The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1900-02-19
MEMORIAL MEETING.
The Anniversary. Of Miss WIZARDS Death
Is Observed.
SKETCH OF HER LIFE BY MRS. MlHllLS
An Address by Rev. McNutt-songs by
Loyal Temperance Legion-organ-
ixntion OF Legion Postponed.

memorial meeting was held at the
Central Christian church yesterday after
noon under the auspices Of the Womans
Christian Temperance Union. to do honor
to the memory OF Miss Frances E. VIII
lard. who devoted her life TO the work OF
the temperance cause and who was the
moving spirit in the orsaniauon of tenn
perance societies while she lived. Yes
terday was the second anniversary of her
death. and the object OF the meeting was
to appropriately observe the day.
On the altar was placed portrait of
Miss willard. decorated With yiolets. The
service was opened by the singing Of the
hymn Coronation" which was followed
by the reading OF Miss Wizards iayorite
psalm By Mrs. Tracey. Rev. Ramsey
OF the Lubbock Street church offered
prayer. and the Loyal Temperance Legion
OF the sixth ward composed OF children.
sang temperance song.
The following sketch o. Miss Willard and
her life work was read BY Mrs. WILDER d.
Mills
Brief. indeed. must be the sketch % the
lie o. Frances 3. Willard In the short
time allotted this afternoon bus We hope
mat even ID tDN some Aa4 receive uL
lnspli4lIoA "a D0ulsr n.y. nn" 'HI
o,neis ma! o. upoyu.' i,.,. 70 Is more 80
Gus In int cause Iof "hlrh sne gave aei
lie.
taHess W.n"'l "u7 '2'u ih ~
ioIh Slet' w LN''- ,'N "as 80 Etl'a u''
- we 'i1e OF htl utdI Que NaA Gu
leu Il Nih.oNs W. tu1 minus. d''! s''u-
ca u Iso' al evanston iu. DuFlus
heF . 1col neyA sle was q" "tNhoNltlbe
leader lu sChuiafshlp aud an school ac-
iif'iles. WINE jig Woo tSVnoiu FEVER
me axe ot ~, shc resolved 10 DC
Ch3lstian Eiri u God would let her live.
AFTER gsa4uAiinE she taught 10 some sma'i
'~noois lol t'ne. ans from her hrs-
earnings she contributed 10 some mission
ar ol3tc;. experiencing such JOY thar she
wrote 90 Der mother mat she th1nld al
WAYS give all he could go hnip others
Size wAs elected precep'rcss az her alma
mater when ~ years oii ana Tour years
lh'er was pr-'epiress ol TIE Gfn2see
wesleyan seminary or Lima. ~ \
few yesrs later ur opportunity oaWc tu
travel through Europe With her friend
Miss KATE Jackson ana during the two
and hall wears spen there every capi-
tai but one Was visited. She studied no.
dnlE history and the NGc Rrs. bus human.
:ty and Ito conditions. and she returned
home burdened with thc Thought "What
can be done 70 nuke he world a wider
place FOR women She planned Ia study
about IL and ialk about IT, From Italy
she wrote ~ never dreamed IN those
lsthargic years "a home what wide
world ii was. and hoW ful Of misery.
Her journal Indicates tho constant. trend
of the deeper current OF her natrre TO-
ward helping poor Ole huma ,iry that
must be liitoi toward Coz" She sid tha,
her observation OF IN staJ, of women IA
Eur pc had much 10 do with giving her
courage to become p.hltc Smoker t,on-
tact with the women M Italg and EryUt
gave her n Stronger prrpoee or helnfIIIness
toward women u d fgw months nf-er
her return .n 1871 she was ,lrtted urosi-
dsnt OF Nv rf ~ &c Tor lallrs and
was the Rls. woman receive snsh n
position "
Miss WILLARD was model .eecbar and
possessed Tho roNer on E,ndfir,, q, sr
other's mind thr ars burning IN Gov own
her pupils caught her en,b..s;gem and
v,nrs moved ly nor in7r,,lscg ,,,,,. ~ -,
has said. III was lItc lhiny nntn ne
Alpine heights. 10 h. ass7riatsd yitb
her"
The hiEher educat,on OF women vse IN
her sacred cause ana shn eynrtea /, a..
reaching influence oyor stn5eote In var.
relation. How 10 make schnoI discfnfin.
most conducive TO the formation nj npbie
self reliant character was solved nv noe
in giving her rirls clearer understand.
Ing OF life's meaning. ana a deeper NM