The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1917-02-17
IN HONOR OF FRANCES WILLARD.
Memorial Was Held in Barre Last Even
ing.

A memorial in honor of Miss Frances
Willard on the 10th anniversary of her
death was observed last evening at the
yestry of the Congregational church under
the auspices of the w c. T. L., when a
fairs sized crowd was present. 1t was
held to honor the first president OF the
organization and one of the greatest
charity workers the world has ever
known, a worker who helped to place
the w. G. T. u. on it's present high basis.
| There had been no end OF work by the
committee in charge of the affair, with
| the result that one of the most successful
entertainments ever given by the organ
ization in this city was carried out. A
well arranged program was in order, with
all the participants performing excep-
tionally well A sketch OF Miss Wizards
life, read by Mrs. George Maker, was
very interesting feature. After the pro-
gram social hour was enjoyed and a
committee in charge served refreshments.
The program is as follows: Scripture
reading and prayer offered by Rev. John
w. Barnett, pastor of the Congregational
church; recitation, "The Boys Pledge"
Harold Bosworth; duet, Misses Bertha
and Lena Higgs; reading, THE Demon
of Strong Drink" Howard Geake; duet,
Mrs. Harry Bradley and Miss Elsie Ram
age; sketch of Miss Wizards life, Mrs.
George Maker; temperance song sung TO
the tune of Brighten the Corner; "The
Starting OF the Woman's Temperance
Movement" Rev. Edgar Grassland, pas
tor of the Presbyterian church; Things
That Have Been Accomplished Since
Frances Willard Went Home" Rev. b. @.
Lipsky, pastor of the Hedding Methodist
church; "Some Things That Might Be
Done Here and Now" Rev. John b. Rear
don, pastor of the Universalist society; |
benediction, Rev Edgar Grassland.
The sketch of Miss Wizards life as !
read by Mrs. Maker is as follows;
There may be some who feel that Miss |
Frances Willard has been too extrava-
gantly loved and praised If so, they are +
the people who have not known the story |
of her life.
Great honor should be given her par
ents for what their daughter was, and
for the work she accomplished. Her ia
Their was born in Wheelock, Vermont,
and her mother was native of Danvilie
in this state.
II was rarely endowed home into
which little Frances was born Sept %,
1899, in Churchville, New York-a home
from adverse chance to soul or
body by the fathers strength of heart
md arm and will; with the mother eli
nate warm within, bringing out and fos-
.ering all wholesome developments.
The spring of 1876 found the Wizards .
moving westward. Three of the quaint,
white hooded prairie schooners carried
he intrepid family.
The father led the way. The little
on, Oliver, guided the horses that pulled
he second vehicle and the mother. with
Ter baby girls. Frances and Mary,
,erched safely beside her in the fine seat
ather's old fashioned desk made when 1t
vas properly pillowed, brought up the rear. !
They came at length to the banks OF
he beautiful Rock river, near GAINESVILLE,
Wisconsin. Here they stopped and Miss ]
Willard has often pictured the simple !
welling that was soon erected on this 1
harming site-"Forest Home" where ]
hey lived from Frances seventh to her J
nineteenth year.
Her parents were her first teachers
ut after some years a highly educated /
Dung woman from the East was en-
aged TO instruct Frances and her broth I
r and sister. 4
At the age of seventeen Frances and
er sister entered Milwaukee Female col
,ge and thence to Northwestern Female =
Dllege at Evanston, Illinois, where Fran :
Is was graduated with honor. being vale
ictorian of her class. From 1865 20 1870
Tiss Frances studied abroad, French, Ger
ian, Italian history and the fine arts be-
lg the subjects pursued.
Miss Willard taught in schools, sem
laries and colleges for sixteen years,
er last position being that Of dean of
he woman's college Of Northwestern uni
srsity. She was. at the same time, pro-
,ssor of aesthetics and natural science.
One Of her great achievements was the
production Of self -government among
ie students and bringing to pass its
lccessful operation.
The next period Of her life was marked
: the Temperance crusade in Ohio. Her
'ul was deeply stirred. She determined
join the movement. k
More than 2.o0o pupils bad been under 4
T instruction and her friends numbered 4
any thousands, but one woman alone :.