The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1891-07-02
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4lNs quss of its beloved President, Mrs.
Martha Durlee. Let us simulate her
high courage and unwayering loyalty 10
al that is earnest ard true Let rs,
Priceless hold the she loved
E-iEey grasp each others hand.
and pledge anew, with badge of white
For God, al Home and Native Land
The az c. T. L. social held at the
ras7uence Of J. Il. Stevens last Thursday
evening was decided success both fina--
cially and vocalIy. The literary program
as announced, was excelenty carried
s0alt. It's special feature being the follow
ingf tribute to our late President prepared
and read by Mrs. Adelaide Simmons:
ii ! am to speak at ALL il must be Of
one dear TO ali who knew her, and espec-
tally dear to our society Of which she was
she honored president For weeks have
lived in trembling fear Of losing her. and
for days been overwhelmed with grief
equally selfish, until during the hou,s
passed Yesterday near her last resting
Mace, while that lowly bed was being
filled with the earth which we had often
1alked OF as containing such beautiful
possibilities. Our gardens were planted
and discussed with as much pleasure as
we found in choice books or Il spicy
newspaper article. and her beautiful
1howgl21s Of the fruitful soil came back to
me. as it was laid so softly and carefully
above her yesterday.
] need tell no one mere that she was
wonderful, the very flower Of perfect
wOmanhood but | should like to repeat
lust one or two of the many useful les
sens Sle has taught me during seventeen
years Of frequent mpanionShip.
She often said that if none Of the pro-
e3uuts of the soil were made into strong
drink There need be no poverty in any
Land, for here would be food enough fol
ALI III was SO lovely to plaI.t the tiny
slip and see it grow into the fruitful zine
that it was heartbreaking to think that
The juice Of fair clusters could be made
in1ss brandy and wine which can turr
.GBle KIND husband and father into a cruel
nIurCIerous tyrant 1t is SO wonderful K
sow the grain in the soft, fine soil, anC
come again in a few weeks and find I
gracefully waving field, that it is terrible
TO remember that making that grain par
italy decay, drink is made which steal:
brain power, leaving the drinkcr the mos
pItiable object in life, not even as intelll
gent as The animals who are subject 70 hii
drunken cruel moods.
Planting the bulbs which soon senC
heaYenward th5 fair lilies Of peace, WI
have dreamed sweet dreams and see1
fair visions of better times that might b'
made to come And after that lowly bee
WAS made, and had placed there witt
rpverent hands and loving heart the flow
s,rs and ferns which had grown from The
soil she loved So we'll and had been the
arjbute Of many loving friends resolved
40 be selfish no longer but try to remem
Der her kindly teachings and help if pos
>S!0ie 10 do what she SO earnestly desired
Our friends love Of home of homes
qHaS something more than the ordinary
sentiment 1t was such an earnest desire
ahat all should have happy, comfortable
1nshadowed homes. Nothing aroused
6hat gentle nature to such an approach tt
Indignation as the thought that the liquor
sieaIer is taking the bread from the child
ren's mouth, the shoes from their feet
the school books from their hands. Thai
the mothers are forced to live lives of tot
and SORROW that the liquor dealer may
gather together many dollars to support
him and his in idleness That drunkard:
must be made and their families exist il
novels, that the manufacturers and deal
ers in deadly poisons Of the very foun
1ains of life may Live IN palaces
This gentle lady, refined in every fbe
of her nature, had rare courage to do o
dare for the right, perhaps something in
heritfzl from her ancestor. Gen. Putnam
To save for these women and children
their homes and dear ones. she would
have counted no cost, stopped at nothin,
q true woman could do.
Wien asked il she would like to vote
she said Certainly, should consider i
a duty and privilege, if the law PEI
mitted, to help place in Office such me
.as would best protect the homes OF thi
land .
Orc evening neighbor seated hersel
Ss4sice t-r on the door step to look at tn
ars, and commenced to bewail her fat
tb a. she had never had any chance to b
20, Mg and have good times like othe
vo, " people; and now that she wa
raacl Sng the autumn Of life the youn
peopl 1's1lio 'ii0 he1u u 'iie 'iouSe aepai'