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The Dallas Texas, Morning News, annouces the death of Mrs. Delia Collins, mother of Warren Collins, formerly of this city, which occurred on Jan. 1. Mrs. Collins was the founder and president of the Woman's home, Fort Worth, and was sixty-six years of age. She died at the residence of her son. She leaves two sons to mourn her loss, Warren Collins and F.H.Collins, both of Fot Worth. The News says:
She lingered a few days with lagrippe and nervous prosiration. The labors of Mrs. Collins in gospel and home work were of great magnitude. Mrs. Collins was ell known in Texas and in her old home, Wisconsin, as a gospel speaker of much power. Her attainments were scholarly. She was in early life the assistant principal of the state normal school, Albany, N.Y. Later she married H. W. Collins, the principal of the normal, and moved to Janesville, Wis., where she resided some thirty five years, being well known in W.C.T.U. and charity circles.
She moved to Ft. Worth some ten years ago. With Mrs. Belle Burchill, she founded the Bootblacks' home, subsequently enlarging into the present Orphans' home of Fort Worth.
She, with Mrs. Burchill, placed a good deal of private furniture in the home at the time, and labored there until the brick orphanage was practically secured. The apparent need of rescue work among fallen women in Texas touched her and she became one of the founders of the Bethel mission of Fort Worth, and the president and founder of the Woman's home, incorporated.
She has ben the means of awakening Texas in such rscue work very largely. She ar one time assisted to reorganize the successful rescue home of Dallas.
Mrs. Collins very nearly secured the passage of a bill at Austin, donating $50,000 to such a state home.
The work of the home has been widespread in several states south. Something over 400 girls have been cared for and 80 per cent of them savied to a better life and conversion of soul. Many letters come constantly from girls telling of their love for the home and Mother Collins as they call her. Mrs. Collins has left a fragrant legacy to Texas and especially to Fort Worth in her philanthropic life of good deeds and the Forth Worth home. She will be mourned by many hearts in the state of Texas. Mrs. Collins devoted the greater portion of her life to work in behalf of fallen women and her dying request was that she be buried from the home established by her. The interment will not take place prior to Sunday afternoon.
The Janesville Daily Gazette, Monday, July 1, 1901.
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