"WRITE TO MOTHER."

Dominion, Volume 3, Issue 871, 18 July 1910, Page 9

"WRITE TO MOTHER."

. 4, A MEETING OF. YOUNG MEN.. "How long is it since you mote to mother?" This question was printed on a large card hanging on tho wall behind tho' plat-form in the Y.M.C.A. lecture hall- yesterday afternoon. "Tile idea of ''Mother's 'Day,' " said the Hon. Geo. Fowlds, who presided over a large audience consisting chiefly of young men, "originated in America, where so many excellent ideas do originate ; and it has spread throughout the Anglo-Celtic world." He agreed that it was well for thoso whose mothers were living, and also for thoso whoso mothers had passed away, that they shonld set apart one day for thought on mothers and motherhood. After the chairman (who was aeeoriipanied by Mrs. Fowlds) had thus indicated tho nature of the meeting, Mr. W. Goudge feelingly sang the appropriate song, beginning "My Mother's hand is on my brow." Mrs. A. R. Atkinson said every mother" longed for sons moro than for daughters. A mother looked to her son to conquer the world and reward her in her old age. Most of them had saintly mothers, but even mothers who wero not good had done, and suffered much for their sons. Had they even tried to repay them for that? They should at least write to their mothers and say they loved them. Similar advice was good for husbands in regard to their wives. "It goes a long way with a woman to tell her you love her," said Mrs. Atkinson. "True, you told her often enough before you wero married, but it might como as a novelty now. Try it." She asked them also, when they thought of marriage, to choose a, wife from their mother's point of view, and always, for their mother's sake, to hold every woman sacrwi. "Homo, Sweet Home," was sung by Miss Clarke. - Mr. C. H. Poole was reminiscent. People of his stock, ho observed, took a lot of breaking-in. His father was lenient, and so his-mother had te bo constantly on the warpath. "Wo only had one good,hair-brush in the house, and that was kept for visitors; tho others had been damaged on account of tho discipline that rmd to be exercised, but you see that slio mado a pretty good job of matters." Tho speaker went on to say that to his brother (a missionary in the Islands) and himself, the memory of their late mother seemed to grow more precious with overy passing year. Te exhorted young men to honour all women for their mothers' snkes. The Rev. E. 0. Blamires, Mr. -,]. 0. W. Aitken, and i Asr. H. N. Holmes, also took part in tho mooting. Tho wearing of a white flower by those present was a part of the observance of the day, and was pretty generally carried out. Tho final act of the celebration was left to bo performed by each individual at his own choice of timo aud piacc. "Write your mother, or somebody at home," was what moro than ono speaker said in effect, "and tell her about this meeting."-