The Birmingham age-herald., 1924-02-17
Beloved Woman Paid Fitting
 Tribute

ored recently at a meeting of the fif- tieth anniversary of the Woman's Chris tian Temperance union when they cele- brated the golden jubilee in Tuscaloosa.
 Mrs. Bruce is widely connected in Birmingham, where she has large number of friends and relatives.
 Mrs. Belle R. Harrison, who is Tus- caloosa's illustrious poet, paid Mrs. Bryce the following beautiful tribute, when an evergreen tree was planted on the University campus in honor of Ala bama's greatest woman:
 We are assembled this afternoon on the university campus to pay homage to one who is known as Alabama s greatest woman, Mrs. Ellen Peter Bryce.
 In the noble cause of temperance she has labored long and well and has fill ed some of the highest offices in the gift of the organization.
 It may not be out of place to mention here that the Woman's Christian Tem- . perance union of this state, held it's first convention in Tuscaloosa, Mrs. 6 Woodliff of Gadsden being the first state president. The first local presi- x dent was the sainted Mrs. Reuben Scar cy, whose good works follow her. At the meeting the ensuing year in 1884, held in Selma, Mrs. Bryce succeeded Mrs. Woodlif In 1885, in Birmingham, Mrs. Bryce was again made president, and she was elected to fill the same office \ the following year in Montgomery X thus serving for three consecutive i. terms.
 At this jubilee meeting which is cele- brating the fiftieth anniversary of the i National W. c. T. U., we have the {, honor of having with us Miss Anna 4 Gordon, world and national president of the Woman's Christian Temperance union, leader of more than half-million women in the United States, together with 49 countries enrolled under her banner. We have Mrs. W. H. Jeffries, \ state president, who has served the cause in that position for more than a E decade. Consecrated and distinguished |. women from other states are with us M and three of the ex-presidents of our A own state--Mrs. Spencer, whose faithful service is well known; the efficient Mrs. Chatfield, long resident of our lefty, and our beloved Mrs. Bryce.
 It was happy thought and one much ppreciated by all of Tuscaloosa when the W. c. T. U., in convention here, Expressed a wish to pay tribute to Mrs. Ellen Peter Bryce.
 Mrs. Bryce has always been active in social, club and religious life, but nothing has been nearer her heart than T1I Woman's Christian Temperance Ibn. This noble, unselfish work to @ Utter the condition of humanity foughout the land, has appealed deep { to her.
 There is a structure that every one T building, known as character, and &tery act in life forms a part. Mrs. { ryce has builded day by day, care ' lily and we'll, in gentle, unobstrusive It forceful way-not considering self T one, but living for the good of others lending helping hand by kindly acts, nerous deeds, sympathetic and loving lords. These days have grown into Ak,ble years until her life has become Q lbenediction to all-till now in her fibened years.
 tNone know her but to love her, none name her but. to praise" The members of the Woman-s Chris tian Temperance union and the other Tuscaloosa people assembled here have ,een called together at this time to plant l tree to be named in honor of Mrs. 7ryce.
 I Three little girls, eminently appro- riate for this occasion, have been
 ilosen to assist in this ceremony. Lit 1 e Sue Faith Clarkson, great niece of frs. Bryce; Anna Farley Moody, granddaughter of Mrs. Frank Moody, \ yho was devoted to the cause and Jane \ hristian, granddaughter of Mrs. Banks
 ,noho, one of the early and most faith workers.
 \ Ve hope that the tree planted will
 re deep root and flourish-that it
 Q, be lasting memorial expressing siappreciatioh of the W. c. T. U. of ner,twho has shown loyalty and devo- 8jtion to the cause, throughout lifetime Iof usefulness.
 E With Joyce Kilmer, the soldier poet lwho lost his life for our country in the hate war, many of us feel that there are
 lew things more beautiful than a tree. He expresses his felings in these words |:
 I think that shall never see,
 A poem lovely as a tree.
 IA tree which looks at God all day,
 Lifting her leafy arms to pray.
 Upon whose bosom snow has lain, NI Who intimately lives with rain. N A tree which may in summer wear, A nest of robins in her hair.
 kPoems are made by men, like me,
 fBut only God can make a tree.
 We trust that this tree that we are
 stnting will grow day by day, until it
 all become thing of beaMty-giving
 elf to furnish grateful shade for all
 7 need of rest and refreshment from Ae fatigue and heat of the day-just s our dear Mrs. Bryce has given her
 f, so generously and fully, in helping
 with whom she has come in con-
 .t-her influence for good embracing
 large circle her whole life well
 ,nded and thing of beauty
 SS WRIGHT TO
 VIE CONCERT
 One of the most unique concerts
 ,r given in Birmingham is scheduled
 March II at Cable hall, where
 S. Beatrice Tate Wright, pianist,
 Il be presented by the Birmingham
 nsefy&tory of Music in an All-Amer- n urogram