The Washington herald., 1909-06-13

| making lneIn grave, sweet ana "noie-
/ some
/ Mrs. Clara F. Williams. 101 Sixth street
northeast. has been given the third prize
/ for the description which follows:
To be glad of life because OF its count
( less opportunities for words and deeds or
kindness and love; for the cheering
smile the hearty hand clasp. and the
sweet good Will" that gladdens and up
/ lifts With charity. faith. courage. and
/ hope IN his heart, the ideal Optimist for
gets his own needs IN his sincere desire
10 bring sunshine into other lives and 20
feel the smile Of Gods approval.
These. contributions have been awarded
the FIVE one-dollar prizes:
Ny ideal optimist is one who is happy
and hopeful, having sufficient steadiness
and independence 70 hold his own against
the eddies and rapids about him; apply
ing practically that which he perceives
spiritually, accepting his position as IT
| IS. making the very best Of it. cheerfully
working out his problem, knowing that
infinite wisom is guiding him, and that
behind each passing cloud. however dark.
the sun Is ever shining.
"He finds the common daylight sweet
And leaves 10 heaven the rest
MrA L B. CHANIBERLAIN.
The stanhope
The ideal optimist is one who pays for
what he eats and for what he wears,
makes the most Of his opportunities, en-
vies no mans prosperity. glad Of other
peoples happiness, is patient with his
misfortunes. always looks on the bright
side. and believes everything works for
Il l. IL
in running brooks. and good in every
thing" D. J. FINN.
Post-onos Department
"Optimist IS the faith that leads 10
achievement Nothing can be done with
out hope" Those are the words OF Helen
Keller. Surely If she, through optimist.
has conquered disease and SORROW and
the terrible darkness and yet has achieved
more than the ordinary woman who pos
/ sesses all her faculties, she deserves to be
ranked as the ideal optimist. for through
optimism she has seen the light
8lTs. L. d. ELLIOTT.
l2l7 Rhods Island avenue northwest
The true optimist is one who sees only
the good in every one, finds the silver
lining TO every cloud. hides his own i'll
feelings. and never speaks otherwise than
cheerfully. He has a smile for every one
and he always minds hts own business.
BERTHA L GRIFFTTHs.
7W TEentysecond street northwest.
The ideal optimist IS he who throughout
life meets happiness all the way: who
persists in seeing, not the cloud, but only
the silver lining; who never says '1t
might have been,'' but ever looks for the
future 10 redeem the mast
MARIE R. MELLING.
IA street northwest.
/ The following descriptions Of the ideal
optimist'' have been selected for honor
able mention:
II you want to be cheerful. jes' set
your mind on 1t and do it.-AIrs. Wigs.
PAULINE CHAPMAN.
100 Clifton street northwest.
One who never turned his back. but
marched breast forward;
Never doubted clouds would break,
Never dreamed though right were worst
ed. wrong would triumph:
Held we fall 10 rise. are baffled 10 fight
better.
Sleep TO wake.-Browning.
" C. GRABIL
woodstoek. Va
Hope springs eternal in the breast Of
the true optimist. he sees good in every
thing. He cultivates his mind, his heart,
his soul. He believes in life and its pos
sibilities and puts forth his best efforts
toward perfecting the divine plan Of ex-
istence. He looks for the best in his fel-
lOW-man and by his own optimist uplifts
TO a higher and more hopeful plane all
with whom he comes in contact. Through
the newspapers and other literature he
keeps in touch with the worlds progress
and while deploring the suffering and evil,
he believes them 10 be the means TO an
end and that "al things work together
for good"
For him heavens distant lamps are
ever shining.
He sees in every cloud a silver lining"
ISABEL o. PRICE.
What element deserves higher admira-
tion IN the majestic fabric Of human
greatness than those attributes which
compose the ideal optimist! He possesses
the highest incentives TO virtue and en-
deavOrs 10 stimulate others TO the same
lofty point His heart is continually
shining Ike the sur. sending forth beams
Of faith, sincerity. friendship, and happi-
ness. and. 10 sum Up his whole bearing.
he is a lust man" The many optimistic
views which present themselves to his
mind serve as an undercurrent IN the
broad stream Of his happy existence.
enabling him TO fearlessly conquer the
many trials and tribulations OF life. The
opinion that this world physically, So
cially, and morally is the best that could
possibly exist leads him TO believe that
life is earnest, and 10 make II more beau
tiful he gives to God the things that are
Gods and 10 Caesar the things that are
Caesars. Thus 70 be an ideal optimist
We must do all that is pleasing 10 our
neighbOr, and in doing this we IN turn
please ourselves. We can easily ACQUIRE
the qualities of the ideal optimist by
striving, through suffering and self-de-
nial to attain the blessedness which is
within the reach Of all
EVELYN N. HUNTER
sos L street northwest.
Could we choose our environments and
were desire in human undertaking syn
onymous with endowment all men would
be optimists. Hence I think Of all people
an invalid and a sufferer has least cause
to be optimistic. Yet I know a Ettle
lady who for years has never left her bed
and her optimism is so wonderful that II
innpresses and influences every one who
comes in contact with her It does not
rest on the absence Of evil. for she has
many temptations. but in the glad belief
Of the preponderance Of good and a will
ing effort always &c cooperate with the
good that It may prevail In spite OF her
pain she tries TO see the best in every
thing and every one and make that best
part Of her life. Her share IN the active
work OF the world Is limited yet the part
that she can do she does we'll Her desire
and win 70 work Is optimist itself She
believes that sufficient unto each heart IS
It's own sorrow. and so never infiicts her
suffering on another. She drills her