The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1931-05-11
MOTHERS ARE
PAID HONOR AT
EAGLES RITES
Frank {. Herring, Father
of Day, Shares in Tribute
by Thousands.

Pleas for preservation Of the home
and laudation of mothers, "the
greatest leaders Of all times" we're
BOUNDED Sunday as thousands
gathered at English's theater, under
auspices of the Fraternal Order of
Eagles. paying tribute to Frank E.
Herring, former president of the
order. "the father Of Mothers day"
A bronze tablet, concentrating
the first public appeal for observ-
ance Of Mothers day, made at the
fneater Feb. Z, 1904, by Herring was
unveiled following a parade Sunday
afternoon, and was presented TO the
city to remain on the site of the
theater.
The tablet, unveiled by Mayor
John B. Hudson Of Lafayette, was
accepted in behalf of Indianapolis
by Mayor Reginald H. Sullivan and
for the nation by Louis Ludlow,
representative in congress.
HcTluB TFdlSeS OLnerS
Disclaiming credit for the organ
ization of Mothers day. Herring, in
an address, following the unveil-
ing, declared that praise was due
the thousands who stood shoulder
to shoulder behind me" in the move
to set aside a day for honoring
mothers.
L had the privilege to set forth
the ideas Of these men" he said
Those men behind me stood for
things that we believed. The home
is the basis of civilization and
mothers are the greatest teachers
and leaders of any nation"
Herring said the move Of the
Eagles organization to establish old
age pension laws in every state, was
a tribute to mothers, in that it as
sured each of them that their sons
and daughters would not face old
age with the fear of going over
the Hill to the poorhouse."
DeplOres Job Crisis
Deploring the present unemploy-
ment crisis, Herring said the Eagles
will go before congress to seek APP
pointment of a full-time employ
ment sterilization commission, to
study industries and make annual
reports to congress, so millions will
not be thrown out Of work as a re-
suit of production"
fu q fsfT
that such situations occur every fiji
teen years." he said. I'VE believe
that a commission, the members
of which would be so well paid that
they would have no private enter
prises, established thoroughly to
study economic conditions, would
6vert such occurrences"
Herring was introduced by Otto
P. Deluse, past national presi-
dent, who also introduced members
of the American War Mothers, who
were honored guests. The cere-
monies were sponsored by Indian
apohs Aerie oil of the Eagles.
Called Sacred Hour
I'VE pay tribute to the prophet
whose inspired vision turned an
idea into an ideal and an ideal into
a great force of social progress"
Boyd Guley, editor Of The Times,
declared in paying tribute to Herring.
This is a sacred hour. This is
a happy hour. This is an i'm
portant hour. We have honored
the man. We ever will honor him.
But our greatest tribute must
come from the devotion to the
causes for which he stands Have
the men whose humanity, whose
depth of sentiment, whose reverence
for sacred things gave birth to
Mothers day, the courage to carry
through?
win we, in this hour of tribute,
have the wisdom to make this land
as happy as the hopes of her heart
and as safe as the babe at her
breast?"
Others Are Speakers
Louis Ludlow, the Rev John
Cavanaugh, c. S. c., president OF
the University of Notre Dame, and
Robert E. Proctor of Elkhart, ma
tional president Of the Eagles, also
spoke.
Representatives of Eagles aeries
from other cities in Indiana, Ohio,
Kentucky and Illinois took part in
the parade and the ceremonies.
Text of the table to Herring;
"On this site Sunday, Feb. T.
1904, the first known public plea
for a nationwide observance OF
Mothers day was made by Frank
E. Herring, teacher, orator, human
itarian. In commemorat1on OF
Mothers day and in honor Of its
beloved founder. the Fraternal Or
der of Eagles erects this tablet May
10, 1881"