HOME INFLUENCE

Wairarapa Times-Age, 20 May 1943, Page 3

HOME INFLUENCE

FUNDAMENTALS FOR SURE FOUNDATIONS ADDRESS BY MISS McKAY. LEAGUE OF MOTHERS MEETING. The monthly meeting of the Masterton League of Mothers was held yesterday afternoon in the Knox Hall. Mrs L. B. Maunsell presided over a large attendance of members and visitors. A short admission service of 12 new members followed the hymn and prayers.

A delightful trio was rendered by Mesdames Snowsill, Speight and Traynor and little Gwen Allott sang two solos.

Mrs Maunsell introduced Miss McKay, of the Wellington Girls’ who was the speaker for the day. Quoting the Queen’s latest broadcast on the great possibilities of “homes” after the war, Miss McKay stressed the three fundamentals necessary for* sure foundations. Firstly, homes must be enveloped in love; secondly, they must be buttressed by faith, and, thirdly, sealed by prayer. Instead of the continuous crying for a mew world order, mothers should make their slogan “Back to the home,” for the future was with home-makers young and old. As league members and mothers, Miss McKay pressed home to all present their great responsibility as well as their great, opportunity. Unfortunately an era through which they were passing—an ■ era when so many children were given freedom for self expression—had left its mark upon society. Freedom was mistaken for licence and home became merely somewhere to eat and sleep. “Let us not wait until after the war,' continued Miss McKay, "let us begin right now, first of all by calmly taking stock of our home and seeing where it falls short of the ideal.” The first thing necessary to build anew in the old surroundings was a renewed mind a mind readjusted to every job of work, remembering that each humble task must be done to the glory of God. This alone could turn drudgery into a thing of joy. Miss McKay spoke of the men serving overseas and of how, amidst the horrors of all they were passing through. Some became very exalted in their thoughts. It behoved every mother and wife not to fail them on their return but to train herself to be the very embodiment of love, peace and dignity for where these virtues reign there truly was home. Mrs Maunsell thanked Miss McKay for her inspiring talk and said that these were the very things for which the league existed. The tea hostesses were Mesdames Major, McKee-Wright, E. J. Brown, Ford, Marchbank and Ogilvie.