| Show woman was originator of fathers day observance airs john bruce dodd of spokane wash was the originator of fathers Father 8 day she began her movement back in 1010 1910 as a tribute to her own father william J smart a G A R veteran who had bad reared his own motherless group alone mrs airs dodd drew up a petition ad dressed to the ministerial association of her home hoire city urging such constructive tive teaching from the pulpit as would point out the importance of a fathers place in the home newspapers helped to launch the movement but did not treat the subject seriously congressman J ramp hamp ton moore of pennsylvania and later congressman snell of new york introduced trod resolutions in congress to set aside a fathers day for a national observance but nothing come came of tt it then the national greeting card association and the tobacco dealers dealer of the nation came to the rescue their efforts made fathers day the third sunday in june a day of nationwide observance |
