Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1917-02-09
MISS ELiZABETH, WELLEMEYER
SUPERVISOR OF MUSIC,
PASSES AWAY.
UREMIA FATAL AFTER AN
ILLNESS OF THREE DAYS
Miss Welemeyer Has Been With
Schools Here Seven Years, and Was
Widely Known in State Music Cir
cIes-Drector Of Methodist Choir Six
Years-Funeral at Charles City.

Miss Elizabeth Wellemeyer supervisor
of music in the public schools of the
city, following brief illness of three
days duration. Miss Wellemeyer was
i stricken suddenly and violently Ill with
uremia early Tuesday morning, and
II suffered two commissions before she
was taken TO the Deaconess hospital
During the three days following Miss
Wellemeyer never fully regained con-
seriousness. and her temperature re-
manned we'll above 100 most OF the
time AT o'clock Thursday afternoon
the patient sustained another convul-
sion. after which her temperature went
up to 106. and her heart action became
much weaker. She passed into stu
por shortly after o'clock Thursday
evening, and never regained conscious
| ness.
| DR.. W. L. Biering. Of Des Moines,
who was called into consultation on the
| case Thursday, said he believed mem
ingeA complications had set in. but
| that nothing more could have been
done for the patient Miss Wellemeyer
| had been at the hospital for short
| time two weeks before with a bad case
of grip, but had resumed her work for
week just previous to her last illness.
1t is believed that the attack of uremia
| was an after effect of the grip
Here Seven Years.
| Miss WelleIneyer came 10 marshall
| town in the fall of 1909 from Lamont,
| where she had been teaching music in
| Graceland College. She took up the
| position of supervisor of music in both
| the grades and high school, and under
her supervision the music Of the
schools had been developed into a real
factor in the community. She worked
on the idea that the whole city could
in a measure partake Of the apprecia-
ton of music thru the school chill
dren. and with this end In view devel
oped the glee clubs and chorus work,
and organized classes in musical his
tory, harmony, and appreciation Of
music. She was influential in stand
ardizing the work in high school music
so that pupils received credit for their
music when entering college.
In state musical circles, Miss Welle-
meyer was well and favorably known
She was president of the music section
of the State Teachers Association, and
leader of the music section Of the
Northeastern Iowa Teachers Associa-
ton. In addition she has represented
the local schools at national meetings |
of music teachers in Pittsburgh, Pa. |
and Lincoln, Neb. At the time Of her
illness Miss Wellemeyer was Just COM !
pleting plans for community singing. |
which was to include the schools Of |
several cities in Iowa, and which was
to be promoted between Feb. II and %. \
Lincoln's and Washington's birthdays
For the past six years Miss Welie-
meyer had been director of the Meth
odist choir. and was also a member Of
that church. She has directed the high |
school glee clubs and orchestra, and |
was prominent in the initiation of COM
munity singing in this city. At the !
dent OF Der Deutsche Undertakings |
Kreis.
Was Native Of Iowa.
Catherine Elizabeth Wellemeyer was
born at Garner, Hancock county April
80. 1875, the eldest of family of eight |
children. Her father, Rev. Frank H.
Wellemeyer, was minister in the Ger
man Methodist church, and Miss Welle-
meyers grlhood was spent in differ
ent towns in this state. She received
her high school education in DEBORAH,
and following this was graduated from
the Iowa State Normal School at Cedar
Falls She then taught in the grades at
Britt for few years, before specialize
ing in music. Going to Chicago she
studied for three years in the American
Conservatory Of Music under Adolf
Weidis, an authority on harmony, and
also took several courses in public.
school music under w. L. 5Tomlins-
After completing her work there she
taught music for two years in Grace
land College, Lamont, coming &c Mar
shalltown from there In 1909.
Miss Wellemeyer was the third in
her family to pass to the great beyond,
her father having died In 1907, and
sister, Estella, in 1907. She is survived
by her mother, Mrs. Mary wellemeyer.
of Charles City, four brothers and two
sisters. The are Miss Ruth Weiiemey-
er. principal Of the high school at
Charles City; Mrs R. w. Merten, Guth-
RE Okla; Ernest Wellemeyer, mathe-
mates teachers in the Cotton. Cal,
high school; Arthur proprietor Of
department store at Klemme; Carl.
farmer near Earlville; and Fletcher,
principal of the high school at Okla
noma City, Okla. The mother sister,
and brothers, Arthur and Carl, have
been here for a few days.
Burial ut Garner.
The body was taken to the Methodist
church at o'clock this afternoon, and
the church will be open to friends and
to all school children from that time
until after o'clock. The public schools
will be dismissed 6. 2 tt!!::!!s afternoon to
give the children an opportunity to go
the church. The funeral party will
leave for Charles City over the Chicago
Great western at 9:35 Saturday morn
ing. Funeral services will be held at
Charles City Monday morning at II
o'clock, with burial at Garner. beside
her father and sister.
OBITUARY.