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, a •%. ■>. and 2 in Suresnes. \ \ / f n j A \ In Flanders Field pi By JOHN DICKINS6n SHERMAN f'~ - ——— ()Xff ERfS Day tiffs year Mis' ‘tyuy 11. 'this year anil every year, it falls ( the second .-Sunday in cj.v Stay and by no less uu £'"■ i tliority than flip -'ooiigros* , l xi of tin* IWtwl States. I’n- Q. de Sam alSo'snys: “Fly 2 your flag!’’ Custom says: "'Wear a carnation!” Miss Anna Jarvis of Hhiladelphin was the originator Mother’s Day, which as oirvrvod in several cities in 15)10. Now it has become a -day of nation wide observance, following an act of congress in 15*14. It in n't apart for special observance in honor of tlie home and motherhood. Its purpose is to recall t! o memories of mothers who have gone; to brighten the lives of those who remain; to stimulate men, women end children to honor home and parents, it is to be observed by act of kindness to mother and father; by service i:i churches of all creeds, and by wearing a carnation, emblem of the purity, beauty, fidelity and strength of mother love. The photographs herewith repro duced tell in themselves a story of Mother’s Day—even if they do not tell the whole story. Like a “song without words” il is a story without text. Put into the pictures what you know of life and mother’s love —and you have a story of your own. Put yourself—so far as you can— in the place of tlie mother in black at that national shrine —the stately rest ing plnc* of tiie “Unknown Soldier” in Arlington National cemetery at- Washington. Is she* there because she oaunfit’ be beside life grave of her son in France? It would'be a natural tiling for a fallen hero's r.totiier to do. For the nation inis raised lids memorial to show its appreciatibn oY' the American-fighting' man. So what more tilting place for a Gold Star Mother on Mother’s Day? lint this is not enough. Sixteen Gold Star Mothers made a pilgrimage to this national shrine the, other day. There they paid silent tribute with wreaths and prayer. Then they went to the White House, where President Cooiidge expressed Itis sympathy with their purpose. They were in Wash ington representing ~ 5,00(1 bereaved American' women who want to visit the gravi s of their sons overseas. Rep resentative Samuel DU-kSteiiV of New York Inis introduced a bill setting forth their wishes, it authorises the seere- tary uf war to arrange trips to Europe ; Mid hark on , government-owned yes-j sols, with proper military escort and i sltxi for incidental expenses of each , mother. Said the tiold Star Mothers to tile house military committee: Many mothers sacrificed their sons ! 1 a the World war aft< r they had Riven ’ twi a‘y years of service to rear them. A Journey to the shrine of their Pfe’s v rt; is small compensation for these ! C. a dated women —yt* it is all they ask f-nv of thir.i are so poor that they tv II tu t or be able to make the journey at their own eost. I'l o National War Mothers’ nssociu tlon decided at its lust annual con vention to move its headquarters from Ind nnapolis to Washington. The pres cat oHicers are: Mrs. 11. 11. McChier. Kansas City (portrait herewith), pres ident; Mrs. Carrie !.. Root, (Jardiner. 111., iirst vice president ; Mrs. Blanche A. P.ollak. second vice president; Mes Tluunas Spence, Kenosha, Wis., tlilrd vice president; Mrs. Hose Sahgeaut, Sacramento, Cal., fourth vice presi dent; Mrs. William D. Oldham, Lex ington, Ky., secretary; Mrs. Lynn Boyd, New Castle, Ind., treasurer; Mrs. Carry Avery, Washington, D. C., custodian of records; Mrs. W. A. Wil cox, Omaha, auditor; Mrs. Frank De- Kny, Blnckfoot, Idaho, historian. Imagine, if you can, the pride of Mrs. Dolly Wilson of Pilot Mountain, N. C. She Is the Champion War Moth er of the United States, by award of the association. She saw ten sons rally to the Colors. J "Americans!” with one swift, delighted glance. "But yes! We always know them!" smiled Marie. "Madame, their 100k —so proud—has taught us how!" (Swinging along the sunlit roads —In France!) But, Marie, you would learn what pride can. be. If you cctutd see-their toothers’ faces now! Or is this Gold Star Mother paying tribute at tlds national shrine because she knows not where her hero is laid — only that he went and has not come bngk? Uncle Sam did his best - for.his fighting men. Most of them sleep In known and Identified graves. But there are still many “Unknown Sol diers" in the American military ceme teries in France—4SH .hf Meuse-Ar gonne, 157 in St. Mihiel, 154 iii'ijomrae, (!S>S in Oise-Aisne, 224 in Aisne-Mnrne THE VOICE OF A FLOWER * ‘ Hj limtAlt HOWARD I urn the Carnation. ’ This is my day of days. Today I speak to all the moth ers. living near oir living ;far. Mothers never die. Some are called away, but always they leave behind a part of, them selves, and that living part builds for itself a home in the hearts of mothers’ children. Today my address to living mothers is in the passion tone of red; today my address to mothers who have been called away is in the worshipful tone of white. Living mothers will read my address to them in my passion color on the breasts of living sons and daughters. And who shall say to me that my worshipful address in white, softly and prayerfully rising, may not also he heard by moth ers no longer in the earth-zone.? ♦ ••*** I Jo not surely know; but often 1 half-way believe, that the moth ers who live up there beyond the staritne may be listening-in at some angel wireless station, and happily hearing the message of love 1 am speaking this Mother's Day In tones of white from fhe breasts of multitudes of remem bering sons and daughters. THE DANIELSVILLE MONITOR, DANIELSVILLE, GEORGIA. God grant that there is comfort in that thought!! Bugles blow; Proud the homage we show While tears flow. But Oh, Oh, If his Mother could know In her woe! The Mother Instinct! What good American does not thrill at the fa miliar sight here pictured? It is one of the things that keeps'alive faith in the race and our destiny. It is this same mother instinct that gives the nation its devoted wives and mothers, its trained nurses and its faithful teachers. , Incidentally, it adds inter est to the pretty little potential moth er pictured to know that she is Mary Walker Lee of New York, the only grandchild of that gentleman, scholar and soldier —Robert E. Lee. Tli® two contrasting types of. savage mothers shown are proof positive that there. Is no color line in mothers. Motherhood js tlie same, whether in British East Africa .or in tlie. Arctic. Incidentally, we .shall- say which is the happfer—tpe savage .woman who mates fetrly and knows the joys of-wifehood and motherhood, or- the woman of civ ilization who dev-otes hey youth to a preparation, for a career and dies an old maid? The Foster Mother! This'is a por trait of Mrs. Anna (Ma) Smith direct ing the music lesson of Vivian Kite, one of the seventeen foster children she has mothered, fed, clothed anti educated. Mr. and Mrs. Newton J. Smith have been father and mother to orphans and unfortunates for the ljxst twenty years on their 200-acre farm near Hoopeston, 111. The old house has stood there for forty years -and - ■has gradually, been enlarged to ten rooms. •‘Pies like Mother used to make’’ is a famous saying. But not every mother out make good pies. Five" prominent American women have therefore appealed to the housewives of the nation to promote the study of I chemistry in the Interest of better housed;eeping, better food, healthier j children anil happier homes. Mother love is n passion as old as tlte race. Circumstances and environ inent may cause it to act serenely, j but on occasion it flares forth in its pristine elemental strength. Mrs. John P. Williams of Aurora carried three of her children to safety from a tire c.r.d fought madly to rush back to cer tain death for the fourth. Mrs. Rust Simla! of Chicago shot her nineteen year-old son “to save lus soul ’ uni keep him from a life of crime. Mrs .lames Morris of Chicago exposed he pukt in court iu an effort to get lap tier daughter from foster parents. Sturdy Home of Brick and Stucco Provides Amazing Amount of R Oolri By WILLIAM A. RADFORD Mr. William A. Radford will answer questions and give advice FREE OF COST on all subjects pertaining, to . the subject of building, for the readers pf this paper. On account of his wide experience' as ' Editoi Author and '• Manufacturer; - he' is, without doubt. > the highest authority on ail these sub jects. Address all inquiries to William A. Radford, No. 1827 Prairie avenue, Chicago, 111.; and only Inclose two-cent stamp for reply. ■ Hom<* ownership is the mark pf tjje substantial* citizen, in any community. And this is rightly so, since the, man who has his interest-in any community by erecting a home and,, establishing Ills family there js the citizen, of the. most’substantial type. He has. invest, e’d -hiS money and is going to take; n careful interest in all that affects the welfare, of the community and of his Home. And it is to those who desire to be come a permanent part of their com munities, and to establish their fami lies in lasting homes that the design siiown in the accompanying illustrationc should appeal with particular strength. This sturdy home of brick and stucco contains a surprising amount of r.oom and its attractive appearance will find many admirers. It is not of . tlie fad type of home which is built to excess in the period of its popularity to lie discarded and scorned a few years later. On the contrary, added years in this home should bring added satisfaction in its comforts and con venient arrangement. 'I lie combination of stucco and brick in this home makes a pleasing appear ance, which is heightened by the roof lines, carefully considered and termi nated with angles which prevent any awkward length of ridge line. Notice the pleasing finish of the porch col umns and the ornaments used to re lieve the plain surface of the fireplace chimney. The porch gives every visible evi dence of being a place which will he used happily, and is not merely an ornament hung on the front of .the house. Examination of the interior arrange ment of the house discloses a conven ience of room grouping which can come only from careful planning and intimate knowledge of the needs of the American family. Entrance is gained through a hall, which contains the stairway to the second floor. This hall gives access to the living room and the downstairs bedroom. The living room, of comfortable size, is dominated by the fireplace,- which is -naturally the first object impressed on the visitor coming through the door from tlie hall. The room is well light ed with windows on two sides and Wall-space, free from windows, sug gests attractive grouping of furniture. The wide opening Into the dining room is'a feature which’will give an added impression of spaciousness and the room is of a size large enough to care for the needs of a large group, ♦he living room and dining room, | runzen WNTRy ■ '‘WTCritN J &K fii - v It I7INING-Kn' -if' l " AtJ7-.Rrt | > I ,vS-|> * j?, r-^1 p ,Ijving-Ra f til j |> * : M LJ > —*. First Floor Plan. taken together, provide a space large enough for entertaining rather large numbers of persons. Notice the china closet, built across ~ne corner of the room and balancing pleasantly the entrance to the W * porch directly across from it. Thl? sun porch, with its convenience of at cess from the pantry, would not onij’ be utilized throughout tire day, but plight' \yejl furnish the setting for pleas ' ing meals. - . The kitchen is of an efficient siw-' and arrangement.. The rear porch pro vides-for outside icing of Hie refrig- , erator and the couvenicnr-pantry will < be appreciated by housewives win have been handicapped by lack of mb ; ficieut space for their'operations; NV n- -i L 1 • r 1 ' A ■ 14-<?*l2-0" * I • ‘ <1 0.0. / , • ’ , ♦ • ; ' \ \' r ! ! feV‘ LL |L^^ i 1 1 y *° \ DL!7tRA ’ H L if : * 1W14 ; 9' r I J i A i ,ii - L. .. j jecond Fioor Plan. tice that two passageways to the din ing room are provided. The downstairs bedroom is made particularly convenient through die adjacent lavatory. The bedrooms on the second flooi are of an adequate size and are excop tlonally well provided with closets. Freight rates on materials and dif ferences in prices of labor in various localities make it impossible to ap proximate the cost of building tins home for the entire country. This in formation can be gained most ac curately from your local architect, con tractor or building material ilea or. These men constantly are in touch "i building costs in your community. Landscapes Are Advised for the Music Room Pictures - Which represent rhythmic motion and are lovely in color <tn composition are most appropriate the music room. A, poetic land^ ap bv Corot, showing shadowy thin flitting In the twilight: liobbenj-, avenue of gpplars, with, its n ll 1 of design and repetition of moti , Japanese Hokusai's groat ‘ curling up in' grand cresceqdo-afl these, are so. well known that serve as excellent examples <> ‘ .pictures that are musical in 11 o- 1 The close connection betwee •. and nature makes any tine .mi ~ • suitable for the music room n , Through most of the P amt ” Burne-Jones and of Watts r heard melodies from _ charm pgf val musical Instruments show n f * pictures of lovely damsels am ! 1 angels. There are, too, representations of ; cho ol, as th'e pictures of the Ia r which show delightful old ing upon their muelo.l tm£g, and many a picture rep • # music lesson, or a family ■ r chorus of children uplifted m As music Is the art " l 'i- ua |. latest, and fine musical taste > ■ ly that of the highly fore the pictures in the mi • T j, e naturally those of rare >• ; erS day for hanging a row > portraits in the music rot • ■ .- t (< for in this, of itself, there is n value. Coloring Stucco The preferable method ■ . stucco is by using " tdte ’ nt , chips ment and colored sand or _ rest . These give most delicate - e . ;lD e ing color effects, and yet at ; , y time give a color which- , tb e permanent. This method al , lB value of giving a text ■ e coD y I itself sets off more perfect!.' - i hlnation of materials.