| Show AIM FIIAACrN lLUIU With tile 1Inth at 311as rranc n Wlllard one of Americas notable women wo-men has been removed from this sphere of action For years she has led the organized forces of temperance ngnlnft one of the most gigantic ells or our age anti an it result or hr labor she lived to sv Intemperance con demnetl and sobriety enthroned among the virtues of the human family Her death was sudden and unexpected The subjoined brief I biographical sketch Is I fiom a Chicago paper l Bliss Willard was born In Church Ville near 11ochtr N Y Sept 28 1835 She wa the daughter ur Josiah F and Mary Thompson Bill Wllhud both or New lnKlnnd mock Her girlhood girl-hood was spent In Churdvlll Oberlin 0 and Jllovlll Wis from Janes Ville hp family moved 1 to Evanston which has since been known as the Wlllardi1 home suburb Miss Wlllard as n graduate 01 Northwestern unl erolty and look the degree 01 A It from Syracuse university She was for four years professor of natural science nt the Northwestern Female college one lear preceptor at the flenesce Wen seminary Lima NY two years traveled abroad studying continental con-tinental languages nnd the fine arts In 1871 became president ot the Vomans college and professor of aesthetics In NohwIrn universitY In 18H car responding secretary of the W C TIt T-It In 1 > 77 won associated with Mr Moody In ev a ngest a work In Denton In 1878 was president of the W C T U In I Illinois and editor of the Chicago ulIy 1001 nOd In ills was l11al1o prosi dont ot the National W C T Urn U-rn 11 1 Allen Willard wan elected President or the Woman Council 01 the Unlte1 States formed from the confederated societies 01 women and In IhcKunv lone site wam P cc ted to the eneral conference of the I Methodist li hi opal church In 1SS3 she was chosen tn the occume h teal conference of the sain church by the nock Illver conference but her name was thrown out by the board of control because she was a woman She was the originator or tho petition against the alcohol and opium trade tarted on a tour around the world and to be presented to all ornmnt a fine Wn from i the first one 01 tile directors 01 the Womall Temperance Publishing association and also ono bl the based ot directors of the Jvotl ullial Temperance hospital alldol the Temperance temple Alliss Wlllnrd was sometimes called I Americas uncrowned queen Besides the multifarious duties connected with the I presidency ot the world I and n Ilan I emperance organizations i I book magazines articles trnctii still edltorl him followed In QuICk PIVermAlon rrolll her buy brain Uven during hr year anti a halt I of nrorrl ret her vital Izlnit touch continuedto be I felt In every Igr department of w uC T U work Mrs Lillian M r N Stevens will temPorarily tem-Porarily succeed to the prcfldency ot the national W C T V 1 Site Is I well known In euffrnelpt and temperance circles the was one of the hoard ot lady manager 01 the World PaIr Mien In 187G JIlii Lilian Introduced Into white ribbon ranks the discussion of the ballot I for women lira Stevens led the arguments In favor of the roposlllon She wan ono of Miss Wit lards clone personal tend |
