The Waxahachie daily light. [volume] (Waxahachie, Tex.) 1894-current, 1915-12-20
MEMORIAL SERVICES .F0n
MRS. AMANDA WATSON
FRIENDS GATHER AT SIMS Ill.
BRARY To PAY TRIBUTE TO
BELOVED WOMAN. -
Influence Of Woman ReIigiously and
intellectually is spoken of
by Her Friends.

This also that she hath done
shall be spoken of, for memorial
OF her"
Memorial services under the aus
pieces of Sims-Watson Chapter. Y. ID.
G., for their president, Mrs. s. H..
Watson, Sr., we're held at Sims II
bfary Sunday afternoon at 3 O'Clock
when a large number of friencs OF
the family assembled to do honor
TO the woman whose life and influ-
ence has benefited Waxahachie and
whose Death brought keenest grief
to the many people with whom she
was associated In religious and in
tellectuai work. The large auaito-
! rum was we'll filled when Mrs. Tom
Forrest, first vice president of the
chapter, called The meeting to order
| in capacity of master of ceremonies.
After the opening prayer the quar-
tette, composed of Messrs. LeBlonde.
Roy. Painter and Moore, gave a
selection.
Representing the city OF Waxaha-
chic and the people who knew and
relied on Mrs. Watson Judge o. f..
Dunlap spoke of her as a most bril-
liant woman, telling of her intellec-
| tual influence as felt in Waxahachie
Rev. j. b. Whaling of Dallas
spoke of her relation to the church
and of the power and influence her
| life had beento st. Paul's church.
Miss Mabel Smith sang a beautiful
song.
Mrs. Bert Stands. representing
the Thursday Bible class, spoke of
how Mrs. Watson, as teacher, had
| led the class in the paths of righ-
/ teousness since its organization.
Mrs w L. Harding, representing
the Waxahachie Shakespeare club,
saying she was the senior member
OF that organization and that her
death was the first break in the club
ranks since its organization in 1887.
Her talk was beautiful and replete
with quotations from the classics.
| Mrs. Maud Biard sang my Faith
in Thee
Buck Stiles, representing Camp
! yxr;,,,;e Tta4,+s n 4, X ca;sJ he ha
Iieved Mrs. Watson loved the cause
OF the Confederacy better than ans
one he ever knew, and she worked
more zealously for that cause than
any one he ever knew. lie said the
monument that stood on the court
| house lawn to the memory of the
/ Ellis county confederates was also
/ a monument TO her energy. He
| called attention 10 the fact that the
ranks Of the camp are rapidly thin
ming and appealed to the Daughters
! to follow the example of Mrs. Wat
son II they would keep fresh in
| memory the cause of the south
Mrs. II. n. Peters, representing
sims-Watson chapter, gave a history
Of the organization and its work
since its birth at her home in 1901.
| Her tribute TO their deceased presi-
dent was beautiful
4 vocal duet by Mrs Walter
Grow and Mr.. Wylie kennon,
abide With Me- was impressive.
! Mrs. Phil Bertram. representing
| the Sims-Watson chapter, made an
impressive short talk, speaking OF
| the love and devotion OF the mem
bers OF the chapter fer the presi-
dent, Mrs Watson, and rs evidence
| of that esteem she presented to Or.
| Whaling $50 which shall be given
to her church as 4 memorial Of her.
| IN accepting this Or Whaling ex-
pressed gratitude and appreciation OF
the family to the Daughters and
friends assembled 10 do honor t.
their mother