MOTHERS’ DAY
Observance Next Sunday Mothers’ Day will be celebrated in Wellington next Sunday, when special services will be held in several churches. On May 9, 1914, following the adoption of a resolution by the United States Congress, President Wilson issued a proclamation declaring that the second Sunday in May should be observed as Mothers’ Day, and calling upon Government officials to display on this day the American flag on all Government buildings. The people were requested similarly to display the flag at their homes aud other suitable places “as a public expression of our love and reverence for the mothers of our country.” The idea originated with Miss Anna Jarvis, of Philadelphia, in 1907, and Philadelphia was the first city to observe the day, on May 10, 1908. Mothers’ Day has been observed in Wellington for several years past, but with no widespread organisation.
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Dominion, Volume 27, Issue 188, 8 May 1934, Page 8
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145MOTHERS’ DAY Dominion, Volume 27, Issue 188, 8 May 1934, Page 8
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