Salt Lake evening Democrat. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1885-1887, 1885-09-17
THE DAUGHTERS OF REBECCA.
An Elegant SRppeT and Coed Sea
cial Time Last Evening.

The Daughters OF Rebecca held thei
first meeting OF the season at Odd Eel
lows Hall, in the Union Block, las
evening. The members OF the Lodg,
then adjourned to the st. James Hote
where, under the superintendent o
Mrs. Greenewald, sumptuous repast has
been prepared. About forty couples die
justice to the occasion, and after the innel
man was satisfied the intellectual par
was treated to Il number OF toasts, which
were listened to with closest attention.
Daughters OF Rebecca" was responded
to by DR.. Ewing in very impressive
manner
! Mr. Fred. G. Culmer did more than
justice TO the toast OF Charity"
Mr.. j. J. Thomas, in his happy, hu-
moristic vein, eulogized "Our Order, -
and the strong hint given to some young
Daughter of Rebecca made q more than
passing impression.
Dir. Fred Simon responded to the toast,
"Our Homes" as follows:
He who sang, "Be it ever so humble,
there is no place like home," uttered
those words from the innermosi depths
Of his heart, and having none to 60 to,
realized it so much the more "There is
no place like home" Is not this the
most plaintive wailing of a child yearn-
ing for his home and those who dwell
within it? There is not a person present
who could not arise and be able to say
few words upon this, at once the sim
plest and again the most beautiful and
most important subject The child grows
into boyhood, and finally reaches the age
when he has to leave his home and
take up the struggle of self-existence
Perhaps ten or twenty years elapse ere
that boy has become successful enough
to have little home of his own, and only
those who have gone through that strug-
gle, know whereof | speak. | have no
doubt there are many present who
pressed their pillows night after night
with their tears (if they possessed pill
low to rest their heads upon and wished,
OH If | could but 90 home once more
and be with mother, she would comfort
me and help me out of all my difficulties.
The time has come when, as | said be-
fore, the boy has reached that period
when he can call humble place his own,
and who dare gainsay me that it is not
the happiest time in mans life. when
at. the side of his wife, he for the first
time enters that humble abode. Then
comes an era in the home, when more
than two begin to occupy the place. A
little stranger has entered and
from that moment happiness begins
to hold sway its utmost magnitude.
The house has indeed become home in
its fullest term. 1t is the child who above
all others knows the value of that home.
The grown person may know this place
or that one where he can find safety and
shelter To the child home is the only
place. There, and but there, he finds
refuge from all evils. The importance
and responsibility attached to those who
have the home in charge, is alas. too often
not realized in its fullest sense. The
home is too often only the vain display of
glitter and magniicence To make the
home attractive to the child is a lesser
consideration than the appearance it
should present to outsiders, and allow me
to say to you, mothers, many a boy has
been driven to spend his time in saloons
and gambling dens because he got tired !
OF the constant reproaches when he at |
tempted to make himself comfortable in |
his home.
An old German adage says: "As the |
Old bird twitters the young ones
chirp." The example you set your chill |
dren in your homes will form their char
acter and make their future course in
life. With you it rests to make the |
house what it should be: A home in its
every possible meaning. Upon YOU.
fathers, and upon your example and the
influence you exercise in your homes. it
'est5 whether your boys shall fill the
different vocations in life, be it as legis-
ator or an artisan, a merchant or a farm
er, III such a manner az will rebound
o your credit, or whether that boy
mail become an Outcast and fire.
luenter OF gambling dens and other
'lle abodes. Upon you, mothers,
ests the responsibility whether your
daughters shall fill that noble place
which providence destined them for. in
UGH manner as to shed a sacred lustre
lpon you forever and surround with a
alnt-like hallow, or whether their minds
hall be occupied with naught but dress :
nd pleasure, until at last they would re- {
ort to almost any step to gain the means :
D satisfy their cravings Your mission ,
ere Is far more nobler one than dress ,
nd pleasure. 1t rests with YOU :
arents to make your home a happy :
ne, and to that means all your :
nergies should be concentrated and =
very spare hour devoted. And when at :
lst the time does come when we are !!
allied to that home, where our all-wise '
ather conducts the affairs ofthe house. '
old, We will be able to enter it with that =
that the home we vacated q
this earth was left in good hands: a .
ting example for the building UP of j
any, many more ~
Great credit is due to the ladies who =
the different committees, Mrs. =
r. Ewing, Mrs. Murphy, Mrs. Fred Cul. s"
er, Mrs. johnson, Mrs. F. Simon and q
RS. Witty, to whom unanimous vote .
thanks was rendered.
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