The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1898-02-18
three weeks. DR.. Hill made the follow

| three weeks. DR.. Hill made the follow
ing statement:
Miss Willard had suffered some
years from profound anemia and on
several occasions had been given up to
die. Last summer she seemed to take
on new lease of life and gained in
weight and strength, so that she went
through her convention work at TOrOn-
to and Buffalo, which was most ardu-
Gus, and came out much better than
was expected, but on her arrival, five
weeks ago, she was much Frustrated
and readily took the grippe, which at
tackled the stomach, liver, inteStines,
and later the nervous system. The
disease progressed favorably and in
many respects she had greatly improv-
ed when the fatal issue came and over
whelmed the nerve centers There was
no cancerOus degradation of any or
gan, as has been stated
There will be funeral services in New
York city, and later in Evanston, Ill,
Miss Wizards home, where the body
will be taken Immediately.
Chicago, Feb. 18.-FormaI services
over the remains of Miss Frances E.
Willard, president of the Worlds w. c.
T. u, will be held in New York Sunday
The body will then be sent to Chicago.
Miss Katherine L. Stevenson, cores
pOnding secretary of the w. Q. T. u,
said today it was the present intention
to have a committee of Miss Wizards
friends and co-wOrkerS in Chicago meet
the body between here and New York
city and act as an escort during the
tourney west The body will then be
taken to Miss Wizards home in Evans
ton, where on Thursday the funeral will
be held, probably from the First Meth
odist church, where Miss Willard at
tended for years. 1t is possible that
this part of the programme may be
changed, as the church is a compare
lively small one and would probably be
totally inadequate to hold the crowds
who would wish to attend the funeral
of the dead temperance leader, and for
this reason it may be that the services
will be held from Chicago. The inter
ment will take place at Rose Hill Gem
etery, where Miss Wizards mother is
buried.
SKETCH OF MISS WIZARDS LIFE.
Frances Elizabeth Willard was born
in Churchville N. Y, September %,
1889. She was graduated at North
western Female college, Evansville, Ill,
in 1859, became professor Of natural
science there in 1852, and was principal
of Genesee Wesleyan Seminary in 1866
81 The following two years she spent
in foreign travel, giving part of the
time to study in Paris and contribu-
ting to periodicals. In 1871-74 she was
professor of aesthetics in Northwestern
university and dean of the Woman's
college, where she developed her sys-
tenn of government which has been
adopted by other educators
Miss Willard left her profession in
1874 to identify herself with the WO-
man CHRISTIAN temperance union,
serving as corresponding secretary of
the national organization till 1879 and
since that date as president. AS secre-
tary she organized the Home Profession
movement and sent an appeal from
nearly 200, 900 persons to the legislature
of Illinois, asking for the temperance
ballot for women. On the death of her
brother, Oliver A. Willard, in 1879 she
succeeded him as editor of the Chicago
Evening Post. In 1886 she accepted the
leadership of the White Cross move
ment in her own unions, which had OBJ
tanned through her influence, enact
ments in twelve states for the protec-
ton of women.
In 1888 she was made president of the
American branch of the International
Council of Women and of the Worlds
Christian Temperance union, which she
had founded five years before, and she
was repeatedly reelected. Besides
many pamphlets and contributions to
magazines and the press, Miss Willard
has published several volumes relating
to temperance and other reforms.