Crawford avalanche. (Grayling, Mich.) 1879-19??, 1898-02-24

aiSS IhANCES VILLAIN gained IN Welgut
and strength so that she went through
her convention work at Toronto and Buff
falo, which was most arduous, and came
out much better than was expected, but
on her arrival, FIVE weeks ago, she was
much Frustrated and readily took the
grip, which attacked the stomach, liver,
intestines and later the nervous system.
The disease progressed favorably, and in
many respects she had greatly improved
when the fatal issue came and overwhelm-
ed the nerve centers. There was no can
cerous degeneration of any organ, as has
been stated"
Miss Wizards Career.
Frances Elizabeth Willard was born
Sept. %, 1899, in Churchville, near Roch-
ester, n. y. Her parents were New Eng
landers. While she was yet babe her
parents moved to Oberlin, o., from which
place, after residence of five years, they
moved to farm near GAINESVILLE, Wis.
Miss Willard lived on the farm for thir-
teen years.
Up to her fifteenth year she had never
seen the inside of school room save for
an hour or two at time, and then only
as she visited the classes of her girlhood
friends. Her first schooling of which any
mention is made was at the Woman's sem
mary, founded by Catherine Beecher at
Milwaukee, Wis. She spent there only
one term. Afterwnrd she entered the
Northwestern Female College at Evans
ton. Ill. She took the full course pre-
scribed at that institution and graduated
in 1859 with high honors.
Having completed her education. Miss
Willard took up the occupation of teach
err, finding her first employment among
the schools of Evanston. Later she went
to Pittsburg, and there taught in wom-
ans college. In 1867 she went to Lima,
n. Y, where she was appointed precep-
tress in the Genesee Wesleyan College,
a woman's institution.
In 1865 Miss Willard made tour
abroad. She went to Paris and studied
in the College de France. Among the
celebrated men from whom she received
instruction was Guizot. She studied also
in Berlin and Rome and then visited
Greece. Egypt and Palestine.
In 1871 she returned to Evanston. She
was made dean of the Woman's college
of Northwestern University, her alma
mater during her absence having been
affiliated with Northwestern University
anu TtuuDlcu. III luC hCN poSipph ehN
was really president of her alma mater.
Her Temperance Work.
The Woman's Christian Temperance
Union had been organized, but its efforts
had amounted to little so far as practical
results were concerned. Miss Willard
was elected corresponding secretary Of
the organization. She put into her new
work all the vigor of her strong constitu-
ton. She broadened the scope of the
organization, wrote letters to women all
over the country. and within short time
made the movement one of national inn
portapce. Her efforts met with such sue
cess and were so heartily commended by
the members Of the organization and by
the public generally that she was made
vice-president of the society, and in 1879
was elected to the office of national presi-
dent.
While secretary of the Temperance I'M
ion she organized the Home Protective
movement and circulated a petition, upon
which she obtained 100000 names, which
was presented to the Legislature Of Hi
nois asking legislation in favor Of woman
and for the protection of the home, as
well as for the protective ballot for wom-
the White Cross movement, which has
obtained legislative enactments for the
protection of women in twelve States.
She was the founder of the Worlds Wom-
ans Christian Temperance Union, and in
1883 became the president of the Ameri-
can branch of the international council of
women.
Her work for temperance took her
throughout every part of the United
States and through many European coun-
tries. She visited every city in the Unit
ed States of 10000 inhabitants, most Of
those of 5000 and hundreds of smaller
population. She was an indefatigable lee
turer, and lcctured wherever she stopped
long enough for such purpose, her aid in
the cause of temperance being everywhere
recognized as Of the utmost Importance
and widely sought.