Norwich bulletin., 1915-02-18
FRANCES WILLARD MEMORIAL
 AT PARLoR MEETING. Programme at Home Of Mrs. j. F.
 StarkWeather

One in q series of pariOr meetings by the w. C. T. U. was held on Wed- nesday afternoon at o'clock at the hcme of Mrs. Jacob F. Starl1weather at No. 215 West Main street with an attendance of about D.
 Mrs. 5. Howard Mead, who is the superintendent in charge of parlOr meetings, opened the programme by reading the Crusade Psalm for the scripture lesson. Prayer was offered by Mrs. Thomas A. Perkins, and d new hyIdn written by Mrs. Stark weather, entitled Onward Temperance Soldiers. was sung as a surprise to the author, who heard it sung for the first time.
 Mrs. Mead explained for the benefit Of several new attendants at the meet ing what the scope and purpose of the parlOr meetings are and as this was q Frances T.. Willard memorial meeting the programme that followed was made appropriate to an observance of tho day. 1t was IT years ago that her death occurred in New York city.
 Quotations from the sayings of the great temperance leader were given by several of these at the meeting, and Mrs. StarlIweather, who had known Frances '. Willard Intimately, gave personal TecoiicCtions of her acquaint- aHce with her and of several addresses which she had heard Miss Willard make before immense audiences at Chautauqua, \. Y.
 In concluding her remarks Mrs. SjarkWeather told of the honor accord ed Miss Willard by the state of IIli- nois by giving her a pedestal in stat ua1y hall.
 Miss F. G. Cross. the president, spoke upon Miss Willard and her in terest in the suffrage work. From the age of 16 Miss Willard had been in terested in the question of when women should be able to register their mn nil Ia I0o ing quotations from Miss Willard s book from an address on The Protec- ton of the Home, Miss Cross said that there could be no doubt of Miss Will lard's interest in and hope for sui trage, and if She were living today how pleased she would. be to see that F states have given women full sui frage.
 On a map it was shown how the prohibition states. which number 16, and the equal suffrage states are very closely associated.
 4 quiz on the Frances L. Willard Memorial fund which originated iIl 1898 was conducted by Mrs. Mead. The fund is to carry on missionary work among Indians and negroes and others in America and to support mission ary at Ellis Island for the protection and help of women and children enI- grants arriving there.
 There was U reading given by Mrs. J " coming the Emigrant at Ellis Island which showed the practical application of the work of the ". =. T. U. nis- sionaIy. Clothing is given to those insufHciently' provided as they come from the old world and holiday pro Srammes are arranged for special oc- casions.
 As the soIoist who had been expect ed to sing at the meeting could not at tend. Mrs. StarAweather obligingly rendered a vocal solo, When We Get Home, playing her own accompaniment on the violin.
 This was followed by 8, poem called Excuses, read by Mrs. Mead, and Mrs. Perkins read selections from an ad- dress by Senator Crawford, who lad become a total abstinence advocate when he learned that in his home town the saloon keepers were engaged in debauching the boys.
 Selections showing the changes from wet to dry in various parts of the country were read by Mrs. Mead and also an article entitled Barrooms in Homes. which referred to newspaper advertisements of liquor by the brew cry interests. A Chicago paper says that the vote in the national house of representatives upon the HobSon amendment is the greatest prohibition victory ever scored in the United States.
 Refreshments were served at the conclusion of the meeting.