Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1898-02-18
MISS FRANCES E. WILLARD.
She Was an Unselfish Worker In the Cause
She Had Espouscd-Mourned
by Many.

Chicago, Feb. 1S.-Although the fatal
termination of Miss WIZARDS illness
was not entirely unexpected in Evans
ton, It was nevertheless an intense
shock to her friends when they heard
of 1t today. To develop those qualities
of leadership which raised her to n po-
sition of so great prominence as an adj
vocate OF temperance, Miss Willard was
well known to many now living In
Evanston whose friendship was on the
same intimate footing when the great
leader attained the height of her fame
as when her gentle influence and bud
ding genius first made itself felt in the
little Village.
REST Cottage" where Miss willard
made her home, was always kept ready
for her return. The souvenirs of her
work and the many articles of house,
hold furniture made dear by assocla-
ton were cherished with great care
and her room was kept in constant
readiness for an unexpected return.
A. NJ. Klmball, a personal friend of the
lamented leader and well known in
temperance circles. lived in the cottage,
and when told of the death she said;
81 am ineXpressibly shocked. White
ribboners all over the world will feel
her loss. Miss Willard occupied a po-
sition which can never be filled. The
good work will go on, but her absence
as a leader will be deeply felt. The
impetus which Miss Willard has given
to the work of saving the temple will
carry IL through. Her friends will ac-
cept the duty of continuing the work
commenced by her as "A bequest and
will feel that 1t viii be a violation of
her confidence to permit the work to
flag.
Miss Willard threw herself into the
work of raising funds for the temple
with her characteristic energy and self
sacrifice. | fear II is what cost her her
| life. Her health was not strong
enough to permit her undertaking so
great work, but she laid personal
considerations aside. Miss willard had
great following and If there We're
no other reasons for prosecuting the
last great work she commenced than
that she desired to see its end 1t should
be continued to n successful terminal
| ton"
Mrs. Matilda NJ. Carse sobbed when
the intelligence was conveyed to her.
"Frances Is gone from us" she said,
her voice choking with sorrow. where
will we get another like her? A more
noble woman was never born, and
more unselhsh worker never entered
the lists in the cause Of humanity. I
have been associated with her for years
and ! know the worth Of her character
and the noble sacrifice she has made
for her fellow-women and men.
I'VE have been hoping right along
she would recover. We held a prayer
meeting NJ Willard Hall for her yester-
day afternoon and all hoped she would
be spared to us"
DR.. Sarah Racket Stevenson said:
"I can only voice the universal regret
for Miss Wizards loss. 1t is lrrenar-
able and there is no one who can take
up the work she has laid down and do
II so we'll"
President Henry Wade Rogers of the
Northwestern University said: Her
death is an inestimnble loss. ] knew
her and | admired hcr. ! feared after
reading of her condition that she would
not recover. The loss is impossible to
replace: all who knew her. although
they did not agree with her views,
could not help admire and loving her"
bust OF Miss Willard is now re-
ceiving the finishing touches In the
hands of dorado Taft. II VIII be pre-
scented to Northwestern University by
]. p. Schaefrer
THE FUNERAL ARRANGEMENTS
Chicago, Feb. 1S.-Funeral services
over the remains OF Miss Francis u,
Willard, president of the Worlds w. @.
u. u, will be held in New York sun
day. The body viii then be sent TO
Chicago. Miss Katherine l., Steven
son, corresponding secretary of the w.
C. II. u, said 1t was the present in
tention to have committee Of Miss
WIZARDS friends and o-workers In
Chicago meet the body between here
and New York City and act as an es,
cort during the Journey west. The
body win then be taken to Miss Will
lnrd's home in Evanston, where on
Thursday the funeral will be held prob
ably from the First Methodist church.
which Miss Willard attended for years,
1t is possible that this part of the
program may be chnnged,as the church
is comparatively small one, and would
probably be totally Inadequate to hold
the crowds who would wish to attend
the FUNERAL Of the dead temperance
leader. For this reason the services
will be held from Chicago. The in
terment will take place at Rose Hin
cemetery, where Miss WIZARDS mother
IL buried.