y Tsovard former pastors Of the church taiAeu
~ Mrs Cookies life they knew IL Among ulosS
who looked into her coffin were some VINO =.
-fob and some who were poor. Behind q woman III
rich f1-s walked a bareaeaded. white-ha1reo "oIi-
an in q faded shawl Some led little children
whom they lifted up 70 look At her In the InouLH
-rs' pew wsk the old physician who mad a'lehoel
her for fifty years d.. Miles Palmer eighty-seVei
years old
Mrs Cooke was the first Protestant woman VINO
ever visited III Bellevue That was sixty years ago
When 2 Young widow with three children 10 SUP
r.o-4 she began 10 think Of those who needed help
Toer came tie faH which brought on the SCREENING
n -,s sr-e which made her prisoner IN the htlle
seoo1d avenue room a rear tenement IL Is anu
he window ~ which she lay looked out OF 4 mar
-o4 yard and little old stable
Yet 1c that old room some one Who knew Ter
-oI5 he reporter more than three thousand peo-
If
.-s,,tz-s With r1ch and poor. She dishursed IN
=. rssee- --sx the none the rich gave her Toy
-. u9c- Ever Thanksgiving she oNeIsa" III
-s-lt,r q severss hundred baskets So-ano-so
hzs great many children she would SAY lheS
--,,Jsr have 2 ten-pound turkey She hile" 7i'
fz-7ilv the names Of al the children.
.---,,,r+ she vas often alone in Fer room. ana
4elnfezs and known 70 have often large sums o.
--ons-- which were left her 70 give away no GU.
.~e- -7olested her. That shows the regard NJ
which she was held
The morning after she died little tattered oIo
-,--,.- 7-es found PRAYING IN the stairs-ano she
--ss only one Of many who came 70 DO the same
-7-,er -f-s Cooke went 70 live a. No 80 Second
.~e-re there were green fields stretching down 70
-. -4,-e- When the neighborhood became what II
t.-o,s~ and orowded-her children wanted 70 move
,e- AVA But II couldn't he done one OF heF
z~z,6dz.Igtters 1old the repor-e- Inc coclo-s
-r7s rs II would kill he-. Though she hao z sPeC-7-
rs6 constructed that any par o. II Io---u =
rsised or lowered - ease her, the mere IlaA-Hs .
a. ez,sr-ted her and gave her such pain that Il
~. done only o-c= E week. and when i was done
she hz6 70 b kept alive bv brandy She cou-or
- -,Cved and she didn't want 70 be me poor
-,-o-,e wouldn't come = ne 4 were n beCle1
-,.ce, she used 70 say. You will come 70 ms
He-e because ~-ou know me but II lived n r-cher
surroundings M poor might be afraid 70 come
Mrs Cooke wasn't mere elr1o7er for the rich
said one --ho knew her ling she had the per
,.-z1,-z- -+a- counts she helped rich and poor
alike n the DAYS when she was young woman
ltfe v-ss simpler IN Kew York, and many OF the
veil = % knew her intimately, and they have
lontirued 70 visit hey. many Of them called her
aunt ans REGARDED h=r dear and -elued