The Superior times. [volume] (Superior, Wis.) 1870-1912, 1895-05-18
Our House Bcautiful--Our Duty
and Our priViiege.

2 All ". g /. L. WDIf4Cu.-t Id ! INES.
and Our Privilege.
1t is said that all great deeds which
have come to pass by the united effort
OF the many have originated from the
inspiration of single soul. This is true
of our House Beautiful. The facts are
these: When Miss Willard was elected
president Of the Chicago W c. T. L..
She insisted that Headquarters was
necessity to success. The payment Of
rent for such place was as much of
bughear in those early days as is the
wiPing out OF the existing debt upon
The Temple at the present time and
she was obliged to ask for office room
from the secretary Of the Y. NJ. C. A.,
which was kindly granted In this
small room a three O'Clock PRAYER
meeting was begun to which meE who
wished to leave off the drink habit
might come. Twelve persons came to
the first meeting, but this number daily
increased, until very soon there was
not accommodation for those who came.
Again she appealed to the secretary Of
the \. NJ. c. \. for the use Of a room
on the lower floor, a dingy place open
ing into court, and capable of seating
about 400 persons. And here these
meetiugs were continued daiIy for
nearly nine years with every men OF
room occupied Tor me greater part by
'''oSe nom 'iie Salooh h"u turht" out
i'"i!e'' III pouS anu sou! ana iheIr
PocAeI ehl'tled OF Inc IaSt hlcAle.
At the end of this period Miss VII
lard was informed that the use OF these
premises could no longer be granted as
'i'e o"Je'' " 'i'G | W. J. was not
~ ''','''i - ic''.' QUE Ioi 'iIeSe "lSsli'a'-
~ o'o''e'' specimens oL humanity as
- - 80 '1,0 '''' - '-.e Hou"S ni,I'
VINO were ''S ,'lS 70 I'VE r'Sh', pu1 VINO
were ca i'oSeu 10 inc tenn ''a'loilS OF cry
me g can OILY ',n'Elie no" Io"'h
'ileoc Women No"'" DC 10 leiIh4uish I"
WORN 'i'cH III" restored HUSBANDS TO
he"i '-oIohei ana Iof7"heh wives sons
y p"rt"ls VINO h"u HlsoWiied taem;
"nlci' iiad maze temperance workers
an" even eFAnGel'St' out OF the ou'castS
., so'!e's' anu "lieii iie"l'H every Guy
o. 'l'i9 ! mon i'.ih!Sieu examples OF
""lu': '!'l|ti'S VINO i"'i pceh restored
- 'i''ii i'7si'' minus III 'iiese ilee'li'SS'
Faced with the problem "What shall
we do?" Mrs. Carse, with rood deal Of
enthusiasm. said TO Miss Willard owe
viii have place Of our own to which
any body can come, which shall be ev-
erybodv's home and whore everybody
( may have the offer ola chance 10 come
/ back 70 God ana to q pure Il ."
From that dav to this one thought ha.
possessed her mind. and very few Of
those who have kent uasted. have any
Doubt tlat ,l.r has been routlz- ap;IrI
step bv step, the work un.oIdjnu rs her
thought and .ai:h have been ready to
/ grasp and undertake it.
/ Her first thought was to erect 4 build
/ ing for the Chicago W. {. T. l., and a
building to cost S"5U. 600. was preparcd
and t,,,..a.s a,,n;n+od. INF . ooi,on.n
in business Jr!avcd the ovnrntion of
tbis and arr;no iii. dnIov thn tI.o,,,ht
/ crew upon her that the profits rcsulfinr
rrn,, s,rl am or,ar,,ri.a sI,nrlt b.r,,
,.ot. only the Iit.,a world known -. CI'i-
caro hnt tba whole. nation or,nor.bs,
She STRUGGLED ,o,i,,.+ mi. ;Io. r,tiI 1,nd
made Ills vii, known in srcb an minis.
taxable manner that she could noInnoor
resist and She went 70 the BOARD and
tord tban, She couId M 1oo.or rr1nr-
take rho briIdinc, s local vor,, and
asked permission 70 transfer il to tine
National society which WAS Granted
,.,,u.,;,,.r,. :; r,,I,. 100 IT.. w.
80, n,,,..,.l - D, d., ;,, -.