The Columbia herald. [volume] (Columbia, Tenn.) 18??-1935, 1908-11-20
PAY TRIBUTE TO
THEIR MARTYR
~oMAN's CHRISTIAN TEMPER
ANcE UNION oEPLoREs DEATH
or Mr. .cARMAcK.
WILL JOIN IN A MEMORIAL
Would Have Senators Birthday Made
Red Letter Day in organiza-
tons Calendar.


the Woman's Christian Temperate
4 Union on Friday a resolution wa
introduced by Miss Lula Figuers t
have the Tennessee Woman's Chris
tian Temperance Union memorable
the National Union to make Senate
Carmack's birthday a red-letter day o
/ their calendar.
| The motion of Mrs. E. P. Turne
to erect a public drinking fountain IL
this city to the memory of Senator
Carmack met with the hearty approva
of all. A committee was appointed Il
confer with the mems memorial move
ment and definite action is deferred
as some though 1t better to unite In
one memorial and others wished tC
have a distinct tribute from the w
Q. T. U. to the peerless leader of tenn
perance. Amid the tears of all, the
president, Mrs. T. N. Figuers, read in
conclusion with deep telling the beau
tiful poem of Mr. Rice, THE Chief"
The following beautiful tribute was
unanimously adopted:
Whereas Senator Edward Ward
Carmack, martyr to his convictions
because of his dauntless courage and
intense earnestness; because he stood
fearlessly for civic righteousness
against political corruption; because
he lead the fight of the home against
the Ubiquitous liquor traffic; fell, on
Monday, Nov 8, victim to the assas-
sins weapon, therefore be it resolved:
Il. That we, the Woman's Chris
tian Temperance Union of Columbia,
while we are in tears at the awful
tragedy that has taken one of our
noblest and truest friends and leaders;
while our hearts are filled with sorrow
and gloom over the untimely loss of
the champion of the womanhood and
manhood of our State; it is solace
to our bleeding hearts to pay tribute
to his nobility and sincerity of char
acter to man of physical and moral
courage to a man whose guide was
the voice of duty
20. That we recognize that he was
a man of tremendous force and hon
esty, of splendid mentality, of match
less power and eloquence in the forum
Of his country, His removal Is an
irreparable loss to the state, to the
South and to the nation, where he was
ever a fighter and truly he has not
fought in vain for a higher plane OF
2ublic morals. Greater love hath no
nan than this that a man lay down
lis life for his friends
"3. That we pray for forgiving
hearts; may we lay earthly animosi-
les aside: may we renew our strength !,
o carry on the fight, though our gal
mt chief ha fallen; may he speak I
o thousands of hearts who will bear
he standard of righteousness to vic
DRY.
"a That we of his home town are
eculiarly bound by strong bonds OF
that we have been permit
ed to know more intimately the kind
mess of his heart, the gentleness of
is nature, the sincerity of his pur-
ose, the devotion to his home. That
re are thankful that his life has
0uched ours, inspired us and renewed
ne earnestness of men everywhere
he state, the nation is better be-
ause he has lived.
SO. That to the noble and bereaved
ife, to the manly son we extend our
ncerest, deepest sympathy. May
cd comfort and sustain them in their
PROV and may they remember that
lie love and sympathy of thousands
hearts goes out to them.
"6. That copy of these resolu
ons be sent to Mrs. Carmack, be
read upon the records of the Union Il
ID published in the city papers.
MRS. r. G. cox, K
MISS CAROLINE WILLIAMS,
Committee" r