Washington Herald
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- Washington Herald
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Before the sightless eyes of Helen Keller, her life-long companion and pupil, the ashes of Mrs. Anne Sullivan Macy were committed yesterday afternoon to a crypt in the columbarium of Washington Cathedral. In a brief burial service, Bishop James E. Freeman likened Mrs. Macy's teaching of Miss Keller to the heroic achievement of Florence Nightingale. That her ashes will rest in the crypt of the cathedral is an honor to the Nation's Capital, he said. Bishop Freeman continued: "The cathedral honors itself in giving sepulture to Mrs. Anne Sullivan Macy. Among the great teachers of all time she occupies a commanding and conspicuous place. Like the 'Lady with the Lamp' - Florence Nightingale - she was a bringer of light to one in darkness. Possibly no recorded service rendered by a woman bears comparison with her supreme accomplishments. The touch of her hand did more than illuminate the pathway of a clouded mind, it emancipated a soul." Placing of Mrs. Macy's ashes in the crypt was arranged by Canon Anson Phelps Stokes, who read the Psalm and Scripture lesson at the services. Miss Keller was accompanied by Polly Trent, her secretary; Dr. Philip S. Smith, of the Geological Survey, and Dr. Conrad Berens, of New York, her physician.
- Name on Item:
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Washington Herald
- Date:
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1936
- Format:
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Newspapers
- Genre:
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Clippings
- Location:
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Perkins School for the Blind
Samuel P. Hayes Research Library - Collection (local):
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Condolence Letters and Clippings
- Subjects:
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Blind
Perkins School for the Blind
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- https://ark.digitalcommonwealth.org/ark:/50959/b8516410n
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Samuel P. Hayes Research Library, Perkins School for the Blind, Watertown, MA
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- Notes:
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Newspaper clipping from the Washington Herald. Headline: Macy Ashes in Crypt- Helen Keller At Services For Teacher.
- Accession #:
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AG88-n-10
