The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1920-10-30

The character of nation Is deter.
mined by the type of its average citi-
zenship. Every nations performances
must be judged by that standard. Its
activities measured by that fact. And
it can rise no higher-th to that
level For the affairs of the world
are carried OH by the great average.
The towering over-shadowing fig.
ures in country's life are only a
manifestation of that life at it's most
superlative moments. Not by it's ev-
cry day existence. So that when a
good citizen passes away it is mat
ter for regret because of his contri-
button to the maintenance of the
status quo of the body of his or her
countrys citizenship.
And so do the friends of Frank w.
Wilson who for the majority of the
years of his life was a citizen of Rich
mond, feel i'll his passing. Mr.. Viii
son, within the past two years, had
been in California but was il Colorado
when he died. For over many years
Mr.. Wilson acted as superintendent of
mails in the local postoffice and was
local example of the good business
policy OF keeping an efficient and ex-
perienced man in "a public office with
out regard to the nature of his poll
tics.
The convenience and the necessities
OF community are affected very di-
rectly by the manner in which the
mails are handled. and the retirement
OF Mr.. Wilson from an office which
he had so long administered at the
maximum of efficiency was at once
felt by the community without under
Standing why. For he was one of that
great average who are content to play
their modest daily part without any
desire or effort to bring their perform
ances to the attention of their fellows.
They go to their task as d matter of
course. Do it to the best OF their
ability and are rewarded with the sat
isfaction of an honest administration
of the thing assigned them.
Mr.. Wilson gave no conscious daily
thought to the fact that he was help
ing this or that person in the COM
munity. His only desire was to ad-
minister the affairs of the superin-
tendent Of mails so that every mem
Der of the community, whom the mails
'affected, should be promptly and eff
ficiently served. And that this end
was accomplished is gratefully re-
membered by the citizens of Rich
= lOIu MUucSt, uIldSS uIuluS, anu lllllc
known outside his immediate circle OF
friends and to the members of the
fraternal organizations to which he be-
longed, he was one of our finest types
of cultured citizenship for his inter.
est in and knowledge of art and litera-
ture was wide and comprehensive and
he talked on all subjects well and en-
tertainingly.
| A great lover of nature he went to
the out of doors whenever opportun-
| ity permitted and his feeling for every
phase and mood of that which we call
nature" was deep and intimate. Mr..
Wilson's devotion to his immediate
family was one of his finest character
istics, his father and mother having
been the object of his loyal perform
ance of parental duty and. after their
passing he was equally ardent in his
services to others. The majority of
the employees of the postoffice receiv-
ed their training under his tutelage
no detail being too insignificant for
| his careful attention, and he is re-
me;nbered gratefully for this fact.
An active Mason, he filled the posi-
ton of Past Master of the Richmond