The Salt Lake herald-Republican. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1909-1918, 1910-05-09
SPECIAL SERVICES
IN VARIOUS WARDS
Mormon Organizations Observe
Mothers Day in Ex-
tenSiVe Manner.
WITH SERMON AND SONG
HONOR IS PAID TO THE QUEEN
OF THE HOME.

At all the ward meeting houses of
the Mormon church Mothers day was
observed by the holding of special ser
vices. The different addresses made
at these meetings all had for their
keynotes the significance of the day,
and why it should be celebrated.
The afternoon services were con-
fined, with one exception, to the out
lying wards. namely, Brighton. Pleas
ant Green and Garfield, while the ser
vices in the city wards were all held
in the evening The German meeting
in the Twenty-sixth ward was held at
1890 o'clock noon, and attracted
large attendance. The speakers were
August Glissmeyer and Jacob Kunz,
and both touched upon the duty of
each person to honor and respect the
mothers of our country.
At all of the evening services the
day was honored in sermon and song.
One of the most noteworthy programs
was that given by the officers of Lib
erty ward. The principal speakers Of
the evening was Mrs. H. E. Berg, the
noted eastern lecturer, who delivered
an interesting discourse on The White
Slave Traffic" Mathonihah Thomas
also made an address. The Metropolt-
tan mixed quartet rendered several ap-
prOpriate songs. Solos were rendered
by the following: II. Z. Berg, w. G..
Bywater. Mrs. Pear c. Smith, Mrs. w.
of the pleasing features was the
preSenta tion to every mother present
of a white carnatiOn.
In the Sixth ward David w. Adam
son and Edward H Eardley were the
speakers. They both gave earnest dis
courses, and dwelt at length on the
high ideals of motherhood. The hall
was handsomely decorated with flow
ers. and appropriate music was rem
dered.
In the Twenty-sixth ward the re-
ligiOn class conference was held. This,
however, did not interfere with the
observance of Mothers day, as Presi-
dent William McLachlan of the Pioneer
stake. who was in attendance at the
conference, made the principal ad-
dress, paying particular attention in his
remarks to the observance of the day.
President McLachlan told his hear
ers that motherhood was the highest
attribute of womanhood, and one that
every woman should aspire to. He
tod the boys and girls to be worthy
of their mothers; to live such lives. to
cherish such ambitions, TO aim at such
results as she would approve for their
life'S work. He explained to them the
belief of the Latter-day Saints that she
viii be their mother in eternity, as
well as in time-not only on earth, but
also in heaven.
Fine Musical Program.
An elaborate musical program was
carried out in the Cannon ward in
celebration of the day. The hall was
beautifully decorated with carnations
and other flowers, making the place
bower of beauty.
Bishop l. NJ. Cannon presided and in
troduced Elders H. 3. Clawson, Jr., and
Edward J. Eardley, the principal
spea kers of the evening. Elder Claw
son delivered a fine address, in which
he cfrnncr nIpa the
ton of Mothers day as the one day in
the year on which motherhood can be
fittingly honored. The speaker paid a
high tribute to mothers, and in connec-
ton urged the young people in particu-
lar not to neglect their mothers. Real
or apparent neglect of ones mother is
due to carelessness, he said, and ought
to be avoided.
Appropriate services commemorative
of the day were held at the Fifth ward
meeting house. A fine musical program
had been arranged. and the attendance
was the largest in a good many
months Elders John c. Cutler and Ell
gin Clawson both spoke on the sub
high tribute to the pioneer mothers,
who crossed the plains amid privations,
and after settling in Utah, devoted their
lives unselfishly to the bringing up of
children in the religion that they had
been taught.
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special services in the Seventh ward,
where Alex Buchanan, Jr. and Jesse
Pocock were the principal speakers.
In the Twenty-fifth ward there was a
fine musical program and speeches by
sylvester Q. Cannon and J. NJ SJOdahl-
Charles 5. Hyde and Jesse B. Sharp
were the principal speakers at the
Thirteenth ward meeting, both making
plea for the honoring OF motherhood
At the Thirty-second ward Bishop Rob-
Cd nd 6a1i rad a
brief and eloquent address on the OBJ
servance of Mothers day He was fol-
lowed by Frank B. Woodbury. and Peter
s. condie. who spoke in the same
strain.
The observance of the day in the
Fourth ward meeting house comprised
several beautiful solos and stirring ad-
dresses by Cyrus H Gold and Alexan-
der Burt John d. Bowers rendered a
beautiful song entitled Always Take
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