The Kimball graphic. (Kimball, Brule County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1883-1905, 1892-10-29
time 10 literary clubs, of several of which
she was u member. Mrs. Harrison was
2 member M OF the Presbyterian church in
indianapolis, md mill her removal
to Washington taught class In Sunday

In indianapolis, md nntil her removal
to Washington taught clnss In Sunday
school.
She hadtw childrcn-tlc son. Russel
and Marv. now Mrs. Robert j. Mckee.
She first M 1t Benjamin Harrison when
ne was a NOR md was but Is years old.
Young Harrison was n poor boy and was
working his way through college They
Wero married October 20, Is g. immedi-
ntety alter the close of the school year, at
the Home of Dr. Scott
no young couple went to North Bend, /,
y where Mr.. Harrison began the practice
of Inv. From North Bend they remove d
10 indianapolis. Not having the funds
necessary to keep house, tho couple Gu
gagged board at the Roll house The young
lawyers practice increased. and in is o
he was elected reporter of tho supreme
conr. of Indiana.
Twice during the war the loving wife
took her two children and went to tho
south TO see her husband, and ouce n,ir,ed
INN through Il spell of sickness. Willie
the husband WIS nj the front Mrs. Hnrri.
son devoted her lime to the care and cdu-
cation of her children
Through General Harrison's varied ca
reer his wifi. was.his trusted adviser but
politics was neverr permitted 10 interfere
with the ideal domestic life Mira. Harri.
son bore b,avely the trinls and annoy
onces incident to her husbands candidacy
OF 1883, md near the close Of that cam.
paign with her furniture and carpet, (pat
not her paliencc) worn out. Mrs, Harrison
remarked TO All Intimate friend: We'll,
it will lie either the white house or the
poor house foc us now"
As the wife of the president she did not
go to Washington untri d in its com-
rlex and peculiar dutios. AS the
wife of Senator Harrison she was we'll
known among the old families there md
ls In, t1,nc syn n,,l ;,.l. -.
Mrs. Harrison was always II model house
keeper. Her artistic needle wo k was well
known, mud she delighted to keep hcr
hand in practice at all times, even while
tt the white house Her paintings were Of
unusual merit for an ama,eur.and for man y
years she has exhibited her work Mt the
Indiana art cAhib thcil in this city am
nually. Since childhood Mrs Harrison
was h member and active worker in the
Presbyterian church, and for many years
she hasl charge o. the infant department
OF the First Presbytcrin Sunday school
in this city
She was Interested in various phases OF
mission wo;ls. local and foreign, and con-
lined her lahors to 80 creed, md even
while in Washington has kept up her in
tcrest in her work ut homo.
Mrs HARRISON" said n lady who knew
her well aud WAS numbered among her iu-
innate friends, "was n modest, retiring
woman and much diSlikeu the glare OF
public life. 1t was ns wife, mother and
friend ,ha. her life was beautiful There
WAS no happier home. no IN ire perfect
picture of domestic content and beauty
than that afforded in the Harrison house
hold first became acquainted with her
upon the board of managers Of the Indian
npolis orphan asylum of which she was n
membor 70. thirty-two years. her services
beginning in 1855. She took active part
in that wo k from the beginning and was
model in what she considered hor duty
TO the little waits tina, arc cared for al tho
asylum. 1t fell to her, as it did to the
other members, 10 visit tho asylum one
month in each year During this month
Mrs. Harrison visited tho asylum never
less Than three times n week, and some
months would call every dny
When her husband was elected presi.
dent and 1t became neccssnry for tho
family torcmorc TO Washington. she ask cd
leave to resign from the board, but thi.
the board would not pc nit her to do II
remembered thut TO her more than TO any
other person it was indebted for the won.
derful success of the asylum"
After General Harrison was elected
United States senator and she was called
upon to spend ler winters in Washington,
she still had the welfare of the asvlum al
heart. She then dcclared that her sum.
mers would be spent in Indianapolis nnd
shc would still be allowed to visit the asy.
ium during the month, i his program she
nlways carried out. Mrs Harrison en-.
joycd having hor chosen friends with her
but disliised q tllrong, and was in no sense
n society woman.