Jasper County Democrat, Volume 13, Number 38, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 20 August 1910 — MRS. J. E. FOSTER DEAD [ARTICLE]

MRS. J. E. FOSTER DEAD

Won National Fame as Republican Campaign Orator. Mrs. J Ellen Foster, philanthropist mission worker, temperence lecturer and Republican campign speaker, died in the Garfield hospital in Washington, following an operation. Mrs. Foster was born at Lowell, Mass., in 1340. While residing at Clinton, la., she studied law and was admitted to the bar of that state in 1872. Later she took An active interest in the W. Cl T. U. and became known nationally as a Republican campaign speaker. In 1900 Mrs. Foster was appointed by Secretary of State John Hay to represent the United States at the International Red Cross conference at St Petersburg. In 1905 she accompanied the Taft party to the Philippines and made a special report to President Roosevelt on the condition of women and children there In 1906 Mrs. Foster was detailed by the department of justice to investigate the condition of women and child workers throughout the country, a subject on wfiich legislation was pending in congress. She was selected for the work by President Rocsevelt.