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Show NUANCE Thursday, May 10 9 An appeal for peace Mother's day resolved in 1913 It wu conceived in Philadelphia. It was bom in Grafton, West Virginia. It has been celebrated all over the world for nearly a Mother's Day! A favorite National Holiday! So weU obeerved that over 95 percent of your fellow Americans stop to pay special tribute to the mothers of our country on the one day of the year that is ( luir alone. Mothers Day was the Hu of Ms. Anna Reeves Jarvis, an IHm that was half-centur- y! spawned by her love for her own mother, who had been transplanted from her native West Virginia to Philadelphia, where she passed away in 1906. StQl grieving a year later, Ms. Jarvis, who never married and who never had children of her own, told a group of friends of her idea to honor her mother and all mothers with a day dedicated especially to them. With the help of John Wanamaker, the Philadelphia Deanna Kowacich .Made of joy My mother is someone who is made of love, smiles, joy. happiness, kindness, and Shes the best Happy Mother's Day mom! Patty From, Kowacich Deanna Kowacich merchant-philanthropis- t, and other civic groups. Mothers Day became a reality in 1908. It was in Grafton, West Virginia, Ms. Jarvis hometown, where the first Mothers Day sermon was delivered. It was a simple ceremony, rooted deeply in religious symbolism, and truly expressive of the outlook of Americans shortly after the turn of the century. Yet, by mu, omy two years later, Gov. William E. Classman of West Virginia proclaimed Mothers Day to be a state holiday. The idea caught hold, and fed on its own appeal. Thats why in 1913 a Joint Congressional Resolution made Mothers Day a national holiday, to be observed by all the states, territories and dependencies of the United States. Historic first . It was the good fortune of President Woodrow Wilson to issue the first Presidential Proclamation, designating Mothers Day as the second 8unday of every May. (Ms. Jarvis mother was bom on the second Sunday of May). So, from a mark of affection, gratitude and devotion on the part of one young woman, Mothers Day (to be observed for the 76th year on May 13, 1984) has grown into an international event, through which the eternal joys of motherhood are expressed. Ms. Jarvis notion was to write a special letter or message to mother on her day of celebration, and perhaps remember her with a token of wud flowers, which bloomed in such profusion through the West Virginia countryside in May. This would be coupled, of course, with a visit to mother, so much more practical before are became perapatetic wanderers with a horseless carriage in every garage and screaming jets Booming Give Mom a Break Let her see the movi she wants to see . . . the biggest and best selections of movies are arriving almost everyday at Sooisio JD Family Video ' g New Location We're on Main Street Baatcii8Hweiwraiirtnfi-iia- amoinuuKinviui 'WKvnxK.-ajrc.-diaiM- WKX next to TR iCdKarsE (nBOT-iswr- ur Merc Roosevelt FAMILY VIDEO i mnw-wcswx- overhead. But such is hearts men, women, children, old and young, einflde and married. The emotions stirred up by the advent of Mother's Day is without parallel in our social fabric. progress. The letter became a greeting card. The pergonal visit u now often a telephone call. And as many aa 200,000,000 gifts are showered on our American mothers, even veer. Mb. Anna Jarvis died in 1948, after devoting a lifetime to promulgating, .upending and emphasizing the importance of Mothers Day. In her later days, she became obsessed with her concept, and s recluse but, not before she eqjoyed international recognition fof the idea die fostered four decades earlier. Some even think her Emotional response" are the "buzs-worfor todays Mothers Day. Because, back in 1872, Julia Ward Howe, famous social reformer, poet and scholar failed in her attempt to establish a Mothers Day, committed to world peace and cooperation. Widespread appeal Such are the swings in the pendulum of fame and fortune. Its all in the timing, and the bask appeals to the broadcast segment of society, in terms that are readily understandable and ds to her devotion relationcause was bom of a ship she had with her mother. If so, she must have taken great satisfaction from having given the world a special gift that people, everywhere, have taken to their love-hat- s accepted. 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