Los Angeles herald. [microfilm reel] (Los Angeles [Calif.]) 1900-1911, 1909-05-10

our mothers and the mothers of the
past care not how humble the part
man plays, how meager his home sur
roundings, but if that man only re-
spends to the inspiration of good
mother, If he realizes her prayers for
an honest life, then will that man be
the type of citizen which will make our
country truly great His mother has
made him true to his God, his country
and his fellow men.
america teaches us that the highest
ideal is that of character in citizenship.
We have raised a false god and we
kneel before false shrine. We. live
for but one end and we have lost our
ideal, to be and not what we have;
what we are and not what we possess.
80 on this day some almost inspired
person has stopped the merciless wheels
of trade, the people have halted in their
money getting and have turned heart
and mind on our mothers, and there
comes to US the thought that the men
we deal with every day are members
of a common brotherhood. The day
has brought back to man the sense of
the call of humanity, and today comes
back the answering cry: Yes, o Lord,
am my brothers keeper
1.-THE charnel house of dead past is
strewn with dust of forgotten ages, but
today, the twentieth century, we have a
reverent love that like a benediction
fills the soul when we speak of mother.
1--WE have thought OF the loneliness
and misery of the mothers and the
mothers of future men and women of
our country, and as they do their work
so depends the future greatness of our
country. Their misery and distress
should be alleviated, when found, so
that they can impart some of the good
ness of their own sweet natures.
Japan Has Mothers Day
Japan has mothers day. London
has heard our cry and England has
taken up the work of our own Ameri-
can women. Although oceans and ra-
oial prejudices separate us, when the
cannons boom the pure white hand of
woman will clear them away, because
those that fight are as well beloved On
both sides as those that remain at
home.
Let Mothers day be our nations
greatest day. Let us in our American
manhood and womanhood realize the
common brotherhood of man.
Rev. Mr.. Lee in announcing collec-
ton for the benefit of the fund, saio
that there are hundreds of poor moth
ers in Los Angeles who do not and
will not apply for aid from churches OF
charitable organizations.
Some say that we should break
their PRIDE" said Mr.. Lee. mo;
| never. Break their necks if you will
but never break their pride. Suppose
it was your mother or my mother!
They must be helped"
In introducing Joseph Scott, presl-
dent of the board of education, Rev
Mr.. Lee referred to him as Great
Scott"
Mr.. Scott, who spoke on the subject
"The Mother and the Public School,
opened his address by saying there
are 10000 children who have mothers
work being accomplished by the moth
ers in the Parent-teacher associations
of the various schools.
1.-THE public schools need the moth
ers," declared Mr.. Scott. I'VE have a
system of education that in some lines
| is perfect, but many of us realize that
| in moral fiber it is not what it should
be. The state constitution debars the
element of sectarianism from schools
and as a result there may be tend
ency the other way. We need the
| moral atmosphere of the home to enter
the school. We need the advice of the
mothers with that of the teachers fol
the welfare of our children. The con-
| stitution has taken away from the
teacher a large share of her vocation
and so you have the Congress of Moth
| erS who are citizens, with our without
a ballot, it matters not.
"Did you ever think what set OF
| loafers men are? How many fathers
are here today? What is the matter
with us? Why isn't the father here
today? Did his mother do nothing
for him? No wonder we men folk bow
in submission to the women.
"How much work would the fathers
do for the children? If you ask then
to attend meeting they say that
they have so much work to do. Sure
the man is too busy!
Father is Too Busy
IF the boy is sick he says, L must
have my sleep, my dear'-sure, the
| father has to sleep, the great, big
overgrown, overfed, pampered BABY
"Why is it? Don't you see the in
| stinct of selfishness in man-brutt
man?
Ibid you ever stop to think how
little we are doing for the babies thai
we have had something to do il
bringing into the world? We turr
them over, physically and morally, tc
the mothers who first sang, Where
| is NY Wandering Boy Tonight?' Sure
ly not the father out in front of the
saloon.
Lord Chesterfield, in days gone by
was considered the perfect gentleman
of the age, yet he gave to his son a
formula to win the three different kinds
| of girls-the rustic. the we'll bred and
the nonchalant. And this was a per-
feet gentleman! You have seen women
in every phase of life, but did you ever
see her sink so low that she would
teach her child how to SOW wild oats?
Does the father raise his son as the
mother raises her daughter? No. the