New Britain herald., 1926-12-16
DEATH BECKONS ID ADELE ). MURRAY
Leader of Progress in Berlin
 Dies After Long Fight
NEW BRITAIN H. s. TEACHER
Eyentful Career Marked by Achieve ment in Many Fields. Chiefly in Promoting Welfare of Berlin Mourned by Friend and Foe.

Miss Adele D. Murray, one of Der lin's most prominent citizens and a leader in New Britain school circles, died at 43O o'clock yesterday after noon at St. Raphaers hospital, New Haven, where she has been under treatment for the past two months.
 Being prominent in political. civic and social circles Of this city and her home town Of Berlin, her loss is keenly felt. With host Of friends and admirers and with a record or public achievement which will go down in the history of this city and Berlin, it is felt that one has gone who will never be replaced.
 Aside from her record of achieve ments, her love of her neighbors and those whom she met in the daily walks of life, endeared her to all with whom she came in contact.
 Drive for Nurse Taxes strength.
 Miss Murray's illness caused her to go to the hospital in July for an eight week-stay, and upon her re- lease she plunged into Berlin politi- cal affairs with a will undaunted by the fact that she was not we'll. Fol lowing an extensive campaign for a district nurse for that town during which she was one of the foremost agitators, she returned to the hos pital after the passing of the bill and har been confined to that in stitution since that time. Pneumonia is reported to have developed and last week her condition was report ed to be serious and relatives and close friends were called to her bed side. It was later reported that she was improving, and the sudden news of her death came as a shock to the entire community.
 Miss Murray was born in Haver- straw, N. Y, the daughter of the late Mr. and Mrs. Richard Murray. She came to Berlin more than 30 years ago and received her early education in Berlin schools. gradu- ating from New Britain high school i'll 1898. After teaching in Berlin schools for some time she went to the Roger SbSrman Normal school at New Haven, where she taught. Later she came to this city and taught in the Smalley school, Gen. tral Junior and Elihu Burritt schools. For the past five years she had been a teacher of English at New Britain High school.
 Active in Berlin School Circles.
 Probably the greatest loss in civic circles will occur in the Berlin school board, which, by Miss Murray's death, loses the most energetic and influential worker on the board since it's inauguration. Miss Mary E. in Berlin, stated today that every measure for the benefit of the Der lin schools that had been passed in the last eight years could be direct ly traced to Miss Murray's work. Tireless in that direction, she not only worked hard on school problems which reached the board meetings but also spent much time between her regular hours, solving the problems which arose and benefiting the teachers and the children of Berlin. A campaign for better and more modern schools. campaign for an increase in sal aries which brought to Berlin hlgher grade of teachers, a cam- paign for better conditions surround ing the teachers and students, all these have been the result of Miss Murray's ideals and work.
 Loss to League of Women
 The kensington Women's League of Voters has lost one of it's most last drive for the district nurse, which was possibly indl- rectly responsible for the deIth of Miss Murray, owes a good part of it's success to her efforts. Fighting for the measure in the face of un- promising conditions, she and her workers gained a well earned vic tory at the last town meeting. At the same meeting she was one of the foremost workers for the ac-
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