Virginia gazette. [volume] (Williamsburg, Va.) 1893-192?, 1905-03-18
President Roosevelt Made a Vigorous
and Wholesome Address
TIE GLORY OF TRUE MOTHERHOOD
In an Address Before a National Gath
ering the President Emphasizes the
Prime Importance Of a Wholesome
Home Life TO the Perpetulty Of the
Nation and the Happiness Of the In
diVidual.

the evening session Of the National
Congress OF Mothers. now holding its
tri-ennial convention 80 the Metropol-
tan NJ. f. church. There was an i'm
mense attendance. The President was
formally introduced TO the audience by
Mrs. Frederick Schon. OF Philadelphia.
The president os the congress. He read
his speech. but Occasionally interjccted
some eNtemporaneous remarks TO en-
plastic point. The President spoke as
follows.
In our modern Industrial civilization
there are many ami grave danccrs 10
counterr2lancc the sDicndOrs ana the
Niumphs. liz is not sood thing 10 see
-i.ies EroW at ispropOrtionatc speed
relatively 90 the country. for the small
lahu owners. the men who own their
Alie homes. AID therefore 20 a very
large extent the men who tin farms.
,ae men of the soil. have hitherto made
me foundation OF lasting national life
10 every state. and N the foundation
becomes either ZOO weak coz too narrow.
t1e srpcrs' ructure mo- matter how at
tiartifc. is in imminent danger OF f2ll-
Ing.
hut FAR moro Important than the
question ot Che occupation 90 our cfti-
Gems is the question OF how their family
life is conducted. $50 matter what that
1pation may hc. as long ass there is a
real home and as long as those who
-tae up iaal nome do their duty 60 one
another. 90 their uc.ghhors and to the
state. 10 SIS VI minor consequence
NN'inor the man trade is piled Boz the
--.-- "t --t .lt- " --lA.i it ralls ior
"'.N ct sue --i-a OK lot i-e WORK
' --r -.AN-
hrt the nation Rs in q bad uav 10
I-'te is no r0al home u rhe family
SIS not az tle right Kinds f Tho man IS
not good husband ANA father. if hc
E brutal Or louarlIy or selfish 80 tho
woman has lost her sense OF duty. 10
ele ir sunk in var.l se'f-.nlul- eu.e o-
has Iot ler nature lo twisted SD chat
r.e prefers sterile rreuio-iuteIIo. tu-
ATTY to chat great and beautiful aercl-
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re duty done. OF effort made and self-
sacrifice undergone.
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