MOTHERS' DAY.
OBSERVANCE NEXT SUNDAY. The second Sunday in May has, for the past twenty years, been recognised as Mothers' Day. It is a day when long overdue letters are written, a day when small tokens are , given as an evidence of affection, a day when the white buttonhole proclaims the thought. The observance of Mothers' Day owes Its inception to the desire of Miss Anna Jarvis, of Philadelphia, Penn., U.S.A., to commemorate the anniversary of her mother's death. It occurred to her that it would be a .beautiful tribute to all mothers, living as well as dead, if their children would, on a given day, unite in' the wearing of a white flower, and thus make Mothers' Day universal. The idea caught on everywhere, and was welcomed -in other lands, and in New Zealand. In America the day was declared national by Congress declaration. Y.M.C.A.'s in particular have taken up the idea, and churches also on this second Sunday give special prominence to the observance. It is even assuming an international character, as American, Australian and even New Zealand business houses are beginning to feature gifts suitable for mothers.
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Auckland Star, Volume LX, Issue 106, 7 May 1929, Page 9
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190MOTHERS' DAY. Auckland Star, Volume LX, Issue 106, 7 May 1929, Page 9
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