The Democratic banner. (Mt. Vernon, Ohio) 1898-192?, 1921-05-10
"Mother's Day" Is Almost
Universally Observed In
Mt. Vernon Sunday
SERVICES ARE HELD
in MOTHERS HONOR
Sermons Preached, Songs are
Sung and Flowers Diplay-
ed In Her Honor

Tributes to mothers and mother
hood universally were paid in Mt. Yer
non on Sunday as part of the annual
observance of Mothers Day. More
generally than ever before was the
day given recognition, great numbers
of flowers giving silent testimony to
the universal love for mother.
Mothers Day has an appeal that is
universal. However much or howev-
er little 1t may be observed, it car
ries the same tribute to mother, the
| debt of manhood and womanhood to
| the mothers who gave them life and
who nourished them, giving care and
guidance until they had attained
strength to meet the storms of this
world. 1t is an unselfish tribute to
those mothers whose sacrifices gave
them the will and the strength and
courage to encounter the dark forces
of adversely and to go on to happier
and better life.
There are not who do not acknowl-
edge sense of gratitude, feeling of
q debt that never can be paid
| War has its hero and its herones,
but the universal heroine, whom all
acknowledge in love is mother Moth
er stands alone as the great power
and the great loving spirit to share
both sorrow and giadness with those
children who have become the pup
pets of fate, and whose work goes
forth to make for better world.
The number of flowers worn upon
coats and gowns, the number of ser.
vices held, all testify that as never
before Mt. Vernon acknowledged an
even greater realization of the mean
ing and significance of Mothers Day
than in former years Mothers Day
has become day of national observ-
ance. 1t Is the tribute of nation to
the mother impulse that gave it pow
er and birth.
| Members of the Fraternal Order of
Eagles attended the Mothers Day
service at the Baptist church. The
members of the aerie met in their
hall and marched to the church in q
body, the number of those attending
being very large.
Mother As Teacher" was the
subject of the sermon given by Rev.
DR.. w. Hamill Shields at the Pres
byteran church to large congrega-
ton Sunday morning. He impressed
upon his auditors a sense of the re-
sponsibility put upon mothers, one
which too often fathers seem to have
no purpose to share.
The choir also gave special pro.
gram significant of the day, The
numbers were: Little Mother of
Nine sung by Joseph Cleeland; !;
Memories" by the quartet, Mrs. s. l..
Anderson, Miss Pauline Smith, Mr.. Il.
Bogardus and Mr.. Lawrence Snerry;
Mother Heart" by Miss Helen Crum.
ley.
In the evening, Dr. Shields gave a
lecture on Michael Angelo--Artist
Supreme" This Is the second of a
series upon the worlds great charac-
ters.
The evening service at the Mulber.
ry street Methodist Protestant church
was given to an observance OF Moth
er's Day. The pastor, Rev. ID, C. Co
burn, paid loving and reverent trib
ute to mother love.
Mother was the theme of both morn
ing and evening services at the Con
gregational church. At the morning
service. the pastor, Rev. David Pike
spoke particularly to the children on
THE Presidents Mother"
A special Mothers Day program
was given at the evening service, DR.
Pike speaking on Heart OF the
World" Mrs. Thomas sang "Teacl
Me to Pray" and Miss Dorothy Spence
and Mrs. David Pike gave violir
! duet.
A very large congregation was pres
ent at the Vine street Church o
Christ paying It's tribute of love t
mothers at the morning service. Th,
Rev. j. A. Long spoke on THE I'm
sung Heroines.'
A very beautiful and touching Incl
, dent was the presentation OF grea
, cluster OF beautiful carnations to Mrs
: w. l.. Seton, of East Burgess street
being the oldest mother present. 4
number of mothers were presen
whose ages are past 70 years, thre,
|, being past 75, and Mrs. Seton, tn,
oldest, being in her Sand year. Il
snite of her ace Mrs Saftnn ret ain