Atlanta semi-weekly journal. (Atlanta, Ga.) 1898-1920, 1902-11-17
Mas- EELroN SAYS TAKE
OF THE CHILDREl

CARE VI r1E O1tGCnGN
FRIEND OF mine called 20 see
me the other day whose family
had been acquainted with for a
- quarter OF a century. and asked
after her brothers and sisters. She said;
NY Oldest sister Is IN deep distress. and
am Indignant that her husband failed to
look forward into the future and provide
FOR her seven children. by life insurance.
Doust YOU think. Mrs. FELTON,. that ne
owed that much to that faithful woman
Who bore him seven children and had
spent the prime years OF her ne ln MS
service. and In rearing that large family
I assured her that agreed with her
An this matter and among the many en-
deavors OF my life. this duty OF parents
~ their children had become one OF the
most important in my estimation.
she continued: My brother-in-law had
a good position. he enjoyed good salary
I'D 10 the time OF his death They lived
as well as could have been expected Win
his salary They fed well and dressed
well and he seemed TO be in the vigor OF
iife when he was taken ill. and died after
An Illness OF three weeks. leaving his fam
~ without means His salary stopped.
the ready money on hand was consumed
~ sickness and burial expenses. When
II
that weIl-raised woman and looked az the
seven children. needing everything that
growing family needs at such time, IN
the way OF food. warm clothes. warm
home and an education. felt as said
before. really indignant, that all these
wears had passed with this accumulating
family and no future provision was made
Tor them BY setting aside little money
10 secure life Insurance on that stalwart
man s life while he was insuTable ana
getting ready money in the house every
month OF his hfe. Ny sister has no. one
20 help her but widowed mother. whose
means we have felt, were insufficient 70
keep herself IN needed comforts. for she IS
AGED and her little income is necessary
FOR that purpose What my poor sister
xii 90 IN this extremity I cannot see al
this time The children are all under NJ
teen years OF age. not one OF them able
70 earn a support for themselves. They
have dark future before them. as see
r. What madness and folly II was In my
srother-in-lav not 70 insure his lie Tor
even &.o0o. for that sum woGld have Sc
cureL them q home and something TO eat
and wear. until they were accustomed TO
changed situations.
III has worked on my mind. Mrs. Fell
ton 50 much, tl.--- i went at once ana
Insured my own life for mothers benefit.
because mother viii divide her last
CrUmD Win NNoSe Cllk0Nen anu my EAhcA-
stricken sister. and II i should happen
70 die. mother will have something to live
on and bury her decently- AS looked on
the dead man In his CONN. and realized
the great mistake Of his life, ! asked
myself II Il was right 10 bring seven chill
dren into this world with no better out
look before them than awaits my sister
and her children"
NY heart ached me when the good wo-
man told me those things. and realized
the fact. that the necessity for life in
surance rests equally upon mothers and
fathers. 50 long IS there are dependents.
whose future Is 50 seriously involved
Take care OF your children. mOthersi
Why should II not be as practicable for
mothers 70 keep moderate insurance as
a savings hank feature in their domestic
economy Nothing Is more certain than
ueath. and the insurance does not shorten
your lives By 50 much as an hour