Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1898-02-21
MISS FRANCES WILLARD.

With the death of Miss Frances +.
willard, one of Americas notable wo-
men has been removed from this
sphere of action. For years she has
led the organized forces of temperance
against one OF the most gigantic evils
of our age, and as "A result of her labor,
she lived to see intemperance con-
demned and sobriety enthroned among
the virtues of the human family. Her
death was sudden and unexpected.
The subjoined brief biographical
sketch is from a Chicago paper:
"Aiiss Willard was born In Church.
vile, near Rochester, N. Y, Sept. 20,
1889. She was the daughter OF Josiah
+. and Mary Thompson Hin Willard,
both of New England stock. Her girl
hood was spent in Churchville. Oberlin.
o., and GAINESVILLE, Wis. From James
vile the family moved to Evanston,
which has since been known as the
Wizards home suburb. Miss Willard
was n graduate OF Northwestern uni
versity and took the degree of A. NJ
from Syracuse university She was for
four years professor of natural science
at the Northwestern Female college;
one year preceptor at the Genesee
Wesleyan seminary. Lima. N. Y, two
years Travelled abroad, studying con-
tinentai languages and the fine arts; in
1871 became president or the Womans
college and professor of aesthetics in
Northwestern university: In 1874, cor
responding secretary of the w. c. r.
u; In 1877 was associated with Mr.
Moody In evangelistic work in Boston;
In 1873 was president of the w. C. II.
U. in Illinois and editor of the Chicago
Daily Post, and In 1878 was made presi-
dent of the National w. c. r. u.
I'm 1857 Miss Willard was elected
president of the Woman's Council of
the United States. formed from the
confederated societies of women, and
in the same year she was elected to the
general conference OF the Methodist
Episcopal church. In 1889 she was
chosen to the oecumenical conference
of the same church by the Rock River
conference. but her name was thrown
out by the board Of control because she
was woman. She was the originator
OF the petition against the alcohol and
opium trade, started on a tour around
the world. and to be presented to all
governments. She was from the first
one of the directors of the Woman's
Temperance Publishing association and
also one of the board OF directors of the
National Temperance hospital and of
the Temperance temple.
Miss Willard was sometimes called
Americas uncrowned queen Besides
the multifarious duties connected with
the presidency of the worlds and ns-
tionai temperance organizations, books.
magazines, articles, tracts and editori-
ais followed In quick succession from
her busy brain. Even during her wear
and half of enforced rest her vital
izing touch continued to be felt in every
department OF w. g. 4. u. work"
Mrs. Lillian NJ. N. Stevens will tenn
porarily succeed 10 the presidency of
the national w. C. Il. u. She is well
known In suffragist and temperance
circles. She was one of the board OF
lady managers of the Worlds Fair |
When In 1876 Miss Willard introduced
into white ribbon ranks the discussion |
of the ballot for women Mrs. Stevens
led the arguments in favor OF the
She was one of Miss Will
lnrd's close personal friends.