[DOC] [TLE] Mother's Day (United States) - Wikipedia [PAR] It was established by Anna Jarvis, with the first official Mother's Day was 
celebrated at St. Andrew's Methodist Church in Grafton, West Virginia on May 10, 
1908. [DOC] [TLE] The History of Mother's Day - TheHolidaySpot [PAR] By a religious order the holiday was later expanded in its scope to include all ... 
When her mother died in Philadelphia on May 9, 1905, Anna missed her greatly. 
... As a result of her efforts the first mother's day was observed on May 10, 1908, 
by a ... in the Andrews Methodist Church in Grafton, West Virginia, where she 
spent... [DOC] [TLE] Mother of U.S. Mother's Day was West Virginia Methodist Ann Jarvis ... [PAR] On May 10, 1908, the third anniversary of Ann's death, a program was held at 
Andrews Methodist Episcopal Church in Grafton and in Philadelphia, ... 
Subsequently, the church observed Mother's Day on the second Sunday of May 
each year, ... The first Mother's Day proclamation was issued by West Virginia's 
governor in... [DOC] [TLE] History of Mother's Day - SeniorAdvisor.com [PAR] May 3, 2015 ... The second Sunday in May is Mother's Day in the U.S. due primarily to the efforts 
... Day service in the auditorium of his Philadelphia store on May 10, 1908. ... But 
after the 1908 double service in Philadelphia and Grafton, the ... West Virginia 
was first to declare it in 1910, followed quickly by the other states. [DOC] [TLE] The History Of Mother's Day Is A Lot More Intense Than You Might ... [PAR] Apr 25, 2016 ... Back in 1908, Anna Jarvis decided to observe the holiday, and it picked up ... on 
May 10, 1908  the first took place in Grafton, West Virginia, and the ... attended 
the Philadelphia event, which proved that the holiday had a lot... [DOC] [TLE] e-WV | Mother's Day [PAR] Aug 17, 2015 ... Mother's Day is observed annually on the second Sunday in May. The first official 
observance was held May 10, 1908, at Andrews Methodist Episcopal Church in 
Grafton and simultaneously in Philadelphia. The holiday resulted from a vigorous 
campaign by Anna Jarvis, born near Grafton. Her birthplace... [DOC] [TLE] Mother's Day Turns 100: Its Surprisingly Dark History [PAR] May 9, 2014 ... But the holiday has more somber roots: It was founded for mourning women to ... 
It all started in the 1850s, when West Virginia women's organizer Ann Reeves ... 
own mother inspired her to organize the first Mother's Day observances in 1908. 
On May 10 of that year, families gathered at events in Jarvis's... [DOC] [TLE] Mother's Day | Pikes Peak [PAR] While the British holiday would live on, the American Mother's Day would be 
invented ... groups in 18 North American cities observed this new Mother's 
holiday. ... Her request was honored, and on May 10, 1908, the first official 
Mother's Day ... Church in Grafton, West Virginia and a church in Philadelphia, 
Pennsylvania. [DOC] [TLE] Annie's Mother's Day History Page - Annie's Home Page! [PAR] "Mother's Day, United States holiday celebrated on second Sunday in May ... 
Jarvis, Anna M. (1864-1948), founder of Mother's Day, born Grafton, West 
Virginia,. Julia Ward Howe ... On May 10, 1908, churches in Grafton and 
Philadelphia held [DOC] [TLE] St. Luke's Lutheran Church - Noxen [PAR] Some historians claim that the predecessor of the Mother's Day holiday was the 
... is England's "Mothering Sunday", also called Mid-Lent Sunday, observed on 
the ... The first Mother's Day observance was a church service honoring Mrs. 
Anna ... in Grafton, West Virginia, and in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, on May 10, 
1908. [DOC] [TLE] The History of Mother's Day - Ocala.com [PAR] May 7, 2004 ... Mother's Day, first observed in 1908, was recognized officially by Congress ... 
Mother's Day is one of the holidays that have been

Question: This holiday was first observed on May 10, 1908 in Philadelphia & Grafton, West Virginia
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