Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1899-02-20

1t has been announced from national
headquarters that Feb. 18th. Miss WI
lard's birthday in heaven is to be a red
letter day. This is not TO be observed as
IA memorial day to dear Miss Willard, bat
as thank offering day for her beauti-
ful life, a day when local unions Will
study her character and her deeds and
It is hoped, be melted to emulate her
1t will greatly help, we are sure, to keep
the Crusade fire burning, and to encour-
age us to deeper conservation to the
The fields are white, but how can the
people hear unless worker is sent, and
how can worker be sent without
lars to the national from the collection
at its Frances l.. Willard commemora-
tive meeting this difficulty will be solved
We feel sure that this fund will not
only help to build the monument of 20.Op0
new members this year, but that it will
be a perennial fund. which will solve the
financial question for the national union.
State officers see so many opportunities
10 strike a blow for the good cause did
they but have the money: so many APP
peals come to them that 1t would seem
must be responded TO: Multiply these by
fifty. and you will know what mother
national sees, and what appeals she has.
Feb. 18th is 10 be a day OF thankful re-
membrance, day. of loyal love, a day
of our great organization, and it will be
a day of vast results. Several local
unions in the county. including Halo
well and Augusta, held exercises on Sun
day afternoon or evening with addresses
and remarks by prominent white ribbon
ers and the clergy.
Churches, school buildings libraries
and other public buildings all over our
land are being named in memory OF our
:;ainted leader
The Frances f.. Willard public school
building, intellectually the finest in
Chicago is situated in the residence por-
ton of the south side and cost sonnet thing
over $4,000. Its dedication, October q.
was of interest to white-ribbOners. The
assembly room was crowded with an in
terested audience of parents and pupils,
patriotic decorations graced the walls
and a varied programme of speeches and
music was rendered. The chairman of
the meeting, Mr.. Joseph II. Strong. men,
Der of the board of education, in his well
come to the parents and friends paid a
high tribute TO Miss Willard. and pro-
posed that her natal day be observed by
all the schools throughout the United
States A magnificent picture OF Miss
Willard, framed in oak and gold, the
gift of the Chicago Central Union to the
school, was presented by Mrs. s. NJ. D.
try. who was appropriately introduced
ing of the portrait called forth much
applause. and warm expression of
thanks President E. Benjamin Andrews
superintendent of schools, said in his adj
dress that the building was SO thorough
ly well constructed that ii could reason
ably be expected to be essentially the
same one hundred years from now. 1t is
eminently proper that school houses and
churches should be named for our leader
and that ner head should be carved in
marble upon our capitol buildings, for no
other woman has made more valuable
contributions to the welfare of the people
and thus to the perpetuity of the govern
ment and the advancement Of the church.