Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1930-09-22
MISSOURI MOTHERS
END VISIT TODAY.
viii Go to Mount Vernon and
White House-Given Dinner
With Noted Speakers.

Having stood beside the graves of
their sons in France and paid silent
tribute at the Tomb OF the Unknown
Star Mothers from Missouri entered
upon the concluding phase Of their
visit to Washington today.
The mothers are the guests of the
Missouri State Society on their way
home from their Government trip to
France. They arranged to visit the
tomb of Washington, at Mount Vernon,
today and then pay their respects to
President Hoover at the White House.
Gen. John j.. Pershing stood with
them yesterday. in full uniform, as the
mothers paid tribute at the tomb in Ar
lington National Cemetery. He laid q
wreath on the tomb on behalf of the
mothers. assisted by Mrs. Clara 3. Ken
nedy, Mrs. Ida Owens and Mrs. Kate
Thompson Of the Missouri group.
Met at Union Station.
A committee representing the Ameri-
can Gold Star Mothers met the Mis-,
souri, women at Union Station Satur-
day afternoon and joined with the State
society in honoring them A dinner was
given last night in the Washington
Hotel, with Gen. Pershing Secretary
Of War Hurley Rear Admiral Robert z.
Coontz, Maj Gen. Amos A. Fries and
Mrs. H. II. McCluer, president of the
Missouri chapter, among the speakers.
The greatest Joy that has come to
me in recent years" said Gen. PERISH
ing, in addressing the mothers, came
in welcoming several groups Of the Gold
Star Mothers to France and going with
them through several of the battlenelds.
We owe something to them which can
only be paid by deeper love for our
country and renewal Of our conse-
Grated service and devotion"
Speaking on behalf Of the women,
Mrs. McCluer, who Is q past national
president of the Gold Star Mothers,
said they did not regret having given
thu. sons in battle but that they did
fet W%Ae Nation owed it to them to see
that the country their sons fought for
was amply protected.
Assurances by Harley.
Assuring the Mothers that they had
fortified "the places and the country
won by their sons" Secretary Hurley
emphasized that in the event Of an
other national emergency industrial
concerns would share with the countrys
manpower the responsibility Of protect
ing the Nations interests.
Services at Washington Cathedral
were ACUenQe0 Dy b NUMBER OF the visit
ing women yesterday morning, Rev. An
son Phelps Stokes welcoming them in
the absence of Bishop James E. Free
man. After the service the Mothers
paused briefly at the tombs. of Admiral
Dewey and Woodrow Wilson, in Bethle-
hem Chapel
A copy Of the American Creed, auto
graphed By the author. william Tyler
Page, the clerk Of the House of Repre-
Sentatives, was q n1emento received by
the Mothers ut the Capitol. While
there they were invited to return in
1892 and share in the celebration OF
the George Washington Bicentennial.
The Reception Committee of the
American Gold Star Mothers, which as
sisted In honoring the visitors, was
composed Of Mrs. Seibold the chair
man; Mrs. M. Z. Warfleld, Mrs. e. s.
Bruce. Mrs. Z. NJ. H. Guedry. Mrs. VIII
liam j. Seelye, Mrs. =: e. Jacobs and
Mrs. j. H. Tibbitts.
The Missourians planned to leave late
today for st. Louis, there 70 disbAnd
and return to their homes.