The Washington times., 1923-04-16


platform was tastefully decorated
with hydrangeas. pink and blue
snap dragons and ferns.
INTERRUPTED by applause.
Mrs. Minor stirred her auditors
with a demand for a better and
more firm type of American patriot
ism. Her remarks were repeatedly
interrupted with applause.
She pointed out the devastation
wrought by socialism In Russia, WV
idly describing the many horrors
which have resulted from a false
doctrine being preached under the
guise of patriotism.
"A false semblance Of equality,
dedicated to the socialistic PROPOSE
ton that all men should have equal
1ty of possessions, has led another
mighty nation to destruction, she
declared. Yet this false semblance
of equality still lures thousands into
the belief that it Is the intimate
goal of human destiny Under che
mask of peace and freedom move.
ments, of human brotherhood move
ments, of international friendship
movements, this socialism, by what
ever name you can it, masuuerades
as though it, and it only, were that
one far-off divine event toward
which the whole creation moves
Sees Denial of Deity.
Tear off the mask and you will
see 1t as 1t is-the denier of homes.
the denier of country, the ienier of
God.
the negation of all that men have
held sacred from time inmemoria1
HAS not this onslaught upon religion
this attempt of socialists to abol
ish God. to eliminate Him from His
universe, had frfghtful proof in the
murder of a vicar general of the
Roman Catholic Church by the Reds
of Russia? The whole world stands
aghast at crime perpetrated not
alone against the individual. but
against the sacred religious instincts
OF all mankind, regardless of church
or creed
1t was an example Of boIshevist
reputation OF God. And bolshevism
is socialism, and it is not confined
to Russia. It is over here in this
country, deriding our faith in a
God of righteousness. sneering at
spiritual things, leading astray our
young people, some Of whom are
soy AllBb lAGI0 Is no COO. H4k
TO combat this spirit that
denies. this spirit of evil in our
midst, is the sacred task of every
daughter of the American Revolu-
ton. This is one OF the things it
means to be daughter
Mrs. Minor defended the girlhood
OF America. declaring it was her be-
lief that the youth of today is
equally as good as it was when those
OF her generation were young.
"A book has recently come out. >"
she said. which is entitled What
Is Wrong With Our Girls?' I do
not believe in thus taking 1t for
granted that there is something
wrong.
Human Nature the Same.
The negative thought is always
weakness. Believe, in our girls
and boys. l believe they are just as
good as we were when we were of
their age. In every generation hui
man nature-and youthful human
Iiature-is the same at bottom, and
human nature is good, not bad.
Lax1ties there surely are, but boys
and girls are not the only cuIprits.
They but reflect what they find
around them. Look well, then, to
these surroundings and these infIu-
ences, and the thoughts that prevail
IN the home and at school. Are they
all that they should be for building
up foundation of honor and hon.
esty, truth and integrity? We are
the descendants of a generation
which named its daughters Prudence
and Mercy, Hope and Faith. In these
days we think we are the discoveries
OF the law OF autosuggestion, of the
power Of mind over matter, of hold
ing to right thoughts. Yet 1t all goes
back to the Good Book, which says:
AS a man thinketh in his heart, so
is he
Recognized Power Of Though.
Did not our ancestors dimly rec
ognize this power of thought when
they gave such names to their
children, in the belief that constant
repetition would inculcate those
virtues in those who bore the
names? There is nothing new in
Coue-ism, but now we confine it to
the physical, while in those days it
was applied to the building-up of
character. and character builds
homes.