Evening bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1895-1912, 1902-02-19
HER MEMORY
MISS FRANCES WILLARD
REMEMBERED BY W.C.T.U,
Paper by Mrs. Higgins -
Personal Contributions By
Others Business Meet
ing Later.

The w. c. T. U. gathered in the par.
Iors of Central Union church yesterday
afternoon and held a memorial meet
ing in honor Of Miss Frances Willard,
who began the work Of the society.
The local society raised s2665 at the
meeting to swell the Frances Willard
Memorial fund. Mrs. J. NJ. whitney,
who presided, spoke on the object Of
the assembly saying 1t was the custom
followed all over the world to meet on
the anniversary of Miss WIZARDS
death.
After prayer by Rev. w. NJ. Kincaid,
Mrs McCully- Higgins read a paper Of
which the following are few extracts:
The first and only time ever met
her, who was the most beloved woman
of her day. was at a National w. c. T.
L. Convention held in Cleveland, in
the month of November, 1894. at
tended as delegate from Maine. Some
one was leading a devotional service.
When this was promptly closed Miss
Willard took the convention under her
own direction. | saw her then for the
first time. Her pictures are so familiar
| need not tell you how she looked.
BY means of those pictures you have
all become acquainted with her sweet
face, the look of the soft wavy hair,
the little tilt Of the head usual with
people who wear glasses. But perhaps
you do not cutie see in her pictures
the steady, straight, candid look OF the
white soul through her eyes and on
her face, the patient but undismayed
expression OF one who makes no COM
promise with a great evil. but with no
spirit Of hate.
You never once thought of her Office
as bigger than the woman. She con-
trolled the convention without being
arbitrary and arrogant-points in
which men so often fail. wonder II
] shall he misunderstood II say she
was not dignifled. II seemed to me
she was drawn so close to the hearts
of the women, there, officers and dele
gates, there was no room for the stiff
formality we call dignity. She often
called her officers by her own pet
names Of them. Mrs. Stevens was
"Stevie." They all seemed like girls
together. Miss Willard was cheer
full, bright and even merry at times,
Perhaps because of the strength Of her
faith, the bright, hopeful side Of
everything appealed to her.
At the end of one of the meetings
when had sat on thu. platform for two
hours or more dreading a presentation
to the convention, which Mrs. Stevens
wanted, was introduced to Miss Will
lard by Mrs. Stevens and spoke of the
Hawaiian Union as the eldest daugh-
ter OF the American mother. She was
very tired, and while Miss Gordon was
saying, lovingly, urgently, Dear Miss
Willard, do come home" Miss Willard
gave me her hand and said YEARLY:
God bless the eldest daughter"
left the convention charmed by the
sweet personality OF this rare woman.
Mrs. Whitney read another personal
contribution on Miss Willard and Mrs
Harriet Castle Coleman, Miss Greer
and Miss Whitman all spoke OF meet
ing her. After the memorial meeting
there was a short business meeting
1t was announced that Mrs. Henry Wa
terhouse had resigned as president o.
the Flower Mission. Mrs. Grace Wa
terhouse was elected to the place ant
Miss Newcomb was elected secretary II
place Of Mrs. Austin, resigned.
At the next meeting OF the w. C. T
U. several of the principals OF the pub
lie schools will appear upon invitation
of the Union to give their views oil
, temperance instruction in the schools.