New Britain herald., 1925-05-11

Bert l'hclan, son of MT. and Mrs, Charles j, Phclan of West street has been elected president of the North side School Audubon club, and has already mapped out plan of bird study for the year for his organi- zation. He will be assisted in this work by the following officers; Vice president, Miss Barbara Nosberg; secretary and treasurer Harold Lloyd.
 The Northside School Audubon club is one Of tho largest school or ganizstions in the city and was formed some time ago to promote the study Of birds and their ways among the pupils of the school
 Mothers bay was observed with n delightful program at Red Mems hall on Saturday night, when former Mayor Joseph r, button delivered inc address. The speaker cnlogiz"i the golden quality of motherhood and praised tho efforts which had resulted in the recognition of Moth- CTS Day. He said in part as fol- lows;
 If one lrlNos deep into Holy Writ be it inc Scriptures of the Christian Bible the Koran Of the Mohamm"dans or the Sanscrit of Confucius, he will find inscribed therein, in letters Of gold, this sen- timent: All joy Is tinged with sor- row. And so tonight, as the friends and members Of this order gather | throughout the land flushed with pride and pleasure that the long continued fight for due recognition 1 of Mothers Day. has resulted in its celebration, commemoration and conseCration, the pleasure is marred, for someone's mother has. passed away No one organization, no group, no individual, though posses sing the combined talents Of the poets soul, the artist brush, or the i orators tongue can properly DOT tray or adequately depict the great ! ncs, the saCredness of mother. No mortal can do justice to the occa- sion.
 Wander through the world. taste of it's pleasures, follow the desires and ambitions of life, gather in the goms from the mines, the fruit of the orchard the flowers from the field, and forget not, that the whitest pearl the ripest fruit and the rarest flower is back at home -y your mother.
 The birds Of the air. the hedglings m inc nest, call and accept without ending the mother birds caress When evening time arrives. the sweet blending Of their notes IS tribute 10 the mantle of her protec. tive covering. When an intruder hears the rookcry, the mother bird with pointed beak, with outstretch. cd claws and ruffled feathers, fight. desperately for her brood, and when peace and quietude reigns again. she softly thrills and coos them to sIeeI -The mother of the air.
 Out Of the night that shelters deep in the recess of wooded forest, and leafy junglcs sounds the roal of the royal lioness, the purr Of tht stealthy tigress. the snarl Of the paC ing panther and the growl of in, numbering bear, as deep in den, cav, and hooks that shelter them, the, rear their young with savage care I and kin if need he the luckless ad , Nen'urer that disturbs their younJ cubs lair-the mother of the forest
 The golden call Of motherhood that thrills the birds of the air, anC binds the beasts of the field, cchoe q responsive note in Womcn's breast he fount Of all that is good anc hest; mother of men, mother of men Conceived in love, nurtured with tn, blood beats Of her heart, at the ris of her life, for the child of he, body mother and babe; and witt gentle hands and tender. with wist. ful eyes she caresses her infan child and from her very soul anc being gives it life.
 And as the hcdglings of the nes take wings and fly away, and thu cubs of the jungle mature and trel lracklcss paths so the child of he bosom grcWi to manhood and enter, into lile's great adventure. Witf anxious heart and tender soicitud, she follows him afeld. As a chiC he had been sheltered by her iron danger and directed into paths 0 recti'udo and decenoy; as a man no influence still follows him. and sit slows with niIla at his succoss al comforts h.m m aMhction and want And wh.n 'lr milestone of he existence is reached. and her sror of life is spun, she settles down tt deafh's sleep, and smiles for her ab sent ono,
 No. tho sacred rCmc Of mothe, will never die, whom this rathcrin. shall ho history this period of cclc bration ended, ,h" Silken trophie that marx your hall. arc latter, and torn Whon the voice of th, speaker is hushod. and ye who si an1 listen arc 1us' hahv lips yo unborn will lisp and whisper th' sacred name e mother,
 The evenings Trogram was pre- sen.ed as follows:
 OpnnlHE Overture
 SaNdsfrom's Orchestra
 Vocal Selection
 James ], Dunn
 Vocal selection
 John Kilduff Address, Mothers nay" Hon. Joseph r, button , Selection
 Sandstroms Orc'es,r1 , Vocal Selection