RS. F. M. WILLIAMS, matron of the Home for the Friendless at Lincoln, Nebraska, was born in Delavan, Wisconsin, in 1850, where she grew to young womanhood. In 1867 she went to Chicago and assumed the care of her infirm parents and a younger sister. She was married in 1877 to Rev. Francis M. Williams, a graduate of the Baptist Theological Seminary of Chicago. The young wife proved a loyal helpmeet, taking particular interest in the needy poor, and her experience in the benevolences of the church and as a teacher in the primary grades of the schools were valuable aids in qualifying her for the duties of her present position, to which she was called October 1, 1895. Possessed as she is of the required firmness and decision to insure proper management and control, she is not found wanting in the virtues of patience, tenderness, and love, for which there is constant demand. Her only child died in infancy, and the touch of this sorrow has seemed to consecrate her life to the care of children who need the kindest of ministrations. The little ones of the Home look upon her as their friend and companion, while the older ones rely on her judgment and appreciate the great qualities of her heart.