Douglas daily dispatch., 1927-03-06
MOTHER AND DAUGHTER BANQUET
ENJOYED BY CAPACITY CROWD


church was opened by announcement
by Miss Margaret sparr, toastmis-
tress, of the grace to be sung. To
a familiar tune the words We're writ
ten to fit the particular occasion
and made an auspictous beginning Of
the whole affair. The important
business of eating was made even
more interesting in the next hour
by humorous and serious songs sung
informally by girl members of clubs
and such mothers as knew them
The fate of poor little Tommy Tinker
and the smoke that went up the
chimney Just the samev proved
amusing to everyone and all daugh-
ters joined Justify in singing Here's
to Our Mothers-salute them, we
love them; both mothers and daugh-
ters were seen to straighten up in
their chairs as the question was
asked in song Are You a Camel?';
and observant mothers could note
the light of high ideals in daugh-
ters' eyes as they sang of being
Pledged to laugh and love and
lift" and For the right she'll always
stand" and other girl reserve songs.
With short, clever introductions,
Miss Margaret Sparr announced each
item of the formal program at the
conclusion of the dinner and informal
singing. The girls quartet of the
high school, consisting of Miss
Frances Bennett, Miss Mabel Frost,
Miss Frances Larson and Miss Jane.
Neer, accompanied by Miss Frances
Jacks opened the program with
very beautiful selection. This was
followed by short speech made by
Mrs. Arthur w Cotton, president of
the local Y. w. C. A., in which she
introduced the principal speaker of
the evening characterizing the ma
tional Y. w. C. A. which Miss LIP
pitt represented as the mother of
all the various local associations
which were in their turn the
mothers" of all women and girls
in their community.
Pointing out that the desire for
personal adornment, so often crit
icized among the girls of today is
as old as the Egyptian mummy and
older, Miss Lucille Lippitt, national
secretary of the Town Department
of the national Young Womens 81
Christian association, went on to
state that such wishes. are both
normal and desirable, dangerous only
when carried to excess. "a sense of
values-Which things are most i'm
portant and which less so' Miss
Lippitt characterized as the most.
important asset Of the girls of to-
day. "It is right here that the Y.
w. G. A. has a most important place
to fill in the life of the girl of to-
day, went on Miss Lippitt, "in provid
ing for girl trainings through club
work and programs in responsibility
and in choosing the best things. Of all
organizations in the community it is
most prepared and equipped to help
a girl and her mother to find
sense of the real values-always ex-
cepting the church, of course, since
it is and should be first to all of
u.s." "A great fellowship of women,
of mothers and daughters, extending
over the whole world and associated
together for the welfare of all, and
i'll local associations of mothers and
daughters working together for each
other and their community" Miss
Lippitt closed her address with
very lovely toast to mothers and
one to daughters.
A piano solo was played beautf-
fully by Miss LaVerne Sundin ana
enjoyed by the audience Follow
ing this, seven short toasts "To Our
Mothers" were given by the presi-
dents of various Y. w. c. a.. clubs;
Miss Dorothy Clark, Miss Ethel May
Rogers Miss Betty Cole Miss Dorv
othy Armstrong, Miss Mildred Smith,
Miss Mary Lou Jordan, Miss Alice
Schwamm. Various qualities OF
mothers were the themes of these
''toasts in miniature" and the young
presidents showed a fine apprecia-
tion of these as well as poise and
ability to express themselves that
might well be envied by older lead
ers. A soprano solo by Miss Lucille
Glenn and a contralto solo by Miss
Frances Bennett were enjoyed pres
ceding and following the toast "To
Our Daughters given by Miss Mabel
Frost who used the phrase that of
Kings Daughters" as the central
idea for their toast.
In spite of several last minute
adaptations and malSe-shifts caused
by the large crowd present, the lit
tie tableauX of mothers and daugh-
ters were appreciated by those pres
ent. Miss Marjorie Bickerstaff rep
resented the spirit of motherhood
known everywhere and in all ages
and Miss Betty Sexton was the
reader of the book of history on
whose pages motherhood appears In
50 many ways Little Miss Marcella.
Wimberley and Miss Margaret Me-
Daniels acted as pages violin
solo by Miss Lessie Raye Vickers
introduced the tableauX of pilgrim
mother and daughter with Miss
Elizabeth Roark and Miss Evelyn
Porter; pioneer mother and daugh-
ter were suggested by Miss Ruth
Donohoe and Miss Madeline Thaw;
and mother and daughter of today
as comrades were depicted by Miss
Barbara Klingensmith and Miss
Glenna Jones Special features of
these last two were the singing of
Wonderful Mother of Mine" by Miss
Lucille Glenn and Miss Helen Ben
nett with Master Jay Shannon play
ing violin obligato, and a duet MY