Los Angeles herald. [microfilm reel] (Los Angeles [Calif.]) 1900-1911, 1909-05-10
MOTHERS DAY
IS OBSERVED BY
VAST THRONGS
TEMPLE AUDITORIUM FILLED
WITH PEOPLE
REV. BAKER p. LEE PRESIDES
AT GATHERING
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Prominent Persons Speak OF Woman
In Grateful Terms-Plan Formu-
lated to Raise Funds for
INDECENT Matrons

child who attended the mothers day
exercises yesterday afternoon in Tenn
pie auditorium.
Seldom has a larger audience or one
more in harmony been gathered in the
great auditorium. The vast throng
filled all but a few of the benches, i'm
zsmediately under the fringes of the CELL
ing, and although many men were in
the audience it was natural they should
be in the minority.
Looking over the audience the moth
ers, with white carnations showing on
their bosoms or holding a cluster in
their hands, one could not force back
a thrill traceable to the charm of the
word mother" It's effect was notice
able, particularly when the speakers
modulated their voices in uttering the
word by the almost intense stiffness or
when some eloquent tribute, couched
in a single sentence, elected generous
applause; and when the mothers ode,
1.-THE White Carnation,' was read 1t
was so accentuated that eyes were
moistened, faces were suffused with
emotions and many a tear which glist-
ened for a moment in the soft light
told it's tender story. Mothers thought
of their mothers and of their children.
with music by the Y. M c. A. and the
regular program was begun at 8
o'clock The addresses were short but
stirring, earnest, eloquent and peril
nent to the theme. The services were
held under the auspices of the mothers
congress ito the glory of God and in
honor of the nations mothers"
Mothers Are Honored
Mothers above all women were hon
ored yesterday throughout the coun-
try and in many of the countries on
the other side OF the ocean, for it was
the first but mulch heralded mothers
day, which Is hereafter to be observed
annually the second Sunday in May.
ITO the glory of God and the honor
Of the nations mothers" was the motto
and spirit of the day, and this was
carried out from the opening prayer,
when reference was made to the Christ
having lisped the word mother" to the
Virgin Mary, until the last word of
benediction.
Womanhood, but above all mother
hood, was honored as it never has been
before throughout the length and
breadth of the land.
No more enthusiastic assemblage
gathered than that which filed the
large Temple auditorium to the top
galleries yesterday afternoon at
U ClOCh. TOT an nOur De1Ore the time
set for the opening of the service peo-
pie began to gather in front of the
temple. The mothers and members OF
the mothers congress gathered in Cen
trail park. The fraternal organizations
which attended the service assembled
on Olive street preparatory to march
ing to the temple, led by Lieutenant F.
r. McReynolds of the National guard
The mothers entered headed by band
playing the national air
The platform on which the speakers
and the vested choir of Christ Episco-
pal church were, seated was banked
with white blossoms, the carnation
being prominent. A large floral en-
blem of the day was composed Of red
and white carnations.
Rev. Baker P. Lee, rector of Christ
Episcopal church. who arranged the
service, presided. The program was
opened by the singing of America. ~
after which DIR. Hugh K. Walker, pas
tor of the Emmanuel Presbyterian
church, offered the opening prayer.
DR.. Charles Edward Locke, pastor OF
the FIRST Methodist church, was the
first speaker, taking as his topic
American Motherhood" He said:
1T is right we should set aside one
day out of the 365 days of the year to
honor the mothers of America. The
American mother is the product of the
centuries. 1t should be a great day for
the mothers.
Owe All to Mothers
There were great mothers in Greece
and in Sparta. The American mother
is welded to American patriotism. The
Pilgrim mothers who landed from the
Mayfower did not turn back in the face
of hardships, and the holy seed planted
by them for the freedom to WORSHIP
God fell in fertile ground.
George Washington said of his
mother, All that 1 am and ever hope
to be l owe to my mother When VIII
liam Mckinley took the oath of allie
glance to the flag and kissed the Bible
he Immediately imprinted a kiss on the
lips of his gracious mother who had
reared him for the high office of presi-
dent.
During the civil war the mothers
at home fought the battles at the front
with their loved ones. The mothers OF
America have been the great fighters
They have sent their boys to fight fol
the country. All hail to the American
mother, Americas greatest patriot!
IF 1t ever should come to pass thai
another person should be added to the
trinity there would be only one person
eligible, the mother.
You hear much of Woman's sphere
1t is her atmosphere. If you want t.
find woman's atmosphere in its per.
lection you will find it in her home
THE other day I read in my daily
paper of party given to a poodle dog
when other ugly little poodle dogs were
invited. ] wish there was another
name for women of that kind. There
ought to be some classification.
women, mothers and something else.
Caesar one day on the streets OF
Rome seeing a Roman matron with q
dog said DO not Roman matrons any
longer bear children?' Napoleon SAID
to Madame de Stael, the greatest WON.
an of the French empire, when she
asked him who he thought was the
greatest woman, Madam, the greatest
woman is she who bears the most chill.
dren.'
"Call the role of the great men OF
the ages and you will find they have
had great mothers Martin Luther
John Wesley, Cromwell Scott and Car.
lyle all had rare mothers. There are
mother-made men enough to carry Out
the wishes of their mothers. We used
to hear much of our mothers casting
the ballot, but how much more gallant
it would be for the men to ask theil
mothers what they wanted.
ST had an American mother and ]
want to do what she would wish.
st want to dedicate my love to the
putting down of the American saloon