The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1899-03-28

but also the motive which inspired 1t We
appreciate It, not merely Ms work Of art.
ms the portrait Of beautiful woman to
adorn our walls. to gladden. our eyes in
the years spent In this school, but we also
are reminded that IL will serve to perpet
uate in our memory the thoughts OF q
beautiful character, q great reform leader
and q noble woman. say noble woman
and in using the word woman use 1t In
its broadcast and truest sense. One Of her
own notices was l believe, 'womanliness
first, afterwards " hat you will And
first and foremost she was woman. OF
sweet and motherly disr osition although
the joys Of home and children were not
for her, dianihed and yet sympathetic and
kindly and as some one has said 'one of
the ooziost women she ever knew All
this she was by nature. Afterwards she
was what she willed and she willed many
things. What she willed she accom-
plished. An idealist and yet u practical
philanthropist: "a dreamer Of dreams yet a
doer Of dreams. q broad. many sided
woman.
"The subject Of temperance reform was
ever Of chief Importance TO h,r mind, and
nearest to her heart, and yet she realized
that that was but one factor in our many
sided social problem. She saw that the
home was the foundation and fountain
head.
"She received reform in society from
every side and extended her influence in
every direction throughout the civilized
world. To found a world wide temper
ance union was great but to found a wide
worlds Christian temperance union was
greater. Such then was the woman
whose portrait will tend to preserve her
memory in this school-a true woman and
a great woman. In moral influence the
foremost woman of her time and the
leader of the greatest army of reform the
world has ever seen.
"As Mrs. Frye has said 1t seems to me
that we OF the Butler school have been
honorei-honored in that we were chosen
from among our other schools to BE- the
recipientIof this gift-honored.in that this
gift has been presented to us by the hands
of her who has succeeded Frances Willard
in that responsible office as President OF
the National Woman's Christian Temper
anoe Union. Her portrait we do not need,
her living presence We have with us-the
mantle of her great leader has fallen upon
her; that 1t has fallen upon her fittiugly
we believe; that 1t will be worn by her
worthily we know. There fore / would
say to Mrs. Stevens and the ladies Of the
Union that We not only appreciate the
gift but we also highly esteem the
honor
Mr.. Andrews the principal, then said:
~ may never have another opportunity
of expressing my pleasure upon receiving
this picture. and so l take the opportuni-
ty today in behalf of the teachers and the
pupils of this school to thank all those
who have SO generously and unselfshly
given both time and money for the pur-
pose of beautify ing and making more at
tractive the interior Of this building.
"Such an effort Is well put forth from
the educational standpoint, for the minds
of the children of this age especially and
younger are easily influenced, and the
coming into contract with the beautiful
u
taste for the beautiful and hence an en-
nobling and uplifting influence Is exsr
cised over their youthful lives that must
be far reaching IL its effect and of untold
value. We are especially grateful to you
for this beautiful picture OF Miss Willard.
The picture of woman who gave her
life work fighting against one of the
tnk hnO
has ever had to contend. And now children
as you look upon that picture. her noble
character so visibly seen and 80 thorough
ly stamped In her features. may 1t so I'm
press you that when you go forth to the
stern realities Of life and take your places
among the active people OF the world you
may thoroughly understand the import
ance, the scope, the magnitude OF her
work, and may follow In her
course. She has fulfilled her mission and
gone to her reward, but the effect Of her
labors and those of her co-workers are
still seen and felt throughout the length
and breadth of this land. She belonged to
the generation of today of active service,
you children belong to the generation of
tomorrow. May you join hands, become
Intelligent men and women Of your gen.
GRAFTON in taking up the work she has
been obliged to relinquish and carry 10 for
ward to successful termination. l telieve
that q successful elimination Of the great
warfare which she waged must be at
tanned largely by proper instruction 10
the children of the present generation In
the school and in the home; for when
proper temperance instruction is given to
the children of this generation. who are
SO soon to become the generation that Is
to follow, there must be created keen
sense of sent iment that is strong aud bit
ter against this gigantic evil; and when
such sentiment is created and aroused
from one end Of the land to the other then
the crisis will be passed, and right will
surely triumph over wrong.
81 wish to extend vote of thanks to
Mrs. FRYE and others interests d In school