Los Angeles herald., 1910-07-10
PRIZES SECURE
PRAISE FOR DAD
Father Neglected in Prose and
Verse Until Kansas Man
Got Busy
ISSUES BOOK ON OLD MAN
'The Governor Is Found to Be OF
the Right Kind After
All Is Said
ISSUES BOOK ON OLD MAN

TOPEKA. Kas, July 9-Early last
fall Samuel T. Woolard, an insurance
agent of Wichita, who finds most OF
his amusement in compiling the good
things said about mother, Drother, SIS
ter. sweethearts the helpful hen, the
beef steer and his sister and other good
things, began casting about for some
thing good about father.
WooIard has compiled several books
of toasts. generally and specifically re
lating to the good things OF lie. he
had book about mother, sister ana
brother and one or two others. 1hese
contained all the good things of ancient
and modern times tnat had been writ
ten about these important adjuncts OF
the family
Then he started to see what he could
find about father. He dug in all the
old musty books he could lay his hanas
on. He hunted through the new books
on1 offered rewards for those who
would find him good pieces of prose or
poetry about the chap who is chief pro,
WIDER of provender AM clothes anu
cash and lkindling wood. But somehow
or other no one seemed to ever thlnk
of dear old dad as subject worthy
of prose or poetry and there was MOTH
ing worth printing in a nice leather
hound book. Dad did not have much
show with the fellows who wrote
"pieces" for pay or Tor amusement
He never got honorable mention any
time or anywhere.
PRIZES FOR COMPOSITION
Mr.. woodland then decided on prize
contest to see IL he could find anything
worth printing about father. He OF
fered a series of prizes for the best
prose and verse contributions to the
goodness of dad. The first prizes were
500 each. Mrs. Cora G. Lewis wife OF
the editor of the Kinsley, Kas.,
Graphic. won the first prize for the
verse composition. There were lot
of other prizes, and Mr.. Woolard found
much work of merit which he Will use
in his book
The prize prose and verse compost
tons have been copyrighted by MI
Woolard The prize prose composition,
"A Psalm of Fatherhood," by Mrs.
Lewis follows
IT see around me d new world. 1t is
light and | see green pastures, where
young trees are growing beside bright
waters.
evidence comes the sweet music that
I heard with my soul? 1t is the sing
ing of created things in praise of faith
erhood. | hear it and am glad in my
heart, for | have just looked on the
face of my first born and now near the
worlds song of welcome and my feet
are set where the eternal winds OF
life blow.
Il lift mine eyes to the stars and
rejoice in the mercy of God, for he has
made me one with himself in father
hood. If [ have not that [ perish as
the grass and my life goeth out like
candle in a storm.
For this childs sake and for the
sake of my beloved, the mother VIII
be strong to endure and to work in the
davs that are to come. | will keep my
NV hear that |
may ascend the hill of life and stand
in it's holy places.
I'm this new earth which the Lord
has spread about me like a cloud, l see
many children. Some have eyes full
of light and some have tears on their
young faces and shadows in their
hearts But all are the sons and
daughters of Jehovah, and because ]
am a father l must serve with patience
and with labor to clear away the briars
from the paths where THEN tender feet
must walk.
A POEM TO FATHER
At will pray for them also, that the
sun may shine on thei" way; that the
gates of plenty may stand ajar for
them; that the golden bowl Of health
may be full, like the pool in the valley
where flow the waters from springs,
hidden in the heart of the hill; that
the mountains of usefulness may be
unsealed for them and their hearts
filed with jo.. in their work; that
every evening they may lie down in
the green pastures beside the still
waters where the angel of the Lord
VIII watch over them until the morn
ing comes"
The first prize verae composition,
Gather" by Miss Morris. follows;
Irnon his shoulders weigh the stern demand
of men and nations. but erect he stands,
Firm and unfalterng.
sovereign he, and to no royal hand
Does servile tribute bring.
y ct see him bow one threshold passing DER
While all his pride apparel falls before
Young eyes who gree him, Father at the
Where Love is king.
The other winners in the prose class
We're Orman c. Emery, Wichita, Kas.;
e. A. Dorsey, Wichita, Kas; Warren
e. Comstock, Kansas City, Mo-, Alma
Pendcxter Hayden, Rochester, N. Y.
The four others who won prizes with
poems besides Miss Morris We're Mrs
Celeste Bah May, Blackwell, Okla;
Edgar A. Guest Detroit, Mich; Flor
ence Gilmore, Columbus, o.. Mae Pere-
CRIME, La Luz, n. NJ.
There were more than 500 contribu-
tions from all parts of the United
States, Canada and Mexico, and a con-
siderable number of prose and verse
compositions came from foreign coun-
tries some from Americans sojourning
there, others from natives,
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PAYING FOR HIS FUN
Nov, Flaherty," said the magis-