oday, was her invention, short-
Sqy alter.the turn of the century,
Sy concept inspired by her own
bes ept so right, so meaningful,
Sihat it was to sweep the country,

} Back in 1907, just two years
rsvis described: her notion to

onor of. her: mother and all
- mothers. a
| A, year ‘later, Mother's Day
[became a reality when it was
| first observed: in Ms. Jarvis’
| hometown of: Grafton, West
. Virginia,
ne * But then it took a year of urg-
\ 'ing, cajoling and pressuring im-
' ‘portant people in her adopted
| hometown of. Philadelphia, to.
| develop the: idea to an-em-

‘sion; She did have moral sup-
ort, right from the start, from
ohn Wanamaker, the

hiladelphia merchant philan-

i thropist and civic leader, Where
he led, others followed — the
rslerey, civic groups,. leaders of

. was a- failed -attempt’. at

_ the. Boston: activist,
‘ Beecher Ward, following the
Mother’ s Day, as we know it -
Prussian War.’ in 1874.

other’s death, It was a con- |

mind then the world, ‘with its.
implicity, its honesty and its”
‘Symbolism. — ;

‘oblivion,
After her mother died, Ms, Jar-—

establish - a- Mother’ 5 Day,.in ;

“Virginia the site of the first [

‘Mother's Day. on the second
- Sunday of May
‘Because the Jarvis family came §
‘from West Virginia, where they

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commerce and industry,
. Even before Ms. Jarvis, there

Mother's day as a national holi-
day, forevermore to be observ-
ed the second Sunday of May,
and to be so proclaimed by the
President annually. It was
President Wilson to whom the
honor of issuing. the first
Mother’s Day proclamation fell
first;

establishing Mother’ s Day by
Harriet

cruel: and destructive ‘Franco-
Ward
was’ ‘moved to try:to develop‘an-
Organized group of mothers, all
over the world, as a force to
prevent future wars. And,
though the. idea -made-a bit of
progress, after a few struggling

Originally, Mother's day was
commemorated by a. special
visit to mother, or a letter or
note, written expressly to mark
the occasion, or a gift of some
wild flowers. In 1908, less than

. five percent of the mothers of
.the country worked outside the
. home;~ sodayy over 75 Per cent

“And then there was Mothers’ E Day

It may be hard to believe, but

household, as well.

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The ‘complexities of today's
schedules leave little time to
write personal letters, But over

125. million greeting cards,
‘aay envisaged in leisurely

years, Ms... Ward’s. Mother’s
Day withered and passed into

So, when a new Mother’s
Day, born’of love, devotion,
respect and understanding
dawned, its acceptance was
spontaneous and immediate.

But why was Grafton, West

in 19087 Ef

were. diligent citizens who had
devoted time and energies to
sudh - civic enterprises as
rehabilitating discharged Civil .
War veterans.

The: first. Mother’s Day ser-
mon was preached in a: little
country church that still stands,
a public shrine and monument
to the message of the day, now
revered around the world.

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