The Washington times., 1918-04-13
A Mothers Work and Her Hopes

On hot night in the dusty streets OF dirty city you
hundreds Of sitting in the doorways TAKING
CARE OF BABIES
In lonesome farm houses far out monotonous plains
with the late setting on long day OF hard work you
find women, cheerful and persevering, TAKING CARE
OF BABIES
In the middle of the night in earliest morning when
MEN Sleep all the world in ice huts North In South
ern tents big houses and in dngy tenements you find
women awake cheerfully and gladly TAKING CARE OF
RABIES
We respect and praise the selhshy working for
he builds up great industryr and great personal
he risks his life for personal glory and for praise
praise him.
he shows courage in saving his from
destruction praise him.
There was never man whose courage, or devotion
could be compared with that of caring for her baby
The mothers love is unseish and it has no limit this
side Of the grave.
You will find ONE man in thousand who will risk his
You viii find a THOUSAND women in a thousand who
viii risk their lives for their babies
Everything that man has and is he owes his mother
From her he gets health BRAIN encouragement moral char
acter and ALL his chances of success
How poorly the mothers service is repaid by men In
dividualy, and by society whole!
The individual man feels that he has done much he
gives sufficient money and attention to her VINO
sleep and youth and strength for his sake.
Fortunately may truly be said that the great man is
almost always appreciative of his greater mother
Napoleon was cold jealous OF other men, monumenta1y
egotistica when comparing himself with other sons OF
But he reverenced and appreciated the noble woman
who bore him. lived for him. and watched over him to the
end he said:
'It is to my mother to her good principles, that
owe my success and all have that is worth while.
do not hesitate to say that the future Of the child de-
pends on the mother
The future of the individual child depends on the ind
vdua mother and the future of the depends the
mothers of the race.
Think what been done for mankind by thousands of
of &Iry yonf1ar
Every mother is entirely DEVOTED, entirely HOPE
Full entirely CONFIDENT that future is great for
her baby's deserts.
The little head-often hopeessly ILL shaped-rolls about
feeby the thin neck devoid of muscles The toohess
gums chew whatever along. The wondering eyes
look feeby amessly about without focus concentration
The future human being to the cold blooded onooker is
useless little added to the human of nonentity
But to the mother that baby is the marvel of all time
There endless meaning the first mumbings endless soul
in the sene baby smile unlimited possibilities in the knob
by forehead and round hairless head She in the future
Of the baby responsibilities of government and feels that
perfectly lovely must eventually be acclaimed ruler
by mankind.
AS result of perfect confidence in its future, the
mother gives to every baby perfect devotion perfect and
aectionate moral education. Each child begins life in
spired by the most beautiful example of arism and self
sacrifice.
The mothers kindness forms moral character.
The mothers confidence and encouragement stimulate
ambition and inspire courage.
The mothers patient watchfulness gives good health
and fights disease when it comes
The mothers wrathful protection shields the child from
the stern and dwarfng severity of fathers.
Truly, may and should be judged by his feeling
toward his mother and toward the mothers of other
men-of ALL MEN.
In the character Of Christ whose last earthly thought
Gogotha for His Mother in the character the
hardworkng ignorant whose earnings go make his
mother comfortable the most beautiful trait is devotion
the mother who suffers and works for her children the
hours that precede their birth through all the years that
they spend on earth together.
Honor thy father and THY MOTHER
And honor the mothers Of other Make their task
easier through fair payment of the who support the
children through good public schools for their children
through respectful treatment of ALL women.
The mother is happy For she knows "the deep joy of
loving some else more than herself"
You honor yourself and prove Yourself worthy of a
good mother and of final success when you do something
for the mnthars of the world