The Idaho Springs siftings-news., 1914-05-09
A Noble Woman Gone

tE threshold and removed from the
+ fly circle one of our most esteemed
ladies, Mrs Effie Cassatt. The news
of her death came as a snock to her
host of friends and acquaintance last
Sunday about one O'Clock. Very few
knew of her serious illness which was
of short durati N. She was taken sud
denly sick on Friday of the proceeding
week but was nicely recovering when
on last Saturday she was again slrick
en- and notwithstanding the earnest
efforts of medical skill and every at
tention that her devoted husband Mr..
l.. E. Cassatt, could give she passed
away few minutes of one in the after
noon. The cause of her death was
uremic poison
The funeral services were held We'd
nesday afternoon in the Presby terian
Church and were conducted by the Rev
John Knox Hall. Prior to the time of
the funeral, large representation of
the members of the of Eastern Star,
Idaho Springs Chapter, No. 81. and
also of Mizpah Hive, No. 13. La
dies of the Maccabees, marched to the
home of Mr.. Cassatt and acted as an
escort to the remains of their depart
ed sister, to the church. There were
over fifty members of these fraternal
orders in the line. The pail bearers
were Judge John A. Wilkins, Messrs
S. M. Smith, Edwards, Erickson, Bert
Wright, Richard White and w. A.
Roberts. B. A. Holly conducted the
funeral arrangements. The church
was well filled with sorrowful friends
and this sad bereavement was evident
on every face. After the services
were over at the church the. cor
tege proceeded to the cemetery at
Alvarado above Empire where the fam
lily burial lot is ituxted.
At the grave the impressive services
we're held by members of the Eastern
Star who realized that they had lost a
most exemplary sister and member,
one whose position in their affection
will be most difficult to FILL
The regular meeting of the Ladies of
Maccabee was held on Friday night
and IN pursuance of their Gu tom, after
the regular session was over the pretty
and impressive duty of yelling the
charter was performed in recognition
of the memory of the departed sister.
1t could be readily seen that the loss
sustained by this order was a very
grievous one for during the service the
moistened eyes told of the sad bereave-
ment In addition to the members
there was present number of invited
guests. The following resolutions were
RESOLUTIONS
Whereas, the Angel of Death has
visited Mizpah Hive, and taken from
US beloved sister Rffie Cassatt, and,
Whereas, we remember well, the
loving service, the friendly counsel,
and the cheering smile of our sister who
has passed Beyond, and .
Whereas, we do mourn deeply the
loss from our fraternal circle of these,
our sisters many virtues, while we be-
lieve that Our Father who has seen fit
20 to bereave US, doeth all things well,
be it
Resolved, that we, the members of
Mizpah Hive, No 13, of the Ladies Of
Maccabees of the World, do hereby
tender to the husband of our deceased
sister our sincere sympathy in this our
common loss, and
Resolved, that in token of our sorrow
and sympathy our charter be draped in
mourning for period of thirty days,
and
Resolved, that these resolutions be
spread upon the records of our Hive
and copy be sent to the bereaved
husband
Committee
Lady Mason Lady Nordstror,
Hanning Atkins
- Roberts Hupp
Curnow Theobald
In tho death of Mrs. Effie Cassatt