The Washington herald., 1910-05-01

not thoroughly watered every day with
the water OF love and kindness and pa
thence. NJ. AGNES DUNN.
1924 C.rcoran street northwest
Solomon. in speaking Of Our Saviour in
one Scripture. calls Him the lily of the
valley. the rose of Sharon. Hence In Sc
lecting flowers for my garden these two
stand paramount Doubtless their color
was white for white. as we know. de-
notes purity.
! Next to the lily and the rose I select
the golden sunhower The name in itself
gives its meaning-the flower OF smiles
/ and sunshine not forgetting the modest
violet. the pansy. and the dainty little
| forget-me-nots.
Were to plant a bed Of lilies I would
plant a sunfower in the center. Were 1
TO plant bed OF roses / would place a
sunfower in the center. for the sunnower
Is the optimist's plant. and around each
flower bed l would have the border so ar
ranged as 10 spell the word optimism"
ABIGAIL THOMPSON ROWE.
National Cathedral School for Boys
The soul Of the lily which lies sleeping
at the core of the bulb is lured into all
its beauty by the rain and sunshine 1t
receives the overlooking wealth OF life and
light and sweetness that pours upon it,
Now. Of this flower can work with the
equipment nature has given 1t and achieve
its mission OF beauty. man is also en-
dowed with attributes that enable him 20
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OF the flower is its beauty and fragrance
| and the test Of man Is JOY. reposeful
power. and victory over lifes troubles.
His soul should unfold like the lily. and
II ne performs his mission on earth faith
fully he will have attained his reward.
NJ 7. HANLON.
is Eleventh street northeast,
Honorable mention:
Flowers are the sweetest things God
ever made and forgot TO put a soul into
II. w. Beecher. Mis- F sTRAUGHAY
The Auburn,
The old name for the lily OF the valley
was ladder Of heaven" the snowy bios
SONS standing for footsteps of angels %
Life is a ladder lifting heavenward. Each
| day is rung upon which the imprint Of
a fragrant white flower OF loving kind
ness should be left by every angel-to-be.
CHArTtB BEALL.
| r3O Columbia road.
Small service Is due service while Il lasts;
/ OF humble friends. bright creature.
scorn not one:
| The daisy by the shadows that il casts
Protects the lingering dewdrop from the
sun.-Chaucer. Mrs, T. X. oBRIEN.
! 70 street northwest.
The optimist's garden, or sunny side.
Is the place we seek and where We abide;
It's the home Of the happy. contented.
and brave,
And there we live until called to the
grave LAWRENCE A. wID>tAYER.
ISIS Twelfth street northwest
TO THE ROSE.
/ o rose. blush red thy fragrant hue,
And teach my heart 70 beat
/ In harmony with kindness
For every one I meet
Teach me the secret OF thy life,
! That I may thus unfold
A soothing, gentle touch OF love.
Such as Thy petals hold.
I fain would bud. and burst. and blow.
In mimicry Of thee.
That I as thou a life might give
! To bloom eternally-
CHARLES ALBERT BREwTON.
[ Is street northwest.
Flowers Of any kind and OF varied hue.
bloom perennially in the optimist's gar
den. Roses. blessed messengers Of JOY
and love, are always blossominE there
In the vioIet's hidden sweetness breathe,
humility. unselfshness, nodesty
| And faith that a thousand lilies car
brave
Speaks IN thy blue leaves. forget-me-nOt.'
Mrs. CLARA F. WILLIAMS
l0l Sixth street northeast.
7 think the pansy could teach us a gooC
optimistic lesson. The plants Will retail,
their green all winter out in the flower
beds without shelter. Let the sun shin,
on them a few weeks and they VIII opeI
their flowers like a smiling face and turI
1t toward the sun. Snow and frost may
freeze it. but as soon as il thaws il Is al
bright as ever. Hail pelted mine dowI
yesterday. To-day their quaint littl,
faces are as bright as n trouble had no
touched them. SO when trouble come!
let us lay it aside as soon as possible.
Mrs. ALFONSO ARMSTRONG.
Nokesyiue Va.
iOptimist, the flowers IN your garden hav
burst forth in bloom;
They take from earth old winters dreari
ness and gloom,
And give to II the brightness and cheer
fulness Of spring.
Optimist. the robin and the whip-poor
will begin to sing
/ And hutter about from tree to tree build
ing nests
For their little young ones that the.
might peacefully rest.
optimist many good deeds your face ex
presses.
, Many a soul your smile caresses;
Many a peaceful hour you have spent
In helping others 10 be content.
HARRY w. BRDIER,
2 Fifth street northeast.
| THE ROSE.
The rose! the rose! tho queen Of all tn
! flowers.
, In solitary pride OF clustered bowers.
Nurtured in Idle grandeur under glass.
Or I'm the fields matured by summe
showers.
The blush-red rose. kissed by the wanto
sun;
The white, white rose, pure as a olois
, tered nun;
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