The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1899-11-19

all POSITIONS lDNolNlHS any TeSpousioiiity
is regretted, it is felt that she is entitled
to rest, having honestly earned it.
As the president of the first American
woman's club in Porto Rico Mrs, Ruth
Shaffner- Etnier is particularly interests
ing at present. The club was organized
about two months ago by the progressive
daughters of Uncle Sam who live in Ponce
Mrs, Etnier is otherwise interesting. IL
is she who. as one of the worlds organic
ers of the Womans Christian Temperance
Union has travelled to the uttermost parts
of the earth One of her special Trips was
TO Iceland in company with the wen
known Miss Jennie Alderman Mrs. Ell
nier's lecture on Iceland and It's Peo-
ple" has been given in Chicago. Inter
woven with this white ribbon WORK was
season of missionary effort in CHINA
where nv the way, she FIRST met her warm
friend. Lady Henry Somerset. For many
wears Mrs. Etnier has been actively inter-
ested in the Indian schools Of the country
and she was connected with the carlisle
indian school near Philadelphia prior to
her departure for Porto Rico
~
While the Daughters OF the ConiederacS
were unwilling their monument to lhe
Daughter of the Coufederacy IN hieh-
mond Va. last week, another cermony
note was taking -hYtiszMgtm Aba L,rtr
note. was taking place in the new Wo-
mans building in Knoxville, Tenn. me
occasion was the presentation, by 1olohei
strong. an East Tennessee Onionist anu
a colonel in the Yankee army, OF d Pr
trait of Winnie Davis to the iaaiea ol tne
Woman's Building association. Inc peau-
t,fuI snaech of DR.. Sutherland In present
ing the portrait and OF MIS- Mehilnes
in receiving it, were a kihd on SOLEMN
chant OF peace and good VIII pel"een
the sections. 80 co,onoi
ctronc's acquaintance with Miss DAVIS
soid. aThey were introduced at an East
orn watering place, by mutual friends
hfter n week of pleasant association,
ro.onel Strong in taking his leave, ex-
nreaspd great pleasure in having met her'
Mise Davis invited him TO call on her IN
Nav York. He said 10 her That perhaps
u she knew he were republican, an
East Tennessee republican at that she
might be inclined 10 reverse her goou
anfnion and recall her kind invitation,
81 ray,,cd that she did OF course wish ne
80 80 southerner and a democrat. but
-. ha honed each of them was liberal
e,,s IN give thu other the undoubied
s'aaTican right to hold whatever 1ltw5
,hav nleased upon political questions
Was there ever another like her9--"our
Winnie. , s,ron.s a5r,ira-
ton for her that after her DEAN 40 lad
her portrait painted by the wen hhoMh
NJ NJ ,loeses artist. Mr., Lloyd Branson, VINO
fulfilled his task so wei-so iiieLnhe ~
The plcture-'tis said he palnteo Win M
enul as Guido Rene painted Inc cehci
{ with his heart. o.. .,,,;an .,
winnie Davis personal appearance, Know
TO- there are few club women In Iexes
ne, ,het do not hold her memory In deepest
,,a,.ance "she was tribe ABOVE meu-
I'm height. her hair was brown, sne haa
( ,aa,,tisrI blue-gray eyes ana exceedingly
,'rrassi~e features, There was an air
- nens,veness about her That almost
VI p ,,nsas 20 melancholy. One was struck
o. ne nobility OF her bearing, the natur-
=, and consequent irresistible charm
asn sar manner. She never reminded you
~, other woman she was Original IN
being herself .ra, witch wa.
~ sp nv the Rev Moses Hogue. the
eonuu.s friend OF her father, and the
ln.liia 'nenential minister in the Confed-
J, niosi ,na, white-baired, venerable OLD
eraes' M mo SUTHERLAND said: "Imagine the
man, ~, hen he stretched his hands, thin
\ ensct ,,'i,sned nv age. over the Hover
! anu ", asstet before him. and with voice
cesele ,ns with emotion. spoke only these