Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1937-05-09
CAPITAL HON0RS
MOTHERS TODAY
Police and Firemen Attend
Ear|y-Morning Mass at
St. PatriCk'S.

Washingtonians, in union with
men, women and children throughout
tho country, today paid homage to
their mothers.
Midnight ushered in the twenty
fourth annual Mothers day, which
has had an official standing since
1918, when Congress and President
Wilson. approved a resolution setting
aside the second Sunday in May for
the observance.
Several hundred policemen and
fremen arose early this morning to
march to mass at st. Patrick's
Church, Tenth and G streets, to
receive holy communion in a tribute
to their mothers.
After the 7:30 am. mass, celebrated
by Bishop Mcnamara, the members
Of the Policemen and Firemen's
Catholic Association marched behind
their 60-piece band to the Willard
Hotel for a breakfast, at which Sen
ator O'Mahoney of Wyoming was the
chief speaker.
From every section of the country
members of the National Chapter Of
War Mothers OF America will gather
at pm at the tomb of the Unknown
Soldier to mourn their sons who
never returned from France.
A parade OF colors will open the
ceremonies, and Capt Edward A..
Duff will pronounce the invocation.
Mrs. Howard Boone, national presi-
dent, will preside. Representative
Joe Starnes of Alabama will make
the principal address The United
States Marine Band will play.
The Girl Reserves of the Young
Women's Christian Association, Sew
enteenth and X streets, will hold 4
ceremonial tea to 4:30 pm. in honor
Of their mothers.
The Curley Club will celebrate its
fifteenth anniversary with an elaborate
Mothers day entertainment at $50
pm. in the Gonzaga College Audito-
rum, North Capitol near 1 street.
Rev. Laurence J. Kelly, rector of St.
Aloysius Church, will deliver the ad-
dress of welcome. Miss Mary L. Nc
Gee, foundress of the Curley Club; Rev.
Francis ]. Kelly, spiritual director Of
the club and assistant at st. Patrick's,
and Roland J. Hyland, president Of
the club, also will talk.
Evening services at the Waugh NJ E.
Church, Third and A streets north
east, will be given over entirely to
mothers. A mother will preach the
sermon and mothers will usher. The
service begins at 8 pm.
Special Mothers day exercises also
were scheduled at the Opportunity
House, 915 New Jersey avenue, for
4:30 this afternoon. Representative
Jennings Randolph of West Virginia
was listed as the guest speaker.
The Health Department took advan-
tage of the celebration to launch a
campaign for improved pre- natal care
of expectant mothers, whose mortality
rate of 6.38 per 1000 of live births here
exceeds considerably the rate of the
country as a whole.
Memorial Announced.
Mrs Minnie Bunker Ross found in
the celebration an opportunity to an
nounce the establishment here OF
National Mothers Memorial, dedicated
to teaching young women how to be
good wives and mothers.
This non-profit organization. which
Is operative in 200 other cities, will
have its headquarters in Wesley Hall,
1903 K street.
Women should strive to express
the MAXIMUM beauty at minimum
cost in house planning" Mrs. Ross
said, whether in a forest camp or
in a lavish manor house" She out
lined these virtues as those which a
wife should strive to possess:
Honesty, integrity, industry, I'M
selflshness, justice, initiative, self
reliance, resourcefulness, willingness
to share. She should be leader in
their community, an articulate being
versed in the art of conversation.
Such a woman, Mrs. Ross feels, would
raise children free of tendencies to-
ward delinquency.
The Mothers day schedule includes
. service at the Social Service Gen.
ter Of the Salvation Army at IL am,
and meeting at the Y. M. C. A., 1876
G street, arranged by the Filipino
community Of Washington at $50
pm. Mrs. Henry Grattan Doyle, presi-
dent Of the Board of Education, will
be the chief speaker.
The policemen and firemen planned
TO meet in front of the Knights of
Columbus Hall, 900 Tenth street, early
this morning and march from there
three blocks to st. Patrick's.
Guests Asked to Breakfast.
They have invited a large number
OF guests to the breakfast, among
them being Senator Duffy of Wiscon-
sin; Judges Hit, Curran, Casey and
Ready; Commissioners Hazen, Allen
and Sultan; Supt. of Police Brown
and Fire Chief Schrom, Rev. Ignatius
Smith Of Catholic University and Rev.
Thomas Dade, chaplain of the society.
Fireman Harry S. Bell, president of
the organization, will act as master
Of ceremonies.
The important aspect of Mothers
day brought to the fore by the Health
Department was made the subject of
4 statement by Dr. George c. Rub.
land, District health ofhcer, who
said:
up to the present too little at
tention had been afforded the woman
who is in the prospective stage of
motherhood. The observance of
Mothers day, therefore, should have
. more liberal Interpretation. The
public generally is rapidly adopting
such views, with the idea of preserv-
Ing the life OF the young mother.
AT this time let US augment the
meaning OF Mothers day. Let us
make every day 4 Mothers day, as
regards the welfare OF collaborating
and prospective mothers. Let us
make motherhood safe through good
and complete maternity care, and
place washington where it belongs