The Bismarck tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, N.D.) 1916-current, 1929-09-25
MOTHERS
MEMORIAL IS Urged
ON CLUBS BY DEvINE
Former Governor Addresses the
State Federation, Favor.
ing Their Sponsorship

Dickinson. N. D.. Sept. 25.-The
project Of . memorial to the pioneer
mothers of North Dakota was placed
before the Federation Of Women3
Clubs OF the state this afternoon b.
former Governor Joseph NJ. Devine,
who addressed the convention on the
subject.
The former governor feels that such
q memorial. in the form Of Z statue
or q sculptured group or some other
form Of recognition In enduring rock
or bron1e. should be erected on the
grounds Of the state capitol. He urged
the Federation Of Women's Clubs to
take up the idea and start drive Tor
itS cOnsummat1on.
1T Is fitting" said the former chief
executive Of the state. -and highly
proper that ne pay special honor and
tribute to those mothers who estab-
lisl1ed the pioneer home and faced
the hardship6 Of isolation incident to
life In that day and time. Some fell
by the wayside. and many never saw
their faith vindicated or their dreams
come true.
Recalls WILDERNESS
There Is poetry" he continued. I'm
the name Of those courageous women
who came. young. confident and un-
afraid. side BY side with the pioneer
fathers. TO claim, hold and subdue .
little piece Of land upon wltch to
build . home. on Gods good. clean.
rich. virgin soil.
Towns sprang up q by magic
where once the buffalo erased. Cities.
towns and villages now stand where
once the Indian tepeeS stood, the
school bell now calls to 17Sy000 chill
dren Of district. village and city
schools where once the coyote sent
forth his high desolate call into the
night
Analyzing the urge that sent these
women into the prairie wilderness. the
former governor drew : picture Of
them and their philosophy.
The young mother of half Gen.
tury ago. IN her sllnhonnet and long,
cumbersome calico dress, hump1ng
along beside her young husband On the
| springless seat Of . farm wagon. with
! the youngsters tumhling into the
wagon box for the ong-promised ride
to the nearest town, wAs Just - mod
ern in her thoughts and dreams . Is
| the earnest young mother today, WIN
pulls on smart little felt hat and
steps into her equally smart sedan n
take her husband TO the office aftef
breakfast. and the children climbing
into the hack seat.
what These Wo0en DEeaght
Every thoughtful mother In every
generation Is : pioneer faced b. new
and more intricate problems. but
nevertheless experiencing the aee-old
10y peculiar to motherk An honor 70
the women Of the sunbonnet Wh1
helped LARGELY to lay the foundation
Of the homes IN this state.
"Fortunate indeed was It for North
Dakota and for al generations e
come that the pioneer mother brought
with her deep md abiding faith g
tie great flindamental principles q
order. soc4ety. home. church, and
school. Because e that fact North
Dakota today, ahose esesything else
= . state q order. houeR. soctety
church, and school.
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one would have % ta1e = 1T q anger
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