News has been received from Pasadena of the death of Frank H. Leonard, well-known Christian Science lecturer, formerly of Evanston, Ill. Mr. Leonard was the son of Frank O. and Pamelia Wing Leonard, (5830) his mother having been prominent in Christian Science circles for many years before her death, which occurred in 1908. Mr. Leonard was twice married. He is survived by his widow, Julia C., a son, Norman, and a daughter, Dorothy. His line of Wing descent is as follows: Pamelia Jenney, Timothy, Timothy, Joseph, Benjamin, John, John, Daniel, Rev. John, Matthew. A Genealogical Quarterly Magazine Founded in 1899, by George W. Wing, Kewaunee, Wis., and edited by him until his death in 1924. PUBLISHED BY THE WING FAMILY OF AMERICA, Incorporated. Price $1.00 a Year; Single Numbers, 25 cents Entered at the post-office at Kewaunee, Wisconsin, as second class matter. The Owl is the official journal of the Wing Family of America, Incorporated, and solicits information concerning family events. Address all correspondence concerning it to Mary Gertrude Wing, Wareham, Mass. Mr. and Mrs. Merwin C. Lincoln was These are loyal Cousins from the northern part of Wisconsin-Washburn, on Lake Superior-where they have made their home for many years. Their forty-first wedding anniversary noted in the Dec. Owl, and the retirement of Mr. Lincoln from active service on the railroad, in the March number. Mrs. Lincoln-Elizabeth Briggs-is the great-granddaughter of Timothy Wing of Rochester, Mass., and has been interested in Family matters since the beginning of the Association. Mr. Lincoln is a prominent Mason, while Mrs. Lincoln and their only daughter, Susan, belong to the Order of the Eastern Star. The writer well recalls a visit to their home in the fall of 1905 and the cordial welcome she received, as well as the amount of entertainment that was crowded into the two days' visit. She also recalls-with not so much pleasure -the night journey alone from Lake Superior to Lake Michigan-from the home of these Cousins in Washburn to the Owlery at Kewaunee, when three changes of trains had to be made,-one in the early evening, one in the middle of the night, and the third about day WING FAMILY OF AMERICA, INCORPORATED Officers: Acting President, RUFUS L. SISSON, Potsdam, N. Y. 2nd Vice President, MISS MARY GERTRUDE WING, Wareham, Mass. Secretary, MRS. CAROLINE E. WING PARKER, Treasurer, ALVIN P. WING, East Sandwich, Mass. N. Y. Asahel R. Wing, Fort Edward Dr. Laura Hawkins, Washington, D. C. Wilson D. Wing, Bangor, Me. break, with more than an hour's wait at each change; but the welcome left behind, and the welcome at the end of the journey were more than compensations for the gruesomeness of the night. Notice It had been hoped that a reunion of the Wing Family might be held this summer, but when the situation was carefully considered it seemed best to postpone it for another year-till the summer of 1926. Time is a necessary factor in the success of such an undertaking, and as so much time had been consumed this year in adjusting the family affairs to new conditions, it was feared that not sufficient time was left to make a reunion this year the success it ought to be. With this in mind, plans for the coming year will be started very soon. Meanwhile, there is held each year, the last Thursday in August, a reunion of Maine Wings on the estate of Bion Wing, at Phillips, Maine. If any Wings outside of Maine should be in that vicinity so that they could be present on that occasion, without any doubt, they would receive a hearty welcome. One of the Maine Wings"In-Law" In the March 1924 Owl, the last one prepared by its late editor, Col. Wing, is an article concerning "A Distinguished Kinswoman," Mrs. Grace A. Wing, of Portland, Me., whose picture also is shown. The following is copied from a recent issue of the Portland Evening Express: of the "Aptly named is The Top Drawer, written by Mrs. Grace A. Wing, which appears daily in the columns Evening Express, for its literary characteristics are much like the physical properties of the top drawer of Every woman. One can never tell quite what is going to turn up in it, and there lies its enduring charm. Its author is a woman widely read, extensively traveled, a woman whose acquaintance is large, and who has had much experience in social, club and business life. This wide range of experience, and a philosophical turn of mind which enables her to turn that experience not only into reflection, but oftentimes into helpful reflection, make her the ideal creator of such a department. Drawing on her knowledge of human nature, coloring her philosophy with the kindly tolerance that comes from a sympathy with the world and its problems, she is able to write day after day and week after week fascinating little sidelights on the life of ordinary folk, such as you and I." The Owl feels honored that Mrs. Wing is willing that one of these, which appeared in the Evening Express of March 12, should be copied for its pages. * * * The Top Drawer By Grace A. Wing Comes a time in the life of each person, we believe, when a desire to know from what stock one springs, what type of people our forebears were, rises in the thoughts of us. Sometimes it is early in life when one wants to establish social contacts: other times it is in the later and mellow period when one philosophizes upon the world in general; very often it is in the early maturity when we are bringing up our children, and want to know what tendencies to watch for, which ones to curb and which to foster. As a matter of fact the social part of it holds less importance than is generally supposed; few people, if the real truth be told, seek to become a D. A. R-ter or a S. A. R-ter because of the social elevation it might entail. It is quite more likely to be for a personal satisfaction, that one may know of the honesty, and forbearance, the patience or the daring of those who came before us, and made our way as smooth as it is. Crudely expressed, the desire breaks forth in search for crests, or scutcheons; lord or a princess; with some, even a in delving into records to ferret out a left-handed connection with royalty will suffice. But these cases can be matched by ten where a desire to know the simpof foreign countries many generations ler things of early American history, or ago where our ancestors lived and died, give impetus to the search for meagre annals of their lives. Fortunate is the person who can trace these lines without the baffling break which too often annoys and worries. Of course it is superficially pleasing if one may discover in these quests that high birth and valor, lordly lands and castles, were the possessions of those earlier peoples; but deep down the sturdy American of today, with his modern thought and searching delving into the heart of things, blushes hot with shame, at times, over the way these lands were acquired, or the titles won. The same sturdy American feels quite more at ease, in his heart, if he finds simple honesty and patient plodding had made him what he is. Lordly glories and possessions are but the background for the character after all; and the man who won his string of princely names because he closed his eyes to royal gallantries, perhaps, is not so much to be proud of after all. The humble man who, desiring better opportunity for for his children, preferred to stand for what he thought was right in the face of royal favor and was banished, was the more likely to bequeath to those children courage and constancy and love of coun |