Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1910-04-16

The pretty custom OF defeating "a
day to the memory OF "the best mother
who ever lived-Your own" which has
won nationwide popularity. is 20 De-
httingly observed In this city on May
s. Tie club women OF salt Lake and
the Parks and Fairgrounds association
viii take charge Of the Observance and
take into every household in the city.
They further propose to make the cele-
bration so complete that 1t will be re-
Nived annually as IL ls in cities OF the
United states and foreign lands
Their plans are elaborate and COM
plete. ON the Sunday preceding Moth
er's day the preachers win make The
Mother the subject OF their sermon.
on the following Friday a mass meet
Ing viii be held. on Saturday night a
dance Is 10 be given. and on Mother
day, ''the hand that rocks the cradle"
Is to be honored by the wearing Of floral
badges and with other forms Of re-
spect
A general committee has been chosen
by the club women OF Salt Lake 10
take charge Of the celebration Mrs.
g. II. Mcmahon, president OF the Utah
Federation OF Womeu's clubs is The
chairman and the other members who
are the chairmen of the sub-commit-
tees are Miss Ida Hanauer, chairman
of the committee on buttons and valan-
tines, Mrs Fred Hornung. chairman OF
the entertainment committee; Mrs. l.
g. Miller chairman OF the flower com
mittee; Miss sybella Clayton. chairman
OF the dance committees. and Mrs r
r. libby. chairman OF the COMMITTEES
on press and publicity.
FEATURED IN SERMONS
The ministers OF the city are heartily
I'm favor Of the idea and all those who
have been approached have consented
10 make Mothers day the feature Of
their Sunday sermon on May J. The
mass meeting win be held in the First
Methodist church on the night OF Nay
6. An appropriate program has been
arranged In which some OF the best
known local speakers and musicians
viii take part II is also planned TO
have a stereOpticon lecture showing the
benefit Of a public Fairgrounds 20 the
mother given at this meeting. Another
feature viii be THE White Carnation."
a song written FOR Mothers day. writ
ten by Mrs. Baker =. Ice OF Los An-
geles. one OF the founders or the GUS
tom which is 90 be rendered by one
Of Salt Lakes favorite singers. Assist
Ing Mrs Fred Hornung In arranging
thAn fAlti AsliANAHiiA are MIS- EaAANiit ID
Palmer. Mrs. G.. c. Daley. Mrs Seldeu
Clawson and Mrs. Frank Roberts.
WHITE FLORAL BADGE
Any white flower IS the floral badge
Of Mothers day, but custom has made
the white carnation the official flower
In order that this emblem may be
worn by thousands of Salt Lakers on
that day the club women viii arrange
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business district The other members
OF Mrs. L. G.. Miller's flower commit
tee are Mrs. Harry Cav and Mrs
A. j. GOrham. Buttons and valentines
viii also be provided Tor the obserV-
ance OF Mothers day The valentine
is an appropriate card designed TO be
sent by children Ia a far-away moth
err. II is expected 10 put several thou
sand Of these In circulation on that
day
Coming as a climax TO this series Of
events preliminary 20 Mothers day,
the dance 10 be given at the Odeou
ON Saturday May T. promises TO be
one OF the seasons most important So
cial events. The dance viii be in
charge Of "a number Of popular young
girls and ia brilliancy and popularity
IL ought 10 surpass any AFFAIR OF the
year. Miss Sybolla Clayton. the chair
man of the dance committee, VIII have
with her I'm preparing FOR
the dance. the Misses Eleanor Stewart.
Minette Baer Edna Dunn, JOY De-
Camp and Stella Fabian.
II is the intention OF the local club
women % make the observance state
wide and I'm every district whore Il
has been suggested il has met with
immediate response. The clubs who
arc behind the movement i'm this city
are ladies' Literary Authors. CleOfan,
Woman's Press club, Wasatch Mon
day Night. Seekers club, Bay View
Reading Woman's League and College
club The clubs outside the city who |
have taken up the scheme are the
WOman's Athenaeum. Park city; Ia |
dies Literary, Manti. and Ladies' Aux |
Hilary and Sorosis, Brigham city
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