THE SUNDAY OREGOXIAN', PORTLAND. MAY 2. 1909.
TWO
JBIG
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WniCn WILL HAVE THE
MOST INTERESTING
EXHIBITS?
BY WILLIAM H. RAYMOND.
SEATTLE, May 1. So many and so
splendid have been the world's big
ehows since Chicago put the Columbian
Kxposition into history, that it has
rome about that, in these days, when
another fair of magnitude is announced,
the public forthwith seeks for essen
tial points of difference.
Wherein will this one to be surpass
that one which has gone? What will
it have to offer that St. Louis did not
offer: that Buffalo failed to show; that
the world did not come to handgrips
with at the Kxposition of Paris?
Is there that under the sun which
these have not made Known? is the
nifftion that the City of Seattle found
waiting it two years ago. Today Seat
' tie believes that it has the answer In
the Alaska-Yukon-Pacific Exposition,
which it will open to the world and Its
' brother on June 1.
In the world's house beautiful the
Seattle exposition is an object of art.
On this larger dimension. It is to t he
household of earth what would be a Mil
let or a St. Gaudens, correctly hung, or
Xlaced hi a drawing-room ruled by a
taste and a love for the finer things. On
the artistic side, it is as much a gem as
any painter's product that ever found the
salon.
It was conceived by artists, laid out by
artists and brought Into being by an en
gineer who hits the Une hard, but whose
tremendous abilities are always under
leash of art's leading-strings.
Down to the opening day it cost $10.
000,000 to build it. but the expenditure of
not a dollar was ordered without first
consideration to resultant artistic effect.
Odd, he will say, who does not know
the West, that these chaps across the
mountains should make the artistic their
first consideration, but odd not at all
will it seem to him who has lived among
the high-flung mountains, the tumbling,
rainbow rivers, on the banks of Puget
Sound, for ho Uvea his life in a picture,
and beauty is in the tlber of him.
It is In such a setting that the Alaska-Yukon-Pacittc
Kxposition is builded. Two
gem-like lakes, in which are trout and
ba. make a point upon which was a
forest of heaven-aspiring firs. From the
forest, everything save the beauty was
wrenched that the exposition buildings
might go up. Of a consequence, where
there are buildings are no trees, but
where there are no buildings is still the
forest, and wherever the eye roams Is
Pky line of firs and a background of
towering mountain.
As being In closest rapport with the
environment, the modern French renais
sance was made the type of exposition
architecture. save in the structures
erected by the United States Government,
which are in the modern Spanish renais
sance. From the beginning- there was
absolute co-operation between the engi
neering department and the landscape
architects. The mathematical division
at no time stood so Jealously by ethical
prerogative that the work of another di-
vision was hampered. On the contrary,
i the lines were let down readily when har
; mony was the desideratum, and harmony
: was the result. Nowhere is there an evi
' dent line of division. Iake and forest,
, garden and graceful structure tie perfect
ly into one picture.
Considering all of this. Seattle finds
I an easy excuse for setting forth its fair
pas "the most beautiful exposition ever
held." and It believes that In making
: such announcement it is answering, by
half at least, the vital question.
For Hie other half of the answer. Se--t
nttle will rely upon its exhibits. While
pthe Alaska-Yukon-Pacific Exposition will
show those things which other exposi-
tions have shown, it will specialize upon
thoe things which have never been
; fhnwn here in the Occident. It will un-
vet! some "secrets of the Far Fast" and
make known the truth of wonderful
' Alaska and Its equally wonderful peo
ples. The dainty arts and crafts- of
Jnpnn and China: the weird arts and
crafts of the natives of the north: the
strange religions of peoples who here
tofore have only prayed art home and
never set to proselyting ; relics of Con
fucius and temples laised to the great
god Bud ; strange and beautiful things
and picturesque peoples that are to be
found only In the equatorial sink, whose
few ideas of civilization have been al
ways brought to them by boat all of
these and much more the Alaska-Yukon-Paelfic
Kxposition has gathered together
to answer the other half of the question,
for Seattle's fair is to be. first, a con
gress of the lands that lie by the west
ern seas an exposition of new possibill
t ies for new trade, education and relig
ious and economic exploitation.
Seattle's ultimate object is altogether
"Mothers' Day"
May 9th Designated as a Date on
"BY I-rCIA F. ADOITON.
THE second Sunday
' depijjnated as "Mo
of May has been
ijinated as "Mothers ray. The
thoupht orlRinated in the heart of a ,
daughter, who desired to commemorate
t h anniversary of her owu mother'
death.
a she was placing; the floral tribute 01
the jrrave. the thought came, Why not
institute a "Mothers' day" and pay
tribute to the living; mothers as well as
those passed from earth?
And so It came about as planned by
Miss Annie .larvls, of Philadelphia, to
" unite all lands in a day to honor the
mothers of the raco. And the second
Sunday of May was fixed as a suitable
time: not only as a uay of sentimental
observance, but rather, so far as possible
so to clothe the thought of the day as to
lend to it dignity and sanctity. The
thought was a happy one indeed. Thou
sands of mothers oyer our land work
faithfully and lovingly all their lives In
the profession of motherhood without ap
preciation or any recognition of their
labor of love.
Far too often do we find a mother sur
rounded by a family of thoughtless chil
dren, with seemingly not a thought of the
heavy burdens mother Is bearing, and if
this one day in a year will bring Into
thope thoughtless hearts one ray of light
1 hat will show them hetr debt of love
and gTatitude. the day will not be In
vain.
Kveryone is asked to wear a white car
nal Urn on this Uay. This flower standa
for purity; its form, beauty: its fragrance,
love; its wide field of growth, charity;
. Its laMtiu? qualities, faithfulness all vtr
. Aw of a true motherhood. The wearing
WHICH FAIR, WILL
BE THE MOST
BEAUTIFUL EVER HELD
practical. That it is proceeding to it by
picturesque and beautiful ways Is charac
teristic of the Northwest. It is one of the
gateways to the Orient and to the rest of
the field of the world's next work, but it
Is as proud of its scenery and its soil's
productiveness as of its approaching and
inevitable trade dominance.
9
There is still another viewpoint from
which Seattle looks upon its exposition
with much pride. It is that it was not
an "assisted enterprise." The Northwest
alone raised the millions it has cost. On
a single day. when the project was
broached, the city of Seattle contributed
$;50.000. oversubscribing the initial stock
issue, by $160,000. 1-ater a $350,000 bond
issue was assimilated over night. Every
county in the State of Washington levied
taxes for displays. The Legislatures of
neighboring states, such as Idaho, Ore
gon and California, appropriated large
sums for state exploitation and handsome
buildings. Commonwealths more re
moved Missouri, Utah. New York and
many others poured funds into ornate
structures and comprehensive exhibits.
The State of Washington appropriated
$1,000,000 and here again the artistic
practicability of the Northwesterner came
Into evidence. When the state gave. It
was with the proviso that not, less than
$t00.000 of the sum should be expended in
permanent buildings which, when the
exposition closed, should revert to the
University of Washington. Thus It is
that among the palaces of plaster staff
and other stuff builded for the moment,
are three fireproof structures of much
beauty and size and three other struc
tures, as handsome, but not of like con
struction. In one of these fireproof structures, the
Palace of Fine Arts, will be an art ex
hibit which has been excelled at no other
exposition. This boast has been made
sound by loan exhibits from France,
Italv. Great .Britain and our ain countree.
For a matter of that, the art exhibit will
overflow upon the grounds and through
the woods, for everywhere that Is fit. Is
the sculpture of Finn Haakon Frollch,
who came on from New York to repro
duce the work he gave to the Columbian
Exposition and to other fairs that came
afterward.
That Seattle has answered correctlv
the question put to it is already of .evi
dence. The Northern railroads alone have
arranged to handle 1 .000. Oou passengers
through St. Paul. The Southern rail
roads, those termed generally the "Har
riman svstem." estimate that they will
handle as manv more. The score of
steamships which annually carrv tourists
through the inexpressible beauties of the
Southeastern Alaska coast have sold out
their reservations and ordered more ships.
The hotels of the Yellowstone Park, of
Banff, in the Canadian Rockies, and of
other wonder spots which mnv be seen
t2tt& MPJTXltefZAT;
bv stop-ovet privilege on the waj to Se
attle, report that they, will be put to It
to care for those who have written in
advance for accommodation. So it is that
Seattle, having an untold tale, of trade
to tell, has found it profitable to tell It
In beaxUifnl and poetic meter rather
than in the prosaic way of commerce.
Next Sunday
Which to Pay Maternal Tribute.
of this flower o.i this day will signify
that the wearer honor their living
mother, revere the memory of her gone
from their sight. Those who are away
from their mothers are to write a love
letter on this day. If she can be reached
by phone, send a love message.
So much has been done these latter
years o teach young mothers the great
and marvelous profession of motherhood,
and the increased interest in child culture
and child study is all prophetic of a new
era, when the mother will be an educated
one, and the child will show the fruits of
this education by developing into a truer,
better citizen. The movement on the part
of mothers to organize for study and
mutual helpfulness, is not a new one. The
mothers clubs, congresses and associa
tions of various forms are lineal descend
ants of the Maternal Association, organ
ized the early part of the last century. It
is a fact of deep significance that one of
the first impulses drawing women into
organization was the welfare and
thought for the child.
More than 90 years ago the inspiration
to unite mothers for the highest good of
the child, came to Mrs. Edward Pay son.
mother of Ritzabeth Prentiss, author of
"Stepping Heavenward." This was even
before Froebel's new ideas on child train
ing had been published. Mrs. Payson sent
out a circular Inviting all Christian
mothers to united prayer and effort in
behalf of childhood.
M re. .Richard Storrs. of Bra in tree.
Mans., was one of the early pioneers,
when she was a young mother. 1J years
of age. In 315 Mrs. Payson formed
i an rranization in Portland,. Me.,
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and the next year one was formed
in the old South Church of Boston, and
others followed rapidly, as the idea .toofe
root in the nearts of the mothers. We
are informed that in Woburn and Rox
nury. Mass.. are societies which have
observed their 5$th anniversary- In New
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Britain, Conn., still exists an association
formed in 1836. The work, was not
confined to America. . The missionaries
made use of this helpful agency to such
extent that in 1853 there were laOO Chris
tian mothers banded together m the in
terests of their children. India, -Ceylon,
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Turkey, Germany, Russia and other lands
were reached.
For a quarter of a century, beginning
in 1833. a Mothers' Magazine was pub
lished under the editorial management of
a Mrs. Whittlesay. It was a monthly and
published in New York. The- basic
thought of all these early societies was
the spiritual development of the child.
The threefold nature taught so effect
ively by Froebel had not taken root
then. One of the early societies that be
came a strong factor in the work of child
character building: was in Oberlin, O., and
Madam Willard (mother of Frances E
Willard) was a prominent member. Fron.
her we get the following extracts from
their constitution: - -
First That the time of the meeting b
devoted to reading- tudy and prayer, whereby
their children might be brought up to repre
sent Chrlt in an ungodly world.
Second That the mother's periportal example
nag most potent for good or ill. Therefore
they muet- prayerfully watch their thoughts,
will?, tampers, manners, drese.
Third Every member was pledged to pray
dally fir her children.
In another old constitution we find
this article. "We recommend to the
members to spend the anniversary of the
birth of each child in fasting and prayer
with special reference to the child.''
Many remarkable incidents of the out
growth and blessing of these early as
sociations can be found on record. We
find among the children of these early
praying mothers some of the grandest,
most notable men and women of our
time. The Civil War seemed to break
into this work somewhat, that is. into
the organised work'; still, many of the
early associations were - sustained with
out break. In the '60s the work was
revived in many states, up to the '70s.
One thing is most noticeable and that is
until that time the annual meetings of
these associations were conducted by
ministers. Public talks by men, not by
women, were the order of the day. About
this time It will be remembered there
came a wonderful awakening among wo
men. The "Woman's Crusade" called wo
men from the fireside out to the public
street; this, too, in the interest of their
homes and children, and from this mar
velous and strange uprising a new era of
woman's work began. The Woman's
Christian Temperance Cnlon inaugurated
mothers meetings, with espeeial thought
of reaching the young mothers with
truths and helpful study whrch would de
velop them into better mothers, and the
wealth of literature emanating from this
organization along the line of "Mother
Study" as -well ae "Child Study" haa ?!v
n the work much added lmpatas. . Dr.
Mary Wood Allen has Riven the world
lome of the beFt and the purest litera
ture along this line of any author of our
day. Her magazines as well as book
have been a -great boon to many mothers
looking for aid and instruction. She pub
lished a magazine for many years,
changing its name several times, until
It came to perfection In the "American
Motherhood." Dr. Allen builded a mon
ument for herself in the heaxts of the
mothers of the world that will be more
enduring than any of granite -or marble.
We feel all will acknowledge that the
work of this organization the W. C. T. U.
to which she gave so large a part of
her time and talents for many years:
this organization. with its thou
sands of mothers' meetings held In every
part of the land, with trained teachera
to give their best thought to the mothers
has been a most potent force in creating
the intense Interest in child study.
evinced by the rapidly increasing organ
ization for united study.
In 18X7 Mrs. Theodore Blrney caught a.
vision of what It would mean to the world
to gather the mothers of the land into a
great band for mutual helpfulness and
strength; to plan and study and talk
ways and means for a better child cult
ure, for more intelligent mothers, etc.
and the vision took tangible form
the. Mothers' Congress resulted.
Pages could be written of the outcome
of this vision: pages could be written of
the helpfulness of these meetings, the
great truths and facts giver, to the world
through them. In 1908 the last meeting
of the National Mothers' Congress became
the international Congress of Mothers.
Such has been the growth of the move
ment. ...
Oregon is not behind in the movement.
Various organizations have been devel
oped for the study both of scientific, in
telligent motherhood and child culture,
and many of these, while they have not
lost sight of the spiritual side of the
work, as laid down in the beginning, yet
recognize the three-fold nature of the
child, and study the entire child. They
have become convinced that motherhood
should be a profession second to none
taught in the colleges of our country.
Oregon .has a Mothers' Congress, well
officered, and doing an amount of good
not measurable in cold print.
Through many of these mothers' asso
ciations, the home and the school are be
Ine brought Into closer relationship, and
this is well.
There should be a Mothers' Club In
every -community. It brings the mother
of limited resources into friendly contact
with the bright, thinking, reading moth
ers, and helps in broadening out the nar
row mind. Nearly every community has
certain women of exceptionally bright
mental gifts, and endowed with ability
for leadership, and without such a club
In a community many are shut out from
receiving the benefit of companionship
with these women of gifts.
That we need fathers meetings as well
as mo tiiers' meetings is true, and Is be
ing met with Just the kind needed, but
that belongs to another chapter.
While all this study and effort are going
on to raise up a generation of better
mothers, and purer, stronger childhood.
It yet remains true that the faithful moth
ers whose . hands have rocked the cradls
these many years, have many of
them had too little appreciation and en
couragement. Some one may say, "All
mothers are not worthy ones." Possibly;
yet if "Mothers Days" came oftener, and
mother was made to feel that her place
was important and she beloved, think you
that it would have no effect on these now
called unworthy ones? Would it not help
them to be less unworthy? May "Moth
ers' Day" bring, cheer to millions of
mothers hearts and sunshine into the
homes in which they reign queen. -
Let the carnation be worn. Let the love
letters be sent. And may motherhood
take the place in the world designed by
the maker of home which he made to be
paradise.
Madonna in the peaceful hut.
Madonna on the throne;
All heaven within thine arms is shut
When thou dost claim thine own.
And loftier still thy beauty glows
When some umnothered child.
Some waif and tray. some vagrant rose
Thou snatchest from the wild.
True sovereign of the hjjman heart.
Queen whom we first obey.
Love dower thee, and life and art
"Mothers" and every day.
Works Four Hours Daily.
Exchange.
A man was telling the other day
about a friend of his employed by th
Government as a laborer. The man
Kets $45 a. month and board, and works
four hours a. day. That's another rea
son taxes are high.
Th ordinary house canary will at 23
pounds of seed a year, which costs an aver
ae for each bird of LW-