New Britain herald., 1924-11-12
PARENT ASSUMES | GREAT OBLIGATION
New Pastor ol St. Mary's Tells
 Of Influence Of Home

The influence Of the home and tho duties of the parents formed the theme of an address delivered to the New Britain Kiwanis club today by Rev. Matthew J. Traynor, pastor of St. Marys church in his first public address in New Britain outside of his own pulpit.
 Father Traynor was the man in- strumental in getting the board of education of Bridgeport to inaugu- rate the religious educational pro- gram In that city, similar to the plans now under consideration in many cities endorsed by the Feder- ated Council of Churches.
 He spoke on the influence of the home and its importance in the de- yelopm ent Of the child. He said the home is not mere place or struc- ture with four walls and a roof. If it were not 1t would signify nothing more than the stall does to the OK. He said 1t was the place where the father and mother were united in their desire for the improvement and development of the child. There are too many homes that are not homes--in which the children are just as surely orphaned as If death had snatched away their par ents."
 "rhe education of the child be- gins with its first breath" he said, explaining that, while the mother has more to do with the early train ing of the child and is called upon to make more sacrifices and to con- tribute to & larger share to the child's comfort and happiness, this does not minimize the responsibility of the father in the child's future education.
 Here the priest spoke of the "do- nestle dangers" that confront the growing child. More dangerous than the widest of wild beasts, which if not crushed will grow into immense proportions and obliyiate every vestige of the home. The whole object of the home is to have the husband and wife bring up the child to life of usefulness and to maintain the spirit of the love of God.
 We see in the press and from the records of the police and divorce courts how far-reaching the inf7u- onces of evil in the home are. Drunkenness-which formerly made the home the very vestibule of hell
 "Incompatibility of temper-indi. eating lack of self discipline causing q'/rrelling and pickering and that cruel silence that freezes the heart sayings fit only for the language of the degenerate.
 Parents who want to be social lions, to be leaders of the commun. ity at the expense of their little ones.
 ''rhe divorce evil-that greatest of all evils, fiinging out the helpless child to drift with the current of all evils to land on any shore.
 "We frequently hear the argument that the best of homes turn out the worst of children. This sometimes happens but it is not because of the homes 1t is in spite of them. The law is unanswerable that in the home belongs the training of the child"
 Father Traynor was introduced by Dr. Henry T. Bray.
 The meeting was characterized by the usual musical duel, of which Judge B. r. Gaffney. Of the Rotary club and father of Attorney Donald Gaffney, a member of kiwanis, was fudge. A piano duet was played by Attorney Harry Ginsberg and Sur man S. Dyson.
 It was voted to cooperate in an effort 10 bring Kiwanis International to Boston In 1928, the first time for it to come 10 New England.
 The following were appointed on a nominating committee 10 bring in candidates for the annual election December 2, and to be elected Janu- ary 1; Attorney Morris D. Saxe, Wll- liam J, Bryan, E. R. Hitchcock, Dr. H. T. Bray, James F. Lukens, Attor- ney Harry Glnsberg and Rev. Dr. A. A. Ahlquist. The attendance prize was won by Attorney Donald Calf rey.
 Announcement wasm ade of the Wennerberg chorus on November 20.