Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1943-05-10
Alien Doctrines
Menace n alton,
Far|eyWarns
Arlington Ceremony
High Lights Capitals
Mothers Day Events

Mothers Day Events
Former Postmaster General James
A. Farley yesterday urged America S
mothers to combat a growing spirit
in this country, "alien to our insti-
tutions," which he said would nullify
the heroic sacrifices of their boys on
the fighting fronts if permitted to
continue.
Speaking before approximately
5000 persons at the annual Mother
Day services at Arlington National
Cemetery, Mr.. Farley dashed out at
the political elite" whose peculiar
brands of philosophy =" would
make a mockery of the values upon
which we have been bred"
Mr.. Farley, former Democratic
national chairman, said he had IAN
uneasy feeling that the belief is
spreading that the people are not
capable of governing themselves,
that the problems of today are so
complex that the citizen at large
must of necessity be detached from
his own difficulties"
Assails Know it aIls."
Referring TO a recent, unidentified
book in which the author expressed
the belief that mankind should be
divided INTO a small class of the
ruler type" and a large class of
the ruled type" Mr.. Farley said:
This intellectual believes
that the Woodworking masses of
this great Nation are meant to be
just hard working-and were not
intended to bother about the solu-
ton Of their own problems. but were
meant to leave them to be deter
mined by a small group of know
it-alls."
He declared that the Nation must
rid itself of the idea that liberty
is imperishable. If the principles
Of our national structure are sub
verified. he declared their resurrec-
ton will demand sacrifices from
future generations that will make
the sacrifices Of our patriots, present
and past, seem minor by comparison.
The Marine Band, under Capt.
William S. Santelmann, and a mass
Ing Of the colors, led by the Ameri-
can Legion national guard of honor.
headed by Comdr. James C. Clarke,
lent military note to the proceed
1ngs. Participating in the ceremony
were other members of the Legion,
Irish War Veterans, Jewish War
Veterans, Disabled American Vet
Grams and Veterans of Foreign Wars.
Wreaths Placed at Tomb.
Mrs. Elizabeth Martin, national
president of the American War
Mothers, and several past presidents
and State leaders placed wreaths at
the Tomb of the Unknown Soldier.
War Mothers, headed by two Gold
Star Mothers, Mrs. Joanna HynSon
and Mrs. Fannie Meach. all holding
laurel leaves, formed an aisle of
honor through which the wreath
bearers passed.
Capt. R. w. Falk of the Navy and
Col. Charles D. Trexler, post chap
lain of the Army, delivered the in
vocation and benediction, respec-
lively. Bugler Edward Masters of
the marines played Taps
In the churches tributes to the
greatest mother of all-Mary, the
mother of Jesus-and to modern
mothers laboring under the cross of
war-were paid in religious exer-
cises yesterday.
The Catholic Police and Firemen's
Society. in conjunction with the
Police Boys Band. attended a spe-
clal mass at st. Patrick'S Church,
where the sermon was preached by
the Ri. Rev. Msgr Patrick j. Nc
Cormick, rector of Catholic Uni
versity
Service at Catholic L.
At Catholic University, students of
Dunbarton and Visitation Colleges
and Georgetown and Howard Uni
versities, with member of the New
man Clubs in academic garb, formed
a procession on the campus at 3:15
pm. and marched to the National
Shrine of the Immaculate Concep-
ton. where they were received by
faculty members.
A group of 300 mothers whose
time has been devoted to USO work
were honored by 900 servicemen at
the Jewish USO Center, Sixteenth
and @ streets NV.
Asserting that every day is
Mothers Day. Brig Gen William R.
Arnold, Army Chief of ChaplainS,
said in a national radio broadcast
Yesterday that mothers need no
monuments of stone. they live for
ever in human hearts"
Bringing message of comfort to
parents of soldiers. Gen Arnold
said: whether your son is in the
South Pacific or Alaska. in North
Africa or Iceland, in Panama or
Hawaii, in India Or the United
States, you may be confident that
he is honoring you by his response
to the ministry of the chaplains."
Baptist Leader Speaks.
Great Britain was delivered in
her darkest hour by "the providence
of God and sheer miracles DR.. j.
H. Rushbrooke of London, president
of the Baptist World Alliance, said
in addresses yesterday at First Bap-
fist Church and Cavalry Baptist
Church. He mentioned as miracles
the British evacuation of Dunkeroue,
when favorable weather helped save
nine-tenths of the force, and Hitler's
failure to invade England at time
when we had scarcely a popgun
to fight with
Speaking at Covenant First
Presbyterian Church, DR.. Paul F..
Douglass, president of American
University, called on mothers to
face the hard facts of reality of a
generation reared amid the disasters
of today" Continuing, he said:
The woe of depression and the
holocaust of war must now face the
uncertainties of an age in which
world organization must be reality
Alarming increases in juvenile de-
linquency, truancy from school and
child labor, together with 100000
q men drawn from community leader
shin raise problemS that can he