The Washington times., 1913-05-09
SUNDAY IS NAMED
FOR MOTHERS DAY
Churches, Schools, and Business
Places to Pay Homage to
Women of Nation.

Mothers Day, once characterized as
"the, highest bit of practical sentiment
that has ever taken hold of the hearts
Of men, will be observed throughout
the nation next Sunday, and Washing
ton has arranged to do its full share
IN paying solemn tribute to the devotion
and self sacrifice for which motherhood
stands.
A single white carnation, or the fav-
orite flower of the wearer's mother, is
the badge of this universal fellowship
and thousands of these blossoms will be
used as boutonnieres or will form the
motif In more elaborate decorative
Churches of every denomination and
IN all parts of the city will take notice
OF the day in their regular services and
many ministers will use the suggestion
At the Calvary NJ. E. Church. the
Rev. John T. Ensor will speak OF the
duty and reverence due mother ana
. special song service will be rendered
by the chorus. every member of which
VIII wear a white carnation.
To Have Program.
At the Sunday school session Of the
Presbyterian Church of the Covenant.
Eighteenth and n streets northwest. the
children will participate in Mothers
Day program. The Rev. walter Rad
ciiffe, pastor of the New York Avenue
Presbyterian Church, also expects to
make allusion to the day in his sermon.
The hotels, large and small. will par
ticipate in the observance. At the VIII
lard the 100 vases of flowers will con-
tain a predominance Of white carna-
tons. The same flower will be used
exclusively for the table decora ttons at
the Raleigh. while the Shoreham has
ordered 500 of the white blossoms Sew
eral railroads have made 1t custom to
have carnations on the tables in its
dining cars, and to give one to each
passenger who ate on the train.
For weeks past the florists have been
nursing the growing carnations In oroer
ers for the occasion. z. D. Blackstone
said today that he would have fully
10.0o0 blossoms cut by Sunday morning.
AZ many prefer the red blooms, about
hue, but the white ones usually prove
the most ready sellers.
Prices Vary.
The prices OF the freshest flowers will
range from 20 cents to sl.5o a dozen.
Those who wish to buy a single flower
may get a red one for 10 cents or q
white one for 10 cents. While these
prices will obtain generally in the florist
shops, there will be street vendefs who
viii dispose OF less perfect specimens for
an humble scent piece.
But 1t is not the price one pays fo-
carnation nor the immaculate radiance
Of its petals that marks the true cele-
brant Of Mothers Day, according to the
idea OF the promulgators Of the move
ment Rather II Is the spirit Of a6ec-
tion and reverence, born Of a sense OF
eyeflaSting gratitude. that carries one
back to that Elysium when q mother
stood between her child and the harsh
realities of an unfeeling world.
The movement which resulted in set
ting aside a day for this peculiar pur-
pose began in Philadelphia in March,
1908. and the second Sunday in May
has been observed as Mothers Day
ever since.
Is International.
The practice has spread 3eyond tie
national confines into Canada and Mex
leo. and even continental Europe las
begun to catch the spirit of the occa-
sion. and ii is only question Of time
until the civilized world Is Joined in
this common cause to do honor to the
mothers.
The Mothers Dag International As
sociation has recently been organized
to carry the work forward. and the
~oyernorS of forfy States have aireedv