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If Cod had told me that from all tils mothers
X might choose Just "whlcher one I would, '
I would hay chosen you, mr own dear mother,! ,
Although I cannot tell Just why I would. j i
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If He had shown me Ills great throng of mbthen
With all their mother lore and throbbing hearts,
I would have seen you. first, In all that number,
Then led you far away, to play your part.
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I knew that aomethlng In your heart s God-like,
For God gave you His greatest work to do, !,
And, although for your sake I lore all mothers, ,
- Yet BtUl I know I would hare chosen you.
ItUBY LUCILB RANDOLPH.
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How oft I see my mother! ,
My own mother, my loving mother
Is It In dream, or vision or memory?
Or are the three combined In a loving trinity?
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She gave me lite, she gave me sustenance,
She patiently cared for my every need. f .
dried the tears from my eyes, j : ' :
Staunched the blood from my wounds.
She applied with loving hands the healing remedies,
Salved my Injured feelings with loving words, i
Put joy In my heart, smiles on my face,' i !
She caressed with her loving kisses.
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When my Injured feelings hurst Into pasBion , ! I
Site, calmed the troubled waters of my soul ! j.
And soothed my-gdepest sorrows ;i
With the human, kindness of mother love.
When the school pell rang out Its Warning,
Who called me fni from my ardent play?
"Here, Johnnie, 1 your lunch, a nice doughnut,
A fritter left over from breakfast, f j
"Now run along to school, don't be late,
Be a good boy, mind the teacher, J 4 ,
Let your, lessons be perfect, Johnnie. 1
Whose words have I quoted? Mother's.
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Who else but mother would play the part?
Who else would throw such pathos: into such
A seemingly trivial act? Mother, dnlyi mother!
My mother, your mother, her mother, this mother
Whor looked after my clothing? Mother!
Who hunted up a piece off. cloth "to match; '
Sits down with needle and thread and garment ! .
To patch the rent I made yesterday?. Mother! r
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What say you, is this all a dream or a'
Vision, bright and fitful, or a loving memory?
To you who love your mother it is a memory,
A loving memory, a cherished memory. i
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A joyous memory rambling :: .1
f Through the evergreen avenues of your mind.
Like , a flock of singing birds on a June morning.
Singing praises to the great Father Universal.
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" 't Tn vnn whn were bereft nf a mother's care
It is a dream, a longing dream
Searching for. the ambrosial nectars
Of the mystic gods of Arcadia.
; , To the wayward, it is a sorrow,
i j A tearful, a mournful sorrow.
Tugging at the tendrils of your breast
Pleading for auistening ear. :
For a listening ear into which to Donr
The longings for a mother's love,! j! ih
The longings to return to the paths of truth and virtue
To bask in the sunshine of a mother's forgiveness.
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To the wicked it is a painful regret, i
Sharp and cutting as a two-edged sword.
Piercing as an arrow with a poison point, ;
Wandering in melancholy grief unasanaged.
"Mother, Oh Mother!" 1 ; I
What thoughts keep company with that holy word?
What memories, what visions, what dreams . -Cluster
around the sacred name of mother!
What ambitions, what impulses lift I ' !
Our tired feet from the thorny paths : i
And set them treading the golden streets . ;
Of a long desired restful Paradise. f
What hopes, what longings, what resolves
Well up in our breasts as we contemplate 1 J .
On the teaching of a sainted mother I i
Who has left us an heritage above all value. ,
Or are our hearts achlng with regrets of broken s
Promises that drag us down the gloomy paths !
That lead to low companionship of the heedless,
The thoughtless," the careless who have forgotten?
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To lisp the sacred name of mother, s , I
Ob, what a penalty to pay for disregard of mother! i
The one whose soft hand cooled your fevered brow?
Lifted her voice in prayer for your; recovery;
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Whose heart ulsatea at every mention of your name
And follows you to the Very gates of death if necessary
Follows you : throngn every-vicissunoe oi me,
Whose hear swells at your every I weal sand shrinks
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A heart that clings to you like rivets of steel, j
Whether in weal or woe never forsakes, ' i
Follows you In every venture, rejoices in every success
Commiserates in your every failure,- , - ; . . .f
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Your blood of her Wood, flesh of her flesh, i , j J
Bone of her bone, spirit of her spirit, g t i
Mother love, knows no bounds, ! ! . jl I T
Encircles the earth, reaches to heaven, if
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Permeates the universe, proceeds from the . i j "
Mighty throne of Diety Himself, I 'i ,! ,
Everlasting, omnipresent, eternal j I !
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Clothe her. with the silken robes of memory, i
Weave garlands of loving joy about her, life, " j "
Spread affection's richest carpets for her feet, - i
Crown her, crown her guardian angel over all.
I W. T. RIG DON.
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made known at the. o'clock
hcheon on Saturday at which
rs. E.' C. Apperson was the hos
es for her daughter. Covers at
ie table, lovely in alt Its appoint
tents, iwere placed for 2 0: close
lends and relatives. Mr. C HI
obertson and'Mrs. Homer Gouley
Salem motored over for ' the
'ent.. Among those attending
om Portland were: Mrs., Hugh
'iliiamson, Mrs. Tom Anders and
, f s. J. E. Herrington. The; entire
fv a Maytlme bower of
uwers with blossoms In tie pink
ncs predominating. Both Miss
p person ano Mr. - Robertson are
raduates of ' the tlniversity " of
fegon where they were promi
ai in" campus affairs.
Miss Appersrm win ' be the In
iration for a number of delight
ful pre-nuptiai events in the weeks
preceding her marriage. "YesUt
day Mrs, J. R. Herrington enter
talned in Portland at a formal
luncheon, while Mrs. Homer Goo
ley's tea on Saturday, May 23,
promises I to be one of ' the out
standing social' events of the sea
son. 'Other hostesses are planning
afternoons for the pleasure of Miss
Apperson, I p i
Dr. and Mrs. Lloyd Mott of Rim-
rock. Wash.,' will arrive! ml Salem
today; Mother's day, where they
will be gulsts of Dr. Mott's ibroth
er, Mrs. W. S. Mott, and his broth
er. Will Mott. Dr. Mott has, been
at Rimrock in the reclamation ser
vice where he Is In charge of the
hospital Dr. and Mrs. Mfatt plan
to spend several weeks in Salem
: the Willing Work-
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TO 3IY MOTHER
Oh, month of May, when queens are-crowned,
My mother, I croWn you,
The queen of all my better acts, K .
The dream in all I tla ' : .
The birthday cake you made for me,
When I was but a child, ' i '
Y?u deck again with candles bright ; '
And little blossoms wild, , -
The bisque-cheeked doll with flaxen curls
You mended on your knee
Until it seems that all you, did, ! i
' You somehow did for ine I N "
-Audred Bunch.
the rooms. At the tea hour de
lightful refreshments were served.
In the group were Mrs. " Will
May. Sti-s. J. C. Perry. Mrs. Homer
Conklin, Mrs. C. N. Ruggles, Mrs.
A. B. Selee, Mrs. Allen Brown.
Mrs: A. JJ. Brown, Mrs. Earl Chap
el. Mrs. C. R. Lester, Mrs. W. P.
Ellis, Mrs. D. J. Hack, Mrs. Albert
Cox, Mrs. Claude N.' Freeman, Mrs.
D. B. Simpson, Mrs. Chester Lee,
Mrs. Harry" L. Muzzy,. Mrs. C. C.
Fishback, Mrs. Clifford Elgin, Mrs;
E. H. Dickinson, Mrs. C. F. Riley,
Mrs. Clifford Lewis, Mrs. John
Chamberlain. Mrs. B. W. Macy,
Mrs. J. F. Copp, Mrs. J. J. Craw
ford, Miss Geneva Lien, and the
hostess, Mrs. Earl Wood.
Mrs.5 W. H. Steusloff and Mrs.
G. F. Chambers are spending the
week-ena at the Steusloff cottage
at Pacific City.
Attractive among the season's,
largest teas wilj be that on Wed
nesday for which Mrs. F W Steus
loff and Mrs.1 W. H. Steusloff have
ssued more than 250 cards. The
hostesses will be at heme -to their
guests at the F. W. Steusloff home
607 N. Commercial street, from
3:30 to 5:30 o'clock. . -;
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children are spending the week
end at their . summer home . at
Agate Beach.
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hood will f meet at 7:45 o'clock
Monday ' evening -rfor "a Mother's
day program at the home of Mrs.
Harry M.tStyles, 780 North Sum
mer street. .Mrs. L.:N. Mjers has
arranged the program. -
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Tuesday evening, May 12', in the
auditorium of the city library the
Salem Arts - league will hold its
annual business meeting, with an
Interesting program at the close.
At this time the election of of
ficers for the coming year will
take place, and all league mem
bers are urged to- be present.
The program, . which will fol
low the business meeting and will
start at 9 o'clock will consist of
dramatic readings and imperson
ations by Mr. Perry Prescott Relg-
eiman and two groupr of songs by
Mn Lrmsn McDona'ld. . ,
.The following press notices will
be of interest:
Concerning a Lion's club pro
gram: 'Pal O' Mine sung oy
Lyman McDonald,, was the most
universally appreciated number on
the excellent program."
"The recital was really a mag
nificent concert, each singer an
individual attraction. 'Thy Beam
ing Eyes," by MacDowell; and 'In
ter Nos,' MacFayden, were sung
in excellent voice by Lyman Mc
Donald."
Concerning " Mr, McDonald as
the result of the Elk's Big Brother
entertainment at the state train
ing school: "O. L. McDonald gave
Madame X
Reducer
Members o
ers clas 'of
church met i
First Christian
Thursday afternoon
aa the guests of Mrs." Earl Wood.
After a shbrt business meeting the
afternoon -was devoted to aewiag
on aprons for the apron sale
which the ctdss "will hold. Peonies
and iris were used in decorating
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Rubber Reducers for every
type of figure
Specially; SKop
Bliss Swart 453 Court
the boys a most Interesting talk
and later turned his magnificent
baritone voice to - good account.
His solos were enthusiastically re
ceived."
Broadcasting , from KGW. the
Morning Oregonian, the Salem
Lion's club recently gave a pro
gram that was appreciated from
British Columbia, to "Los Angeles
and concerning which the. Ore
gonian says i i "One of the solo
ists was Lym'an McDonald, a gifted
baritone, ' whose two songs were
well received. These singers, who
are among the best from the Capi
tal City, which is. renowned for
its musical attainments, are to be
accompanied ' by Prof. John R.
Sites." : ?Mr.i McDonald has been
seven years iwith the Apollo club.
"Mr. perry Iteigelman read
'Lord Dundreary's Letter and was
loudly encored.' Mr. Reigelman Is
a graduate of Willamette univers
ity college of oratory and ' is a
very accomplished reader."
"Perry 1 Reigelman took the
house with his 'No. 5 Collect St."
and his pantomime of a bachelor
sewing on a! button. It is 'doubt
fuTif Mr. Reigelman's equal can
be found in ihis line of work."
The .Tacoma Ledger: "Perry
Reigelman gave two very enjoy
able readings, both winning ap
plause and praise." -
Tacoma Daily Tribune: "Mr.
Prry Reigelman gave four very
enjoyable and entertaining read
ings and impersonations, which
added greatly tor the evening's pro
gram." --'
Woodbnrn "Independentr- "Mr.
Perry Reigelman's-readings were
entertatning and thoroughly inter
esting throughout." t
Gray's Harbor WaShrngtonlan:
"Mr. Perry Prescott f Reigelman,
In dramatie readings and - imper
sonations was exceedingly good.
His farcical rendering of 'Cassa-
bianca," the burning boy who
stood on the deck, was one of the
hits of the evening."; ; j f
Aberdeen Herald: "Mr. Reig
elman presented a number of de
lightfully entertaining reading)
and Impersonations that easily
made good with the audience." I
Independence Enterprise: "Oc
casionally Mr. Perry Prescott
Reigelman stepped out and gave
some very humorous and taking
readings. 'No. 5 Collect St, was
worth the ' price of f admission j In
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Bank's Herald: ""The entertain
ment given in the . Methodist
church was. a success. It was. a
success for Mr. Reigelman, those
who assisted htm; and the audi
ehce. Mr. Reigelman is an enter
talner who gives his audience an
evening of refreshing, interesting
amusement. Ilia readings are not
those you have heard so often but
are new and different.
1 Mr. Reigelman, for seven years
a dramatic reader and . imperson
ator, was with Weber's Lyceum
bureau as individual entertainer,
and has himself directed two
plays. a
""Better Homes" ,week will open
in Salem tomorrow afternoon at
the attractive new" demonstration
house on the corner of South Lib
erty and Meyers streets, with Mr
and Mrs. Karl B. Kugel the first
hosts of the week. The general
public is cordialy. Invited to call
between 2 and 5 o'clock.
Tomorrow afternoon Mrs. W.
H. Dancy,and her committee will
be in charge, and in the evening
Mr. and Mrs. T..M.-,Hicks.
'The Town and Gown club will
hold an unusually Interesting
meeting on Tuesday afternoon at
Lausanne hall. Mrs: C 'P. - Bish
op, Mrs. George H. Alden and
Miss Frances Richards will be in
charge during the afternoon.
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Mr. and . Mrs. C. T. Roberts,
and son, Carlyle, are spending the
week-end at .'the C. P. Bishop
home. Today Mr. and Mrs. Bish
op and' Mr. and Mrs. Roberts will
motor to Corvallis for the Moth
ers uay program at ine uregon
Agricultural college. Harry Rob
erts, a son of Mr. and Mrs. C. T
Roberts', and a - nephew of the
Bishops, is a sophomore at the
college. -
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'Lenore: "If -there's . no compe
titlon I'm not ' interested." Na
thaniel Laszlo. '
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arid with Economy
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Spring's Favored Colors
Many of them1 are reproductions of
higher cost models. They are- uncqm-;
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certain to appeal to women interest-
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stitching at .the hem and around the
hips, new lines are noted. In the neck, .
the front of dress is trimmed with
fancy buttons, Simple but on very
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fashioned of green flat crepe, cut
out motifs in tan, have been used to
trim the bottom of skirt and sleeves
with embrodiery stitching as an out
line; a large graceful fishu of tan silk
adorns the front of dress.
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Stores AH Over the Country Are
Adopting the Cash Wdyi
.' Handling goods on the cash plan saves big Items of
expense In business bookkeeping, record filing, billing
credit: losses and these savings can be passed on to the
purchaser by means of lower prices. This is the normal
way to do business. Credit is a non-essential luxury. We '
think you'll like our cash way better.
Salem Store
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L jWASHINQTOX A program for
renovation of the- White House
this spring affords Mrs. Coolldge
her first real opportunity to dress
the executive mansion up to her
tastes.-
j Congress has appropriated 1 50,
0j)0 for the' repair of the house,
but most of this will be spent in
renovating the decorations . and
furnishings, and practically all of
the work will be done on the first
floor in the semi-public rooms.
j While Mrs. Coolldge will have
tie choice of materials, It Is be
lieved she will follow; custom and
retain the standards in colors and
designs established for these
r6oms by Mrs. Roosevelt.
( Operations In .the beginning
will be centered on! the Green
Itoom, which ' succumbed . to . the
flirtations of the sun several years
ago and faded to a jaded brown.
The Red and Blue grooms are in
Tomparatlrely good conditions and
slight changesVUl be made in
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them. Some upholstering will be
done, and the rugs'changedJ
Other funds will be expended
on. modernizing the elevator, re
modeling the plumbing and va
cuum cleaner system; painting the
floors and replacing rugs In. many
rooms, including the president's
study. .
Mrs. Coolldge already is rival
ing her husband's fame for econ
omy. Practically no new furniture
has been bought" by her, but re
cently she visited the White House
store house and resurrected , two
pieces which had been discarded.
One was a table, inset with brass
diagonal pieces, one of which was
missing. This piece was restored,
and Mrs. Coolldge has been com
plimented several times by visitors
on the result. ' ' . ' '
She also picked, up in the store
house an old fashioned comfort
able chair, bearing a tag which
identified it as ''President Jack
son's chair." It Is now In the
President's study.'
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Haye-pii a graduate or two on your list? Then you will be in
terested in dropping in here and choosing from the. scores of
gifts which we consider appropriate. - There are delightful
things for her home; Beautiful, useful jewelry, or clothing.
Gifts that are distinctive and individual, yet their prices are ex-
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The Newest Hosiery
Tltkes The Newiest
1 Colors s : 1
With skirts growing increasingly shorter, the hose you
wear is" a subject for consideration.' We are prepared
to fill your every need, whether you wear the sheerest
of chiffons, or the heaviest of silk. Match every cos
tume7 and shoe with these newest colorings New; York
gray, fawn, nude, cinder, silver atmosphere, beige and
rosy dawn. I Long on service, short on price.
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Costume
All the new versions in hand bags. All ' the correct
types to accompany the summer costume. - Pouch bags'.
Envelope bags. Vanity bags. Many, many" models.
.Many, many colors. Many, many variations. , Pin seal,
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Soft tinted; ombres -Such an ; array that makes you
, want to own them alL You almost can, for prices are
extremely modest. - Others in "knitted f abrics for utility
wear. . - " ' ' .
A Gift of Costume
f4eyelry
, Costume jewelry adds the finishing touch of smartness
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French iridescent pearls, the new armlets and wristlets
of imitation pearls. Ronee indcstrtifetible pearls, vanity
boxes, combs, bar pins, andj other novelties that make
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