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Show MOTHERS' DAY OBSERVED HERE; Special Program Under Direction of Clubs Held at Orpheum Ogden mothers were paid high trib-j ntc at the Orpheum theatre yester-dnv yester-dnv when a program was given und.-r, the nusplces of the City Federation or Women's clubs of ogden. Mothers or; every age crowded 'he theatre yester-j day in n record attendance. rov Godfrey Mntthawa ol the First: Congregational church gave the address, ad-dress, paying tribute to every mother pr -'-nt. A program f mulc ancb tal'leaux was also given "hf other Dear" was .ung by irtoyj Oicksjn. with the quartet accompaniment accompani-ment by Messrs James Ilndsay, Gerald Ger-ald Ulnrk 1. urn. .Pari Garr and Francis, Hoore Ml BICALi M MBF.RS Howard Shirpo sang "Mother O' Mine" and with a chorus, "Ureaming Ol Mother" UlBfl Fay King gsive "Dear Utile Mother of Mine" Ulsfl Virginia Ix-e Gustaveson gave a piano n onoloffue, "You are a Wonderful Mother." with Miss Mary Fisher playing play-ing a violin oMIgato and Mrs. J. C Gustaveson asslsUnS M pianist. 1'nder the direction of Mrs Bertha' Fccles Wright, a beautiful tableau of mot hern of different ages was given, a ; well ns a number of other pretty! M-ener.. famed by s'-ngs Drama clubj mi-mbers appeared In 'he vaflOUS tableaux. Kach was accompanied by an old fashioned BOBg, sung cliher by .Mr. Kmma Falne Kln or Leslie Sa-ville. Sa-ville. Three of the tableaux which receiv- ed exceptional applause were "That i iii Sw.eet Heart of Mine." with Mrs Bertha Eccles Wright, "By Gone Days ' with Mrs. J M . ThOmae and "There, Little Girl, Don't Cry" with Minnie t T . .iiuoi C 1)1 U l II SPEC !. PROLOGUE A special prologue was written for, the tableaux by Mrs. Kber H. Piers of ' Iffdt n- This wa.s read by Mrs BllenJ Bcowerofl ISccles as follows' 1 am the Spirit of the Days-That-Are Gone am the Keeper of Dreams. Mine are the treasures of life to unfold un-fold For 1 am the Toller j ho cleans From the swift passing years All your smiles and oyur tears nd the wealth of your love is my gold. My Kingdom is wide as the world is wide: Where soft Phantom clouds with e-lsts gold-kisaed Enfold purple hills, as slumbering, t hey Lie wrapped In deep dreams. Lulled liv mystical streams, rhat whisper and steal through the midst. And deep In my shadow valleys prow ..nderful MHles in myriads untold. , Their petals, dim purple like hands joined In prayer. Clo- over their hearts of pale old Flowers of phantasy, LUlles of Memory. Thfy are my coffers, my treasures they bear. There locked In the pale golden heart of each flower !- a feci ur a song of the Past. The dreams of the world, tho hopes, and the fears. I've gathered them all and there to (he last. Fadeless, eternal. In mv garden supernal. In the gossamer lilies they sleep through the years O, Mothers of Earth. I bid you come To my land of purple, gold and gray, .'Gather my lilies of memory there, 'In their hearts you'll find todav, i Perchance a sob, a Joy. a sigh. Or an age-old cradle lullaby. 'hanareiesH , . a ;-.;. r 0ve, perchance per-chance a prayer. Again, 0 Mother. I bid vou come To my shadowy land of gray To my Valley of Dreains. all treasures arc yours. In my Kingdom of Yesterday. |