Charlevoix county herald., 1911-06-10
w. c. 7. u. |
Now a Day For Father, Dear
Father
(BY THOMAS SHELBY

1t used to be "FGther. dear father.
come home with me now" the story
being that father had enough TO
drink. Daddy used to be represented
as all sorts of a bad Tn, with an in
eradicable tendency TO spend his
wages instead of taking them dut-
fplly home on Saturday night. Now
it's my father was a grand old man"
and pin rose on Daddy, dear"
That's what they are going TO do
with father now. No longer is he to
be numbered among the despised Of
earth. The wind of public favor has
veered around toward much abused
dad, and he is TO assume among the
powers of the earth the separate and
equal station to which the laws of
nature and Of natures God entile
him. Why, he's TO have even day
Of his own-the third Sunday Of
every June. On that glad day SER
mons are TO be preached for daddy's
glorification. he is to be relieved from
his usual duty Of helping mother TO
dry the dlnner dishes, and we are all
to wear roses in his honor. Happy
day for dad
While mothers day, the second
Sunday in May. mothered by Miss
Auna Jarvis, of Philadelphia. has
few years history behind it and is
steadily spreading its influence
throughout the United States. fathers
day is a product Of the present year.
Credit for it must be awarded to Mrs.
John b. Dodd, of Spokane, Wash.
She is the mother Of fathers day"
Her suggestion that day be set aside
in her own city in honor OF father met
with instant recognition and favor in
Spokane, and the city churches fell in
line with remarkable unamity. Fa-
theirs day, 1910, met with great
success in Spokane.
Mothers day has its white carna-
tion, the emblem Of mother. Fathers
day has its rose, colored for the father
who is still in the land of the living,
white for the father who has passed
away. If you wish to give outward
evidence OF honor and respect for the
father who held you lovingly in his
arms when you we're baby wear
rose on fathers day. the third Sunday
in June, and use your efforts TO have
your preacher deliver an appropriate
sermon on that day. 1t is suggested
also that the showing Of some little
attention to father if he is still in the
land OF the living or visit to his
grave if he is dead will be an appro-
pirate feature Of the days observa-
tion.
As long time will elapse before
the next observance of fathers day,
perhaps it might be well TO consider
how father himself views it. Does
he want To be singled out as an object
of laudation for doing his duty as a
daddy, or does he believe that the
simple consciousness of having per-
formed that duty is reward enough?:
Perhaps the testimony that their ef-
forts are appreciated by the children
whom they have helped TO rear will be
sweet SAVIOR in the mouths of the
majority OF fathers whose bowed
backs and grayed orsilvered hairs bear
witness TO years of toll cheerfully and
and patiently bJrne for their off
spring.
The words of Governor Hay, of
Washington, who was asked to ex-
press an opinion of fathers day may
sound good TO many fathers. lie
wrote
Now as TO fathers day movement
while, of course, do not disapprOve
Of the movement in any way still
feel that mothers day is the more inn
portaUt of the two and that we fa-
theirs can scratch along some way or
other without having such fiatter-
ing mention of us. We men are
somewhat bashful and might feel