Fraternity (Fort Worth, Tex.), Vol. 13, No. 5, Ed. 1 Friday, May 1, 1914 Page: 1 of 8
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FORT WORTH, TEXAS, MAY, 1914
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Number 5
PREMIUMS PAID PROMPTLY PROCURED PAST PARTICIPANTS $753,097.05
FORT WORTH WRITERS. writer, was claimed as a victim by the
great "white plague," and after much
physical suffering the thankful spirit
obeyed "the call" and passed "onward."
One of his last articles, "Rest," appeared
The Bohemian."
"Memorial," By One of Fort Worth's
Oldest Writers.
The soul journeys on and travels afar,
But the "tenement house" must fall;
Earth claims what is her's, the ashes
and dust;
The soul hears a mighty call.
—Katie Daffan.
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With reverent pen we write of those
who have put aside mortal garments and
are now robed in the vestures of im-
mortality; each without a peer in their
own line of literary work while on this
earth-plane, and their souls having heard
the "mighty call," are still advancing in
that world of "Eternal Happiness and
Progression."
Judge W. H. Brooker, the gallant Con-
federate soldier, the noble Southern gen-
tleman, able lawyer and talented writer,
after a life of good deeds and many
buffetings of fortune, heard "the call" to
"come up higher," as the harvest was
ripe, and his duties were transferred
from the intricate walks of earth life to
the wonderful "Fields of Elysian." Many
of his articles appeared in "The Bo-
hemian."
Mrs. Elizabeth Johnston Deane.—Mrs.
M. O. Deane—one of the most brilliant
and intellectual women of our day, vice-
president of the Texas Woman's Press
Association; secretary of Our Literary
Club in Bohemia; founder, editor and
proprietor of the "Scimitar"; beautiful in
person and character, was one of the
first to hear and obey "the call."
Colonel E. E. Overall, editor and pro-
prietor of the "Texas Railway and Indus-
trial Journal," was a veteran worker in
the Texas newspaper and journalistic
field.
He was a great sufferer for many long
weeks, before "the call" summoned him
to broader fields of labor.
Mrs. Mary B. Landis.—Mrs. D. S. Lan-
dis—from her invalid couch, sent to
"The Bohemian" the outpourings of her
gifted soul. "Buds, blossoms and ripe
fruit, rich with the essence of beauty."
Though a member of Our Literary Club
in Bohemia, she never met with us, as
the fragile body was not strong enough
for that beautiful spirit, and after much
suffering she, too, gladly answered the
"mighty call," and passed onward, bear-
ing her Sheaves for the Lord of the Har-
vest.
Captain J. C. Terrell, pioneer citizen
of Fort Worth, having landed here in
the early "fifties," Confederate captain in
Greer's Cavalry during the struggles of
the Civil War, and a lawyer of wonder-
ful ability after "White-winged Peace"
once again hovered over our land. His
was a "reminiscent pen," and among his
many writings, his book of "The Early
Days of Fort Worth" is on our library
shelves, and a few of his interesting
articles in "The Bohemian." After a
full and busy life, "the call" came for him
to open the door for his soul to journey
onward.
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Dr. Henry C. Whitehead, a young man
of many gifts and noble soul, with the
promise of fame both as a physician and
Jennie Hagan Brown, inspirational
poet and lecturer, member of Our Lit-
erary Club in Bohemia, the Texas Wom-
an's Press Association, the League of
American Pen Women, an honorary
member of R. E. Lee Camp U. C. V.,
also the Sons of Veterans.
Her subjects were always given from
the audience and she never refused a re-
quest. The words flowed smoothly, har-
moniously and beautifully symmetrical
from the inspired brain and heart of the
speaker, and the only way in which one
could procure these outpourings of in-
spiration was to have a stenograpner
present when Mrs. Brown recited. Many
of her gems of inspiration appeared in
"The Bohemian."
She did not hesitate when "the call"
summoned her to the "World of Spirit,"
as these lines from her inspired lips
prove her eagerness to knowi "The Be-
yond."
"This Well of Truth" and "World of
Spirit"
I long so much to understand,
To quaff the waters so pure and holy
And to rest my soul in that beautiful
land.
O, I sometimes think, in the toil and
struggle,
I never shall quaff that draught divine
'Till I stand in the realm of the world-
less spirit
And drink from the well of that
glorious clime."
Charles Selville Worsham, Confederate
veteran, minister, poet, essayist and ro-
mance writer. One of the most beautiful
and saintly characters the wfiter has ever
known. He was a regular contributor
to "The Bohemian," and our last issue
of November, 1907, contains one of his
most exquisite poems, descriptive of the
engraving, "Minding the Flocks," the
frontispiece.
A life devoted to the binding up of
wounds, physical, mental and spiritual;
his clear blue eyes and musical voice
gave hope and inspiration to many.
When "the call" came, "Bring in your
Sheaves!" the Master of the Heavenly
Harvest welcomed this glorified spirit
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Schmidt, Henry C. Fraternity (Fort Worth, Tex.), Vol. 13, No. 5, Ed. 1 Friday, May 1, 1914, newspaper, May 1, 1914; Fort Worth, Texas. (https://texashistory.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metapth233200/m1/1/: accessed April 25, 2024), University of North Texas Libraries, The Portal to Texas History, https://texashistory.unt.edu; crediting The Dolph Briscoe Center for American History.