Los Angeles herald., 1910-04-10
MAY DAY TOPICS

N that you will soon be busy max
ANA ing May baskets for your little
school friends. 1t is lovely time for
my Herald Junior clubs to plan some
tramping party, for the fields are full
of wild flowers, which, by the way, are
much prettier in May baskets than the
domestic flowers. like to think of my
nieces and nephews doing little things
for others that will bring happiness,
and l think it is a very pretty idea to
take May baskets to dear old persons
whom you may know so that they will
remember the times when they were
young and carried May baskets to
their little friends. You may know of
some one who is sick. Don't you think
that May day would be a nice time to
make them happy by some little floral
remembrance?
1 have given you May day topics,
dear young writer's, for I knew that
your hearts would be full of the beauty
of things. 1 knew that the profusion
of flowers would fill your minds with
sentiment and l know that you will
send me many fine stories.
The boys and girls who draw pic
lures can go out in the mountains or
the fields, and if you live in the city
you can just go to the vacant lots near
your home and draw what you see.
You have a splendid opportunity now
for the balmy weather will make
the ideas come. and the Goddess
1,o ai
with her magic Oh, the spring was
made for artists! / think that if the
pictures have either a border or frame
around them they show up much
better.
1 have a suggestion for the nieces
and nephews who live in the small
country or beach towns. There are al
ready two clubs formed and they write
often to tell me what lovely times they
have. Why haven't 1 heard of more
clubs? There would be a fine oppor-
tunity to study together. The MEM
bers who write for the current topics
contest could discuss the subject to-
gether before writing, and you really
don't know what a help that would be.
Then, too, you could become better
acquainted with my other nieces and
nephews. You could have social times
and get to be just like a family-and
| would be your real and truly auntie.
Don't you think that would be fine?
| was very much disappointed in the
work on the bird subject, boys and
girls, and later on we will take it up
again, so l advise you to study care
fully on the subject during your spare
moments. 1t is a very interesting sub
ject and one on which each one of you
shold be well informed, for it is dis
cussed now more than ever before.
Now l will tell you how I want you
to deal with the subject on prohibi-
ton. You who are most interested in
the topic probably know that some re-
cent elections have changed the aspect
of things in political way You
probably know also that many large
corporations will not employ in any
capacity men who drink, which is an
argument in favor of the cause.
Now, boys and girls, l want you to
study this question very carefully be-
fore you write. A subject which means
so much for the future of the nation
should be of great interest to all of
you. 1 hope that all of you will con-
slider how much it means to have
studied a subject of this kind and to
know what you are talking about when
YOU discuss it. Be sure to give me
your political views as well as those OF
moral bearing on the subject. With
love to all of you. AUNT LAURlE'A