The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1904-02-05
COUNCIL MEMBER IS
"BUNDLE OF ENERGY
Mrs. Elizabeth B. Grannis Has De
voted Half Century to Propa-
CATION of Reforms.

ssMrs E. b. Grannis, a quiet little bundle
of energy weighing ninety pounds. is editor,
publisher and proprietor of the Church
Union. She drives seven doctors of divinity
tandem. New York Graphs, 1919.
The above was the first announcement
which revealed the secret to the public that
the REV Dr. K. b. Grannis" was nothing
more or less than tactful Mrs. Z. b. Gran
mis-. who was quite up to the average wom-
an in more respects. as in avoirdupois,
which was 40 pounds instead OF ninety
pounds.
Among the women pioneers in aggressive
and progressive effort for womanhood and
the race Mrs. Grannis's name will go into
history. She has been one of the prominent
figures at sessions Of the council. She
realized keenly the responsibility of maxi
ipg a fair record at her early age, and was
never absent or late during her first year
Of Sunday-school teaching. Self-denying
will power has without doubt continued
with this teacher much as ii was manifested
almost nifty years ago, when she allowed
herself no Sunday lunch that each of her
scholars should be properly dressed and
escorted to 5 snday school on time. At
twelve years If age, on account of the
death of her father, she removed with her
family TO Ohio. At seventeen years of age
she taught public school in the Buckeye
State and boarded around the district
This experience she compares with a boy $
first visit TO the circus.
Each days adventures in and out of
school We're new and novel to the New Eng
land girl. who had never seen a dairy farm
or had enjoyed associations in real country
life with the lads and lassies of more than
forty-flve years ago on the Western Re
serve
Mrs. Crannis has been connected with
many educational, religious and philan-
thropic clubs and organizations. She has
been elected thirteen consecutive years 20
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League for the Promotion of Purity, which
numbers about many men on its member
ship list as women. She is a strong advocate
for coeducation. colabor and coassociation
OF the sexes in amuSementS. truly as
In church councils and problematic reason
ing together for the higher development of
with the Womens Christian Temperance
Union almost since its beginning. Her work
with organizations and with her pen to miti-
gate the hard conditions OF the insane has
helped 20 bring forth many reforms in pub
lie Institutions
Personally, she has succeeded in securing
the release OF goOdly number OF persons
unjustly incarcerated. or retained i'm insane
asylums. For many years she has been a
member OF the National Temperance So
ciety, kindergarten Association Illinois
foreign missionary societies.. Society for
prevention or Cruelty TO Children National
Suffrage Organization and others
She was vice president of the World S
Peace and Arbitration League for many
years She was of the incorporation
OF the Womens Legal Educational Society
and member OF the WOmen's Law School
association In no sense can Mrs. Gannis
be considered a woman with one idea
she was one or the guests at the reception
given by the Queen of England to the for
eign delegates and invited speakers OF the
quinquennial OF the international council
This was the first occasion during her
MaJestys reign that any body OF women
had been officially recognized by Queen
Victoria
Mrs Grannis, when interviewed. inva-
riaoly asserts that the only benefit or the
cnlei heipIGiness or anything in print con-
Corning her life record is in the facf tbat
whatever good she has been the Instrument
70 accomplish may be more than attained
by the average girl or woman.