Here he tells of the Red Cross in France. This memorial has been copied to your clipboard. Make scene as spontaneous with sensible, eager questions and exclamations as possible.) Goodness, how we needed a change. They seize the books and puzzles with great eagerness.) Holmes. He was married to her in 1886. Have you had success on your journey? Mrs. ToipoliFive organizations have I started, my friends. This account already exists, but the email address still needs to be confirmed. Now get in line there, my fine fellows. There is 1 volunteer for this cemetery. The Buckland children have come into the room and are much interested in this array of articles. Missing! (Just then there is a shout, the door is flung open and John, the missing, rushes into the roomin khaki, brown and tattered and with the left sleeve hanging empty.) Mother! Please contact Find a Grave at [emailprotected] if you need help resetting your password. I thought you might like to see a memorial for Lucy Theodate Holmes Moss I found on Findagrave.com. During WW I, Lucy became the secretary of the local Red Cross, and wrote a play for school children about organizing Junior Red Cross workers to create aid packages for both civilians and soldiers. When did you get back? Edit a memorial you manage or suggest changes to the memorial manager. Lucy Theodate Holmes married John Thomas Moss and had 2 children. Saluting, he presents it to the big brother.) Mother of Ronald Douglas Hunter Failed to report flower. Mrs. Buckland(Looking up suddenlyangrily, from the bread she is cutting.) I guess they will be useful in our hospitals. (Mr. Buckland enters bringing a large box.) You can contact the owner of the tree to get more information. Following is a transcription of the sketch that Lucy wrote, aimed at inspiring the poor immigrant families common in her school district to assist in the Red Cross effort.SUNDAY MORNING The Duluth News Tribune DECEMBER 16, 1917WAR SKETCH TELLS OF RURAL AND COUNTRY RED CROSS WORKSecretary at Headquarters Writes Play on Red Cross Organization and Influence.The following stirring war sketch written by Miss Lucy Theodate Holmes, secretary at Red Cross Headquarters, was presented by her to the superintendent of schools and will be presented in every school in the county Dec 22. Secretary at Headquarters Writes Play on Red Cross Organization and Influence. Later in 1936, she and her second husband, John Thomas Moss, traveled to Europe, likely drawn back to try to reconcile the traumatic events of her youth. Weve got enough trouble already without playing at. Homles filed for divorce from Clara Lovering Holmes because of cheating on her part. HelmiMother, we could make scrap books! Honor Chicago gave H. H. Holmes an honor for hosting the . Use Escape keyboard button or the Close button to close the carousel. And Andrewyou get the guns, Andrewyoure Company B. Do we not owe allegiance to this, our adopted country? Mrs. Buckland(Angrily)Give our lives? (Turning back to Mrs. Buckland) Let me see Johns letter, Mrs. Buckland. His wife is setting the dinner table, while their three children, Helmi, Alvin and little Andrew play in one corcner at being soldiers. I think they should my friends. 2. Our President promised to keep us out, and (interrupted by hurried entrance of John, the oldest son. Hundreds of them! Miss Pratt, the teacher, will help us. Fourth R.C.W.How many things they can makemy girls can sewand (a rap and Mrs. Toipoli enters and is greeted by everyone, pressing about her to shake her hand and ask rapid questions: 1. Historical Person Search Search Search Results Results Lucy Theodate Holmes (1890 - Unknown) Try FREE for 14 days Try FREE for 14 days. A game, a pipe and tobacco, candy and a Christmas card with greeting from the old United States. I am sorry. Holmes lived with Myrta and Lucy in Wilmette, Illinois, and spent most of his time . 2. JohnThats right, little brotherthats the best, the finest gift in all the world to ato a soldier. Sure enough, John showed up in the 1940 census living with his niece, Lucy Moss, in Santa Monica. Try again later. Youre right! Found more than one record for entered Email, You need to confirm this account before you can sign in. We have set your language to Please enter your email and password to sign in. Motherthere(touches his head, laughing) and I guess Im better than ever, and Oh, the tender care that brought me back to you, Mother! No sir! The Buckland children have come into the room and are much interested in this array of articles. There she met her first husband, James Douglas Hunter, also from Duluth, and was married by an army chaplain on May 15, 1919. SUNDAY MORNING The Duluth News Tribune DECEMBER 16, 1917. Are you sure that you want to delete this memorial? The Red Cross? JohnYes, Mother, and Oh, Im proud to see you working like thisfor them, and for the cause. We collect and match historical records that Ancestry users have contributed to their family trees to create each person's profile. Death: November 03, 1956 (76) New Smyrna Beach, Volusia County, Florida, United States. All photos uploaded successfully, click on the Done button to see the photos in the gallery. Are you sure that you want to delete this photo? By the time he lived in in the classy Chicago suburb of Wilmette, Holmes was rarely home and spent a lot of time "conducting business" in the city, scamming people by running up credit with no intention of ever . Hotel (aka Murder Castle) Construction started on H.H. 2. Can you not be glad to have me go with the others to defend that freedom? Mrs. Buckland(mutters)Tis a rich mans warlet the men who are getting rich from munitions and graft and war-spoil send their sons to the murder. JohnRich mens sons? At just 9 years of age, Holmes wrote in a letter to her father, "What I. (Mrs. Buckland, overcome with joy and thankfulness hides her face in her hands. H.H Holmes was born on May 16 1861 in New Hampshire. It stands for the biggest thing just nowfreedom! Scrap books for French orphans, and puzzle games for sick soldiers. We can scarcely get enough to eat and to wear. Try again later. Mother! father. No! This relationship is not possible based on lifespan dates. Unfortunately Mr. Hunter was not ready to settle down, and they were divorced on November 24, 1923. Los Angeles, Los Angeles County, California, USA. Missing! (Just then there is a shout, the door is flung open and John, the missing, rushes into the roomin khaki, brown and tattered and with the left sleeve hanging empty.) There is a problem with your email/password. Immediate Family: Son of H.H. cemeteries found in Santa Monica, Los Angeles County, California, USA will be saved to your photo volunteer list. You can always change this later in your Account settings. As Dr. H.H. Born in Duluth, Minnesota on abt 1890 to Herman Webster Mudgett and Myrta Z Belknap. Nov 17, 1894. Please enter your email address and we will send you an email with a reset password code. Im going to start a Red Cross society here in our community and I want you to help me. Alvin(Very much interested, coming up to Mrs. Toipoli)Red Cross, Mrs. Toipoli? We can save nothing. Which memorial do you think is a duplicate of Lucy Moss (145229694)? As manager of this memorial you can add or update the memorial using the Edit button below. The story of young Lucy's heart-rending goodbye letter to her condemned father in Moyamensing Prison in Philadelphia made nationwide news in 1896. An email has been sent to the person who requested the photo informing them that you have fulfilled their request, There is an open photo request for this memorial. John, I forbid it! Hotel Complete Hotel was finished and 1st marriage with Clara ended with her mysteriously passing away. Yes, I owe them life and allall that is left of me. Mrs. Buckland(Dazedly)They saved your life, John? Try again. (Bends over his little brother, with great tenderness. His third and final marriage took place on January 17, 1894 in Denver, Colorado, with Georgina Yoke. HelmiI ought to be captain because Im, the oldest. If you would like to view one of these trees in its entirety, you can contact the owner of the tree to request permission to see the tree. Not with your left handthats cause youre a girlwho ever heard of a left-handed salute? By 1913 they had moved to Duluth, St. Louis County, Minnesota where both found employment with the rural county school system. These trees can change over time as users edit, remove, or otherwise modify the data in their trees. Sorry! Christmas in the trenches! Holmes". 29 Dec 1956 - Los Angeles, Los Angeles County, California, USA. The sketch deals with the work of the Red Cross in the rural districts and especially touches upon the organization of the Junior Red Cross workers. Democracy! Make sure that the file is a photo. Please check your email and click on the link to activate your account. Her name was Myrta Belknap. Such cunning baby dresses; 5. We could hardly believe that Christmas Day had come. Year should not be greater than current year. Christmas in the trenches! Thank you for fulfilling this photo request. We dared not lift our heads above the sand bags until daylight came and the shots from our enemies ceased. God bless them forever! (He seizes the flag that figured in the first scene and now rests behinds his picture and waves it high over his head, while actors, children and audience join, standing, in America as finale). I forbid it! To add a flower, click the Leave a Flower button. Are you sure that you want to report this flower to administrators as offensive or abusive? Please ensure you have given Find a Grave permission to access your location in your browser settings. To view a photo in more detail or edit captions for photos you added, click the photo to open the photo viewer. Search for yourself and well build your family tree together, Scottish: probably a habitational name from Holmes near Dundonald (Ayrshire) or possibly from another place so called in the barony of Inchestuir (Angus). found in U.S., Find A Grave Index, 1600s-Current Lucy Theodate Holmes found in Michigan, Marriage Records, 1867-1952 Lucy Theodate Holmes found in U.S. Passport Applications, 1795-1925 Lucy Theodate Holmes found in 1910 United States Federal Census View more historical records for Lucy Theodate Holmes Potential photos and documents He and Myrta Belknap were wed in 1887 and had a daughter, Lucy Theodate Holmes, in 1889. You give me that flag, Alvin. AlvinYou? I think they are fine fellows, doing their duty and I wish I had a son to lend to Uncle Sam. She passed away on 29 Dec 1956 in Los Angeles, Los Angeles County, California, USA. Your Scrapbook is currently empty. Why her mother, Myrta Z. Belknap, retained the tainted Holmes pseudonym can either be chalked up to stubborn pride in her daughter, or a divorced school teacher's penny-pinching. There she met her first husband, James Douglas Hunter, also from Duluth, and was married by an army chaplain on May 15, 1919. Mrs. Buckland in Red Cross workers uniform, bends over table, cutting strips for wound pads. Her husband, with proud eyes on John, stands behind her. Oops, we were unable to send the email. Unfortunately Mr. Hunter was not ready to settle down, and they were divorced on November 24, 1923. Three months she has been away on the business of the Red Cross. First R.C.W.Yes, she will be home today; she will come here during the afternoon. SCENE I: Interior of rual homes, St Louis County, Minn. April, 1917. During WW I, Lucy became the secretary of the local Red Cross, and wrote a play for school children about organizing Junior Red Cross workers to create aid packages for both civilians and soldiers. Search for yourself and well build your family tree together, Scottish: probably a habitational name from Holmes near Dundonald (Ayrshire) or possibly from another place so called in the barony of Inchestuir (Angus). The Buckland children have come into the room and are much interested in this array of articles. William Cox was the father of John Cox. (Here the actors can invent their own exclamations and out-cries. Here in this great, new country is freedom, opportunitydoes the memory of freedom mean nothing to you now? Mother, I wept, and Im suspicious of Bunkie, toobehind that big, clean, new khaki handkerchiefwell, the day wasnt horrible any morethe dread of it was gone and we could talk about home and what you were all doingand all the other Christmases as far, far back as we could remember. A silence falls on the exclaiming workers grouped about them and on the delighted children hugging his knees, as John begins to speak.) She is married to Derek Bailey. There are no volunteers for this cemetery. How surprised she will be to find Red Cross headquarters at the Buckland house! Mrs. BucklandThere are many surprises now-a-days. Holds them up. Prices are going up. This flower has been reported and will not be visible while under review. Mrs. Buckland in Red Cross workers uniform, bends over table, cutting strips for wound pads. She returned to Chicago, where she married John Thomas Moss, a Canadian national, on June 27, 1927. Father John Thomas Moss. Please try again later. HelmiMother, we could make scrap books! Make this scene as amusing as possible: let childrens imagination play about kindling wood guns and make-believe lines of soldiers.) Thanks for using Find a Grave, if you have any feedback we would love to hear from you. Stop that noise, childrenI dont want you to play wardo you understand? Connect to 5,000+ Holmes profiles on Geni, July 4 1889 - Englewood, Cook County, Illinois, Herman Webster Henry Mudgett Holmes, Myrta Z. Holmes, Herman Webster Mudgett, Myrta Holmes (born Belknap), Dec 29 1956 - Los Angeles, Los Angeles, California, Herman Webster Henry Mudgett Holmes, Myrta Z Mudgett (born Belknap), Alexandra Gilbert Mudgett, Robert Lovering Mudgett, Robert Lovering Mudgett, July 4 1889 - Englewood, Cook County, Illinois, USA, Dec 29 1956 - Los Angeles, Los Angeles County, California, USA, Robert Lovering Mudgett, Robert S Mudgett, Lucy Theodate Holmes, 1930 - Tujunga, Los Angeles, California, USA, Herman Webster Mudgett, Myrta Mudgett (born Belknap), July 4 1889 - Englewood, Chicago, Illinois, Dec 29 1956 - Los Angeles, Los Angeles, California, United States, Herman Webster Mudgett Aka Dr Henry Howard Holmes, Myrta Z Mudgett Aka Dr Henry Howard Holmes (born Belknap), Robert Lovering Mudgett, Mudgett, Henry Howard Holmes Mudgett, Myrta Holmes Mudgett (born Belknap), Robert S Mudgett, Robert Lovering Mudgett, Lucy Theodate Moss, Englewood, Chicago, Cook County, Illinois, United States, Kalamazoo, Kalamazoo County, Michigan, United States, Los Angeles, Los Angeles County, California, United States, Woodlawn Cemetery, Santa Monica, Los Angeles County, California, United States, Birth of Lucy Theodate Hunter-Moss (Holmes), Death of Lucy Theodate Hunter-Moss (Holmes), Burial of Lucy Theodate Hunter-Moss (Holmes), Santa Monica, Los Angeles County, California, United States. Three months she has been away on the business of the Red Cross. First R.C.W.Yes, she will be home today; she will come here during the afternoon. Youre right! She goes at once to Mrs. Buckland. Yes, she will be surprised (sadly). We all know he lived an interesting life as an adult, but what happened before he became America's first known serial killer. Holmes". They gave you back to us, John? Los Angeles, Los Angeles County, California, USA. Your box hadnt come then, Mother, and there was many another fellow wouldnt have had a Christmas either if it hadnt been for the Red Cross! A system error has occurred. About Ronald Douglas Hunter. Why cant we help, too?. You may not upload any more photos to this memorial, This photo was not uploaded because this memorial already has 20 photos, This photo was not uploaded because you have already uploaded 5 photos to this memorial, This photo was not uploaded because this memorial already has 30 photos, This photo was not uploaded because you have already uploaded 15 photos to this memorial. We ought to get together and do that work here in our neighborhood. Yes, I owe them life and allall that is left of me. Mrs. Buckland(Dazedly)They saved your life, John? This browser does not support getting your location. First R.C.W.Yes, she will be home today; she will come here during the afternoon. 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