Mrs. Wilson writes her children that Friday is her birthday and asks them to come and take dinner with her. John receives his mother's letter, but his wife persuades him not to go. Mildred, the daughter, prepares to go to see her mother, when she is invited to the artists' ball. John sends a birthday gift to his mother and Mildred does likewise, and Mrs. Wilson breaks down with sorrow. Then John's children become sick, and conscience stricken, they resolve to forget their other engagements and go to mother's.
—Moving Picture World synopsis