Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1911-12-28
AMERICAN Fathers AND MOTHERS
BEST The WORLD HAS PRODUCED
American Boys and Girls Can Well Feel Grateful For
Them.

Chicago December 27.-With trib-
ute to American fathers and mothers
and criticism of socially ambitious
women, spendthrifts and heiress-hunt-
ing noblemen, James A. Patton the
millionaire wheat broker, gave out a
series of marriage maxims" which
he declared were inspired by the ro-
nance and wedding of his daughter.
Miss Patten.
Miss Patten on Monday night was
married to Lawrence Russell Wilder.
son of J. E. Wilder. The wedding was
one of the quietest that has ever
taken place in the millionaire colony
of Evanston.
"The next to the finest thing society
has produced said Mr.. Patten. 'Is the
great American father When you are
called father by wholesome, cleanIy
bred American girl, you may feel wor-
thy to associate with any human being.
You have really achieved something
then.
But greater, of course. than the
American father, is the American
mother Only she is his peer. Take
her as you find her, the mother of
our American boys and girls is the !
acme of sympathetic and intelligent
development.
Between the father, who is the
best provider in the world, and the
mother, who is unequaled as a home
maker, American children are more
fortunate than any children who have
ever lived. They are raised by great
team of parents They can't help stack
ing up pretty high in the average.
I'm our family there always have
been few little pet theories as to
the proper manner of bringing up
children. l have taught my daughter
to believe in the social democracy of
hard work. The man who tolls hard
has been pointed out to her as the
finest citizen.
"The European nobility should have
no appeal to an eligible American girl.
The title of lord is of no more use to
a family than your great-grandfather's
cast-off necktie.
"If you want a. title that really
counts for something begin by being
an American citizen. Play square.
work hard, and be good to women
Then your fellows will cali you some
thing that will sound finer than
antiquated appellations of empty hon.
or Mr.. Burke has ever printed in his
big red book of the awfully elect.
"If my daughter had loved young
man without a penny in the bank and
no asset but an ambition to make her
happy | should not have objected to
their marriage. If he were on the
square it would have been all right,
Still, 1t is a comfort to know that >
husband is equally we'll provided for,
There can never be a question of any,
thing but love in such marriage.
my daughters wedding was very
quiet ! have always felt that there
has been too much display in the we'd
dings of our American. girls 1t does
not take brass band to start a young
couple happily to housekeeping. The
muffler has never been known to do
any harm
"Our millionaires. think, make 4
grave mistake by the ostentatious dis
play of their wealth. Some men can
give their wives $500,O0O necklaces
without seriously cutting into their
fortunes, but by doing so they cut into
the social morale and that's the trou-
BILE. Men who see their wives suf-
fering for the mere want of food are
made anarchists by such extrava-
gances."