Rogue River courier. (Grants Pass, Or.) 1886-1927, 1905-03-10

All readers of the Union Signal
are interested in the February 23d
number, giving account of the Will
ard statue presentation by the state of
Illinois in statuary hall, Washing
ton, on February II, and the speeches
by senators and representatives in ac-
ceptance of the same. Below is an
extract from Senator Cullom's address;
"Mr President, the State of Illinois
presents to the United States the
statue of great woman, whose name
is familiar wherever the English
language is spoken. The Senate has
equently suspended its ordinary
business to pay tribute to the memory
of eminent statesmen who have passed
away. During the present session we
have heard eloquent eulogies on the
lives of two distinguished men
George Frisbie Hoar of Massachu.
setts, and John j. Ingalls, of Kansas
For the first time in the history Of
the Senate, day has been set apart
that we may talk of woman.
The speaker here gave compre-
hensive resume of Miss Willard S
remarkable career, concluding thus
What did the Woman's Christian
Temperance Union accomplish un-
der the leadership of Frances Z. Will
ard? She lived to see 1t grow from a
small. struggling organization with
which she was connected in 1879, to a
worldwide movement, the most splen-
did organization of women that ever
existed, numbering in the United
States more than 300, 600, with a fol.
lowing of half million. In 10, coo
towns and cities local unions were
established. The local Temperance
Legion was formed, composed of
children, with a membership Of over
250. 600 Temperance instruction was
| provided in the schools and Sunday
schools to more than lG, OO0 600 child.
rem. Tens of thousands of men were
induced to sign the total abstinence
pledge. 1t circulated millions Of
pages Of temperance literature, and il
has gone far to secure equality of
treatment of women, 1t appealed for
happy homes-the source of good
society and good RECOMMENDATIONS
protection; it appealed to the mother.
to save the boys for their county, and
1t marshaled every moral force to tine
support of its principles.
Mr. President, 1 esteem it an honor
to have known personally Frances T..
Willard during the greater part OF her
active life. l knew from personal
knowledge of the work in which she
was engaged and | witnessed Will
pleasure the wonderful success which
attended her efforts. She was a re.
former, but she never shared the
usual unpOpularity of reformers. and
her advocacy of reform in temperate.
never made her offensive to any elias.
of people. Notwithstanding her public
life, size was nevertheless real
woman, with that degree of sincerity
and modesty, that commanded the at.
most respect from all with whom she
,~me in contact
The world has been better becaus,
Frances +. Willard lived. She de.
voted her life unselfishly to the caus.
of humanity, and she brought sobriety
into the homes, of untold thousands
and at her death she left an orgauiza.
tion that has been aud will continu,
to be potent factor for good in the
world
Mr.. President, the State of Illinois.
in presenting the statue TO the United
States, to be placed in Statuary Hall
among the figures Of the greatest mep
that have lived in the United Sntcs.
has honored itself, has justly honar.d
a great woman, and has paid tribute
to all American Womanhood.
(Applause in the galleries