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6 THE NEW TANNER THURSDAY, APRIL 30, 1998 We all have mothers, which makes mothers as uni- versal as the air we breathe! But it took Ms. Anna Reeves Jarvis, a Philadelphia school teacher, to come up with the idea of the modern Mother's Day as a celebration to mark the universality of mother- i Ln Li Ln For all the love, laughter and devotion "Thanks Mom" Giver her a forever expression of your deepest affection -- a mother's ring by . i ~ Set with up to eight radiant birthstones -- genuine or synthetic - one stone for each child in the family 310 Guelph St. Uni! 5, Georgetown Tel: 873-4405 (a >) E Burt Hunter's Inn Est. 1860 Mother's Day from 11:00 a.m. Featuring: e Roast Beef with Yorkshire Pudding and Gravy e Roast Turkey and Dressing Don't forget Mom on her special day! Open 5-8 on Sunday, May 10 e Fresh Atlantic Salmon Fintrees include 8 fresh vegetables, and roast potatoes Located in the Old Bank, Downtown Georgetown Reservations: at the corner of Mill St. & Main St. 873-7402 € 78 Main St. South, Georgetown F 99 Mountainview Rd. N. 905-877-3145 Mothers Day Specials c 4:30 & 6:30 ry v a, oy the ae collection ; @all ASAP for reservations r . " ge Paes 768 York Road : WitleCE e~ié Say Bos 1 GUELPH , RS ie maa 836-1484 ° ing. That's how it is, now, but here's how it was: Ms. Jarvis and her family, came from rural West Vir- ginia. At the turn of the 20th century, the family migrated to Philadelphia. It was there that the thought of a univer- sal Mother's Day came to Ll Lm Ll Le Lr Ln. Lm im a eo SAA So dudeee 'Sle pRupert's sathaist e ° " i shfewi : SEATINGS AT fy it Al i; 12:00, 2:00, | Mother's Day Cakes $9.95 To order call 853-5945 The origin of Mother's Day her, first expressed to a group of friends in 1907. So persua- sive was her concept, so dili- gent was her dedication, that by 1908 she marshaled the support to carry out the first observance of Mother's Day in May 1908, back in her fa- miliar surroundings of Grafton, West Virginia. | If was a simple sermon in a rural church, which is still standing and now revered as a historical link to an idea whose time had come. That was proved by the proclamation of Mother's Day as a state holiday just two years later by then-Gov- ernor William Glassman. And, behold, just three years later, the U.S.Congress pro- claimed that Mother's Day should henceforth be a na- tional holiday, marked by a Presidential Proclamation. The first was issued by Presi- dent Woodrow Wilson in ~ 1914. But the first Mother's Day _ required the interest and sup- port of civic organizations in Philadelphia, and the persua- siveness of John Wanamaker, a Philadelphia department store magnate, to jump-start the observance. His interest and support galvanized other local influentials, and so it was that Mother's Day dawned on the world in may 1908! Today, some 90 years af- ter its founding, Mother's Day observance is universal throughout the United States and Canada (celebrated by 95 percent of all people old enough to celebrate) and in more than 100 countries around the world.