Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1906-03-17
ANTHONY
Women
SUSAN B, ANTHONY

of friends, a telegram was handed her
from President Roosevelt, expressing
his admiration for Miss Anthony. She
much appreciated the kindly remem-
branoe, but TO those about her she said
that she would much have preferred
that the president would have sent JUST
one word 10 Congress, upon the subject
so near TO her heart,
MRS. GATES TALKS
Mrs. susa Young Gates said that the
ancient custom Of eulogzing the vir-
tues Of the dead were OF more benefit
to the living than to the departed ones.
Outlines the dead can do more for the
living than the living can do for the
dead. Miss Anthony's early life
was OF poverty and priyation,
said the speaker, but these but
gave her strength and determin-
alton for the labor of smaturer
Years The Views OF the venerable lady
concerning human freedom had never
known sex, but were extended to all
mankind. Miss Anthony had but one
thought, one purpose, a high ideal
She never believed that the elective
franchise would make all women
great and perfect; Il had never so
wrought with men. She lived her life
for the good OF the human race. There
were ADLER women, more eloquent wo-
men, but none more efficient and un-
firing; none could have accomplished
more. or the thousands Of dollars OBJ
tained by her from peoples who had
plenty. TO be used in the great suf-
frage cause, every dollar went into the
associations treasury; not one penny
ever chung to the fingers OF Susan b.
Anthony.
MRS. ALICE NJ. HORNE.
Mrs. Alice Merrill Horne spoke of
having met Miss Anthony in Berlin,
where an international council Of wo-
men was held. The speaker had from
early childhood heard OF the gifted
woman, and pictured In mind that the
latter was large and stately and grand.
At the meeting In the German city.
Mrs. Horne beheld before her a frail
little woman. the very opposite, physic-
ally OF early dreams. But In the soul
and mental characteristics of Miss An
thony there was no disappointment;
she was all and more than Mrs. Horne
had ever imagined her to be. Evil
dences OF her greatness were manifest
ed throughout the meetings OF that
convention, participated In by pro-
minent women OF nearly all nations.
A GREAT WOMAN.
Mrs. Elizabeth Cohen said that Miss
Anthony was one of the greatest wo-
men Of modern times, one who exem-
plified in her life a single purpose In n
cause that drew the storm OF ridicule
and abuse. She never faltered through
all the disheartening failures that were
encountered. She had no predecessor
IN the line OF work which she followed
through life, but the speaker hoped
there would be many successors. The
State Council OF Women which Is aux
iliary to the National Suffrage associa-
tion, heartily endorses, said Mrs, Cohen.
the article which states that that
organization knows no north, no
south, no east, no west, no politics
and no creed. The sole article of faith
Is, "Do you believe In the equality OF
women" Miss Anthony always ex-
acted a strict construction of this
clause
HON. JOHN T. GAME.
Miss Judith Anderson rendered the
solo, "Oh, Dry Those Tears" and Hon.
John r. Cane next addressed the con.
gregation. He said that the death of
Miss Susan u. Anthony was loss to
the whole world. She was a phllanf
thropist a friend to all humanity, es-
pecially to those who were in any kind
of bondage. While she had labored In
the slavery. emancipation cause and
other works OF humanitarian nature,
the great labor OF her life was for equal
suffrage. In the interests Of freedom
for women, Miss Anthony Travelled
thousands OF miles and visited nearly
every state of the Union. and also went
to foreign lands. Miss Anthony had
visited Utah, and when once she be-
came acquainted with the situation
here, she was firm friend 10 the peo-
pie OF the state especially TO the wO-
men OF Utah, until the very last. She
was a great organizer n fearless de-
fender Of what she believed to be right.
She was not afraid to call men 10 ac-
count for their acts In language that
could not be misunderstood. She has
gained wei earned rest, and the peo-
pie of Utah join in sympathy and
mourn with those directly bereayed oy
the death Of the great woman.
George u. Pyper feelingly sang the
favorte hymn, 20 My Father
FOR FREEDOM AND PEACE.
Mrs. Ida Smoot Dusenberry followed,
speaking tenderly OF Miss Anthony and
her great work IN behalf OF the human
family. Men go down to the graNs
with honors heaped upon them for hav-
ing fought their fellows The woman
whose life is memoriaIized today fought
for freedom and peace. and her name
will live as the years onward roll.
BELONGED TO ALL.
Mrs. Ruth NJ Fox said she was deep
~ impressed at seeing here the pic
ture OF Susan b. Anthony draped In
fiags; II was symbolical Of the fact
that she belonged TO the entire country.
She was the prime mover IN the cause
~ womans suffrage, this cause moved
r'7wly ~ all great causes should-it
wac useless to give the world what It