The herald. [volume] (New Orleans, La.) 1905-1953, 1915-03-11

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God came with friendsly care,
Our opening bud to heaven conveyed
And badr II blossom there.
This community was plunged in
grief last Friday when it heard of the
death of Floris Rupp, one of the most
popular children of Algiers, the idol
of her home and the pride of the school
of the Holy Name of Mary.
Floris was born twelve years ago,
and was the eldest child OF John a.
Rupp and Annie Murtagh.
At he age OF four she was enrolled
as pupil of the Holy Name of Mary
school, and that same year had the
honor of browning the Queen OF Heav-
en- at the close OF Her beautiful month
of May.
At seven years. she received for the
first time her Eucharistic Lord, and
from that time was never missing
/ from the band of Holy Angels who ap-
preached the Holy Table the first Sun
day of every month. During the
three years she was president of the
Sodality she led the band to Holy
Communion. and during the Holy Sac
rifice, her rich young voice stirred the
| hearts of the worshippers with the
sweet refrain, Il Want to be an Angel"
! In general it would be very hard to
| find a child who had so many varied
| talents. She was most ambitious to
lead her class and her school work
was always excellent.
When preparing for Confirmation
she displayed such a knowledge Of
| Christian Doctrine that the Archbi-
shop pronounced her the most talented
; girl in the Archdiocese.
The thousands who witnessed the
beautiful play Every Soul last June,
at the Tulane Theatre still remember
the artistic leader of the "Sunbeams.'
She said and did everything with per-
feet grace. Her remarkable talents
caused her always to take most prom
inent part in all school celebrations
and festivities.
Gifted with a most bright and ami
able disposition, she was a general fav-
orite with all her schoolmates and the
children of her neighborhood.
! Her life was like the pure morn in
its freshness; no cloud had darkened
its horizon until the death of her be-
loved father, DR.. John A. Rupp, which
occurred five days previous to her own,
yet the worm had already attacked the
root of this beautiful flower Bright's
disease had already made such a head
way as to make the case desperate.
During her fathers sickness, she had a
violent attack of this dire enemy. and
when death did come she was only per-
mitted to view the remains of her faith.
er for ten minutes.
On the day following the funeral of
her lamented father. pneumonia set in,
and medical skill made every effort to
arrest the ravages of this new disease.
Seeing that her life hung by a thread,
Father Larkin administered the last
Sacraments which she received in per-
feet consciousness, repeating all the
prayers with the fervor of young re-
ligious.
Thursday night, seeing the end was
near, Father Larkin was again sum-
moned to the bedside, and with her
hand elapsed in his, and with the sweet
names of Jesus and Mary on her lips.
she rendered her pure soul to God.
Her funeral, like that of her faith.
er's, was the largest ever seen in AL
giers.
Solemn Requiem Mass was sung at
the Church of the Holy Name of Mary.
Very Rev. Father Larkin was cele.
brant, with Father Cassagne, deacon,
and Father Petit, subdeacon.
Father Cassagne preached a most
beautiful and touching sermon, taking
for his text What l do now you un.
derstand not, but you will know later"
The children of Mary and Holy An,
gels Sodality assisted at Mass and
walked in procession to the cemetery.
The following eight little girls and
boys selected from among her principal
friends. acted as pail bearers. These
were, Mildred and Dorothy Murtagh.
lone and Eleanor Rooney, Renette
Kennair and Frances Haggerty, Lois
Gravois and Edwina Mintz; Malcolm
Manent, Merritt and Lambert Murtagh.
George Reynolds, Floyd Maylor, FLOYD
Crane, Carroll Crane, and James John.
son.
Her body was laid to rest next to
that of her fathers In st. Mary's Gem.
etery.
There was in our midst some DAYS
ago, a pure. sweet. white lily; sudden
ly Death" spread his cold dark man.
tie over this fair flower and caused it
to droop and wither, away. hut an