The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1909-04-03
CHURCH WORKER IN
CAUSE FOR CHARITY
Mrs. Maria Davis of East
Chicago Dies Suddenly
Last Night.
ATTENDED EPISCOPAL MEETING
Had Worked All Day for the Success
of Big Supper Given By
Church Women.
(speclaI ID THR TIMEs.l J

East Chicago. ind, April "A trag-
edy which followed the Easter sale and
supper given under the auspices of the
Ladies Aid society of the Congrega-
tional church, cast a gloom over the
proceedings during the latter end of
the evening.
The news that Mrs. Maria Davis. who
had been one of the most indefatigable
workers in the good cause. had died
suddenly after leaving the Elks hall
which was the scene of the supper and
sale and where she had worked all aft
ernoon and evening. preparing for the
event and assisting in waiting upon the
table, reached the hall shortly before
the departure of the last of the patrons
and workers for the event.
Dies at Prayer Meeting.
Mrs. Davis was the wife of J. L.
Davis, who is connected with-the United
States Metals and Refining company.
At 1880 o'clock. last evening. she said
she was tired and anyhow wished to
attend an Episcopal prayer meeting
which was to take place at the home
of Mrs. ]. H. Caleb in Magoun avenue.
She was relieved before her departure
by friend who took her place in serv-
ing the supper patrons, and repaired
The
latter is the upper one of two flats. and
after reaching the top of the stairway
and being admitted by Mrs. Caleb. Mrs.
Davis complained Of being i'll Mrs.
Caleb, noticing that Mrs. Davis was
deathly pale, insisted upon her lying
down at once. which she did. DR..
Schlicker was then sent for, and while
awaiting his arrival, Mrs. Davis con-
dition became more alarming than it
had at first been thought to be By
the time Dr. Schlicker reached the
house it was realized that there was
little If any hope for the sick woman's
recovery. The patients heart was in
bad way and she was in great pain
In fifteen minutes from the time she
was admitted to the Caleb home she
was dead.
A peculiar feature of the case was
that Mrs. Davis had never had any
trouble with her heart and was IN
aware that it was affected. In fact she
was apparently in the best of health.
and had scarcely known for years what
it was to be sick
1t is believed that the excitement Of
the few hours preceding her death and
the tremendous amount of work that
she did for last nights charity event.
were directly responsible for her death
Mrs. Davis and her husband came to
East Chicago about a year ago from
Newark, N. j., and since her residence
in this city the deceased has made a
host of friends She has been an in
defatigable church worker from the
first week of her arrival.
The Davises have been living with
Mrs. Ida Williams in Olcott avenue, but
intended to go to housekeeping next
week in the Phillips cottage in Magoun
avenue. All arrangements had been
made to that end.
Besides her husband Mrs Davis
leaves one daughter and three sons. The
former is Mrs. j. K. Bryan, who lives
| in Perth Amboy, n. J. The sons are
Harry and Edgar, both of Newark, who
are employed in the customs house in
New York, and John, a young boy, who
is in school in Pictu, Nova Scotia.
The remains will be shipped to Bal
timore, Md, of which city the deceased
| is a native, for burial Mr.. Davis viii
accompany the body, as will also T. J..
Nicholas who is an old family friend
of the Davises and came here from the
latter's home city.