The Washington times., 1925-04-25
GREATEST CAREER
"What Finer Reward Can Girl Seek
Asks the Famous Writer, Than
Being Mother Of a Family


cause she was fortunate as wen
q gifted, she made q success.
An unexpected chance as I'm
derstudy, q Broadway appearance
In just the right part. another
lucky hit, following success with
successand wonder OF wondersi
Carlotta, while still young, with
out sacrifice Of ideals, found her
self q start
Carlotta enjoyed her triumph.
yet something in her nature re.
manned unsatisfied. What that
something" was she learned
when, during a '1ay-off" the
week before Easter, she visited
her old friend Betty, who was
happily married.
Carlotta watched Betty and
her little flock enjoy their bed
time froIic together -beautifuI
children, beautiful mother, an
Ideally happy, each baby sure Of
the refuge of mothers lap and
mothers arms when tired of play
or hungry FOR love.
As she watched. Carlotta's eyes
filled with tears.
Betty. marching her babies of
to bath and bed, noted her
friends sadness and asked about
1t later.
Betty. dear. you have every
thing, while / have nothing" said
Carlotta-
Now 1t happened that CarIotta
about this time was asked by Is
magazine for story about her
career. Following her impulses
she wrote that marriage and
children are the only career that
really matters to the normal
woman, and any success preclud-
ing this great career is as Dead
Sea apples crumbling to dust in
ones hands.
A certain man, rather success
full, prosperous and fine, read
CarIotta's article and was the
more interested in meeting Car
lotta, as he CHANGED to do short
" after. The two are married
now. Carlotta has her own
babies to play with ana watch
over. And the old, haunting
loneliness is no more.
Wifehood and motherhood are
the most ancient career for a
woman and the most satisfying.
Being a successful wife and
mother is woman's unique and
precious gift to the world and
life's most precious gift to women.
Name our greatest men. Not
one could have enriched human
life save that woman first gave
him the gift Of life and mother
love.
Nineteen per cent of the girls
who entered a certain college this
year were found physically unfit
because of weak hearts due to
leading irregular lives and espe-
cially to excessive smoking and
drinking. A poor augury for fu-
ture motherhood.
If girls from childhood trained
themselves for supremely success
full motherhood in these days Of
progressive youth, what mighty
change would come over our
standards
Why should there not be sys-
tematic high school and college
courses on preparation for moth
erhood, covering intelligent phys
ical training, care and feeding
of babies, raising Of small chill
dren.
Fit yourself physically ana men.
tally to be a marvellous success at
the mother job" when love shall
crown your life with wifehood
and motherhood.
Education Of the intellect can
be had at school. But only q
mothers love can supply what is
infinitely more needed-educa-
ton Of the heart.
Life is being carried forward
to levels far ahead. This period
of abrupt change is but q las
der of transiticA.
You may accomplish much In
life that's radiant and important.
But what greater career can you
or any competent woman have,
what career more beautiful, more
satisfying, richer in love, influ-
ence and all rewards of right iv-
ing, than being mother of a fam.