Norwich bulletin., 1914-06-20

{Wri<ten spskialiy for The 1uiistin.)
 Aren't ali days children's days. pro- vided there be children to cSsim atten-
 tion?< Was there ever a time when
 more thought and care were given to
 children than now? Home. school and church combine to surround the ch1l- dren with good things. Witness the
 summer school. the children's clubs the playgrounds arranged Tor them. the excursions offered freely to County Home. to Rock Nook-but why need continue the list. Why. then, Q Chii- dren's day? Perhaps Sunday, June If, can enhghten us- Many or the cnurcnes
 give one-half the day at least to the tion in such extent as to lead people to wonder why they were not more freouently seen there with their par ents Nowadays Sunday school seems to be considered the children's share or the day, and their tired mothers claim that getting them ready Tor Sun day school is all they can do, and ex- cuse themselves from morning ser vice for t&at reason.
 Not so with Mrs. Turner and family of half a dozen. She managed in some way that children and mother were usually all in their church pew promptly in time for the opening or morning service. To be late to church was a great disgrace in their eyes, and a pleasant sight it was to see them | file down the aisle to their seats with a smile of triumph on each face. A sigh of relief sometimes escaped the lips of their mother as she settled down in her place. knowing that once more she had accomplished the feat or getting all the children in church in time. Their father was one of the ushers, and took his place with them l later on. proud of both wife and chil- dren.
 When asked how she did it. a laugh | ing response came from Mrs. Turner's s | lips There are so many of them, l younger ones, and that makes it easier | for me. I know Timmy speaks out ! sometimes, but Maurice always hushes him up. and little John goes to sleep on my shoulder, but the only way l
 can come is to have them all with me, i and it is a good habit to form in early | life, so as long as they don't disturb other people I try to be content"
 | This year, however, her thoughts
 were divided between Childrens Day l and the coming week, for it might well | be called children's week. I know peo- 1 pie who devote themselves entirely to
 school graduations during this week. | Beginning with the exercises at the | Academy, they fill up the following l days with attendance at the various | own qualification, comparing the merits of costumes, decorations and literary entertainments, much to the
 edification of all who hear their com
 ments thereon.
 As I said, Mrs. Turner's thoughts
 were largely given to the coming week. It happened that school gradu-
 ation occurred during the week follow ing Chiidren's Day, and her Mary had
 reached the end of grammar school life and was ready for entrance to the | Academy. How the mothers thoughts
 travelled back along the years past. Ii
 did not seem possible that so many
 years could have passed since the old
 est daughter rested her head comfort
 ably on her mothers shoulder, where
 Johns now was and took nap during sermon time. She never snored, al
 John was doing now, and Mrs. Turner
 gently jostled the little sleeper to quie
 | him. Only a year or two it seemed I since Harry, the next younger thai
 Mary. marched off to school proud c
 his first book, yet here were the in
 l tervening to prove that more than tn, | oldest two were to be accounted for
 l We'll, Mamie was a dear child. anl
 though her mother would confess n, favoritism, yet her oldest daughte was her especial joy. She was quicl at her books, too, and had gained ad . mittance to the high school by mer itorious standing in her class. 'I an glad for her." unused the mother, "fo she is tired enough as at is, and he ] rehearsal for her part in her owl tschool exercises takes so much time l Her dress is all ready, too, so I nee, } not worry over that Her Aunt Su sent her that as birthday gift, for he
 birthday came not long ago."
 Harry was in the same school in , younger class and was to help in tn decoration of the schoolroom. H , could find some lovely laurel he feI , sure His mother felt sure. also, fo , Harry was noted for knowing wher
 to find such things, when other peopl 3 failed. He had coaxed his mother t go with him to the Academy gradua ) tion, where a favorite cousin was t ! have place on the programme, an t the little ones were invited to a neigh 7 | borhood picnic that afternoon. Harr 3 was more thoughtful of his mothe 8 than most boys, and made many a r excuse to get her away from hom t cares, and enjoyed going with he . whenever he could get her company. n So to the Academy graduation the