Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1905-05-20
Mrs. Hannah 3. Williams.

On April IS there passed from her
earthly home to the Heavenly Mansion,
a woman whose rare personality and
exalted character mad cXerted re-
markable influence on this community.
Mrs. Hannah Williams, daughter of
Hon. James Bridge was born in 1910,
and went from her chldhoods home in
1882. in all her youth aud beauty, to
the home of the Hon. Daniel Williams
to become loving mother to four
motherless children
This home was always the abode of
love. peace and charity. and here her
beautiful life was sbent until she WAS
summoned to answa the Masters call
10 come up higher.
Suffering and poverty always APP
pealed to the young smatron. and many
was the soul she cheered on it's last
journey oyer the dark waters of death.
No night was too dark. no storm too
severe to prevent Der answering the
call of pain or affection. not only with
love and tenderness. but with the COM
forts to relieve immediate want. 1t is
hard to realize now the constant de-
nandS on her strength and sympa thy
at a time when 10 trained nurses were
to be obtained. and when all the offices
for the dead were performed by the
kindly hands of reighbors or friends.
No hungry person ever went unfed
from her door. no case of want and
deStitutiOn was ever unanswered.
Better be deceived often, she said.
than let one worthy individual so I'M
aided"
Mrs. Williams was devoted mem
Der of the Episcopal church, giving her
loyal support to every rector. aiding
him by her counsel and knowledge,
and supporting him by her helpful
presence. Until the last two years of
her life. she never failed to be present
at the early Sunday morning service.
feeling no sacrifice of personal COM
fort too great to prevent her coming to
the table of her Lord. There are many
to remember and bless her Tor her
faithful teaching in the Sunday school,
many who through her love and exam
pie have been led to higher, better
life.
No more lasting memorial to her
name will ever be raised than the
touching tribute of the Italian stone
cutters employed by her to decorate
the capitals of the pillars in st. Marks.
On the pillar near the pew she always
occupied, these wOrkmen, of their own
thought. in place Of the foliage design
cut on all the others. carved beautiful
sprays of lilies of the valley, Cher IA
vorite flOwer.)
Born into one of the most influential
families i'm the State, her life was
closely connected with the history of
Augusta. and no social function was
complete without her presence and as
sistance.
ON the death of her mother. Mrs
Williams. although only II years of
age at the time, took up the work in
behalf of poor debtors in prison. hand
Oh down from mother and grand
mother. continuing it to the last year
of her life. Her noble presence and
kindly sympathetic words were of
more value to these unfortunate men
than her material gifts.
Reaching the age of "a years and Z
months. her mind was still bright and
keen. and her interest in all that af-
fected her friends or her church was
&C strong as at any time through her
long life, though her body had sue
cumbed to the weakness of advancing
vears. In her death. Augusta has sus-
tained a loss which will long be felt.
Hospitality was the corner stone of
ber home. the beauty of holiness. the
cornerstone of her character.