The Washington herald., 1910-05-01
The Flowers that Grow There Are Carefully Guilt
waited Blossoms of Happiness and Good Will
THE WEEKS PRIZE WINNERS.
TEN PRIZES OF ONE DOLLAR EACH.


..............--.-.. Bureau of Labor
Day thoroughly and the optimlst's gar
den blooms indeed with rare and ex-
Quisite thoughts.
The prize-winners this week:
l will take the hawthorn as my May
Day flower. and plant II in the "Opti-
mists garden" 1t is the emblem of
hope. Every bud IS full Of promise. and
as we watch its leaves unfold may our
hearts be cheered with hopes OF many
happy days full Of thankfulness TO God
for His goodness and OF opportunities to
show kindness to our fellow man. Let us
cherish this little blossom OF hope. and
keep its lesson in our hearts.
Mrs. NJ JEFTRIES
CuIpeper. Va.
/ was reading. the other day. about an
old Englisch garden. where the flowers
had grown so friendly and companionable
that they seemed 10 ask nothing but a
chance to give out their beauty and frag-
rance. How like the optmists garden
1 thought, where grow the sweet and
pleasant thoughts that are sent out TO
The Herald every week. breathing their
sweet messages OF love and hope TO the
cherries ana broken hearted.
Mrs. 1. l.. BARRINGER.
i4s5 Q street.
Ny contribution 10 the optlmlst garden
Is the flower Of faith.
For when once we touch the power;
when once We feel the thrill Of the great
central force which comes from the
heart Of truth-of being-we shall no
lohger doubt. The feeling that one IS in
touch with Power which made and which
upholds the universe, that nothing can
separate him from the Divine presence.
gives a sense Of security and peace, amid
all surroundings. however dreary.
HENRY T. BURLINGTON.
Bureau O; labor.
In a little corner Of your beautiful gar
den, dear optimist. may the carnation,
our martyred Presidents favorite flower.
| blossom Tor me. Tall and slended, the love-
ly carnation tells Of a stalwart manhood
or womanhood. a fitting symbol OF that
steadfast. fearless soldier who in the
great nobility Of his nature so loved. re-
vered, and wore II. Its delicate, subtle
perfume whispers Of quiet affection and
( consistency and its coIors. steadfast and
/ true. likewise of a never ending LOYALTY.
/ There is the promise of a glad to-mor-
] row in the quick unfolding of its delicate
! edges and the realization OF Gods ON
/ impotence in its virgin beauty.
". J. MOOR
2cO street northwest,
! Let me offer as my contribution 20 the
May Garden Of the Optimists Club. a
rose-a white rose.
First, It IS symbolic Of purity, and
purity IS one OF the first requisites Of the
| composite qualities which go to make an
optimist Then. IN its freshness and
beauty it brings joy to the heart OF all
who gaze upon II, and the awakening OF
/ JOY and gladness In the breasts of our
. feIlow-men is the first and principal duty
Of each optimist. Again. it diffuses a
sweetness and fragrance around it which
is equaled by no other blossom, and an
/ optimis. has not lived up TO the full ex.
tent OF the name until he permeates the
darkest and remotest corners OF every
place he may be. with the fragrance and
cheer Of love and kindness.
Have you never looked upon a pure
white fragrant rose and wondered if any
thing in creation could more perfectly
| express the exquisite beauty and wonder
ful perfection and harmony OF tn,
work Of God? But there IS some
thing more inspiring and more wonderful
manifesting TO a greater degree God.
splendid handiwork. and that something
is an optimist-an optimist who breathes
purity. love, sweetness, and hope; al
optimist who is content 10 live and worl
where God has placed him, and who. Ike
the rose. never falters nor hangs hi!
head until his work is well finished. anC
he Is called by his Maker to the reward
OF all who do His will.
And so like to plant in my garden tn,
most perfect Of all howers-the rose, anC
see around me the most perfect Of al
men-the optimist MARION G. BARKER.
1858 street northwest.
would plant Bay tree in the opti
mist garden. It has no scar and malan
choly days The blooms fade, but tn,
tree Is perennial. The emblem is 4"
change but IN dying" Constant In III,
midst of change. cheerful in winter
gloom. Mrs. c. Z. MCLAUGHLIN.
$40 street northwest
What pity flowers can utter no sound
A singing rose. a whispering violet.
murmuring honeysuckle-oh, what rar,
and exquisite miracle would these be-
II. W. Beecher.
Miss GERTRUDE !. BARRY.
ln9 Chaplin Street northwest.
The garden Of the optimlst is bright
sunny spot filed with beautiful flower
that never fade. Neither the scorchinl
heat OF the summer nor the icy blast o
winter have power to harm them. Count
less numbers Of flowers bloom in thi
garden. and yet all Of them sprung from
three little seeds. These guarded. nour
ished, and pruned by a careful gardener
have brought forth flowers and frui
(which I'LL the earth with their fragranc
and beauty. Around these grounds
fence or wall for the protection Of tn
flowers IS placed. and although the gen
erous gardeners hand is ever ready I
give out his plants and flowers, the gar
, den is never depleted.
You ask me where this garden IS stu
ated. where do these flowers grow /
, such luxuriance and beauty. Right her
/ in our human, beating hearts. The thre
seeds of faith and hope and love. fror
which all these countless flowers hav
sprung, were planted by the hands Of tn
, Great Gardener, guarded by the fence O
self bo,-o ,-iofao7 .