WARREN, Mrs. Mary Evalin, author and lecturer, born in Galway, N. Y., 14th March. 1829. On 26th April, 1847, she became the wife of George
MARY EVALIN WARREN.
Warren, in the town of Balston. They moved to Wisconsin and settled on a farm purchased directly from the government, where they now reside. The farm is situated near the village of Fox Lake. Mrs.
Warren and her husband united with the Baptist Church in Fox Lake in 1859, and have had a continuous membership since that time. She has been for many years a faithful worker in the church, especially prominent in connection with the cause of home and foreign missions. She has taken great interest in Wayland University, the Baptist
College in Beaver Dam, Wis., and has furnished money to erect a dormitory for girls, which is called "Warren Cottage." Three sons were born to this
couple, and one girl who died in infancy. Not
satisfied with severe toil incident to " getting on
in the world " in a new country, her kindly heart
warmed to the needs of those less fortunate. She
reared and cared for six motherless girls, at different
periods, until most of them have found homes of
their own. She has been for many years prominent
in temperance reform. She joined the Good
Templar Order in 1878. She has filled all subor-
dinate lodge offices, is prominent to this day in
district lodges, has filled all the offices in the grand
lodge to which women usually aspire, and as
grand vice-templar several terms has lectured to
large audiences in nearly all parts of the State.
She has attended several sessions of the right
worthy grand lodge and filled several important
offices olhonor and trust therein. Wherever Good
Templary is known in all the civilized world, she is
honored because of her work for the good of man-
kind. She has been a member of the Woman's
Christian Tem|ierance Union ever since it was or-
ganized, and takes a deep interest in its success.
She is a prominent member of the State Agricul-
tural Society, and on invitation has furnished
several papers at the annual meetings of the society.
She has written and had published three books,
two in pamphlet form, entitled "Our Laurels" and
" Little Jakie, the Boot-Black," and a large volume
in cloth entitled "Compensation," which has been
widely read. Politically she was a radical Repub-
lican until long after the war, but for the past few
years she has been identified with the Prohibi-
tion party. She is a woman suffragist. She is
equally prominent as author, lecturer, church mem-
ber, representative and officer in societies, home-
keeper, neighbor and friend.