The Washington times., 1916-09-14
Boys Must
Make Menof
Themselves
Desire TO Do His Duty Car
ried Out AT the Cost of
Considerable S acrific e
81 Proves the Mettle of Any
Youth and Will Do Him
More Good Than Any
Help From Outsiders.
By SOPHIE IRENE LOEB.

"a FEW days ago n young man
s.N wrote me about his mother,
tAN who refused to take a vacation.
He was filled with anxiety
about her welfare and pointed out the
fact that hundreds OF mothers refused
to take a much needed vacation be-
cause, being mothers. they deem them
selves Indispensable in the everyday
doings of the home. t
He urged me to write on the sub
Ject and the article "A Mothers Va
cation" followed. now have q let
ter from the young man which reads
as follows:
when I showed a copy Of the let
ter to my mother. she said: Well, as
long a. you took such heroic steps
to get me to 60 away. 1 will 60 She
has been away for the past week and
intends to stay one week moro, so
think that / have accomplished what
I set out to do. No doubt many. others
will be benefited by your article, and 1
sincerely hope-they WILL" .--.s.
In tyo.:page. letter this youth told
me how hard he had tried to- get: his
mother to take a acation. which he
( felt she ought to have.
, less willing to work overtime In order,
Z TO pay for her trip. He realized the
2 worth OF her. how she was Ia boring for
her family and how priceless were her
viii Make Real Man.
He sought 10 preserve her strength
against her own Wishes In many other
ways hisywritins Conveyed the impress
sion that he had learned sthe lesson of
responsibility yefy eRf;y4the desire TO
do the duty TINT was his This boy Is
made Of the stun that makes REAL
MEN. S~Nst-'.'. ~ 1855
There are hundreds like him. but we
need many more. know, boy whose
father died a short time since. leaving
several young children in the family. He
was then the unainstay of his family.
When the Mexican situation arose he
was called by his regiment to the border.
His worry about his family knew no
bounds. The pay is meager and not
enough TO keep the family. yet by agree
ing to do, extra chores for his soldier
comrades he has been able to do double
duty-to his country and his home. Mo-
body has pinned medal on him, yet his
efforts are heroic none the less.
know q boy who has undertaken to
educate his brother, He skimps and
raves and works extra time and every
penny Is sent to the brother in college
the brother who gives great promise Of
q real career. 80
: Many a time this boy looks longingiy
Mt the posters In front of the movies, but
he figures that ten dimes Will mean an
other dollar for the brother who Is to
make good. 1901 -
Learns Self Reliance.
He needs no one 20 tell what a good
boy he u. ne has learned self-reliance
I'd the school of'hard knocks. and he is
sman before the legaTage.
I am acquainted with a. poor little rich
boy. He was very! poor. indeed. II was
at the time he had SO much money he
didn't know what to do with II; when
everything was done for him and all his
wants anticipated Yet he was very
lonely because he had nothing to do.
so one day he broke awaJ from u
all. He went down TO the east side
and got job-yxashing dighes II wasn't
easy at @first for this rich boy to live
10 the midst Of poverty within servant
very much. He knew what II meant to
carr 4 dollar as well as spend II. He
found where the need Of money was
ss s.t rsssS sese while T he Vent back
70 his his, | r S;s., bags He 4emptied them
Instead q monthly CHECKS to so;
thousands of poor names In mahogany
.files, he learned to expend his money
where It would do the most good
He repaired bad tenements, putting IN
people with congcsied lungs from con-
gested centers to whore there was a
large sky and plenty Of air. This boy.
too, had acquired the stun that men are
Il Is . great work. this making Of men
out OF boys, but % Per cent Of II is ac-
compiish BY the boy himself The