The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1918-05-13

whenever a new picture Ia 70 be
made for Paramount In which Vivian
Martin IL TO star the first thing she
does Ia 10 rush for the script and
man to go with you, Just for the sake
of having beau. whom you would
not be willing TO consider as eligible
for matrimony, Don't marry man
to reform him. Don't fall ali over
yourself to marry the first man who
asks you. There are some things
worse than being old maids.
This Is Mothers day however. and
we must devote most of our time and
thought TO the subject OF the hour
Ever since the Bethlehem Babe was
held in His mothers arms there has
been a new day for woman. She has
been coming into her rightful heri-
tage. Some one has said. God made
woman from mans choicest rib, not
from his head to rule over him, not
from his feet 10 he his slave. but from
his side to be his equal, his co part
ner. Though ] believe IN woman S
rights and suffrage, / haven't much
patience with the so-called new wo-
man ! believe the greatest rrivi-
iege God has given to mankind is
in woman's possession. e, the right
10 be III other,
The future of the nation depends
upon the way woman accepts or
shirks this responsibility Talk about
careers for women. The greatest
career is that OF wife and mother. -s-
There are homes in with the ad-
vent OF child Is considered a curse
rather than blessing There are
married women who shrink from ma
ternity. not because of the pain in
volved. not because OF i'll health, but
simply because they love ease. fine
garments, and the ability 10 fit like
"a butterfly al .sorse social function.
a woman who is not willing To
become mother has no right TO
marry. Ii makes me sick to see them
nursing poodle dog when it could
and ought TO be a baby GYPSY
Smith said such ought 10 be deported
to Germany. Just TO think OF il. nurs-
ing a poodle. when children are pa
rentless in France; when out at our
own orphsnSge there are blue-eyed.
golden haired ia@sies, or nrown-eyed
auburn haired ladoies, Just longing TO
be adopted Satisfied with a dog
when DR. Maybee sdvertises for pa
rents for some beautiful little bunch
VI hQia w DC kdNSh Irf e VI II
need OF foster parents Well. / sup
pose the poodle is less trouble.
Careers for women What a
grand thing 1t is for mother or
grandmother to look back on life
well spent and know that they have
left the world better off. raised a
healthy brood Of children, and that
they are living godly and true to
mothers teachings. can see my
dear old grandmother. now, back on
the old farm-the queenliest of wo-
men. Talk about careers Why.
hers was the par exemplar' of them
all. Her quiet. sweet influence upon
her children and grandchildren in the
moiding of our characters has had a
great deal to do with making us what
We are. even II we have not reached
the ultimate that she had hoped.
That. my congregation. is career
superior to them all
Then. what a privilege il is to be
q mother, at this time. to make the
supreme sacrifice by giving her sons
to her country. Did ! tell you about
that Franch mother whose four sons
hadi won the cross of the Legion of
Honor. Three had been killed in bat
tie. Their last request had been that
their insignia of honor should be sent
to their mother. Later the mother
inquired OF Red Cross nurse con-
earning the fourth. who was reported
~ being wounded. The nurse handed
fourth cross. telling her that her
son was dead. At flrst she was over
whslmed. Holding the four crosses
in her hand. she said: This is all that
Is left OF my motherhood But very
soon she got control OF herself and
proudly lifting her head. said: But
1t was for France
Mothers and fathers hearts may
ache because OF boys who are over
there; but. oh. how proudly you can
Int your heads. in that holy pride.
and thank God that you had a hoy
to give to your country, to the causes
which are deArer than even the lives
OF our boys. much less our own lives
For are they not suffering vicariously
even ~ the Christ suffered for the
redemption OF the world?
Il read an article which told the
other day Of over 1000 Belgian pris-
oners. mostly women and children,
arms, who were stood up and shot
down 'en masse' by the atrocious.
unspeakabis Hun. The article said
that there were 2.0oo.0 900 babies un-
der two years Of age in thu country,
and that each one was 4 separate rea
con why we were In this war.
"Ah! mothers Of our brave lads
across the sea, or who are going over
/ salute you. Yours Ia indeed the su
preme test, the most glorious sacri-
nee. Proudly you can smile through
your tears all over this land OF ours
today and say. My boys there
Tin closing. may we not pause ia
drop tear in memory OF the methers
WIN with
green mound marks the last resting
place OF their bodies: their spirits
have winged their ways into the i'm
mortal realmA there' to await our
coming. VIII " disAppoint them .
Are we disappointing them by our
daily manner of life? win ~ MOI
~ thu tht6 noynan9.