The Salt Lake herald-Republican. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1909-1918, 1910-05-07
MOTHERS DAY IS
WIDELY OBSERVED
Tribute at Church While So
Ciety Ball Holds Forth
at the Ode0n.
MAUnE ADAMS IS PRESENT
CENTRAL FIGURE AT RECEP-
TON BY COMMITTEES.

A tribute to motherhood and the nee
essity of greater care and attention
TO the bringing up OF children were
given last night at the mass meeting
IN commemOratiOn of Mothers day at
TIE First Methodist churcn DuiluinS-
The program included an address on the
beauties and responsibilities OF mother
hood by the Rev Elmer l. Goshen, an
appeal to the people Tor support OF
Inc Fairgrounds movement NUMBER
OF excellent musical selections and the
presentation of interesting stereopticon
views of playground scenes in different
cities.
The church was well filled when the
meeting was called to order shortly
after o'clock by Mrs Charles G. Plum
mer, with a brief address telling the
purpose of the meeting and introduce
ing the speaker of the evening The
Rev. Mr.. Goshen emphasized the neces-
ssity of keeping the children off the
streets especially at night. ana called
attention to the fact that this state OF
affairs was due largely to negligence
on the part of the mothers
He deprecated the tendency of Ameri-
cans to give up all work with their
bands and remarked that when ma
tiOn lost its craftsmen and artizanS
ii was on the decline Yet 1t was a fact
be said, that young women-and worse
still young men-cOnsidered it almost
d disgrace to work. He told of family
which contained a man, his wife and
three grown daughters where the ser
want problem was considered serious
one. This sort of thing. he said, was in
line with the present-day tendency of
women TO neglect the responsibilities Of
motherhood and thereby lose the high
est hOnors of womanhood-
Mr.. Goshen closed with a peroration
on motherhood and praise of women
with children and urged the greatest
care on the part of these that the young
men should be properly brought up
and the young girls taught the highest
ideas of life
HincizIey on Fairgrounds.
Professor 3. S. Hinckley of L. d. s.
university spoke of The necessity OF
providing adequate Fairgrounds for
the children of the city and called at
tention to the responsibility which
rested upon the mothers and fathers
in bringing up their children to be fu-
ture citizens of the country.
The musical portion of the program
was especially pleasing. Master rus
sell Bailey gave a beautiful rendition
of the "SeXtette" from Lucia" using
the left hand alone In rendering an
encore he demonstrated his ability to
applause. Mrs. c. C Daley sang a
song composed by Mrs. Baker p. Lee
of Los Angeles, The White Carnation,
written especially for the observance
of Mothers day. Little Gladys Will
liams made quite a hit with her rem
dition of the song Tennessee and
The meeting was closed by the presen-
tation OF stereopticon views by Carl
Badger with comment on the scenes
shown.
Miss Adams at Ball
Handsomely gOwned and smiling
graciously, Miss Maude Adams. accom-
panied By her mother, Mrs. Annie
Adams Kiskadden, entered the OdeoI
at 1870 o'clock last night. TheyIwere
the guests of honor and the central
figures of an enthusiastic, but polite
reception at the society ball given by
the women who have taken up the OBJ
servance OF Mothers day.
After the performance at the Salt
Lake theatre. where Miss Adams is
playing this week, she was met by the