Evening star., 1909-05-11
MARY LOUISE OALzELL DEAD
WIFE OF PENNSYLVANIA REP
RESENTATIvE PASSES AWAY.
Relapses at Moment When Improve
ment Had Given Hope Of Recov-
ery-Burial at Pittsburg.

Mrs. Mary Louise Dalzell, wife of Rep
resentative John Dalzell of Pittsburg.
Pa, one of the most influential MEM
bers of the lower branch of Congress.
died at her home 1906 New Hampshire
avenue, at S:45 o'clock last evening.
Mrs. Dalzell had been i'll since the
viously was reported to be at the point
after a period of Improvement that had
given hope to both physicians and men,
bers Of the family.
Mrs. Dalzell suffered a relapse at noon
yesterday and never rallied thereafter.
At the bedside were Representative Dali
Zell and two sons, Samuel DalzelL sec
retary to his father, and Robert Duff
Dalzell, a student in George Washing
ton University.
Other survivors are a daughter. Mrs.
Elizabeth Dalzell Dunn, who is now re-
the transport Logan with her husband,
Col. George NJ Dunn, U.S.A.; a son, Will
liam Sage Dalzell. an attorney of Pitts
burg; two brothers, William III. Duff and
Robert r. Duff, of Pittsburg; a sister,
Mrs. E. A. Kitzmiller, and seven grand
children.
Burial in Pittsburg.
The funeral services will be held at
the Dalzell home at o'clock this aft
ernoon. Rev. DR.. Charles Wood, pastor
of the Church of the Covenant, officiat-
ing. Following the services the body
will be taken to Pittsburg and buried
in the family plot in Allegheny ceme-
terry.
The services in Pittsburg will be con-
Quoted in the chapel of the Third Pres
hyterian Church. which she attended
during her residence there.
The pallbearers will be her three sons,
William Sage Dalzell, Samuel Dalzell
and Robert Duff Dalzell. and three
nephews. William H. Duff, II, John Dali
zell Duff and Frank kitzmiller of Pitts
burg
AS soon as the news of Mrs. Dalzell s
death reached them, the President and
Mrs. Taft sent beautiful floral tribute
of roses to the family, and in a personal
note expressed their sincerest sympathy.
They have shown marked attentiveness
throughout the long illness of Mrs. Dali
zell.
Daughter of Peter Duff.
Mrs. Dalzell was born in Pittsburg in
1916, and was daughter of the late
Peter Duff, who founded the first busi-
ness college in this country. Her mar
riage to Mr.. Dalzell took place in 1867.
From that day to the last in which she
participated in family or social mat
ters the gentle influence she exerted i'll
her home, both as young matron and
later on when moving in a broader Cir
Gle. was felt by all with whom she came
in contact.
She was devoted to the charities of her
church and of the city generally She
worked for each in turn with the best
good will and was always to be depended
upon for her share in every good move
o;aI I~cf, rf II
meanor coupled with a kindness of
manner formed combination of Iowa
BILE qualities that made her unique.
Her hospitalities at her home here
formed each winter most important and
pleasant element both for acquaintanceS
and strangers She was an enthusiastic
member of the Congressional Club. her
long life at the capital proving to her it's
possibilities in many ways, and was fore
most in It's foundation and early mem
bership.
She was also the first to entertain the
members in her own home, and. until her
illness prevented, rarely missed any OF
its formal meetings. While her point OF
full, her wide experience in all the prob
lens which confront the newcomer to
the capital made her in the clubs work
an invaluable guide.
Socially few women have enjoyed In a
fuller sense the same measure of pOpu-
larity Since her last illness began the
affectionate soicitude and sympathy ex-
pressed on all sides was genuine tribute
to greatly beloved woman.
AT meeting of the executive and other
committees of the Congressional Club this
morning resolution was adopted ex-
pressing the sincere sorrow the death OF
Mrs Dalzell had caused the club. 1t was
voted to send a written expression OF
their sense of loss and their sympathy
to the family, and also a wreath of
flowers.