The daily star-mirror. (Moscow, Idaho) 1911-1939, 1921-04-13
GRANDMA .ELOR|OGE
CALLED TO REWARD
MOTHER OF ]. G.. ELDRIDGE OF
MOSCOW, ANSWERS SUMMONS
AT SONS HOME.

Mrs. Augusta M. Eldridge, widow
of the late VIM. Grover Eldridge and
mother of Dean j. G. Eldridge, pass
ed away peacefully at her sons resi-
dence at 10 a. m. Wednesday, April
13, at the age of nearly seventy seven
years, after two weeks illness. She
attended with great enjoyment the in
auguration exercises of President
Upham on March 20 and 80, but took
to her bed the next morning with
what appeared to be neuritis. At first
recovery seemed probable, but she
proved to be too weak,
Augusta Maria VanWormer was
born at Leroy, New York, on May, l.,
1874, of old colonial Dutch, Scotch,
and English stock. Her father was
the Rev. Andrew Van Wormer, later
a circuit judge in Kentucky and Mis-
seuri. Her mother; Mary Wallace,
was daughter Of the Rev. Hugh
Wallace, a graduate of Dartmouth
college in 1871, and Susannah Up
ham, a sister of President Martin
Van Buren's mother. When she was
five years old Mrs. Eldridge and her
older sister, the late Mrs. Kendrick,
were deprived of their mother The
younger sister was reared in Della
van, Wisconsin, and attended for a
time Madison University, now the
University of Wisconsin. After
teaching school for few terms she
was married on October 4, 1866, to
William Grover Eldridge, veteran of
the then recent Civil War To this
union three children were born,
daughter, and two sons, one Of whom
died in infancy.
Mrs. Eldridge's later life was spent
in Eldridge LOCKWOOD, Missouri,
and Batavia, New York. In May,
live with their son in Moscow, Idaho
Mr.. Eldridge died one year later.
Mrs Augusta Eldr1dge united with
the Congregational church when
young girl, later joining the Baptist
church. For over sixty years she has
been very active in the life and work
of the church in its every depart
ment. In their younger days she and
her husband did pioneer Christian
work, establishing Sunday School in
their own home in Missouri, and later
q church. For many years she was a
teacher of Bible classes. AS far back
as 1882 she organized woman's club
in Penfield, New York, where she
was also for seven years editor of
newspaper, THE Penfield Press"
Since living in Moscow she has, so
far as her strength would permit,
taken an active interest in church and
University affairs, and was promi-
nent in the Women's Relief Corps, the |
w. C. T. u, and other organizations. !
She is survived by two children,
Mrs. George w. Wolfe, of Church.
Vile, New York and Dean J. G. Ed
ridge, of Moscow, also by nine grand
children, by two half-brothers and a |
half-sister residing near ST. Louis,
and by two nieces, Mrs.
Claude Rumsey, of st. Louis and Miss
Martha Kendrick, of Tarrytown, New
FORK.
The funeral will be held at the Bap-
list church on Thursday, April Ia, at
2:3O P. M. She will be buried beside
ner husband in the Moscow cemetery. /
The funeral services will be con- !
lucted by the Rev. Dean Hamilton,
IF the Baptist church, assisted by
Rev. Wayne S. Snoddy of the Presby-
,erian church.
The following members of the fac I
llty of the University of Idaho have !
oeen selected as pail bearer: Francis
Jenkins, Dean E. M. Hume, Prof. C. |
L. Won Ende, Professor J. H. john
son, and Professor H. L. Axtell; and
James Fogle, an old friend Of the
family.