Orleans County monitor. [volume] (Barton, Vt.) 1872-1953, 1899-01-30
w. c. T. u. COLUMN.
LETTER.

ing her visit to the grave of France
Willard and her family, and the Other
familiar places which she had fire.
quented, will, I am sure, be of inter
est to every one.-Ed.l
VT. HOME GUARDS. DEAR Co-WoRK-
ERS:-
The greetings of the season to you
all. When I wrote you last L was
speeding towards home as fast as
steam would bring me. Now with a
heart full of thankfulness for the
many ercies of the past year, [ at
tempt to tell you of the visit to Rose
Hill Cemetery, on my return from
the National Convention. When we
awoke Friday morning, Nov. 18th, the
Ieaden sky threatened rain every mo-
ment; indeed, some drops did splash
against the car windows, and the out
look was not favorable for a pleasant
day. We had time after reaching Chi
cago for breakfast, and then about SO
White Ribboners, led by Miss Helen
Hood, started out for the union depot.
A short car-ride and Rose Hill Gem
etery was reached. The clouds set
tied lower, and the dull November
day seemed to be in sympathy with
our sad hearts as we walked through
this silent city of the dead.
We gathered with hushed voices
and eyes misty with tears about the
graves of our beloved and her "four."
Above her brother Oliver and sister
Mary of "Nineteen beautiful years."
a Iuxuriant ivy grew. On the graves
of our dear Miss Wizards father and
mother and where her precious dust
lies, twigs of fragrant evergreen were
tbickly strewn. Nearly all those who
came brought flowers which were
placed on the evergreens. A hymn
was sung and prayer offered by Miss
Elizabeth Greenwood, national super
intendent of evangelistic work, and
the wreath sent from Wheelock was
tenderly laid above the honored form
of Josiah F. Willard, and the wreath
picked from the trees Miss Wizards
own hands had helped to plant at No.
Danville last year, was laid upon the
final resting-place of st. Courageous
and our own beloved. A few words were
spoken in loving memory, another
hymn sung, the benediction pronounc-
ed and we left this place, made sacred
to every White Ribboner in this and
every land where the gospel of tenn
perance and purity has gone. We
stood at the entrance of the vault
where her s'earthly house of this tab
ernacleo rested until that Easter Sab
bath when with a crown of Easter
lilies she entered stthe White PATH"
and all that remained of the terres-
tial body of our beloved leader was
placed in the grave of her noble
mother. 1t was a sad privilege to
stand by this granite monument,
erected by one whose faithful devo-
ton combined mother, sister, friend
and lover for this dear oneSwho lived
to s'make the world wider for woman,
and brighter for humanity" and
pledge anew u life and strength to
work for "God and Home and Every
Land"
Taking the cars again, we reached
Evanston and fond awaiting US, Mrs.
Kelley, the district president, who
had planned this trip and provided
the tasteful programs for the occa-
sion. Rest Cottage was visited, and
though it was occupied by a tenant,
we were kindly received and shown
through the different rooms on the
first floor. The last time I had en-
tered this home Madame Willard was
there to greet us with her gentle, low
ing manner and our Saint Frances
was full of energy and loving grace,
and helpfulness. Now, both are trans
lated to fairer chimes, and who shall
say they are not together busy in
higher plans and nobler deeds thar
earth afforded.
Passing the buildings of the North
western University, we saw the room
she occupied when Dean of the Wo-
mans College. and wove into the
warp and wool Of the lives of these
young women, the threads of a golden
character. Then on to the church
where for so long a time she was a
member, and where only a few short
months she was carried on the
shoulders of the students of the Uni
versity to this her church home. Eu-
logies were pronounced by the learn
ed and great, who were proud to call
her friend. We gathered about the
spot where the casket stood; a hymn
was sung in the dim light that ame