The Rock Island Argus and daily union. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1920-1923, 1920-05-08
|PAY MOTHERS
IMAGE SUNDAY
frehes II City Arrasge special
Programs In Tribate to
Her Name.

3Anorrow, the seventh annual
( s,;ssher's day." promises to be
- generally observed in Rock
,.,snd than ever before. The wear
~ n flowers and ribbons Of sig
aSrsnt colors, little gifts, letters,
..,r~mbrances, and services whose
.ssme Is Mother" in many OF the
.s.,ehes, will pay her tribute and
..ssify to the universal alteration
al her name.
.Mother's day." the second Sun
a, IN May, is a national holiday.
4 ordained in a proclamation of
u,esident Woodrow Wilson in 1913.
~ originator of the idea of set
49, apart one day which should be
s.s,llarly and particularly devoted
e the mothers Of the world was
w,.s Anna Jarvis of Philadelphia.
Following the proclamation OF
M president. the custom rapidly
snread, and grew in popularity
,,om wear to year, the churches
,articularly making a point of the
observation Of the day.
Although not particularly speci-
God n became a general custom for
Nose who had mothers living to
waar colored flower or ribbon,
xhIle tribute was paid to the mem
ory Of mother who had passed on
Nv the wearing of touch of white.
Nany red and white flowers will be
,sen on dresses and in coat lape.s
tomorrow in Rock Island.
Wear Red and White.
Many Of the churches have ar
ranged Mothers day" programs,
either for church or Sunday school
services. and this will form the
theme of most of the days sermons.
In some churches flowers will be
presented TO mothers in the con-
gregat.on, and in others each one
viii be given little ribbon of red
or white. ....
At the First Baptist church, spe-
cial music and the sermons Of the
pastor. Rev. J. Clark Granger, will
carry Out the theme. Rev. Granger
will preach in the morning On
Home" and at the evening service
a, 1880 O'Clock on Mother" Faith
Of Our Mothers and Tell Mother
I'll Be There Will be on the must
cal program.
AT the Broadway Presbyterian
church, Rev. John McGown Steven
son will preach on THE Mother
hood in Cod" at the morning serv-
ice, and in the evening on THE
Glory Of Womanhood." illustrated
with stereopticon slides of the story
Of Esther
Motherhood" will be the topic
Of Rev. A. NJ. Stocking at the
Spencer Memorial Methodist church
at the 1916 service. Mothers will
be given carnations, and those in
the congregation will be asked to
wear ribbons of white or pink. At
the evening service. the congrega-
ton of the Edgewood Eaptist
church will unite with the congre-
cation in services.
Rev L. Hadaway. pastor of the
Memorial Christian church, will
preach in the morning on THE
Mother of Jesus" and in the even
ing on Simon Peters Mother-in-
Law"
At the Gloria Del United Preshy-
terrain church a special program
has been arranged in observance of
the day, in which Sunday school
pupils will take part:
Song-Congregation.
Lords prayer in concert.
Responsive reading.
Announcements.
0fertory.
Song, Walking in His Way-Pri-
mary class.
Recitation. Oh, Day of Rest and
Gladness-Florence Crosby.
= Recitation. The White Flower
Sadie Kruse.
Solo, Mother-Mrs. Eva Tilton.
Recitation. What Three Little
BOYS Said-Eugene Carpenter
Recitation, To You-Geneviere
Ferneau
Recitation, Like Cradle Rock
Medina White.
song. Whittier Than Snow-Pri-
mary class.