Mother's Day was brought about because of one woman's determination to
honor her Mother back in 1907. Anna M. Jarvis asked the preacher to
speak in her mother's memory at a church service in West Virginia in May
of 1907. At this service, Anna gave 500 white carnations to the
attendants. Then, the following year the church bell rang 72 times
representing each year of the life of her mother. Anna's mother had
organized Mother's Work Clubs in West Virginia towns before the civil
war started, and she also organized a Mother's Friendship Day to help
with the healing of the past war scars and bad feelings brought on by
this terrible war. So, Anna started a campaign to create a formal
holiday by writing letters and lobbying congressmen. And West Virginia
became the first state to have an official Mother's Day in 1910. Four
years later, President Woodrow Wilson proclaimed Mother's Day a national
holiday in 1914. The actual day was set for the 2nd Sunday in May.
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Informative, indeed! Will linkn this page with my Mother's day post.
Thanks for sharing!
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