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Show I - "'"ttttI pP3 rrnKlm KL . Lane , Wife of the Secret ary o f the IrvLe rior . Mother of One n in the "Service H i of His Country TO THE MOTHERS OF AMERICA. I bring you a message from your boys in France. They are cheerful and earnest and full , of fight as proud of their coun-1 try, as their country is proud of From you they yet draw in-Bpiration, in-Bpiration, and to you they send j a message filled with determination determi-nation and with hope. They' hope to make this war the last war that America will ever have to fight against a military despotism, and they want to fight till that hope ha3 been They ask you to be of good 1 cheer, to be with them fondly In your thoughts, and f o sustain j our hearts in the day of battle as they will sustain theirs. NEWTON D. BAKER. yyjr: MOTHERS of America gill must keep our faces to the j Lmfc n" 's that tho shadows will fall behind. Our work Is very jj plainly set beforo us. It la for us to j i! make America a good placo for our ij ! men to live In. After those men have j j saved America for us It Is our worn- jjl en's work to make It fit for them." m This Is the special Mothers' Day rncs- Hjj j sage sent by Mrs Josophus Daniels. j Wife of the Secretary of tho Navy, to the mothers of America for Mothers' H'j Day, 19 IS. Mrs. Daniels realizes, as H d all real mothers, that this Mothers' ray of 1918 Is to mean more than It Kj has ever meant to the millions of jl mothers throughout tho land. Neer Vj beforo In the history of the world jl have mothers been called upon to H ; sacrifice as they are giving up today 3 without stint and without complaint. Letters Attest Loyalty Hjj i Letters by hundreds from tho moth- '1 , 'rs of tfac country nro helng received ll ; dally by the Government, and these jl letters attest the loyalty and the gen- Hct j erosity with which the mothers of HiW America have given of their richest Hjj It nnd best treasures for the cause of j ! their country. One woman wrote. "I Ij httve EvcT my three boys to tho mlll- B! jj tary s?rvl of my land; my two Hl) j daughters have offered their services Hj fl ftS trained nurses to the Red Cross; LLVn V there not something whlrh fhi,. B : mother may do for her country?" j Answers to letters such as this go Hh out from the Government In words. kindly and carefully considered words! Kjj but not In words alone. Tho best Kjj answer comes to tho mothers In the H! "ay In which the sons of the Admln- jj lstratlon heads have entered the war. I Not one son of a Cabinet member Is a slacker. Every one has gone to I war. or has offered his services for In his pleas for the nation's wealth 11 to assist in its battle for liberty, the Secretary of the Treasury again and again points to tho fact that he too has given all of his ffns to the Great Cause. Secretary McAdoo has threo ! , boys, and all of them have chnCn Hl tno most hazardous lines of service. I The eldest, now on the high seas, ls In command of a submarine chaser, the second ls an ensign In thr. flying corps of the Navy, while tho youngest, whoso tastes and talents run to machinery, ma-chinery, is o.t persent serving as ma-H! ma-H! ehinlst mato In the Navy aviation corps. Mother Of Navy In a talk before the National Geographic Geo-graphic society, the Secretary of tho Navy, In reply to bis own question: 9 "What do you think of tho. American 1 Army?" said: "I think so much of It that I have placed ono of my two sons to serve In It The other ls In the Navy. Mrs, Daniels might fitly be called the Mother of the Navy, such is her devotion not alone to her NfoTHEDSor America -1 ' j "; ; c--- I It rl?bP Dav id T fro us ton . 11 Xv?vH , Wr Wife of ttie ecretsYy of V mz A'qr-Lculiu're.'h.s Given s Boy 1 4 ."' ' I M, 'Mfh W&& - "to LYie Country jwmHMBrpii A'-- r :vi-. ' - - ,. , Ki?3 Josephs Daniels. i-i ' : ' WiPeof.lhe ecfetary of ' ) : " ' . 't-M tVie tlny vho is Kofhe y ' r ' ' ' u, 7$i to the Boy3 oC the Tleet I Nr fVfjmjli - ' ;V rg3Bpx "4Im own two boys, but to every other mother's son In tho sen going branch of Uncle Sam's service. No reasonable reason-able distanco is too long, no trouble too great for the wife of tho Secretary of tho Navy to take It If by so doing she may make "my boys" a shade more comfortable, a bit lighter-hearted." lighter-hearted." The eldpr rf tho two sons of the Attorney-General and Mrs Thomas Watt Gropory, Thomas Watt, Jr. 1 an enlisted man in the United States Navy. The younger has every intention inten-tion of "joining up" as soon as he has added years sufficient to give him the full strength of manhood. Secretary and Mrs. Franklin K. Lane have given a son to the service of Uncle Sam's Army. Secretary Lano recontly added his tribute to the "lads who are far away," when he said: "Because of this war man" of us are deprived of tho privilege of having our sons with us We can. nevertheless, carry beforo us the pic tnre of that stalwart figure In khaki, the square-.1awed hero of a new crusade, and be Joyful for tho sacrifice sacri-fice that we have made in a just cause. It Is to th naval branch of the service that the Secretary of Agrlculturo and Mrs, Houston havo given their only son. Humphrey F. Redfleld. the one son of the Secretary of Commerce and Mrs Redfleld has also chosen the Navy as his branch of war work and Is servlnc: as en lcrn on one of the vessels of the American fleet. To the Secretary of Labor and Mr? W. B Wilson Is given the credit of having sent out three sons to serve heir country on the field of battle, and a fourth stands ready for the summons when It comes. Tho two elder Wilson boys havo secured commissions com-missions in the United States Army, but tho third enlisted as a private and Is stoutly shouldering tho gun of tho man In the ranks. Beyond this Immediate sacrifice for the cause, the United States Secretary of Labor U proud of telling that twelve of his nephews are striking for the cause of freedom in foreign lands. It was with Intense feeling that Secretary Wilson recently made the following statement to other parents: i "My boys aro taking their chances, and If any mishap comes to them over there I shall grieve for their loss; I shall grieve for their Injury as you will grlee for tho injury or loss of your boy. But If that loss comes, or If Injury comes, in tho course of tho regular struggle, where they are supplied with all munitions, where they are taken care of as they should be taken care of. then my grief will be mingled with a spirit of pride that members of my family have e i?r csw&i apePPOYidin6 Comforts Vtiat.Hkkjs ra:r-se, gSgyiarfjl Q s s& Hazier for the Boy s m Gsnyp made part of tho sacrifice necessary for the maintenance of our institutions." institu-tions." A Great Ttaslc Mothers' Day, celebrated the second Sunday In May throughout the length and breadth of the land, sees the American mother Justly honored, for she is not only sending forth her sons to do battle for a right principle, but having sent them forth she Is turning her own mind and her oan hand to individual and cooperative work of immense value to her country. The mothers of the nation today compose a strong part of the country's bul wark. The mothers of America took for their own long ago the words of Tresldent Wilson when he said In his great war message: "Wc must realize to tho full how great our task is. and how many things, how many klnda of elements of capacity and service It Involves." The women's organizations, national and loc.d, throughout the country from the great seven million strong National Council of Women to the smallest vlllago auxiliary of tho I American Red Cross, are ono and all , I standing hand In hand a solid wall of loving mother lovo and mother work behind their dearest and best who are serving In tho trenches. As l ! this chronlclo is being penned, one of 1 i tho most ltal of women's organlza-; organlza-; tlons in this country, the National So-i So-i clety of the Daughters of tho Amer- ' n 'E - - - HUM ! II I III I nil I it I'll I Hill"! if "tTl ,' '. j " flK? EnJy Koine iTiJCiTLq " lean Revolution, ls In Congress at the National Capitul. These representatives representa-tives of 130,000 women havo stood bravely by their pledge mado a year ago to tho President of the United States. As descendants of the men and women who founded this nation on tho basis of human liberty, they i are today making every sacrlflco for their country nnd they aro tendering to flio Government all tho service of .hleh they are severally and collec- v r Gregory. Wife of the Attorney General ig KoUh.er cf One Boy ervir as an EnlvaLed Kan in Une Uavy ij j BnoznaB -crCTi--. tciv -- iMzm. -cr ------ - - J Mrs William B Wilson. Wife of the " Secretary of Labor has Given Three Sons 1.0 the US A. .!x-.ys;.:- Redfield Wife of the Sec r-etnr-y of Commerce. I lively capable Woman's Relief Corps. ' The Woman's Relief Corps of the Grand Army of tho Republic ls an organization made up larpcly of mothers." moth-ers." said one of the past vlcc-prosl-j 'lenta of that organlssl Ion. ".Many of Its 100.000 members knew the rigors of war as It touched their very flre-i flre-i sides in the Civil War In this country. As girls and young women they did their part in that day ami lafor when war was afrain with us In the Spnnlsh-Amcrlcan Spnnlsh-Amcrlcan conflict thy did not flinch, but aro'o In all their strength and helped their sons and crandsons called to the colors Now desplto sorrow and suffering of two past ronfiicts the noble wives, sisters and dnufrhters of Civil War veterans are again working with every nerve for this latest turmoil tur-moil Into which this country has been p unjred." National Congress Of Mothers "Ours ls the work of handling: the children and the homes of tho men who have gone to the war," s;ild Mrs. 1 Frederic Schoff. of Philadelphia. Pros- i ident General of tho National Congress Of Mothers and Parent-Teacher Associations, Asso-ciations, herself the mother of two sons fighting- the cause of the Allies. Tho Mothers' Congress has done effective effec-tive work in t-erurlng pensions for widowed and dependent mothers in several states. This corps of women also has been active In mothering the men in the camps and cantonments throughout the land, cooperating with the Army. 1 Navy and Y. M. C. A. In making 'ho 1 , surroundings of these great gatherings M of men pleasant and happy places fcr M ; the men who arc offering their ail to m ! their country. To the Mothers' CoBJ 1 I gross, too. has been given the prlvj S ; ilego of "mothering" the boys in ' 'more practical manner by provhllnff H them with United Service Clubs. These V ! attractive houses, which arc placed at m tho disposal of the enlisted men in I many of the largest cities, provide I accommodations, rest and wholesome recreation for the boys In khaki and ! the boys In blue, for every1 moth.cr(! A (son to whom they may offer their j hospitality. . There Is no more preelous day jail tho year than that whlh is dco cated to the Mothers of America, ana men and women, boys and girls everywhere every-where should bo proud to wear the white carnation, emblem of the purity nnd loyalty and sacrifice of mother- J hood. The hearts of mothers cvcr" where are In this war: they aro sTancI" Ing solidly behind their sons in the camps and In tho trenches, a Krcat -4 strong bulwark of staunch endeavor to help and to heal. "Wo are not loinvr our bit." wroto one mother UJ the far west, "we are doing our n for the boys who aro far away flht-ing flht-ing that tho liberty of our beloved land may remain unbroken. Our j hearts an- with them in the fight, and i l our hands arf willing and active In j ( their support In tho ba'.'lo for free . ( dom and lor God." |