The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1909-02-10
A DOUBLE FUNERAL.
Obsequies of Mrs. NJ. G. Goddard and
Daughter Carrie.

The funeral of Mary c. Goddard and
her daughter, Miss Carrie Goddard.
each of whom died within q. few hours.
was held this afternoon at the home of
the daughter and sister, Mrs Frank p.
MacLennan, 1919 Topeka avenue.
The caskets lay in the front room
| covered and surrounded by beautiful
MOVERS, the offerings from friends of
their sympathy and remembrance
The bright, mild, sunshiny day was in
| harmony with the lives of those passed
beyond The pupils of the higher
| grades almost ready for the high school
and whose entire school career had
/ principal and who were known to her
| by name, asked for the privilege of
passing through the house and taking
| a last look at the features of their be-
| loved teacher. This opportunity was
given them during the noon recess
when more than two hundred filed into
and out of the house of mourning.
A profusion of roses, ferns and lilies
came from the board of education, the
teachers, the pupils, the State journal
office, the Saturday Night club, the
Alta Vista club, Forestry club, Twen-
tieth Century club. friends at the Win
trode, Argentine Council No. SGT. and
| from other organizations and individ-
uals, and from out of town friends.
In the corner back of the flower laden
caskets, and behind the bowers of flow
/ T.
Mrs. Frank P. MacLennan, son and
daughter, brother and sister; their
daughter Mary MacLennan; Mr. and
Mrs. Edward NJ. Jolley, the latter a
dutiful daughter and sister who came
| into the family an orphan of dear
friends and who has been a member
of it nearly her entire life: Georgia
Goddard. granddaughter; Mr.. MacLen-
| nan,s mother. Mrs. K. MacLennan, and
his brother E. c. MacLennan.
Pew Dr EySteU no paStOr of
the two, uttered prayer. This was fol-
lowed by a vocal number, Lead Kind
ly Light The voices were those of
the members of the Ladies' Music club,
Mrs. George w. Parkhurst, Mrs. Frank
s. Thomas, Mrs. Florence Fox Thatch-
er and Mrs. /. S. Ferry.
Prof. L. D. Whittemore, superintend-
ent of the city schools, warm friend
and admirer of his principal, Miss God
dard. gave a few words of the teacher
whose place he would find 1t so diff
cult to fill with the same satisfaction.
Rev. DR.. Estey spoke kindly and
ding words of comfort for those who
remain. The vocal quartette followed
with two stanzas from Nearer My God
To Thee
borne from the house by her associate
principals f. G. Foster. George H.
Mays, H. w. Jones. D. P. McCHntock.
E. F. Stanley, ]. H. Mcbride; that OF
Mrs. GOdQdrQ Dy L. Il. hISHS, D.
Davis. John E. Frost, Henry Parker
of Kansas City, J. G. Slonecker, Clark
Smith.
Among those who came from a dis
lance to be present at the last rites
were Mr.. and Mrs. Henry Parker of
Kansas City, Mo; Mrs. Ira ]. Robert
son of California, Mo-; Mr.. and Mrs.
L. A. Wismeyer of Fairfax, Ok; Harry
Hibben of Kansas City, Mo-; Mr.. e. G:
MacLennan of Usage county; Mr. and
Mrs. W. A. White, Mr.. and Mrs. w. R.
Irwin, Miss Fannie Riggs, Miss De
Camp of Emporia; Mr.. and Mrs. L. R.
Wright of Kansas City, Mo-; Mrs.
Day K. Smith, of Kansas City,
Mo-; Mr. Stanley Hill of Council
Grove; Mrs Walker of Kansas City,
Mo.
The sad procession with its two fun
eral cars wendell its way to the city
of the dead on the eastern hill racing
Topeka, going by the Santa Fe hosp1-
tai where the son George looked upon
the sad spectacle of the attended bodies
of his mother and sister.
At the grave the ceremony was ap-
to nd