The Topeka state journal., 1919-05-10
Tomorrow Belongs to the Best
Woman in the World.
Wear a Flower for Her and
Remember Her Love.
THE ONLY ANGEL ON EARTH
To Her We Owe AlI-And to
Her We Give So Little!
No Soldiers Have War Records
Like Their Mothers.

Tomorrow will be Mothers Day
Tomorrow flowers will be worn for
mother-white, if she be dead, and
red If she be living. If she be living.
efforts should be made to spend the
day with her, or at least communicate
with her and above all to send her
flowers. Every man in Topeka should
wear a carnation tomorrow, of the ap-
propriate color as an evidence of his
love and respect and tender remem-
brance for her whose love for him
never dies.
of the love they bear for their mothers
and what they have done for them,
but when the cold facts are faced it
must be admitted that no other per-
son does more for the world and gets
less credit for it than the average
mother. Upon her pain and suffer-
ing depends the existence of the ma
ton. Thru her tenderness and benev-
olence and the depths of her endless
love the burdens of humanity are
lightened and the rocky road of life
made easier. Under the wings of her
boundless sympathy, in the depths of
her understanding is a refuge from
life's battle that is never closed.
Responsible for All Good.
If the world has improved over
what it was six thousand years ago,
good mothers are responsible for it.
In every land and nation their patri-
otism has divulged itself in countless
ways. Probably no soldier who fell
in France suffered SO much as the
thousands of American. French and
English mothers who saw their sons
march away never to return, yet made
no word of complaint. They, indeed,
are the ones who made the supreme
| 90 oY.ifiPe FTnpv the ones who gave
to their country something dearer to
them than their own lives-stalwart
sons of their own flesh and blood
whom they had guided so carefully
thru the childhood years, for whom
| they had sacrificed so much and or
whom they were so proud!
But for them-no citations Tor
bravery. No honorable mention for
the heroism they displayed in the
greatest of all wars. For them no
triumphal arches and madly cheering
thousands; no tears for their suffer-
| ing; no distinguished service crosses
to wear above their aching hearts. For
them no monuments. no memorials. no
mention IN the annals of the world.
Hearts Buried in France
They have conquered. In Flanders
fields. in the Argonne, at st. Mihiel,
at Verdun and in the Vosges their
hearts are buried beside the sons
whom they would not reCall IL lHeS
could And the world goes marching
on with the same old rhythm. But
there's a difference somewhere-an in
fluenee in those stoical sacrifices that
cannot help have a bearing on the
times to come, altho it may not be
noticed by the generation of today.
So tomorrow will be the time to
show mother what you think of her.
Tomorrow will be the time to express
your sentiments in relation to mother
hood and do your part in recognizing
the most worthy thing in the world.
There's nothing too good for her and
no effort in that direction will be lost.
Mothers Sermons Tomorrow.
Many states will observe Mothers
Day. The Kansas w. c. T. U. has OBJ
tanned the cooperation of the minis
ters in preaching special sermons and
taking up collections for the w. c. L.
U. treasury. In most of the churches
of the town the pastors will endeavor
to pay some tribute to mother from
the puIpits of their churches.
And don't forget the flowers red
| carnation if she be living and whlte
one if she be dead. That's the least
| that can be done to show your love
and respect for her and the gratitude
YOU should bear her. for the debt you
oUe her Won can never repay.