DON'T FORGET, SUNDAY IS MOTHERS DAY !!!!!!!!!!!!!

[tactransman]

DON'T FORGET, SUNDAY IS MOTHERS DAY.


God Bless all the Mother's in the world.

[Cannibal94]

A Men 

[MEK-Dangerfield]

The card is in the mail. 

[Tropicalcats]

I love the history of it.. Happy Mothers Day. 

In the United States Mother's Day was first suggested in 1872 by Julia Ward Howe (who wrote the words to the Battle hymn of the Republic) as a day dedicated to peace. Ms. Howe would hold organized Mother's Day meetings in Boston, Mass ever year.
 In 1907 Ana Jarvis, from Philadelphia, began a campaign to establish a national Mother's Day. Ms. Jarvis persuaded her mother's church in Grafton, West Virginia to celebrate Mother's Day on the second anniversary of her mother's death, the 2nd Sunday of May. By the next year Mother's Day was also celebrated in Philadelphia.
 Ms. Jarvis and her supporters began to write to ministers, businessman, and politicians in their quest to establish a national Mother's Day. It was successful as by 1911 Mother's Day was celebrated in almost every state. President Woodrow Wilson, in 1914, made the official announcement proclaiming Mother's Day as a national holiday that was to be held each year on the 2nd Sunday of May.

[tactransman]

So who did Fathers Day?

[highspeeddirt]

Probably a jealous redneck!     j/k

[Tropicalcats]

So who did Fathers Day?

Father's Day, contrary to popular misconception, was not established as a holiday in order to help greeting card manufacturers sell more cards. In fact when a "father's day" was first proposed there were no Father's Day cards!
 Mrs. John B. Dodd, of Washington, first proposed the idea of a "father's day" in 1909. Mrs. Dodd wanted a special day to honor her father, William Smart. William Smart, a Civil War veteran, was widowed when his wife (Mrs. Dodd's mother) died in childbirth with their sixth child. Mr. Smart was left to raise the newborn and his other five children by himself on a rural farm in eastern Washington state. It was after Mrs. Dodd became an adult that she realized the strength and selflessness her father had shown in raising his children as a single parent.

 The first Father's Day
1910 in Spokane Washington. At about the same time in various towns and cities across American other people were beginning to celebrate a "father's day." In 1924 President Calvin Coolidge supported the idea of a national Father's Day. Finally in 1966 President Lyndon Johnson signed a presidential proclamation declaring the 3rd Sunday of June as Father's Day.
 Father's Day has become a day to not only honor your father, but all men who act as a father figure. Stepfathers, uncles, grandfathers, and adult male friends are all honored on Father's Day.

[tactransman]

Cool Tropicalcats.

[Tropicalcats]

Cool Tropicalcats.

 Thank Ya , Thank ya very much.

[daves70]

 

[72sunroof]

Great history lesson, learn something new every day. Thanks Tropicalcats
72SR

[Topcat]

Cool little stories. 

[Oldschool]

Thanks for the reminder and the history lesson.....    Now we need to start the process of getting Mopar Day up and running.......           

[whitesatinmopar]

"Mopar Day" already passed, it was April 26 (426).............now don't tell me ya forgot to get your Mopar a special gift, ya know like new headers, or a performance cam, and after a while our ole Mopars need a face lift as in a new paint job like Oldschool just did. If you forgot your Mopar this year you better make a note to be real extra nice to her next year.   

[Cannibal94]

Does that make Small Block Mopar Day March 18th? (318)