Indiana and Indianans; A History of Aboriginal and Territorial Indiana and the Century of Statehood Volume 4 (Paperback)

This historic book may have numerous typos and missing text. Purchasers can download a free scanned copy of the original book (without typos) from the publisher. Not indexed. Not illustrated. 1919 edition. Excerpt: ... the embodiment of honor and integrity. To say of him that he was an ideal citizen in every sense that the term implies is to attribute to him the highest compliment we can conceive." In public utterance Dr. John P. D. John paid this tribute to Felix T. McWhirter: "With his vast ability as a scholar, a thinker, a public speaker, both in debate and formal oration, and his unquestioned power as a leader, he could easily have swept into high positions in the political world if he had been willing to stifle his convictions" (referring to his prohibition convictions). Bv his marriage November 18, 1878, to Luella Frances Smith, Doctor McWhirter found a noble companion and a wise counsellor in all the activities and tastes which adorned his useful career, for his wife has long been a prominent temperance worker, serving for many years as president of the Indiana Woman's Christian Temperance Union and also as editor of The Message, the state official organ. She also is a gifted public speaker. She was president of the Indiana Federation of Clubs, 1911-13, and at the same time a director of the Woman's Council of Indiana Women, of which she was the second president, serving during the 1917 legislature which voted Indiana dry. Mrs. McWhirter is the founder of the Woman's Department Club of Indianapolis and a member of the Daughters of the American Revolution and many others organizations. She is the director from Indiana on the board of the General Federation of Women's Clubs. Lemuel Ertus Slack. Just twenty years ago Lemuel Ertus Slack was qualified to practice in Indiana and essayed his first modest efforts at earning a fee from his clients. Two decades have sufficed for the evolution and development of his character, abilities, influence and reputation, ...