The guardian. [volume] (Boston, Mass.) 1901-1960, 1946-05-11
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4 Radio Address by Attorney Laurence II. Banks
It harIy seems possible that year ago we were
ayerfuly celebrating We Day. We thankful that
tn war in Europe was We had hopes that Japan
would collapse to give complete victory the
evil forces in the world.
What reaction then?
On hearing the good news here are the sayings of
few people taken at random From Navy veteran, Il
prayed and lit candle for my buddy" From Army
veteran-"Oh that's swell" From General Eisenhauser:
1.-THE truly heroic man is CT Joe and his counterpart
throughout the United Nations From wounded vet
ern what are they hoering about-t amt yeti
From Mrs Franklin D. Roosevelt the goal is there and in
way another must fight through to permanent
peace.
The war may be over, but the goal has not been
reached Perhaps the group of persons who suffered the
most are the mothers who kept the home fires burning
who with their letters kept up the morale of boys
Next Sunday special day set aside for mothers
You have heard many appeals to remember this best
friend of by sending her appropriate giftone
that she would not think of buying for herself so my
appeal is going to be just little different.
You remember what morale builder the letters were
to our boys during the war. Remember reading in the
newspapers how boy took his life because he
had not received a letter! Remember the stimulus and
life giving effects of letter. WE'LL it's not too late
in addition to your mothers gift to sit down and write
letter to your mother, if she is living.
looks also if the mothers may be leading the way
to the permanent peace about which Mrs Roosevelt spoke
A few days ago, the American Mothers Committee of
the Golden Rule Foundation put aside all preludces and
chose a colored woman Mrs. Emma Carissa Clement
the American mother of 1916. This American mother
vel deserved this honor for the remarkable record she
has made Mother of seven children all graduates of
Lii ingstone, which includes who is President of
Atna University another professor of physics third
professor of English and fourth Army chaplain.
rs Clement has seven grandchildren dtwo great
aadchildren She is district president of the Womens
ZONE and Foreign Mission Society and chorister at the
roadway Temple in Louisville She is also charter
member of the Southern Commission Interracia Co.
operation and statscian of the Kentucky Federation
Of Women's Clubs
The family of Mrs. Clement has come long way be-
she is the granddaughter of slave Just think of
it, her mothers mother slave who class knew little
Of family e and with the possibility of being separated
from her children forever But it seems the most
markable and significant feature in this AMERICAN
lection is the vote given to Mrs Clement by Southern
of Louisville, KY, member of the Society of
Kentucky Women. This Southerner states, "Pm rebel
of rebels dreamed would ever in my life vote
for a Negro. But when her record couldn't be
fair and the committee without recognizing it,
So tonight my friends, you serving a commit
tee The great committee which selects its public
ants to government In serving this commit
tee you match the courage of the conviction of those
who chose a colored the American mother of
1916? Can YOU forget the race creed color religion
of candidate and look solely at his record If you
the light and follow this example, shall have made
real advance towards permanent peace this first mi
versary of We Day.