Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1930-08-17

were happy lot Of singers Then came the
quiet prayer Of gratitude and alteration; Of ap-
peal for each loved one and for all the world;
for the work of the Lord in the various priestly
functionings and for protection from evil and
accident
Then the family arose after generous re-
sp0nscs Of "Amenf'
YOUNGER CHILDREN fitted on to bed per-
= haps, and older ones hurried to study or to
prepare for theater or ball II 1t was Winter or
holiday time, or for quiet reading and chatting
in the various sitting rooms Of the several
mothers.
Father often remained to talk over the events
Of the day with such OF his wives as cared to
remain, and some Of the older children.
Around that evening counsel table many
golden words Of wisdom and guidance were
uttered, and out OF those councils have come
many of the splendid opportunities for wom-
ans advancement and her mission within and
without the home.
After the prayers were over, father would
often turn to US and say: Come, girls, let's
have some music" for they were all musicians
of sorts, those Young boys and girls. and father
loved to hear us sing songs, Hard Times Come
Again No More" or "Auld Lang Syne," or, in
the later years, "Silver Threads Among the
Gold" Hymns were always sung Sunday eve
ming, for he did not allow us to play dance
music on the Sabbath.
After prayer time there were family councils
held about Forthcoming family policies, picnic
parties and sometimes there were juvenile
troubles to settle, with father as judge of the
juvenile court.
We were extremely regular in our sleeping
habits as well as in our eating habits The
outer gates of the high stone wall around the
Lion House were always loked at 10 o'clock at
night. When we were at the theater or party
we had to come in through the office door and
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If you had come home with desirable unde-
sirable company. Under these circumstances
one did not hnger on the corner gossiping with
the girls or sparkling ones best beau" more
than a quarter OF an hour after the close of the
theater, or one might get reported to father.
I LIGHTS were generally out at 10 O'clock and
we were all up by or 1880 In the morn
ing. In the Summer time the boys slept on
the lower porch and the girls the upper
porch, in the happiest and gayest of child
companionship, innocent and unafraid. Straw
beds and feather beds spread on canvas, with
a good quilt for cover, and an uplifted prayer
of praise gave us a sense OF nearness to the
stars that compensated for the shudder with
which little girls sometimes heard the coyotes
bowling in the nearby hills. All sorts of ghost
stories and jokes passed from bed to bed on
those lovely Summer evenings.
When we slept indoors, mother insisted on
opening our WINDOWS even IN winter, Tor 1aJner
was quite "set" upon having ample ventilation
in both Winter and Summer
The Sabbath was strictly observed. No play,
no secular reading or music, or roaming the
hills. Little bodies might grow restless, nerves
frazzled and eyes sleepy during the Sunday
school and afternoon meetings, but they were
Puritan descendants and the spirit of modern
"jazz" was unknown human problem In
those days.
visitors to the young people were welcomed
Sunday evenings, but they must attend prayers
and gayety must be measurably Subdued.
Card playing was never allowed. We could
play checkers and chess on week days, but not
on Sundays. Father was ever averse to games
of chance that encouraged or suggested gam
bling in any form. But we were never dun.
Far from it. Our music helped us and then
we played other interesting games, for there
were 80 or 40 of us.
Father was natural musician and knew
the value of music and the important part it
plays in the life Of a great people. He foS-
tered and encouraged the study and practice
of music not only in his own family, but among
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