Rensselaer Journal, Volume 11, Number 19, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 17 October 1901 — An Appropriate Memorial. [ARTICLE]

An Appropriate Memorial.

A novel and desirable form of memorial lg that erected aa a tribute to Miea Martha Pratt of Deerfield, Mass. Beloved by the entire community in which she lived, at her death no bronze or marble seemed adequate to testify to her worth and the beautiful influence of her life. It was finally decided that a village club-room would be most expressive of her personality. ' Men, women and children contributed their money and services. An inexpensive but beautiful building is the result A cozy fireplace, deep window seats, a modest but well-chosen library, make the place an inviting home for the entire village. Sir Henry Irving has been appointed by the Royal Institution of Great Britain to be its representative at Winchester in connection with the national commemoration of King Alfred, and, in response to an invitation from the mayor, he will give a reading from Tennyson’s “Becket.”