The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1899-02-21
WAVERLY

BrOwe VIII make a donation visit to
him on the afternoon and evening OF
Feb. -. and as this is on the eve Of
their removal to another church the
occasion will be used as farewell
reception to Mr.. and Mrs. Browe. All
Of their friends are invited through
this section of the country.
At the Frances T.. Willard mcmor-
ial exercises at the WaVerly hign
school Feb. II, 1899. the programme
was as follows: Chorus. THE Circle
Is Broken;" address of welcome, Alta
Greene; sketch of Miss Wizards life.
Jessie Rhodes; chorus, "a Psalm of
Life" recitation, Pledge Lawrence
Hall; recitation, "A Boys Determine
ton" George Stone. recitation, "A
Thrilling Appeal" Sadie Spencer; sing
ing, when We Are Old Enough to
Vote" boys in second and third grade;
recitation, We Are Coming, Dear
Leader" Willie Greene: essay,
Frances f.. Willard" Anna Dean:
floral exercise, "Children's Hour" Ey
fourth and fifth grades; recitation, "a
Short Temperance Speech" by the
chart class boys; recitation, "Don't
Forget the Boys" Leighton Miles; rec
itation, I'm Memory" Cora LOwrie,
recitation, Our Loved Leader"
Blanche Carpenter; recitation, My
First Speech" Leon Decker; recita-
tion, Frances Willard as a Reform
er," Leila Parker; solo, Bessie sum
ner; recitation, "a Little Speech" Me
kinley Parker: reading, "I'll Do It,"
Marjory Watson; select reading, How
to Curtail the Liquor Traffic" CHRIS
tine Parker; chorus, Touch No,
Taste Not; recitation, What Does the
Knot of White Ribbon Mean" Alta
Greene.
The essay of Miss Anna Dean, on
The Life of Frances f. Willard" was
worthy of mention. She said: I'm her
school life she soon became q faVorite
with both teacher and sChoolmates,
She was always a leader in all classes
and societies to which she belonged.
She was Valedictorian of her class at
Evanston college, where she afterward
accepted the position as dean. She
spoke of her wonderful magnetism as
a teacher and described it as only the
Christ spirit within her. A clergyman
who had formerly been a pupil Of Miss
Willard said she made the class room
seem like a flower bed. After resign
ing her position as dean she went
abroad and visited nearly every cap
itol in Europe, and went to the Holy
Land. She met in England Lady
Henry Somerset, her lifelong frienG,
and who is now Miss Wizards sue
| cessor as president of the Worlds W0-
| mems Christian Temperance union.
Soon after her return from abroad
came the turning point in her life,
| sl,.,,, pl, tod hA titn -
president of the local Woman's Chris
tian Temperance union in Chicago. In
| 1888 she founded and became president
| of the Worlds Woman's Christian
| Temperance union. Miss Willard was
| about "a years Of age when she entered
! this work, and from then until her
| death she bent all her energies toward
| this great object, "WOman's suffer
| age and home protection" She spoke
of Miss Willard as one of the most
wonderful of women. She led one of
| the purest, truest, noblest lives that
woman ever lived. One of the best
| things about .diss Willard was she
| never spoke i'll Oh any one. Just one
year ago today at the Empire hotel
| in New York city Frances Willard
| passed from earth to Heaven. How
! beautiful TO be with God" We're the
! last words from the voice which had
! thrilled thousands with its marvellous
| sweetness and power. 1t was i'm the
evening that she went to her Father
| home, leaving a nation, a world sOr-
! rowing. Yet why should we sorrow
| Frances Willard can never die. ITO
live in the hearts Of the people is not
| to die"
! At this point the Waverly Woman s
! Christian Temperance union presented
the school with a picture of Miss Will
lard. The presentation was made by
! Miss Greene She said the object Of
the union in bringing the programme
before you w9s to interest our young
people in this great work, and in com
ing before you as a union we might
| interest you in our work. and in the
study and rendering Of this pro-
| gramme it might instil in your minds
new ideas of temperance and purity
| Her motto in general was For God
and home and every land" "OuI
badge is the simple knot of white rib
bon" Not only did she wish to keop
her native land but this whOle-souled
woman was only satisfied when it said
"every land" The beauty Of her noble
life so shines in her face, the picture
can but be beautiful but not only
for its beauty do we present it to you
today, but that ii may speak to you
| of the life of a noble woman.
Professor f. -. Hanyen, in behalf oi
the teachers pupils and school board
accepted it i'm few we'll chosen words