| Show t x y tt I X y y X t E II r I I I i f i ii X i X i I b i I Ii i k t ti X i ft fth f I h X 6 i r t i it ir i y 1 y II y y y J i i t t yI i I I I t J r 7 f t y i y t y y I y Iw y n Y ii iiI y y y X J X YX I X i I X X x X I y 1 kt W w EMMELINE Eal B WELLS WE Who Cho ho Celebrates c I e item Her Nineteenth Today front from a 11 Recent Portrait by hI byIce Ice Ico Although born SO 80 0 years year ago Mrs B U Wells is today to today today day her nineteenth birthday It would be her twentieth except for COI t the fact tact that at nt alto tho s ending a 1 leap year was skipped and there thero was no of oC February Mrs Wells oils whoso who e career has hils been booi 1 1011 conspicuous among the tho women of ot the th west engaged In public life liCe Is reeditIng reedit receiving ing the tho congratulations of a n host hot of friends upon her enjoyment of ot the tho cc oc occasion casion Casio ml Coming Conning to Nauvoo at nt the tho very vory fr ho he winning ginning of the the Churchs most dismal hours and most mORt trying experiences she sho has over been ft a 1 power pOOI with within in hl It tat for good and an nu for toc culture and education In while tho time world at largo was 18 charging tho the Mormon people with being ignorant I ignorant nor ant dupes ot or crafty louder loaders Mrs Wells was teaching teach III school s c 1 to the tho chil children children dren dreg there assembled al lod lodIn In 1840 G when tho the people overt wery driven away In from rom their city and re ro relentlessly pursued In iii tho the midst of nt f n severe severo winter hinter Into the depths of at tho time g great groat unknown desert lert across tho the MU AIts Mrs Mr Wells gathered up III the tit children In the midst of their dos des desolation and taught them their thelt lessons In Jn Utah two tiro years later ship nho was again engaged In the thu work worl In tho time rudo rude settlement of tho the pioneers In it SIt Salt S lt Lake lallo valley Always her mind mild was wason UH on nn tho the needs of or tho the people and the things thin which women could do through organization to remedy these needs I As relief society efforts the days 8 of pioneer school teaching Mrs Wells became prominently identified with w this work and sho regards It tl now on tho the occasion of ot hor her nine nineteenth birthday as tho the most satisfactory tory tor endeavor of ol leer her he long tong public Career ca career reer reel Mrs 1113 Wells Weald Is editor of or tho the Womans Wo Vo Womans mans Exponent Is u mm patron ot of tho th National Council ot of Women and ana Is the tho author of ot a l ot of verso verse tin thu tIl first firt contribution In this Held field having been written when she sho was aa eight years oars of lit ago ngo at lit her homo home in Peter roler shun sham Worcester county count Mass Maes Aunt Is the familiar name none by b which Mrs Is known among tho tit women of oC the tho Church Sho She was as baptized In h March Murch ur h 1842 in a l rook brook running through her hor fathers father farm It being necessary to 10 cut a n bolt boh boltIn in tho the leo lea to allow allo tho the ceremony to tobo ho bo performed In her hel public work worl Mrs Wells Veil linn hn become prominently with the tine Council of Women oman and for 01 several yours won vita WI Its Ita secretary At tho the Columbian expos exposi exposition tion limn she presided pre over a n largo gath guth gathering gattic rang ering c of women woman t In tho Columbus Columbu hall hallof hallof of tho the Art palace Sho Situ personally por carried potation petition to thren Mayas ayes anti and Cleveland nn on the titi Utah question In Jn ISO 1690 she Bho ho at attended att tended ended t the tho great International council of or women omen held at nt London Loudon and anti this congress ww wits entertained at sonic omo of ot tho the host hest hc t homes In to England Including the tho palace pallice of ot the bishop of ot London 1011 1011 and Stafford mouse homo home of oC the tho Duchess I of or Sutherland l |
