The Press., 1894-07-26
Signal, July 5th.) New Eng1and's Welcome.

UNION SIGNAL:-Ff0m BOSIon, June 23d, the following message was sent across the sea: "To Lady Henry Son. erset, Reigate, England, six hundred guests at Willard reception breakfast vote love and thanks" All that is in- cluded in this message is written in the hearts of white-ribbon women, not only in England, but throughout the world. A great leader, greatly beloved, laid aside, and going away in sorrow and sick ness almost to the border-line; this same life gently shielded and brought back to the world again through an outstretched hand of special providence and blessing; this, and very much more, may be read into these lines by those who know of
 Lady Henry Somerset and Frances E. Willard. No word at the reception break | fast, at the Hotel Vendome, met with a
 heartier response than this by Mary A. Livermore, "More and more am l a con-
 vert to the power of prayer. The Wo- | mans Christian Temperance Union has been on it's knees and the answer has | come."
 Men and women were interested togeth-
 CT in all that was involved in the greet
 ing. Maine, New Hampshire, Vermont,
 Massachusetts, Connecticut, Rhode Island
 united in the hospitality of the occasion,
 all but Rhode Island sending their presi-
 dent, and this last being represented by
 Mrs. J. K. Barney. We can well imagine l it ha, hn hoy y,Yin fhinu Mice Willard to be greeted by so many of her
 executive staff. Mrs. Stevens brought from Maine the pine tree of prohibition
 Mrs. Reed, from Vermont, the fresh,
 pure air of the Green mountains; Miss
 Wendell, from New Hampshire, roses in
 stead of granite; Mrs. Fessenden, host
 for Massachusetts, eloquent opening
 words, and the National knows Mrs.
 Forbes we'll enough to know that Con-
 necticut bravely and forcibly rounded out
 this presidential company. Indeed, it
 was whole White mountain range! only this time Willard instead of Washington
 was at the head of the group.
 The address of welcome by Mrs. Liver
 more, honorary president of the Massa-
 chusetts w. c. T. U., voiced the mind
 and heart of the great audience She an-
 nounced 8 new organization, a watch
 and ward society,"" to look after Miss Willard. "She is not to take up the
 work of ten men any more. She is no longer to keep six stenographers and ten
 secretaries at work. Anna Gordon is
 henceforth to have new charge, which
 is to see that Frances Willard keeps
 still"
 Hon. Elijah Morse, U. s. congressman, gave national government flavor to this
 alone in Massachusetts-unto the woman
 whom the people delight to honor?' The music was under the direction of Mrs. Alice J. Harris, and every heart was kindled when with her beautiful voice she led the opening song:
 "'Mid pleasures and palaces, wherever we may roam.
 ] Be it ever so humble, there's no place like home."
 1 At length, at four o'clock, the long l waited for climax came, and Miss Willard l had the floor. There she was the same Frances E. Willard, loving and beloved; } no less an American, but broadened, | sweetened, purified, in the English do- main; and fostered, comforted and built , up by all Great Britain. "This has been , a wonderful time, beautiful time," she said. "You have seen a boat bobbing up f and down on great sea. You have seen z a thistle down careening and careening l on the great ocean of the air; and l, sit l ting here to-day, have felt very much like , the boat and thistle down. And have 3 said, It is the tide, the tide, that is car - rying forward our cause and ou1 work. '" Her closing tribute to Mary A. Liver l more, her sponsor in the temperance work when bishops and prelates were against, was just like her, and wonderful ly fitting. Let the words of this patron saint be preserved. "Burn your bridges r and go in. God will stand by you. You'll be all right; feel it in my heart"