that as one of the foremost of American women it commends her to
the women of foreign lands.

"_Resolved_, That the members of the association rejoice in the
approaching holiday of their beloved leader; that they will follow
her wanderings with affection and sympathy; that during her absence
they will steadfastly uphold the principles to which her life has
been devoted; that on her return they will welcome her to a
resumption of her labors and hold themselves ready to work under
her able and devoted leadership."

Among the numerous letters and telegrams were messages from Wendell
Phillips, Harriet Beecher Stowe, Frederick Douglass, Mary Clemmer,
Helen Potter, Emma C. Bascom and Dr. Alida C. Avery.... Probably no
testimony was more enjoyed than the following:

"ROCHESTER, N. Y., THE HOME OF SUSAN B. ANTHONY: In this open
letter old friends and neighbors unite with all who honor the
birthday of its true citizen, and express the sincere wish that
Miss Anthony in her sojourn in strange lands may find what she has
in full measure here at home--a genuine appreciation of her true
womanliness, her sturdy adherence to honest conviction and her
heroic stand, against all opposition, for the higher education and
enfranchisement of women. Wishing her Godspeed and a safe return,
we, the undersigned, do not need to assure her that neither the
triumphs nor the defeats of her future public life will change our
estimation of her, for to us she will ever remain what her life
among us has proved her to be--a good, true woman, self-consecrated
to the cause of woman in every land."

The signatures include the names of eighty of the leading men and
women of Rochester; among them editors of the papers of both
parties, pastors of the prominent churches, university professors,
bankers, politicians, etc. Honor, if tardy, surely comes at last to
the prophet in her own country. A song written for the occasion and
inscribed to Miss Anthony, by Annie E. McDowell, one of the first
editors of a woman's paper, was splendidly sung by Mr. Ford, the
composer, who had set it to music.

Among the telegrams was this from her brother, D. R. Anthony:
"Sixty-three years have crowned you with the honor and respect of the
people of America, and with the love of your brothers and sisters."
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