The star-independent. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1904-1917, 1915-05-19
D. A. R. PAYS tribute To
MEMORY OF MRS. M'CAULEY
Harrisburg Chapter, in Annual Meet
ing This Afternoon, Expresses It's
Appreciation of the Late Regents
Work for the Society and the CITY

harrisburg Chapter, Daughters of the
American Revolution, celebrated its
twenty-hrst anniversary to-day, holdino
the annual meeting in assembly hall of
the Y. NJ. G. A. Mrs. Henry McCor.
mick, acting regent, presided and re.
ports were made by the various officers
prior TO the usual election, which was
scheduled for late this afternoon.
Mrs. Charles j. Wood, Jr.,. recent nj.
ternate to the National ID. A. r. Con.
grcss in Washington in April. gave an
account of the sessions of that body of
patriotic women, whose aim is to per.
petuate ancient landmarks and instill
patriotism In this and future genera.
tions.
Miss Sara Lemer, on the violin.
played "Pierrot' Serenade," by Ran,
!daggar, and "Canzonetta, by Dam.
brosio, responding to several encores.
She was accompanied by Meetch StrouD
on the piano. Mrs Edwin J. Decevec
sang the new d. A. R. "Flag Song
recently adopted by the national society
as its song, and the audience ioined
IN the chorus. The historian, Miss
Snyder, had the song printed on the
back of the chapter s song slips, so that
every one could sing.
The committee on resolutions on the
death of the chapter regent Mrs. Gil.
pert NJ. McCauley, including Mrs. S. J..
NJ. McCarrell, Mrs. A. j. Herr, Mrs.
George Douglass Ramsay, Mrs. Mabel
Cronise Jones and Miss Ellen X. Nc.
Culloch, presented an "Appreciation, !"
which is to be spread on the minutes
of the chapter. A copy will be sent
to Mrs. McCauley brother, Henry C.
Doll, of Denver, Col, who is living
temporarily at 1S South Front street
The Appreciation follows:
1.-The death of Mrs. Gilbert NJ. Me-
Cauley comes home with peculiar force
and sorrow to the Harrisburg Chapter.
Daughters of the American Revolution
While she accepted the Office of regent
most unwillingly, she filled it gracious
ly, generously, ungrudgingly.
She gave us of her strength her
time and her interest Identified
through many years with the Christian
life of the city, she introduced in our
society the religious element which i'm
pressed her so deeply when she visited
the Buffalo Chapter and heard the mem.
bers, for their opening exercises, re-
peat familiar psalm and also the
greatest of all prayers
1T is almost impossible for us to
realize that the places that once knew
her here on earth shall know her no
more forever. Her deeds of kindness
her quiet acts of charity were known
only to few, yet there are many in
the humber walks of life who will miss
greatly that aid which she gave so free
ly and so unostcntatiously.
Words are inadequate at such
time. We grope vainly for language
to clothe our sorrow, our regret and
our hope for her. Through all her life
she was an undoubted factor for good
in this city. Her influence was on the
side of morality, civic purity. temper.
ance and ideal Christianity.
Such lives do not end They mere
ly begin anew in some other sphere
and there freed from the pain and limi-
tations of humanity, they climb to 9th
er heights. We sorrow not as thev
who have no hope. We know that she
is living, that death does not end all.
In truth
" There is no Death!
What seems so is transition
This life of mortal breath
Is but a suburb of the Life Elvsian
Whose Portal we call Death! -