The Sauk Centre herald. (Sauk Centre, Stearns County, Minn.) 1886-current, 1921-06-16
Sudden Death of Mrs. z.
j. Lewis Tuesday Morn
ing Shocks Community

on Monday at the family home in
Sank Centre.
Mrs. Lewis represented the spirit
CT the federation members of the
floneer's club of which she was a
member, said last night. The feder-
alton was the biggest interest in her
hfe outside her home and she played
a prominent part in all of the or
CARNATIONS undertakings. --
Mrs. William T. Coe, Minnesota
director of the federation, declared
last night that Mrs. Lewis had been
connected with every financial innov-
alton in the federation. She had
charge of the Lydia Philips Memorial
and Isabella Collins Coe scholarship,
Maria Sanford Memorial funds loan
| ed by the club women each year to
help deserving girls through school.
"Mrs. Lewis was at the time of
her death engaged in writing the
history of the federation. With the
cooperation Of the late Mrs. George
Q. WEIGH of Fergus Falls, historian
of the federation, Mrs. Lewis was in
strumental in collecting many valu-
able club papers and photographs of
the organization founders together
with other mementoes placed in the
archives of the Minnesota State His
torical society.
"Mrs. Lewis was a marvel in her
home," Mrs. Coe said last night. 4
have visited there many times and it
Seemed like a bit of New England
transplanted to the west. / do not
know how nearly completed Mrs.
Lewis history of the federation is
but I hope it is nearly finished as |
know of no one in the federation who
could do it as she and whose memory
could carry her back as far or who
knew as she did interesting details.
"Mrs. Lewis had sound judgment
and the board members always look
ed to her for advice on financial mat
tiers. She had charge of all the per-
manent investments for the fedora
ttion and differed from the younger
women in that it was her one big IN
terest, Mrs. Coe said. II.
"Glowing tributes were paid Mrs.
Lewis by Mrs. P. J. Schwarg, Dodge
Center and Minneapolis, past presi-
dent of the federation; Mrs. Cyrus
w. Wells, historian, Mrs. Cassius M.
Ferguson and Mrs. John C. Buchan-
an, all members of the Pioneers club.
"Mrs. Lewis was one of the best
loved women in the federation" Mrs.
ScFrwarg said. She was quiet and I'M
assuming but her judgment could al
ways be relied upon. AS a member
of the Gradatim Club of Sank Cen
tire she helped in the establishment OF
! the library there and in further.ng
all civic projects, She will be great
ly missed"
"Mrs. Lewis has been one Of the
most faithful club women in Mime
sofa in the discharge of federation
duties,' Mrs. Buchanan said. Many
times she has tried to resign but
many of us wanted her to hold the
office of custodian for life
"Mrs. Ferguson expressed amaze
ment when informed Of Mrs. Lewis
death as she was the recipient OF
letter from her only yesterday in
which she described how busy she had
been with the federation scholarships
and said that 81 800 had been repaid
by students into the fund. Of this
amount she said she was about to
loan $3.50 to two girls in Carleton
college to tide them over difficult
time.
"Although their stepmother, Mrs.
Lewis raised from babies Sinclair
Lewis, author; DR.. C. B. Lewis of st.
Cloud and Fred Lewis Of Sank Cen
tire.
"She was born May IL, 1849 at OF
tawa, ILL.,, and had lived in Sank Cen
tire since 1892.
Sinclair Lewis at present is in