Show a 0 f t I r l N Y t x 4 it 4 tf 1 r s se e 3 k s r L Oz the l ne F First t Step e T By ELMO SCOTT WATSON ALTHOUGH the official observance observance gl ance of the second Sunda In Slay May Mayas as Mother Mothers s day Is 19 a- a regarded as a n modern custom custom cus tom torn It Is In reality a n re sisal hal of one of the oldest feasts fonds celebrated by mankind mankind man mankind W kind I or the gifts of flowers flowers flow- flow ers ere candy and the like liker v r h we send on Mother's Mother's Moth- Moth Mothr's ers er's rs r's day dav correspond to the ancient cake a feature of Mothering day of the early Britons On Mother Mother- MotherIng Mothering ing day all young persons away a from home visited their parents parent taking along gifts girts of sn sweet eel confections of honey boney In the form of cakes hes Still farther back In antiquity the people eople of Asia Minor held hel a feast early In May to worship the Great Mother of the Gods and this feast later became the feast of ITT III lath aria an annual event on the Ides of March In Greece and Home Just how much these ancient rites contributed to the modern celebration of Mothel s day It Is Impossible toBay to say eay for tor there Is some dispute as to the origin of tIle the idea Ide which resulted finally In setting aside alde the second Sunday of May lay for honoring the moth mothers ers erg of the nation o f less than four cities In as many different states ts claim that honor lionor for one of their tens Up In Albion N 1 the wIll tell you tint that It orl originated there and offer the following facts In support of that statement statement- George M Pullman dedicated a ahome ahome home on the St Lawrence I riser h er to Father and Mother This sins ns opened for a large family reunion In August In ID 1894 IBM a church chuich was built by Mr Pullman In Albion In memory of his Ills parents He put a great deal of thou thought ht sentiment and time Into both the tape buildings yie home and the church these These two thingS thing'S and the manner m In which the work worl was as done mode such an nn Impression upon the people at Albion Albion n that th-it at nt the fi first t er anniversary ary of the mothers mother J passing passIn on It was sins ns de decIded decided sided to call the Sunday rest nearest that date dato Mothers day and they sited that hereafter In lu that church it should be an annual event o I r o one at nt that time had Imd any thought of low how far reaching this ob observance servance would become or that It would so appeal to all nit losers lo 10 ers of or moth mothers ers era as time the yearly i early celebration has bas now shown Down In Kv Ks they the claim the honor for tor Mary lowles lo Sa lison seen Wilson on Born norn and reared In this tills little city on the south bank banI of the OhIo river In the COs GOs s she e labored earnest earnestly earnestly earnestly ly to have hae April 20 O her mothers s no na natal natal tal t das dav observed In the schoos Inthe In Inthe inthe the manner In which the day da Is now celebrated In 1503 13 Miss Sl th then n a teacher published a book look setting forth her c nuns alms and ind objects objects tied ded dedIcating heating the volume to her mother I witha with Ii a hope for national reco recognition She he traveled tra extensively el cl and ad addressed addressed addressed dressed various carious educational meetings the country In her effort to line e the day ober observed In th the schools It was WIlS In time the little tittle Center street school of Henderson that the t observance of or en ance diy day as held by M s Sas een aud and In IS 1891 1501 she succeeded In hiving haling Itt It In Inthe inthe Inthe the public schools school J of Springfield Ohio In 1809 she a for superintendent of public instruction of Kentucky and Ita It a was then l al ly ally dl discussed cussed over oser 0 er time the state that she had fiat ur t t conceived the plan of cel b Mothers s day Mary Towles T married Judge Marshall WilsOn of Florida arid and give her J r life to the cause of motherhood when her t child was as born honorIs Still another claimant to the honor honorIs Is Indianapolis lud Iu which COIn comes S 'S forth with Ith a citizen who ho It S1 says S Is the father of Mother Mothers s day ly Recently Representative e I Ludlow of In a speech on The TIe Origin of Mothers Mother s Dl Day Div put forn forward ord the polls flu citizens citizen's chhn to t the honor His speech as reported lu Iu time the Con Record follows foltoS S Mr Ir Speaker one of the most mussed td of all i aric-i Is Movers Mover's Irs Ir's is dav day Theory The vcr name or of orI I makes a thousand thousand thou I sand Band bells to tinkle In our recollection firstI lection t It j us back bick to first I principles and revives relives re I es all of or the I hallowed memories of childhood It brings brin before time the vision Islon of c e- e i cv-i 1 cry I-cry W ou one of t us the sn sweetest t face fice a- a we ha have e e ever eer er known we see her smiles and tears and aud once more hear her sing her lullabies It makes our hearts throb and our voices choke as we e recall the un- un un unfathomable fathomable des de devotion otton of mother how she tolled and suffered and the pt h she endured that e ml might ht be fed and clothed and trained to do the part of honest and citizens In the tIte activities lUes of life It Is to me roe a source of special pride that Hint the city which I have havethe the honor lionor to represent In the congress con congress gress of the tIle United States was as the birthplace of Mother Iother Mothers s day dayA da daA A silver sifter er tongued orator 01 ator of Indiana Frank Frank E n first Hering-first Hering first coIned the sacred phrase which Is now no recurrently heard around time the world The Order of ot Eagles agles ot of which he lie lias has long been nn un out out- outstanding outstanding out outstanding standing leader took tool up lip the slogan slogan slogan gan and gh giving Ing expression lon to the mother love lose tint that Is In the hearts of nil all onus ofus It has striven worth orth fly and accomplished a great reat deal toward throwing the encircling arms of 10 love lose e and protection around the poor and aged mothers of the landA land landA A most interesting account of the origin of Mother a s day Is con con- con t In an nn editorial that ap appeared In the Indianapolis lImes on I 7 1930 Mr nO Boyd d Gurley the tIte author of the editorial editorial al Is a patriotic and ind brilliant per newspaper man who In lu 1928 1923 was HIS awarded the gold medal prize In competition with all ot of the editors of America for the most distinguished public service set Ice rendered by Ly the newspaper ne pro pro- profession profession during that year l The he edl- edl editorial edi editorial In the Indianapolis lImes Is as follo follows s A nE L RE tL v nY t Ii This Tills city has many anniversaries which n it celebrates In pride and thankfulness the birthdays or of those Soho io served ser cd the nation nallon and humanity well of or soldiers and ot of statesmen who won glor glory glori and gratitude ot of poets who ho wrote songs that are Immortal authors whose messages remain for tor the ages Today Tod y Is a different sort of ot an- an an anniversary ersary It Is the birthday annl- annl annl versa of or an Idea which became an Impulse an Impulse that became a great great movement On the evening of or February 7 1904 the English Oper Open House n was as crowded Those n who ho assembled be- be belonged be belonged belonged longed to the lodge of ot Eagles The speaker was a young professor professor professor sor from Notre l Dame notable chief chief- chiefly chiefly chiefly ly as being the first Protestant to hold such a position In la that un uni university 1 Otto de Luse hid had found him at nt South Bond Bend and been Im- Im impressed Im Impressed pressed b his Ills oratorical charm He lie did not suspect that the event was as to make history It was nas on that night that frank FrankE FrankE E D Horing In a burst of ot traced all the goodness of ot men to tomother tomother tomother mother love all the advancement ot of to the sacrifices ot of motherhood all the hopes of ot the tho future to the tho Influence of or mothers He lie urged that In every Fables Fales lodge one d di be set each year In which men woud remember remember remember ber their mothers and In that mom mom- mom ory ory lift themselves from sordid thought to higher planes of or ac- ac action action ac action tion The Idea caught and held atten atten- attention atten- atten attention attention tion It was as an appeal to some some- something something some something thing fundamental It tapped the wells ells of or all Inspiration So It happened that In many Eagles lodges long Ions before Moth Moth- Mother's Mother's Mother's ers er's day became a national Institution Institution Institution programs each n were ere held to honor the mothers of ot men menThe menT Time The Inthe ie Idea that found expression In Inthe Inthe the theater had become a movement American When a few tew years ago the tho Amer Amer- ican War Var Mothers became interested Interest Interest- Interested ed cd In tracing the origin of ot this na- na national na national annh anniversary ersary they searched the recognition records Others claimed recognition recognition to this honor But Dut tho Mothers ono one of ot the few tew bodies bodle chartered by congress decided ed that frank l 13 E Hering lfering was as the real fa- fa Cather father fa father ther of ot Mother a s Day Last tall fall all they sent a 3 committee to his home homo In South Bend to pin upon his breast their medal of honor awarded to but three others all from military life Ills Is 18 the only award ard to a n civilian An Idea once started does docs not die It grows Out of ot It almost as a corollary came the national cru- cru crusade crusade cru crusade sade that his resulted In such laws lawsIn In be several states and seems fated to become a law v sooner or later In all states Without Mothers Mother's day and the sentiment It brings to the surface In men s hearts the old age pension mos mo might never have ap- ap p app p are From It that same Mothers Mother s day there thero can be predicted Ii ther move move- move ments movements that t v-Ill v seek to soften orten the bur en of ot sacrifice that will re- re remo re remove mo move mose e the menace of heartbreak and woo that will rob motherhood of much of ot Its sorrow and leave lease e It only Its glory It Is well to remember anniversaries saries earles especially of ot Imperishable Ideas It Is also well for tor Indianapolis Indianapolis olis to remember In pride that with her other contributions to progress and civilization It furnished the birthplace for tor a groat great Idea from which n has come better bettor things for tor all The fourth city which claims the honor of hiving hIng h Ing given gl to the nation this red letter diy day on Its calendar is 19 The city cit points out that the movement which result resulted resulted resulted ed In congress passing a Joint authorizing a n Mothers s day and andIn andin In President lIson Issuing a special cial proclamation designating a Sun Sunday Sunday Sunday day In May lay as the date thus gibing gl givin the observance the official sanction of the gO government of ot the United States was as started theme thel e In 1903 1003 by one of Its daughters d Miss Anna r J bliss Mibs Jan 1 mother who ho died In 1907 1007 had been active e a In the work of the church and Sunday school of a small to town ton n In Irginia On the ersary annl ersary of her death the pastor asked the daughter to arrange for a service In the church where here her mother had lind been a leading spirit In comply comI l ing in with Ith the request she be began began began gan to realize the gro growing Ing lack of tender consideration of absent moth mothers mothers mothers ers on time the part of ot children who ho had h left time the home roof and stra strayed cd out Into the world each with Ith a different In interest terest Miss Tan Tarvis Is talked the matter mitter 0 o er er with a friend sa saying saving mg she would like Ill eto to ha have e one day of the 3 ea ear r set aside especially dedicated to the best best lit littIe littie littie tIe mother In the world orld Through time the of this tills friend and others who ho had become Interested the first observance of ot the day was held v 11 10 1 1008 fOS In Philadelphia with special services in all the Sunday schools Inthe inthe In the city So popular was the Idea with the I people tint that Miss Jarvis became e esen een en enmore more Interested and began a wide widespread widespread widespread spread publicity of the e event She wrote letters or interviewed people In aU all walks of ot life lot foi a proper observance once ance of the day By ny the time time another anniversary Lad hid come around many Individuals and organizations ed edthe the second Sunday In May lay with lUl appropriate ceremonies In in honor of the thebe be best t mother who e ever cr Ih lived limed ed As n a result not only the entire nation but many foreign fOI elgo countries observe e thIs day with appropriate ceremonies Penns Pennsylvania 1 vania was the time first to make mahe It a state holiday This was as In IOn 1913 IOnIn In time the t e same 3 veir ear r the mayor ml or of nos Bos Boston Boston ton set an e example ample of gh giving Ing a Q free pIcnic In a park when hen nil all mothers and their children wel e given glen a bl big dinner b the business men meu of the city The object was as to gl give gibe e a n day of rest and to mothers who hale ha not had a summer away Q from the city and wino ho get few opportunities to do so On May lay 10 1913 1013 a re resolution passed by bv the time senate cenate and house of ot J to mike make time the second Sun Sunday un day In iii May lay a national holiday dedi dedi Gated to time tile memory of the best moth mother mother mother er In the world orld your sour our mother President dent VI was authorized and re requested requested quested to issue n prod prod im to display United Stites flags Hags on all go- go gO buildings In aU on or of orthe the diy day It Is said that when PICSI deut dent lIson Ilson signed the proclamation he turned to illiam Jennings Bryan his secretary of state and saId Urban an that s the finest thing this congress has done God bless ss time the th mothers Fach ruch year ear time the Idea grew more and nud more popular until In a few eats ealS there was scarcely a small church or an nn atlon organisation the theland land that did not make some observance ance of ot the dav day And thou then came the th World war and It was as during this till time that tho time day was more umbers ers i ally observed ed than at any pre lous s time lime Um Boys in France ranee were ere requested J to write their mothers on that day y and so great was the response that t shipload after shipload of or letters letter 3 landed at time the port of New Ne York to o tobe tibe be distributed all aU over the nation to tomother o mothers mother vv 5 hose sons hall had gone gone across At the time beginning the slogan adopted was was as It still stilt Is In In honor lionor of time tho o best mother who ho over eser e er 11 Used lived ed and time tho bad badge e es was wis s then the white carnation It Is said that this flower fIo was chosen because It was as the tIte favorite flower of ofa oa n a President Ident for tor his de to his mother mother- mother mother who ho habitually wore ore a white earns curne tion in her honor lionor |