Show GREAT WHITE MOTHER Services ft oa Over Oyer Body of Dead Woman Wo W in an anNew New York Nov The last rite rites were performed today over the body of ot Mrs Mn Harriet Maxwell Converse Convene The Great White Mother oth of the six Sit nations of the great confederacy dery Eu Eulogies logies were pronounced by b the dead womans woman pastor paes and by b the chiefs of the various clans dans oIa 8 of tile the Seneca nation by whom Mrs Converse wae w adopted when a little girl art One Ope ot elf the Ute chiefs per performed formed the ancient rite of the passing pa perI of the horns boms which consisted of ot tak ink the string of sacred wampum beads the insignia of office from the lid Ud of ol the casket and presenting to Joseph J ph Keppler long Ions with Mrs rs Converse in her work among nC the In Indians diana by which act Mr Keppler wa was waar nominated by the chiefs present pre ent as the th successor of the dead woman Mr Kep Keppler pier was adopted by the many years year ago o and nd bears bear the Indian name of WaKa In addition to the delegates delegate from the six at nations there were present representatives representatives of the Sioux Abin ki hi kif Aztecs of Mexico and several nral other tribes Rev Re Dr D r Thomas ThomasH H II Sill the lead dead d womans woman pastor read d the Episcopal service for Cor the ded after Lifter which William Crow a Seneca i warrior made an address in his native tongue In speaking be he addressed ed him himself himSelf self to the body before him and in con COD CODel elusion el wished her happiness in the spirit land Then turning to his hie tribes tribe tribesmen men he said We have bave lost our best beet and dearest friend In the many gifts the Great 54 nit If ha a art tia rh AA nm co ft h o I If ha a art tia rh AA nm co ft h o has hAg given g iven us there came no thi So ao beautiful as this woman She knew kne us and nd understood us She stood tOOd be between tuen tween t w n us is and those who would have wronged u us It will be a happy task now for the Great Spirit to make her a ahome ahome home in the happy land Chauncey Abraham also a Seneca acting for Chief Cornplanter lifted the horns boron from the casket and d presenting pre them to Mr Keppler Informed him that ho hr had been selected to take the Great Gret White Mothers o rs office ollice Then turning to the coma coffin he said mid midI saidI I wish you Ole WaNoa a safe and happy Journey to the spirit land Mr Keppler m in accepting the ancient horns horn promised to faithfully admin administer administer ister the trust imposed in him Chief Cornplanter Com planter wearing under his hie vest a red sash cash the badge of the high bleb priest of the re religion religion religion ligion While tears tea streamed down his face be he expressed hi his grief In a few fe words of broken English En and then sink sinkIng sinking Ing back beep in his chair buried burled his face facein facein facein in hi his hands h n 8 and wept aloud I j Dark Cloud a magnificent looking In Indian Indian Indian dian with hair streaming aming below his broad bread shoulders said Mid saidI MidI I knew the Great White Mother Kother as every red man in this land knows her he hehe herShe Site She he studied the Indians religion rell fon the true title tr ue religion Our God touched this woman womans heart and Rhe she understood us ir if if wa the angel an el of or God We WP may not notha ha have han p A l Christ t in fri our religion but u we have hae a mediator and she was the great mediator between the whites and Indian She was 31 a leader loader to us She inspired UR us to better things We e loved her b r and HOW she Is gone Rone one from us Ufo But Rut while hilo w we e are sad It Is for us that Wf p are aTe sad lad not for h hr heI r because we ki know ow the sIte he is happy happ I Addresses Addre e alpo ateo were made by Chiet Longfellow Morris Morrie Leigh and nd Carlo Cans an Aztec Indian from Mexico Melro The Th interment will be he made tomorrow In the Converse family plot at Elmira I N Y V |