The Irish standard. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn. ;) 1886-1920, 1909-10-30
MOTHER EMILY DEAD.
Head Of the Dominican sisterhood at
Sinsinawa, Wis.

TWO years head of the Third Order
of Dominican Sisters of the Congre-
cation of the Holy Rosary in the Uni
ted States. died on Saturday, October
18th, at Saint Clara Convent, Sinsin-
ava Mound, Wis, of heart failure
caused by bronchial pneumonia.
Many members of her community and
the reverend chaplain had the SOL
emn privilege of being at her bedside
when death removed her, with the
peacefulness which she had caused TO
characterize her entire life. The day
of her funeral was the perfection Of
Indian Summer brightness, mildness
and many-hued loneliness, making
every feature Of the occasion more
deeply and beautifully impressive.
Reverend Mother Emily was laid at
rest in the cemetery adjoining Saint
Clara College on Tuesday morning,
Oct. 10. The services were the most
impressive in the history of the inst,-
tuition, famed for many years as the
scene of august religious ceremonies,
both joyous and sorrowful. In addi-
ton to noted divines from various
parts of the country, hundreds of sis
tiers and priests, together with former
students, gathered from widely separ-
ated points to pay their last tribute
n Of ri, To-
mented dead.
The funeral mass was celebrated BY
Right Reverend P. j. Muldoon Of
Rockford, with Reverend D. F. Nc
CURE, of Chicago, deacon, Reverend F..
B. Knox, of Madison, Wis, sub dea-
son; Very Reverend M. Weldon, or
Bloomington ILL.,, chaplain. and Rev
erend ]. J. Flaherty and Reverend =.
A. Kelly, of Chicago, deacons IF
honor. The attendants of Archbishop
Ireland were Reverend 4. f. Cash
man and Reverend T. P. Hodnett, both
of Chicago. Reverend j. L. guile and
Reverend P. l.. Kennedy, both of Chi
cago, were the acolytes, and Very Rev.
erend M. Barry, of Dubuque, was mas
ter of ceremonies. The choir was COM
posed of Dominican fathers from Ohio
and Minnesota.-Very Reverend D. r.
Fannan, J. D. Pendergast, R. L. Rum
aggi and E. S. McGinnis.
The sermon was preached by Most
Reverend John Ireland, Archbishop of
st. Paul. The prelate had known The
deceased intimately in every phase of
her religious life, and his magnificent
tribute to her was fraught with T.
personal touch which was beautiful IN
its tenderness. and brought the silent
tear of loving sorrow to the eyes of
all. Archbishop Ireland dwelt upon
the wonderful achievements of the
life of the beloved dead, dwelling elo-
quently upon her many educational ac-
complishments and holy qualities.
In addition to the many priests.
sisters, and former students, there
vas present large gathering of secu-
lar friends from widely separated
points to pay their last tribute of re-
lpect to the memory of their beloved
religious friend. Hundreds of tele-
graphic messages of coincidence came
from cardinals, archbishops, bishops.
priests, men of business, heads of edu-
cational institutions, former students.
secular friends and religious super.
Tors.
From Rome, whence Mother Emily
had SO often received special greet
ings on jubilee occasions, have come
expressions of sincerest svmpathv
from distinguished churchmen all
thoroughly acquainted with her great
work, and many of them with her no.
BILE personality.
After solemn high mass and the
magnificent sermon, the funeral pro-
cession formed. 1t consisted of two
hundred students, now in attendance
ored alumnae, Of sixty-f1ve Dominican
novices in their white veils of two
hundred and fifty professed religious
of the Order of Saint Dominic, IF
about fifty Sisters of Charity, of the
Holy Cross, of Providence, of Saint
! Francis, of Saint Joseph, and of Mer-
cy, and eighty priests. Archbishop
Ireland, attended by Fathers eastman
and Hodnett, conducted the services
at the foot of the grave. while at its
side was Bishop Muldoon with his at
tendants, Father Mcclure and Father
u Knox.
The scene was of extraordinary
beauty and solemnity. The beloved
B dead was laid at rest at the foot Of
the great crucif1x that stands in the
Il middle of the cemetery. The varied
N parts OF the great procession described