Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1910-03-15


starvation more lingering Realizing
| these facts. Mrs Roundy. unaided By
anyone, drew up a memorial 20 Con-
gross IN behalf OF the wives. mothers
and other female relatives. who were
dependent upon the soldiers for SUD-
! port and protection. asking the logisla-
tors 90 Increase the pay OF the soldiers.
10 TINS memorial she herself obtained
l,8OO signatures ID was presented tO
the thlrtN-g.ghth Congress hy Hon.
Senator Grimes OF Iowa in the senate
and Co the house of representative by
| Hon. g. II. Winfield OF New york
| Mrs. Roundy Etill retains "a COPY of
the memorial and letters from tine
chairmcn of the military committee i'm
forming her that the memorial had
been considered before their committee
and bill had been prepared which
would doubtless become law The bin
was passed and the soldiers uaN iu-
creased thereby So per month with also
an extra ration
In the year 1864. Hon. William p.
FcsscndCn, secretary of tho treasury
gave her an appointment Boz the offc.
OF Cen. r. T.. spinner United States
treasurer as accouuter 600 the division
or issue. She was transferred CD the
redemption bureau BOO the treasurer
office Boo 1864 her salary being Increase
o. so per month where she remained
until the Introduction of the CulIom
bill, with an It's bitterness against her
people Mrs. Rouudy at once determined
% memorabilia Congress lu their behalf
ana willingly resigned her position to
accomplish her purpose. this was iu
November. 1863. ttah's delegate Hon
VIM Hooper and Elder Theodore
Mexican. We're delighted when she
called upon them and told them what she
purposed doing. They were both strung
ers Co her. never having met them be-
fore. Capt. Hooper however dld not
think she could gct Hon BENZ H. But
Ter 20 present the memorial. and asked
Der if she WAS acquainted with Gen.
Butler She answered, "No. SIR. I have
never spoken To- him no alL" capt
Hooper told her she would not need 90
keep The memorial proper for the SEN
nte. let IL geo 90 the house and 10 the
blu is killed IN the houaa nothing viii /
boz needed for the senate. Mrs ROundy
called at Gen. Buffers Office four days
in succession without getting an inter
Wow, as ho was very busy iu a. case Of /
impeachment against Representative |
Whittemorc OF North Carolina. Gen. /
Butler was the lawyer defending his |
case. ON tho fourth day Mr.. whitney |
the generals chief clerk. asked NJ there |
was anything he could do for her. She |
stated her case lie asked ~ ne could |
see the memorial After reading u. he /
asked who drew IL up. Mrs. Boundy /
told him 10 was her own work He said. /
THE preamble is splendid and ] viii |
state the case to the general 1 think |
IL win do honor to any lawyer to pre-
sent IT," She told him she wanted him |
to endorse il as well as present a. r
will send YOU a letter by the first mail /
In the morning" In the morning the /
first mail brought the promised letter /
telling her IN take the memorial % |
Gen Butler who would present h.. and /
as she requested. Gen. Butler with the /
aid Of Hon. James a. Garfield and Gen. /
Robert p. Schonck and other friends, |
pruncd the bin of an its bitterness and |
made II imperative.
4 few days after. Senator Cragius |
bin was referred 10 the judiciary COM /
mittee Hon John r. Game had just |
arrived In Washington when capt |
Topper sent him Co tho residence OF |
Mrs. Boundy with "a letter. asking her |
20 do something with the senate quick
ly. Here am unexpected dilemma de- |
veloped; the senate would not accept |
copy Of anything
Mrs Rouudy immediately went 90 |
the residence OF the Hon. Charles Sum |
ncr, who was chairman Of the judiciary |
committee, and after pleading with him
the Justice OF her cause De asked. 'what |
are those people to you'' She am
swercd they were her people. He |
asked Are you a Mormon" She am
swercd that she had that honor DO |
you consider 10 an honor to be a Nor
mon?" She told him she considered it
tho greatest honor God could confer
upon his children. Have YOU ever
been to salt Lake," She said. yes, |
SIR" "Well, then, YOU ought 10 know |
what YOU are doing Why did you come |
b me?" She told him because history
recorded that he had ever been found |
on the side Of right mo- matter how |
weak the subject He thanked her and |
told her not TO fear, and said that bin |
should never leave the committee |
room" and II never did
Mrs Roundy returned from Washing |
ton I'm 1870 and was engaged with Miss |
Eliza r.. Snow for many years She |
also took an active part In memorial |
izing Congress i'm behalf Of wOmeu's !
suffrage FOR Utah and i'm 1875 forwarded |
petition 20 that end signed by 5000 |
women.
Mrs Roundy also claims another dis |
tiuction, that of being the first woman |
Missionary sent out 90 labor IN the /
cause Of women's suffrage, having been |
sent by President Brigham Young
through Cache valley and Malad 20 SEE /
cure signatures 10 the petition. She |
also was q member Of tho ladies' cen /
lfUIllhl tNNlIIlNt' anu w az fNf'h'l SUI I
rotary Of the Women's Commission 1
store organization In October, 1876
In 1854 she was sent on a. mission TO !
Arizona. returning 10 Salt Lake the |
next year. For a number Of years she 1
worked On the temples at St George, /
Logan. Mantl and salt Lake, and dur
ing the last year of the life Of Eliza r.. 4
Snow she was "a constant companion Of /
the Utah poetess
Mn Rouudy has been prime mover /
in the Womcn's Democratic club for /
q number OF years For three years 4
she was treasurer. was president for |
one year and has held the office Of Sec
rotary for the past four years.