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Show ".The Morals of the feising Generation as Loose J, . as Its Galoshes? . : .;V'. By MRS. GEORGE MAYNARD MINOR, President General D. A. R. ; ; if t The American home is going into the discard and , it requires an act of faith to believe that it will survive the automobile and the movies, the thirst for the pleas- ure and diversion of the moment. " The creation of : real American 'homes is woman's sphere, but tit need not be confined 4o the four walls of the house. " It should reach out to better schools, purer movies, cleaner . drama, modest dress, better discipline fof the child at home and in school. An undisciplined child is good material for futiire upheavals and revolutions. It is said that the Wrals of the rising generation are as loose as its galoshes. But I hav faitn in the young people of today, faith that they will make good and settle Vorn when the world rocks a little less uneasily in the whirlpools left by;the war. " 4' J . ' ; 1 The world grow better, not worse,. with every' succeeding generation. ; There is too much pessimism.. Weak lamentations, will not help matters any. Acid criticism only rebounds against itself. Be constructive. J'Keep the home fires burning,' the family lamp alight. . Its quiet radiance is needed in this jazz-weary world. The qualities which have mad America what it is were born in the home, and must remain there if democracy is to endure. Thrift, industry, honesty, kindness, truthfulness, courtesy, unselfish-, ness, modesty, purity of heart and thought, a conscience quick to repel wrong and, above all, religious faith these are the products of a Christian Chris-tian home and these are the foundation 'stones of the nation. Build them into your borne life, lest democracy perish. " " " Throughout all our history, the spoken and written words of our great leaders pay humble and constant tribute to the guiding hand of God ; our fundamental state documents recognize His sovereignty. The Declaration Declara-tion of Independence appeals to divine justice as a witness, i This great democracy of ours has many enemies assailing it from with-;in with-;in and without. A false democracy is seeking to overturn our representative representa-tive form of government and to replace, it with mob rule, or government directly by the populace," instead of by! representatives. Tnis is the'jfilfi';, democracy of the socialist and communist It is the more insidious because be-cause it masquerades as true democracy. . |