Evening star., 1922-10-30

1uSpiIiuS tiioulfS hoSo OSSA PoAN
to the mothers of America by COVER
nors, representatives and senators In
response to an appeal sent out by the
Womans Universal Alliance for
sentiments to be inscribed in its book
of memory. This book Is to be placed
in the memorial tower of the Temple
of Womanhood the alliance will erect
in Washington.
Gov. Lee Trinkle of Virginia writes
Of his mother, Letitia Sexton Trinkle:
ITO the sweetest name. to the
purest love, to the holiest memory
known to my heart-my mother. She
whose unfailing and unfaltering af-
lection nurtured. sheltered and d.
reCted me; she, whose influence, IKE
star of truth, still guides me; she
who greeted me and left me with
kiss-to rest in God"
Senator Morris Sheppard of Texas
in recording his mothers name. Alice
Eddins Sheppard. wrote:
THE memory of mother is the bea-
con that lights the path to all that
is good, beautiful and true"
Senator George P. Mclean of Con-
necticut writes of his mother. who
was Mary Payne Mclean daughter ol
Solomon Payne of Canterbury. Conn.
"Of course, like all mothers of the
right sort. she was remarkap'e
woman-a very remarkable woman
to her children. had eoou
tower to which we all ran for COM
fort and inspiration"
Returns Coming in Fast.
Returns from members OF the
House of Representatives are coming
in fast. Among the most efectiNe
are: Representative Walter w Ma :
gee. New York: mothers name, Ma :
r eta Patchin Magee-"I presume una
every real boy thinks he had the best
mother in the world. l feel sure
had. She has been gone thirty years
but time has not dimmed her s'r1nt 49,
Her patience, her devotion to duty
her courage, her Christian forbear +
ance, her image always before me
are a constant inspiration 10 greater
effort and better work. Without heT
transcendent influence l feel that
would be powerless to accohp''s''
anything worth while.
Representative John Q. Tilson %:
Connecticut---"If 1 had my way there
would be established the loving order
of motherhood in which only thos'
who have earned the right % beai
the sacred name of mother would be
eligible to membership. and to be :,
worthy member of this order would
be a greater honor than knlghtfoCd
or any rank of title that can be con
ferred by king, prince or potentate-
Another member of the national
lower House uses verse to express ms
sentiments. The poet legislator IS
Representative j. n. Z; smi'h VI
Michigan. His verse follows:
MOTHER.
No word more sweet,
No love more pure,
No friend more dear,
No heart more true:
Blessed be her loving memory
Representative James G strott
says that his mothers training made
it possible for him ito be Christian,
husband. a father and a member OF
the American Congress-.
Success Credited to Mother.
"Whatever success in life 1 have at
tanned l owe to my mother. SAID
Representative w. r. Green OF Iowa.
.She devoted her life to the welfare
of her children with the purpose OF
developing their characters ana en-
abling them to develop their faculties
for the struggles of life. To carry out
this purpose she spared no eHort anu
placed no limit on her self-deniai.
Not only statesmen but any Amer
ican man or woman will have an op-
portunity to inscribe the names OF
their mothers in this book of memory
On the parchment pages OF TINS BOOK
there will be no distinction made be :
tween rich and poor mothers, humble
or achieving ones, save in the tributes
penned by their children. Full IN
formation will be sent by sending a
stamped envelope 70
the Woman's Universal Alliance, 1919
New Hampshire avenue northwest
Washington, ID. Z.
mortal tower and the mothers book
of memory in the alliances proposed
temple of womanhood was conceived
by Capt Clarence Crittenden Calhoun.
husband of Mrs. Calhoun, president OF
the Woman's Universal Alliance. He
also started the fund for this purpose
with a gift in memory of his mother,
Margaret Noel Calhoun.
On some Mothers day in the future
this tribute to the spirit of mother
hood will be dedicated in the Ma
tional Capital.
Significance of Word.
Speaking of the project. Mrs. c. C.
Calhoun, president Of the Womans Uni
versal Alliance, said:
THE mothers of the world, Is there
a man or woman who can read those
words without a quickening of the
heartstrings and eyes untouched by
the blessed tears of tender remem-
brance? Mother! All that life holds
most sacred is contained in those six
potent letters and it will be a better
America and a better world when a
shrine smiles to heaven in memory of
the mother women Of humanity.
I'VE have memorialized fighters,
thinkers, monarchs and prophets, sea
kings and generals. but, as yet, no