Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1925-11-13

"Glorify God, and by so doing
success in all life's endeavors will
come of itself" This was the theme
of the message brought to the boys
at the Fathers and Sons banquet
with an attendance of four hundred
held Thursday night at Augusta CITY
Hall, by DR.. Henry Howard. OF New
York city. His theme and its elabo-
rations were as interesting, however.
to the Dads as to the lads anu
brought to all better understand
ing of the great law of the universe
service"
DR.. Howard pointed out that al
though the sun is the greatest body
in the planetary system of which the
earth is a member, even the small
est animal organism on the earth
is served by it, to its own loss. He
declared that according to the ad-
vice of an imminent astronomer, the
entire earth uses only one twenty
two hundred millionth of the ligAc
and heat of the sun, and in this
regard he depressed from his sub
ject for a short period, while he told
Of calling this astronomer end ask
ing for the information. He advised
the boys that when they did not
know a thing, the proper way to do
which they did not know. He also
said that when they did want to
learn something they should go to
an authority and that without
doubt he would be willing to tell
them all that he could.
The speaker then returned to his
talk Of the service OF nature and
drawing his example from the flow.
erS he showed how they were beau
titled by service, because after alb
sorbing the light of the sun which
Is composed of many different col
ors the one ray which they give out
IL the one which gives them their
beautiful color. In this regard he
declared that he could see why a
white flower was chosen as q SYM
boil of mother because the white
light is composed of all colors and
the colors which 1t receives, this be-
ing paralleled by the service Of
mothers who always give to the ut
termost, that their children may
profit thereby.
DIR. Howard pointed out to the
boys that they must have q we'll
rounded life, in which the physical.
mental and moral are ALL well de-
veloped, because these three inter.
lock and the dividing line IL not a
rigid one. He declared that they
must have strong find. a strong
body and a strong soul.
The speaker stated in opening
that the people of this country
through their participation in the
great war have helped to put down
the foe without, and that now is
the time for them to put down the
foe within, by the promotion OF BUSH
ness integrity, domestic tranquility,
and political betterment. America,
he continued, offers to the boys an
opportunity equalled by no other ma
ton, that of aspiring to the highest
ana most noble ambitious with the
full knowledge that by their efforts
these may be attained, and that caste
and creed will not debar them from
these benefits.
Hon. Frank @. Harrington acting
a. toastmaster, in opening the pro-
gram referred to the Armistics Day
observance of Wednesday, He
pointed out that fathers and sons
fought in the great war for an ideal
and declared that this meeting was
Tor the purpose of stressing another
ideal. that Of closer companionshtp
between fathers and sons. He stat
Cd that there are three things, with
out which the country cannot long
endure. church, school and home,
and that the evening was devoted
particularly to one of these, the
home,' although the other two were
Of course not forgotten.
At the close of the toasts and res.
ponses. Toastmaster Harrington ask
ed permission to propose a toast, not
on the program but in which he felt
sure all would Join. He then pro-
posed a most eloquent toast to
Mothers"
The remainder Of the program was
most interesting both fathers and