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Show MOTHER'S MOTHERS MOTHER'S/ MOTHER'SDAY ' , / DAY . Mother's Mothers ' Day , wInchId which wInch Id 1a i , the second Sunday in 111 May MayColic , fans falls -Colic Colic - An on Mnv Max l\fa l fa \ v ' 14 14 this year year and wlll will be observed through through- throughout throughout - the annual plocla- plocla procla- procla ploclamation proclamation . - to - - out the United Umted iStatcs States in response LU me ai the PI P1 Piesident emdent esldent . mation by to recallmemorIes recallmemories recall recallmemories As is well known , the object of the day is memories of the motheis mothels mothers who have passed to the beyond beyondand beyondand beyondand and to pay special tubutes tributes of affection to those livmg living living.The livingThe . for the day ' is 'IS 7s the white carnation , emblematIc emblematicof The badge beauty and fidelity fldehty of a mothei's motheis mothel's mothels mother's mothers ' love . . By Bysome Bysome Bysome of the purity , livingmothers livingmotheis living livinginotheis some the red carnation is worn in 111 honor honorof - -of of - f " 'rMIss ' 'T T 'r r 'TMiss ' inotheis motheis mothers Miss . Anna Jarvis of Philadelphia originated theidea theidea the thevien severalcItIes severalcities several severalcities ' which was observed in idea vien Qf of Mothers Mother's Day , , the custom bemg being , extended , . . . . rapidly _ . _ 'In In ' thefollowing the thefollowl11g 1910 * - - ? cItIes cities in iniaLu -i-a-Lu i a Lu - - - , Liic uoi-vm uoi vm - wv-mt wv mt - following followl11g Congress years in 111 . 1913 passed a resolution offered byCongressman byCongressman by byCongressman Congressman J . . Thos . Heflm Hefhn Heflin of Alabama later ( ( later senator senatorrecommending ) recommendmg recommending observance of the day by its members membersand membersand 7 at Washington . In In1914 departments the evecutive e\.ecutIve e.ecutIve e .ecutIve ecutIve executive \ . and by the thesecond : > authonzed authollzed authorized the Piesident Plesldent President to designate thesecond thesecond 1914 Congiess Congless Congress - . \ Mother's Mothers 1\Iother's 1 Iother's Iothers ' Day , the thefIrst thefirst thefirst second Sunday in 111 : May of each year as fIrst pioclamation ploclamatlOn proclamation under this authority being Issued byPlesident byPresident by byPiesident PlesidentVIlson Piesident Plesident President ' \ Wilson \VIlson VIlson on May M.ay % tay . 9 , 1914 . debt debtof debtof debtof Few of us reflect as often as we should on the of love and gratitude we owe to our mothers . . By B Bthoughts Bythoughts : thoughts and acts of sincere affection on \ Mother's Mothers l\Iother's l Iother's Iothers ' Day Daywe , , we not only honor them , but also honor ourselves . |