Mother’s Day Celebrates 100 Years!
Holiday Organizing All Year Round, Relationships, Support System, Stories that Matter Add commentsMay 11, 2008 is a unique Mother’s Day! It is, we are, celebrating 100 years of making Moms feel special.
1908: Anna Jarvis is credited with beginning the Mother’s Day celebration with special events held in Grafton West Virginia, and Philadelphia Pennsylvania. Jarvis handed out flowers at her Methodist church in honor of her late Mother.
During the Civil War Anna’s mother – Ann Marie Reeves Jarvis – was instrumental in saving thousands of lives by teaching women the basics of nursing and sanitation which she had learned from her brother, physician James Reeves.
After the war, Mrs. Jarvis soothed ill feelings among opposing families by holding a service for soldiers and their families and uniting communities torn apart by the war. It was her wish that a day be set aside to honor all mothers.
Her daughter, Anna Jarvis, established the first internationally celebrated holiday – Mothers Day – in her honor, using the anniversary of her mother’s death as its date.
1914: Congress made Mother’s Day an official US day.
2008: This year, to celebrate the 100th anniversary of Mother’s Day, think up something extra special to celebrate your mom.
Don’t have a mom close, or anymore? Take time to send a card or call or visit other moms who have supported and cared for you well at times in your life.
HAPPY MOTHERS DAY!
©2008 Kim Wolinski, MSW “Dr. DeClutter”Stress, Change and Organizational Skills Expert
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May 6th, 2008 at 3:14 am
Kim – this reminds me of something I heard a comedienne say: “Why do Mothers only get one day, while blueberries get a whole month?”
(National Blueberry Month, unfortunately, is no joke: http://www.classbrain.com/artholiday/publish/article_348.shtml)