Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1921-05-30
To America!

Below is printed a tribute to America
written by the Marauise de Fraysseur ma
zieres. French painter, who is visiting Mrs
Harry c. Thayer in Haverford. The Mar
auise Is a writer as well as a painter.
To tho Editor Of tho Evening Public Ledger
sir--kmerica, you are a blessed land TO
me- OF you ] knew only the accounts
heard from those who love you. and ! nad
an ardent desire to como to you Casuns
my eyes upon the riches that your SOIL en-
folds. upon the admirable order that you
preserve, even after the torment OF the
tragedy that you have passed through 1
am sure that you are blessed land.
Your people are healthy, robust. energetic:
their souls are ever strongly moved Tor All
that concerns our country. and this feolins
Is all the more touching because II involved
suffering and cruelty In losing those who
gave Joy to the home-those who went
away to expose their lives upon French soil
when tho hour of sacrihcs came.
Resignation brings sorrow to the heart
Of woman and, above all, to races that are
developed. idealistic, which proof OF ao-
mirabie devotion Is given also In the IN
ofaceable traces left IN them by risf.
I have wished In my works that design
for America to represent woman In her
sorrowing role. Under the weight OF sep
arations a hope nevertheless sustained her
who could believe TIL death in youth or In
maternal love. Alasl the grim reaper Death
must deceive 20 many hopes.
I have represented In picture the
woman who. when was creating the work,
animated my soul with very violent SEN
timent, known. yet unknown TO my being
which. after an existence too happy, was
suffering cruelty for tho first time.
America. amid all tho smiles that sur
round me. In the sight Of resplcndent ma
ture. In the sight OF your flowers. your
srrinstime. / thank God for knowing you!
MARoUIsE DE FRAYssEUX MAZIEREs.
"Hard Play" for the Boys
To the Editor Of the Evening Public Ledger:
sir--what man does not look back upon
his boyhood days and say, 'Ah. those were
the good old days? What does he mean
when the average man speaks thus7 Does
he think OF the days when the gang
used to go over in the back lots to have
a game OF ball, with nickel docket or
something on It's order?
We do not know. and we do not wish
to know, but what we do want to know Is
has he forgotten that his own boy Is In
his youth. and ought TO have the chance
prove both mind and bodyf Has he seen to
It that his son has Joined a good club.
where sport reisns supreme7
Does one realize the value OF athletics
to both body and mind? The mind without
tho body would DO OF little use, and vice
versa. But Is the body in shape to do what
tho mind asks?
There is not a sport OF any kind that
does not only improve tho physical oondi-
tion OF the Individual, but also helps in the
amelioration OF quick and srasping thinking
powers.
The average boy should have as much
exercise as possible in athletic lines. The
writer thinks that the best thing to help
this along is belonging TO a good club. where
he meets with this all tho time. II Is a
boys nature to want TO become popular.
and TO become popular he will have to take
It upon himself to prove that ne is worthy
OF popularity. Thus he will dverse into
the sports world. He might start with
basketball and football. Before he knows
II a pair Of excellent lungs will develop his
chest and his muscles will grow stronger.
At the same time he will be able to grasp
things on the moment. and understand just
what's what. His mind will have to grow
accustomed to sudden changes and silent
signals: he will be in places where he must
work for the honor and pride OF his club
wherein the spirit OF loyalty will show it.
self. Fair and sauRreness will be his motto,
and he will develop much cleaner morals
from activities OF this kind.
Now, what the writer Is trying TO i'm
press uron the reader, Is why not show
moro interest Ia your sons or daughter 8
physical education, to the extent OF letting
them not only develop themselves. but also
TO have q lttle hard play and not give
them a chance to be book worm" or a
Sissy" which I'm sure. nobody cares to
tolerate. VERNON ARLINGTON.
Philadelphia May 90 1921.