The daily banner. (Cambridge, Md.) 1897-2008, 1911-05-13
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or her memory-throus loving
thought, letter, visit, gift or goot
deed. The purpose of mothers
Day" is to have a simultaneous OBJ
servance in every Fart of the world
| for filial reverence. The memorial
| badge is a white flower-the white
carnation by preference.
Miss Anna aJrvis, who lives al
POSI- N. 18th street, Philadelphia is
the founder of this beautiful me-
mortal day and the idea which she
is promulgating is to set apart the
second Sunday in thu month of May
every year, as a day c: international
celebration "in honor Of the best
mother that ever lived your mo-
ther." 1t was only three years ago
that this Philadelphia woman, griev-
ing over the loss of her own moth
er, was inspired with the idea that
others might grieve, too, and that
those who still possessed that price
less jewel-a mother-might be
willing once each year to pay to her
their tribute of affection. Miss Jar
Wis shyly wrote to the newspapers,
and the idea was promptly ap-
proved. The white caranation ap-
peared the first time in many thou
sands of button holes.
Naturally the humanizing influ-
ence of such a celebration cannot
fail to do much to neutralize the
destructive influence of chill materi-
alism which threatens to engross
the nation, and Miss Jarvis efforts
to establish as a permanent and
generally observed event, this cele-
bration-to arouse the purest SEN
timent and tenderest emotions OF
the human heart-should be aided
in every possible way.
Men and nations may differ as
to the fitness of many holidays, but
surely all will unite in this move
ment to exalt motherhood and the
LII d way IAdI SLudo ~ IhO ~
tegrity of domestic and national life
In our feverish activity in making
in our desperate efforts to
find happiness in gratifying our ami
NAL senses we are losing that which
is best. 1.-THE world is too much
with us, late and soon; getting and
spending, we lay waste our worth. !
We need more of the elevating and
purifying influences that result from
such tender human memories as
evoked by Mothers Day."
Miss Jarvis states that there are
e funds back of Mothers Day.
simply her own limited efforts and
he mother-loving hearts Of all
classes. Last May over 80 of our
governors asked citizens Through |
or otherwise) to OBJ
serve Mothers Day and over SO
(1910-11) governors have endorsed
he day. The wonderful national
celebration the United States was
effected by newspapers, governors,
mayors and heads of organizations |
asking for observance and now far
distant nations have joined in this
great movement.
Australia, Africa, Japan, Korea, !
Cuba, the West Indies, land
he Philippines have been heard
rom, and Canada has become as en-
,husiastic as the United States. The
thought has appeared to the rulers
Of many nations, and kings and en-
perors have urged their subjects to
display the white flower, or, where
the caranation is not to be had, an
other white flower as tribute to ,
their mothers, living or dead.
Through ministerial unions and
state and city Sunday School super
churches and religious
were reached. Through
state and city superintendent of
schools, day schools and colleges
we're interested. All celebrated
through special exercises and the
and wearing of the
memory flower of mo-
Their and home-the white carnation.
Patriotic and fraternal societies at,
tended Mothers Day" church ex-'
ercises, wearing the white floral
badge. Railroads, business houses
and clubs gave the white flowers to
customers and employees. "Shut-ins"
in hospitals, homes and prisons were
also given the memory flower. Think
what a sacred, beautiful day it must
have been for all those Mothers
Children!" What deep and tender
emotions it must have stirred in
many hearts that had grown calous
and unfeeling!
And this year it is expected that
the observance will be more general,
more widespread, and certainly it is
one in which every human being
should want to share. 1t is not
necessary to make loud or conspicu-
GUS demonstrations to fittingly OBJ
serve this day-Sunday-but merely
to entertain quietly in our hearts
that feeling of reverence ard filial
love and wear the memory badge
any white floWer-in honor Of the