Evening star., 1939-05-15
Mothers Paid Tribute
Al Ceremonies in
Capital and Nation
Doy-Lone Program Here
Includes Services
At Arlington

The Nations Capital yesterday
disregarded politics and commerce
to join with the country's most
humble hamlet in paying tribute
to "the sweethearts" of America in
appropriate Mothers Day cere-
monies In the city's churches, Ar
lington National Cemetery and
homes.
Personal gifts and public speeches,
music, prayers, flowers and wreaths
at the Tomb of the Unknown Soldier
were the tokens by which mothers
were shown the affection and love
of their children. Flowers, as usual,
were the chief gifts Of remembrance
and the cloud-fecked sky sent its
blessing in bright sunshine.
Washingtons day-long program
opened at 8 am. when the Catholic
Police and Firemens Society at
tended special services at ST. Pat
rick's Church. Then followed cere-
monies at the Y. M. C. A., memo
rial exercises at Arlington Cemetery
by the American War Mothers, hon.
orary teas in the afternoon and a
service by Filipinos at the Y. w.
G. A. last night.
Bishop James E. Freeman, speak
ing at services at Washington Ca
thedral, said that God gives to
womankind q sensitiveness, an un-
derstanding and an intuitiveness
quite different from the qualities
al -
American home needs is faith in
God. faith in self and faith in the
ideals that are part of every mans
cherished memories of his earlier
home years"
500 Attend Service.
More than 500 attended the St.
Patrick's service pontificated by the
Most Rev. Paul Yu-Pin, vicar apos-
tolic, of Marking, China. The wor-
shippers went from the mass to the
Willard Hotel to a breakfast where
Senator Maloney of Connecticut told
them there isn't phaseology beau
tiful enough to equal the sentiment
of this day." He said that the
mothers of the country, through
their training of children, shoulder
much of the burden of spiritually
rearming the world.
At Arlington, where 500 mothers
with their families gathered to
honor those who died in wartimes,
wreaths were placed on the Tomb
Of the Unknown Soldier and Senator
Walsh of Massachusetts, spoke from
the marble Amphitheater praising
the courage Of those who stayed at
home"
Music was provided by the United
States Army Band, with solos by
Mrs. Mary Hoerner and Miss Dor
othy Reddish. Capt. Robert D.
Workman, chief Of chaplains, United
States Navy, gave the invocation and
benediction and william Tyler Page
read 1.-THE Americans Creed" A
procession Of color guards Of %
patriotic societies filed to the Tomb
and placed wreaths at the base. For
mer Sergts. Frank Witchey played
TAPS"
Woman's Party Tea.
The National Woman's Party hon
ored the two great mothers of
women's suffrage-Ehzabeth Cady
Stanton and Lucretia Mott-with q
tea at Alva Belmont House. Guest
Of honor was Mrs. Harriet Blacht,
daughter Of Mrs. Stanton.
Friendship House celebrated the
day with a tea, at which girls from
nursery to high school age attended
their mothers.
More than $50 Filipinos of the city
gathered at the Y. M. c. A. in the
evening for their Mothers Day cele-
bration. Miss Agnes G. Regan, as
sistant director of the National
Catholic School of Social Service,
told them that through your coun-
try the message Of Christianity will
come to the whole Orient" RE
member Mother" an original playlet
written and directed by Pillar N. Ra-
velo, was presented by q cast Of
young Filipinos.
Students at Catholic University