The Washington herald., 1909-02-28
By THE OPTIalIST.

Tan reaQ the me Pa5c OF CoA4t4iDAttvllS
'cn Providence which We print to-day
without feeling inspired aud uplifted The
subject was, in z measure, 4 good deal
more difficult to write about than that
Of the week previous. Oh Smiles. and you
wIl find, think, that a much larger pro-
portion Of the contributions to-day are
quoted. There are. however. quite a
number Of original ones, and I am sure
you viii agree with me that the ten
dsncy OF all O. them is 10 help
do wish. feilow-Optinists that none
OF you would feel it necessary 10 limit
your contributions simply TO these sun
day contests. Bit by bit this optimist
page has grown 10 what it is to-day It
started. Of course. with the little essays
on optimism which / contributed from
time to time TO the paper. These, 7 an
glad 10 say, proved so helpful 10 many
people that I decided 10 ask all Of you
optimists 10 help. You have responded
nobly. sand one Of the very best features
Of the Sunday edition Of The Washington
Herald has grown 10 be this page for
which you feIlow-members Of the Op-
timist Club are so largely responsible
But don't let US stop here. would
Ike 20 have suggestions from any Of you
Rs 70 how we may make the page bright
er, bigger. better, or more helpful. One
op-imist has suggested this week that
We devote an entire section on Sunday 10
] don't think that We are
quite ready for any such radical measure
rs thar, but at least I think we can all
look ahead 20 the time when the scope
and sphere Of the optimist department
shall be considerably widened- II any
Of you have any suggestions as 10 how
the department may he betJered. I shall
De mighty glad 10 receive them Among
BtheT things that you can do 70 help is
10 send in any suggestion that occurs 70
you as 90 the topic for future contests.
And while I am on this subject I don't
want 70 forget 10 remind you that the
contest now going on has Charity for
lis subject. and II closes Wednesday.
March 3 Z seems 70 me 70 be a fruitful
topic Already have received an unusual
number Of contributions, but there is
room for plenty more
have been notified by the firm which
Is manufacturing the Optimist Club but
ton for us that the buttons viii be ready
for delivery next week. On next Sunday.
On the optinist page, am going 10 print
q blank coupon with a space 10 be filled
out with name and address To secure a
button il VIII only te necessary fer YOU TO
III out the coupon and send il in. 7 would
rather. Of course. that you should bring
Il IN and get the button, because The
OptimisJ would like 10 meet as many o.
you as possible BY sending in the cOu-
pon, 100, ] hope 10 get your names and
addresses correct, 50 they may he entered
n book which viii contJin- the roll Of
membership IN The Washington Herald
3ptImist Club.
- wouid also Ike all OF you 20 under
stand that while I shall not have any
Of the buttons Of our club 70 waste. yet
there win always be enough 50 that any
Of you can get them for your friends II
you can induce them TO join our fellow
ship. Lets Help Is the motto Of the
club. and I should like 10 think that few
Of Us can help more than by increasing
the membership OF the club.
am happy 10 be able 10 say that two
Of the prize winners last week-yOu VIII
have TO guess who they were, as they
co not want their names printed again
wrote 10 me and asked that the amount
Of money which they won IN the contest
be given 10 Sundry charities. I think
5thst Is q fine eXemplifcation Of the true
optimistic spirit Here. too, Is a letter
that I received from one Of the prize
winners last week. The sort OF letter
that helps.
Dear Optimist. II afforded ne so much
pleasure and surprise TO see my cOntri-
button on Duty on your page last Sun
day. and 7 am very grateful 70 you for
awarding me second place II IS an
honor. ], and 1 am sure thousands Of
~
and pleasure reading the page, and
must confess Il is the first part OF The
Herald I look for Sunday mornings. I
inIend making a collection Of the pages
for future yeas, for maybe II IS in the
future that they viii be OF the most com
Sfort. That last does not sound altogether
optimistic, does it, but it shows that
am optimistic concerning the present, and
discerning and laying aside bright and
hopeful things for the future.
You have done q noble work in pro
mitigating this club, and I feel sure you
are reaping pleasure in giving so much
Measure 10 others. for as some one has
sand. Those who bring sunshine 10 the
lives Of others cannot keep II from them
EeIVes"
an quite anxious 10 have q button,
Rnd viii take great pleasure in calling
Tor mine and meeting our leader"
Sincerely,
ELIZABETH P CRUNP
Another good letter came to ne from
Hrs. E D Frank, who won the third
prize last week. She writes.
Dear Sir: Yesterday afternoon I re
ceiYed The Washington Herald's check
for s., for which I thank you. Il came
IS q surprise. indeed.
Although have written without thought
OF expectation of reward, in a material
way, Il is, nevertheless, pleasant 10 feel.
as this indicates. that my small cOntTi-
buttons have met with the approval OF
The Optimist-
The suggestions Of help and cheerful
ness made by your contributors are truly
inspiring, and I trust the Optimist Club
zsTnay long continue to be a source Of in
piration 70 people in general. and those
OF Washington in particular
Very truly yours.
Ms 2. p. FRANK.