The herald., 1919-07-17
MRS. CAROLINE A. SLACK
DIES At HOME IN
ALEXANDRIA

Caroline A. Slack, wife of Rev. w.
S. Slack, was indeed a great shock
to her many friends here where she
resided for over twelve years.
The following excerpts are from
the Town Talk, of Alexandria, La:
At ST. James Rectory, 221 Winn
street, Alexandria, La, on Friday,
July IL, 1919, at 9:10 p. m, Caro-
line Augusta Slack, wife of the Rev.
Samuel Slack, and daughter
of VIM. Harbert Benjamin and Ce-
ella Caroline (Breithaupt) Benja-
min. She was born June %, 1872,
in Brooklyn, N. Y, but removed
when a few weeks old to Homestead
East Carroll parish,
La, where she lived with her par
ents until her marriage, December
20, 1896, to the Rev. William Sam
uel Slack, then of Iberville parish,
La.
Educated in private schools. at
home, and at Staunton, Virginia,
she herself taught school for a while
in East Carroll parish.
Upon her marriage to Rev. w. S.
Slack she moved to his home at Mar
ingouin, La, and three years after
wards to Washington, La, and for
twelve years lived in Algiers, La,
where her husband was rector of Mt.
Olivet Church. In 1914 the family
moved to Columbus, Miss, her hus.
band being rector of st. Paul's
Church, and in September, 1917, to
Rev. Mr.. Slack being
called as rector of ST. James Church.
Mrs Slack was a devOut member
of the Episcopal Church, and was
interested in all phases of church
work, the Sunday School and Guilds,
but especially in the Mission work
as represented by the Woman's Aux
Hilary to the Board of Missions. She
will be greatly missed by her CO.
workers in all of these branches of
the church's work.
She was one of the pioneers of the
work of the Travellers Aid in New
Orleans, and was the first first vice.
president of the organization. She
was also a member of the Kings
Daughters Society and at one time
president of the "Silent Helpers"
Circle in Algiers.
Always interested in literature
Reading Circle of Columbus, Miss,
and the Poets Circle of Alexandria.
Besides her devoted husband she
leaves three daughters, Caroline
Louise, Cecilia Benjamin and Mar
garet Emily, to mourn her depart
ure, all of whom were present at
the time of her death but the latter,
who was visiting friends in New Or
leans.
Mrs. Slack had been ill for many
and fatal termination
seemed certain, but courage, cheer
fulness and an indomintable will pre-
vented encouragement so that at the
last her end came suddenly.
The funeral took place at 5 o'clock
Sunday afternoon, the beautiful and
impressive service being held in St.
James Church, in the presence of a
very large concOurse of friends. The
Rev. c. B. X. Weed, groomsman and
classmate of Mr.. Slack, and now
rector of the Church of Good Shep-
herd of Lake Charles, officiated at
the service, assisted by the Rev. DR..
H. C. Duncan and the Rev. Walter
Lennie-Smith, of Alexandria.
The musical portion of the service
was most beautifully given by the
vested choir under the direction OF
Prof. Albert Decks. organist. The
choir sang hymn 1853, 20 Lamb OF
God Still Keep Me-" unaccompanied
by the oragn. Mrs. G. Purnell Whit
tington and Mrs. F. ]. Petagna sang
hymn 634, "My Jesus as Thou Wilt
THY Will Be Done), set to the beau.
tiful music by Herbert Palfrey, OF
New Orleans.
AS the funeral cortege wendell its
way slowly from the rectory to the
church and up the main aisle to the
chancel, the organist played Chopin''
Funeral March, the solemn, modu
lated tones falling over the hushet
assemblage as the procession entered
the church. The opening sentences
were read by DIR. Duncan. Thu
Psalm was read by the Rev. Mr.. Len
nie-Smith with responses by the con