The herald. [volume] (New Orleans, La.) 1905-1953, 1915-07-08
DEDICATION OF FLORIS RUPP
MEMORIAL ELEcTRoLIERS
ON JULY 2, 1915.

4 mothers love for her dead child
has never been more strikingly eX-
pressed than by the two beautiful cleo
troliers that have been placed in the
Church OF the Holy Name of Mary by
Mrs. Rupp in memory of the late
Floris Rupp.
After DR.. Rupp's untimely death, the
bereaved widow had centered all her
love and affection in her dear daugh-
ter, but God, in His own inscrutable
design, had deemed otherwise. Hardly
had a few days elapsed when the
daughter was called to bear company
with her father in that kingdom where
sorrow and mourning are no more
Appalled, at this double loss, Mrs.
Rupp, submitting herself humbly to
the will of God, and wishing to have
a perpetual remembrance of her
darling child, at the suggestion of
Rev. J. p. Cassagne, S. NJ, installed
these two beautiful and artistic cleo
troliers in the Church of the Holy
Name of Mary, Algiers.
Little F1oris, who in life longed to
be as near the sanctuary as possible,
from the heights above sees her de-
sire carried out, for now her figure,
most artistically carved, will stand in
the very sanctuary that was so dear
to her, holding a burning torch-a fig
ure of her undying affection for the
One she loved. The idea is most orig
inal, pleasing and consoling, for in
striking likeness, in the form of an
angel, the child is made to hold up a
cluster of lights representing lilies.
emblematic of her childlike innocence.
The statues, which are life size,
have given the sculptor full scope for
his talent and genius, and he has
availed himself of the opportunity to
give us a most natural and striking
reproduction of the original. Although
laboring under the disadvantage of
not having known the child in life,
he has produced a very artistic and
realistic image of the child from a
photograph. He has reproduced vivid
ly her gentleness, her winning smile
and that general air of refinement that
distinguished her from others when
living. The artist has indeed drawn
life from the dull clay: and so wildly
that her young friends who surround
ed her memorial at the dedication
could not withhold their tears, so
much moved were they by the strik.
ing resemblance to the one they loved.
The broken lily at her feet is emblem
attic OF her too short career in this
world, whilst the fresh ones above her
head symbolic her purity and the
lights on high typify her happiness in
heaven.
The coloring, soft in tone, brings
out the fine points of the sculptor's
art while it emphasizes the tender |
ness and sweetness of the model. The |
lights, representing lilies and arranged |
in shower effect, give the whole sub |
Ject light and airy appearance most
pleasing and attractive.
The work is a great ornament in
addition to the many that the Holy
Name Church possesses already and
reflects great credit upon the SCULPTOR
and painter. and should be a lesson
and a source Of pride to the people /
OF our city. That such a work of art
can be produced in our midst will no
doubt be a surprise to many, but 1t
nevertheless is true. 1t will repay
anyone to visit the Holy Name of
Mary Church, Algiers, and be con.
Tinced.
On tie same occasion were also I
dedicated two beautiful shrines, one
II st. Anthony, in memory of Father ,
[. Joyce, S. NJ, and the other of ST.
lucy, in memory of the Harratty fam
y. The statue of st. Lucy was pre-
ented to the church by Mrs. J. Ge- =
aci, in Thanksgiving for the recoy.
~ OF her eyesight, which was sud.
emily restored to her after a novena
prayers to that saint. The bean. A
'ul brass vases which stand on either In