Norwich bulletin., 1920-08-14

istry. In that year she accompanied he son to Durham, New Hampshire wher the latter was for eleven years pastor oi the oCngregat ational church. In 1908 sht removed to Flushing, New York. making her home with her other sons. Here shs remained. until 3 year ago when she came back to the home of her earlier years
 Mrs. Beard's was q most rare and un- usual personality. A possessor of a fine ly trained mind. a lover of good litera- ture and good music. of striking executive gifts. a warm friend of the animal world and most devoted to it's poor strays which seemed most to need a friend, fond of little children and the champion of all boys, hers was a life of marked Christian service.
 Her first interest was her home and three sons and three foster sons bear testimony to her gracious gifts.
 While in Durham she was president of the Tuesday club, literary club for women. Her historical interests led her to inaugurate a movement which re- suited in the restoration, and a fund for providing perpetual care. for the burial place of Major General John Sul- lvan. Durham's chief Revolutionary he ro. Her fondness for hoys led her 10 keep open house for the students of a New Hampshire college and many of them remember her hospitality with deep gratitude. But her most notable service was in South Kfllingly in con nection with "The little white church on the hilltop" For a quarter of a century few entered or left the life of that par ish without her presence and more than a score of men and women in many sec tions of this land. in the Philippines and China found. inspiration to fine liv- ing in her example.
 Mrs. Beard is survived by her brother F. F. Parker and a sister. Miss Caroline s. Parker of Montviile, hy three sons, Rev. William s. Beard of New York. formerly of Willimantic. secretary of the i Congregational Home Missionary soci- etv. Edward C. Beard. of the Beaco | Falls Rubber Shoe Company, New York 1 City. Morris L. Beard of the Advertising 2 1 Department of Colgate's. New York city, i a grandson William Spencer Beard 2d.. and hy three foster sons. Edward F. del i Strother of the Cadillac Salt Company, 1 Chica go John H. F;itrdlay. general man ager of the Automatic Telephone Com 1 panv. Chicago and William P. Hickey, ! of The Beacon Falls Rubber Shoe Com pany. New York.
 William c. Tracy. 1 Happy in anticipation of attending the annual reunion of the Eighteenth Regi- 1 nent in Norwich, Aug. 18th. and having ] but a short time before sent his card Of ! acceptance of the invitation to the sec retary. of the regimenta} association, Ar 1 thur L. Peale, William C. Tracy. g.. died i Sunday night, Aug. 3. a+ the home of his son in South Hadleg5 Mass, following a shock
 l MT .Tracv was born in Canterbury i Conn, Dec. 25. 1887. and was well known i in eastern Connecticut towns. He en- 1 listed in Company E. Eighteenth Con necticut Volunteers. at Norwich, in Aug ust 1862. and his regiment w&s honora- i bly, discharged at Harper's Ferry, June | 27th. 1885. He was an honored member of Sedgwick Post No. l. c. A R., of | Norwich and had not missed a reunion of his regiment until 1919. when sudden illness prevented his coming to Norwich l from ChicOpee. Mass, where for many years he had resided with his son. Last fall the family moved to South Hadley, where Mir Tracy. who was exceedingly fond of flowers. was engaged in making q beautiful rose garden when he became 1 i'll.
 Besides his son. he leaves a brother, l Rev. Thomas Tracy. long a missionary l in Derah Doone. Northwest Province, In dia. and a sister, Mrs. Susan Tracy Leav- | The Tracy family members have long been prominent in missionary work Mir Tracy was given q Grand Army burial al South Hadley. the c3sket being 1 draped in his own silk American flag.
 On learning of Comrade Tracy's death Friday. Henry Hovey. of Norwich, pres ident of the Eighteenth Regiment Asso- citation. was deeply moved. paving a fine
 tribute to Mir Tracy's patriotism as a citizen his bravery as a soldier and his worth as a man.
 Miss Alice GadIe.
 Alice. the daughter of Charles H and l Alice R tShugrue) Gadle died Friday afternoon at 5.45 o'clock at the home of I her parents No. EOS Central avenue. She | had been ill for about 12 days. She was
 born in Norwich Feb. 25 1897, attended l St. Mary's parochiaI school. from where
 she graduated in 1912: and later was a student at Norwich Commercial school l She was a member of the. Young Ladies 1 Sodalitv Of St NfarE-'s church and was i employed as stenograp pler bv the L. A ] Gallup company. Surviving her are her
 parents and one brother, Edward F. Gadle of New York,
 Mrs. Louise D. Parker.
 Word has been received in Mystic oi
 the ae2tb of Mrs I-onis2 Daniels 9 Par, Pa.
 Ruskin avenue, Baltimore, Md
 Her boz. .J thorough
 Mass, for burial in the e-.fanlily plot.
 Mrs. Parker was tvice married, hel
 first hushard h7jn~ T77z Perdleton whc
 lived and died in Mystic quite a number
 of years ago,
 When a, child Mrs. Parker was taker
 into the family of her. cousin. Mrs, Da
 vid Mallory at Mystic, with whom sht
 lived until her marriage to MT. Pen
 dleton.
 Some people like the town without
 doing very mueh,to make the town like
 them.