The Washington herald., 1909-02-14
n The oPTTsITsT.

seems 10 have appealed nightly and you
win hnd here some fine, helpful thoughts
on the subject
There IS one matter I want to discuss
2 little. A member Of the club who does
not sign any name, I am sorry TO say.
for no optimistic communications should
be anonymous. objects TO the award on
Hope last week to Myrtle Bradley be-
cause II vas quotation The writer
says
Can vou exulafa N soms future isus b what
method direc1 quotations from gTezt authors can
6ring credit 70 a competitor n ycur co1testsF II
prizes zTe awarded fer the bess thoughts or on1n-
positions o. given s1blect- Z should SEEN theJ
ought 70 20 70 the conposer. Sc
In ever. announcement Of q comped-
ton that I have made you win find It
distinctly stated that I should lrks both
prose and verse contributions, both
original and quoted"
Ne can all recognize, believe, the
truth that there is nothing new under
the sun" and when We try 10 get q page
OF helpful thoughts on a gwen subject,
Il has seemed 10 me that We have want
ed the best thoughts, the most helpful,
from whatever source. Most Of Us know
some .Iins OF two from the poets that
have been Of great help 10 US. and If
these quotations have helped Us. Why
should they not help others2 I shall be
glad n. in future cor4ests. contributors
who use quotations VIII give their source,
and II they DO I shall print it, but II
member of the Optirnist Club finds diff
orfr~f~ruT
I shall be glad, as ] have been in the
past. to accept a quotation-fOr every
little bit helps.
And while on this subject. one more
word. Ny correspondent quoted above
seems to think that the end and aim Of
these competitions in optimism IS the
winning Of a prize. This is far from the
truth. I want every contributor 10 be
a true optimist and 70 find his greatest
reward IN the knowledge that he IS. by
his contribution. sending out q thought
that may help some fellOw-being 70 look
at life more cheeTfully and hopefully
that he IS doing something TO help this
merry old world along. The prizes are
incidental
Along this line. too. allow me- 70 quote
p letter received from II. F. Garrett. OF
Orange. Va. one Of the prize winners last
week.
The doilar sent fo- the essay on HOPE" duly -
cei7sd- want 10 tel you. personslly. beezuse !
think you VIII bo glad 10 know. that & socs %
The Kings Daughters funds and VII take little
message Ct hope 10 a poor. sick E0nzn
Is that not a fine use for a reward for
opumism- A biTbetteT. don't you think,
than caviling AT the prizes awarded TO
the successful contestants
The spirit that should govern this page
OF optimism: the spirit I have hoped 20
inculeate, is that expressed BY n. 4.
Searles. OF ~ Seventeenth street north
west, who writes:
Dear O7tiulist. You have giTsn Us happiness.
hope and kindness. and now urge Is 10 duty. e1a-
rracirg al these- For is It not the duty q ever
sud scatter kindneSS.s
I have had one or tVo letters from dis
tant readers asking whether II was neces-
sary TO be q subscriber 20 The Washing
toR Herald to belong 10 the Optimist
Club. As a matter Of fact. nothing Is
necessary, but desire to be a. one with
the optimists. 10 have the optimistic spirit
But 10 keep up with the dOings, the com
petitions. the hopes OF the club. one should
be q constant reader Of The Washing
ton Herald, which has done what L can
and viii continue to do, al that is pos
sible 10 cultivate the hopeful, helpful
spirit
And now I want to tell YOU about the
button for the Optimist Club. After
much consideration and the choice be
tween numerous designs specially made
for us by the manufacturers. ! have de-
cided on design The buttons are being
made now and win be ready. I think,
next week The button is circular. about
the size Of dime, and it is constructed
so that it fits the lapel Of the coat Il
is 10 be in blue and gold and red. The
background IS dark blue. and around the
rim In gold letters are the words The
Washington Herald Optimist Club In
the center there is a red anchor. emblem
OF Hope. and above the anchor IS the
motto OF the club:
Lets Help"
So soon as the buttons are finished and
come to hand Nill announce Il in these
columns. and I think the best way 10
distribute them viii be 10 print coupon
in the paper which I shall ask members
10 ali out with their name and address
That little trouble will be all that the
buttons viii cost YOU You can send IN
the coupons or can bring them personally
and exchange them for a button
would much rather that you would
bring the coupons in IN person II II is
possible. because The Optinist would be
glad 10 meet as many OF you as possible
You know have great faith that the
Optimist Club Is really going 10 grow
into a great factor for good here at the
Capital OF the nation.
And now as 70 our competition on Duty.
The first prize Of s. is awarded to William
D. Harrington. OF BroOkpOrt, IL, for the
following essay:
Duty performed Is iz itself the re-
ward OF the faithful To do ore's
duty as they see and understand Il car
ries In the action its own reward, and
consists mainly in the knowledge that
we have been faithful TO a trust. But
there is n wider TnnEe still to duty
than 10 Rny other known human law.
because what I seem to see and regard
rs duty. another would not feel OF ne
behoIdeu 10; 40 that duty has It's root
after all in the general makeup and
life philosophy of each individual. And
there need not be any reward 10 duty
in a rsereenary way, because she car
ries her own reward and bestows IL
isberaIfy upon every soul in 4 way
IuNI ufdhcN LEF BssNS HtUk o7HNEtFr UH0
the sun shine brighter TO the performer
happy Indeed Is the one who sees and
dees his duty
The second prize Of g goes TO Elizabeth
P. Crump. Of 10 G street northwest. for
this.
Dsfy is the performing Of all ser
vices IN oHr ii-es, however trivial. II
s. the doing of things which II left
SnaOBe. affects our loyalty, cur faith
fulness. and our sacred, inmate OhliEa-
IiOn 10 help others
DO the duty that lies nearest theey
The next Is already elearer."
The third prize or 8 IS awarded 10
Mrs z. D. Frank. Is c street north
east. for the following:
Duty Is n Wayward grzce-the hand-
v-ruffarr Of Eoa-a and H1uwfuera