The Ocala evening star. [volume] (Ocala, Fla.) 1895-1943, 1898-03-09
Miss Frances L. Willard

every worthy cause suffered los
by the death OF Miss Willard
which occurred in the early hour
of last Thursday morning at tn,
Hotel Empire in New York City
For several years she had suffered
from anemia. but latteTiy haC
greatly improved, so that sh,
went through with her heavy
work a. the Toronto and Buffalo
conventions fairly well. Fiv,
weeks q 90. however, she was at
tackled with the GIip in New
\ ork City. but had in many re,
>pects improved under the care
OF her physician 20 that her friends
were hopeful Of her recovery.
The nervous system was greatly
implircd, however. ard finally
~uccumbed. Ni>@ Willard was one
Of the most DISTINGUISHED women
OF this or any other generation.
A. widely known ~ any women
OF tho day. her na'ne was flmIlla,
around the giuha: She was worthy
of the honor and esteem in which
II. was everywhere held for her
nigh womauiv character, her in
trlicctull abilities, for great at
tainmcntS. her Str. Myth Of par
pose. the simplicity Of her Chris
tan faith. and the sincerity Of her
cousecration TO the service Of hui
mlnity. She certainly had no
peer among the women Of America
and not many among those Of the
world. The only woman of whom
one thinks in connection with her
name is she with whom, during
the last few Years, she has been
associated OH terms Of the closest
and most sympathetic fellowship
as workers together in tie same
great cause of rcform-Lady
Henry Somerset. She has been
spoken Of felicitouSly and justly as
"the uncrowned queen OF AmcrI-
can democracy" The ROYALTY was
universally recognized. Miss VIII
lard had very great gifts both in
the executive cOuncil-chamber
and on the platform. She was
capa Die Of conceiviug great plans
and of carrying them forward tc-
ward realization. In 1871 She
was easily chief among those IL
strumental in organizing the Ma
tIonal Womau'S Temperance
| uion, and has ever since devoted
herself TO its interests. In
loS0 at the annual convention
she was chosen its prcsi-
dent, position She has held ever
since. Under her guidance the
scope of the Union has been great
~ enlarged and its efficiency in
creased. Il was not only in this
field, however, that Miss Willard
has labored with such dlstin-
guished success. For one year
she was tie editor of the Chicag
Evening Post" and was well
known in the field Of authorship.
Some OF her best known books
are "a Wheel Within a Wheel"
Woman in The Pulpit, "A Clas-
sic Town. "a Young Journal
ist," and "Glimpses of Fifty
Years"
Miss Wizards ancestors were
English, although her own father
and mother were Nel.monters.
She was born in Churchville, O.
Her parents afterwards removed
to Wisconsin, and She received
her education at the Milwaukee
Female College ana subsequently,
at the Northwestern University
at Evanston, lii. For thirteen
Years she was a school teacher,
having had under her trailing
during that time not less than
two thousand pupils. She then
spent two Years il European
travel and upon htT. return to
this country entered upon her life
work. Notwithstanding the
strength of h.I convictions and
the integrity Of her Christian
She was too Intelligent .
a woman -cy far to be i bigot. .
She vas able always to give a
reason for her faith and the pos
ton She was LED TO take.
The funeral IN New York was
followed by similar services 10
Evanston, H., where she had re
sided for many wears. and where
the lnterment took place.