The Somerset reporter. [volume] (Skowhegan, Me.) 1868-1909, 1894-05-31
AN ENENTFUL LIFE.
Julia Ward Howe Passes Her
SeYercy-Fifth Milestone.
An HONOR and Ornament to Her Ser and
Race lily Remembered by Her
Friends aud Admirers at Boston.

RACE k.uiiy Remembered by Her
Friend. aud Admirers at Boston.
BosroN. May * Mrs Julia Ward
Howe was - years old Yesterday. Three
i quarters Of century have rolled over the
/ head If her whom an enthusiastic friend
has aptly termed the cleverest woman OF
her time" Though the once glossy and
/ abundant hair Is snow White aud thinned
though the countenauae u scanned and
wriukled. and the figure has lost its
youthful gracefulnes-, yet the eye is still
as bright, and the soft, low, perfectly &c
cented voice is as charming to listen to
ma ever.
1t is unnecessary to relate the story OF
her life % Americans. they know it by
heart Her marriage 20 the noted philan-
thropist. Dr. Howe cine teacher OF Laura
Bridgman) her many trips abroad,
her Acquaintance with thu men an /
women who have made the name Of
America famous in song aud story-with
Irving Bryant GIalleck, Lonzfellow, En-
erson, Margaret Fuller Countess DOS
SOLD. Lowell, Whittier and our dear
"Autocrat," DR.. Holmes, of the earlier
period; and Thomas Wentworth Higgin-
son, Thomas Bailey Adrich, William
Dean Howells and all the rest Of the later
authors and literary men who have up
held the reputation Of America in the field
of letters -ill this need only be limited at
here.
Were it for nothing else, the creation of
the majestic and magnificent Battle
Hymn OF the Republic would have sui
feed to render her famous. What true
American of today can listen with I'M
moved ear and undimmed eye to It's
sonorous measures without taking fresh
inspiration and firm determination to
render himself worthy Of a country which
could inspire SUCH theme and such II
songY
Lover of Liberty.
During the war Mrs II5we's pen, intel
lect and enthusiasm were eyer at the serv-
ice OF her country. With that noble band
of women, whose services to the army in
Aid, camp and hospital can never be
duly appreciated. she was in hearty SYM
pathy. TO slavery she was bitter and
unrelenting foe.
Since the war, few women of her gen
GRAFTON have done the services that she
has for the bettering of the condition of
her sex.
In the cause of woman suffrage she has
labored increasingly, and if ever succ 50
crowns the movement. the women of ne
country will place In one of the foremost
inches the name of Julia Ward Howe.
Mrs. Howe was rendered IL reception by
her intimate friends at the home Of her
son, Henry Marion Howe, ON Marlboro
street. on saturday last. She spent n
quiet happy day in receiving the scores of
congratulations from her nun berless
friends and admirers.
In reply to some questions put to her
last evening Mt her home on Beacon sire It
Mrs. Howe said that her health was as
well ms ever it had been, aud she hoped
for many years of happiness to come.
She also said thnt her friends had re
mem bered her with numberless floral of
ferings and gifts. Mrs Louise Chandler
Moultou had sent her congratulations
back by the pilotboat on her way abroa l..
Colonel Higginson, Mrs. Martin Brimm :,
Judge Grant and Robert Treat Pa I
were among those of her NUN berless
friends who Ind remembered her.
And now-bearing the weight of her II
years liQhtly-with the fire of her you h
undiminishe t. giving promise Of many
years of usefulness yet to come-sur-
rounded by her children and friends
loving and heoved-in the words of One
of her closest friends. God bless her
| May she live to round out the century,"