The Cordova daily times., 1919-02-17
UNCROWNED QUEEN
WAS FRANCES WILLARD

Excerpts from the Willard Memorial
Address delivered by Rev. A. u.
Shriyer for the w. c. T. U. OF Cor
doya at the Presbyterian church,
Every mountain range has IN II
number of outstanding peaks; SO eacn
character. Among those OF the hine'
teenth century Frances p. Wlliaio
stands head and shoulders above any
of her sex. The first time the nags
If New York and Chicago ever nuns
at half-mast for a woman was "neh
Frances Willard passed away. Hers
is the first and only woman's statue
in the Statuary hall in the capitol at
Washington Her name is selecteo
for the Hall of Fame in New YORK
city. All great movements center
around personality, whether she be
an Esther, Queen Victoria or Flor
ence Nightingale. When God wants
great moral leader He first makes
uncrowned queen laid deep the Chris
tian foundation for her daughters life
and work.
Frances E. Willard was born at
Churchville, N. Y, in 1888, and died at
Evanston, ILL.,, February II, 1898. She
was trained at the Northwestern Uni
versity, and travelled and studied
abroad. She was dean of several col
leges for. women, and teacher OIL
esthetics. She refused an offer OF
$4,000 to become local president or
the Chicago w. G. T. u, where she
did not receive salary at ALL. Next
she became corresponding secretary
for the National w. c. T. u, and then
its president in 1879, and then she
was elected president of the Worlds
w. C. r. u. in 1888, and held both
Offices until her death. She was the
fairest flower of temperance chivalry
and fought under the banner which
bore these words: Love: by this
sign conquer"
A great general is one who can or
ganize, lead, drill and impart to his
troops the purpose and the principles
of the coming campaign. Frances f.
Willard possessed all the powers OF
a statesman to organize; all OF the
qualifications of general to lead, and
all of the unselfishness of a phllan-
thropist to love- She took the w. G.
T. U. organization in it's infancy and
shaped it's policies and made 1t the
world power it is today. Her great
statesmanlike powers are shown IN
her dividing the work into sixteen di-
and these departments again are d.
vided into from one to fifteen divi-
sions. She inspired and trained women
to handle every phase of the world
wide movement for the uplift of man
kind. No woman ever attempted and
nut through a program which re-
auired such executive skill. patience,
perseverance and unwavering faith in
her fellow-workers and in God.
The work of the organization IS
based upon three great principles,
namely, agitate, educate and organize
Let us look at the work OF the
matchless leader who comprehended
something of the length and breadth
OF that which must be dealt with in
a campaign against the liquor traffic.
The w. C. T. U. secured laws In each
state of the Union making compulsory
the teaching in public schools OF the
nature and the ill-effects of alcohol
and other narcotics. The w. G. t. u.
is the pioneer in mothers meetings.
Through Its efforts thousands OF girls
have been rescued from HE or
shame, and tens of thousands OF men
have signed the temperance pledge.
Through it's efforts every state but
two has passed laws for the protec-
ton of girls under 16 and the recogni-
ton of the rights of women and chill
dren. They secured the appointment
Of police matrons to care for the un-
fortunate women who are cast into
iail. The w. c. T. u. women are
pioneers in anti-cigarette legislation
and in securing curfew ordinances.
1t aided greatly in banishing the army
canteen; assisted in the passage OF
such laws as will bring the greatest
rood to the greatest number of citi-
zens. They have experts at the head
OF each division Of their work, and
the results of their work are far
reaching for good. The recent prohi-
bition victory In the passage OF the
great moral Magma Charta for Amer
-. +ho oiphtaonth amendment Ia