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FAMOUS BRANDS GIFTS SECTION A THE HERALD May Page 11 Average mom gets three gifts Jewellery given by per cent CRAFTY LADIES Crafts and baked goods of different varieties were purchased quickly at Senlon on Durham Street The annual event attracted a good crowd and by doling time very few Items were unsold Seen here with of the for tale are left to right Marie butler Nellie McMeekia and Recent studies done by ihe Harvard Graduate School of Business Ad ministration for the Moth er a Day Council indicate he wide popularity of Jewelry as a gift Hem for Mother a Day Of a panel questioned by Ihe researchers per cent replied that they gave jewelry as a gilt for Mothers Day This is exceeded only by classificat ion which includes a wide variety of Items such as lingerie casual apparel accessories and frag ranees SURVEY RESULTS It is Interesting lo note that more than half the gifts purchased were val ued at over US and that nearly per cent of the mothers got more than one gift per cent of the res pondeflta always or some- limes observe Mothers Day with a gift The acceptability of as a gift item Is tightened by the Inher ent value of Jewelry and the sentimentality of Mothers Day as a gift occasion AN IDEAL GIFT Jewelry la a symbolic standard of quality And It Is easier to buy since site and color are not inherent in the decision making process Today many children live hundreds even Mom appreciated internationally When Ms Anna conceived of Mothers Day her visions of cele bration were simple and earthy She foresaw recognition of the day as being a letter to Mother the wearing of a carnation a visit or simple gesture That was In lttOB two years after her Mother Mrs Anna Reeves passed away And In those dimmer days Grafton West Vir ginia where the first Mothers Day was observ ed was an unsophistica ted country village Simple understated dedi cation was Ms Jarvia goal For she had been deep ly devoted to Mother some say almost obses sively so Her father seems to have been little regarded Mothers Day was to Mrs a solemn occasion one for contem plation and memories and dedication to the Ideal of Motherhood Ms Jarvis wrote thou sands of letters in support of Mothers Day almost lobbying for its nation as a National Holi Her efforts were first rewarded in when on April Governor Willi am Glasscock of West Virginia issued first official Mothers Day Proclamation By she was so identified with the Mothers Day Movement that it had been generally conceded that she was authoress of the lion National recognition came two years later In 1913 when Congress by Joint Resolution Mothers Day as the Second Sunday of every May the sary of Mrs Anna Reeves Jarvia demise President Wilson sign ed he first Presidential Proclamation that year ordering the national ob servance or Mothers Day Although the Jarvis family came from Graft on West Virginia they were living in at the time Mrs announced her Intention to found a Mothers Day Her friends encouraged her And even more Important she got the endorsement and active support of John then delphlas merchant commu l One year after her ol conversations the first Mothers Day was cele brated In Grafton From that day on the idea snowballed In fact it grew so spontaneously that it almost got beyond the control of Its founder before she was ready to handle the emotional explosion ill tiff- Holy Cross Separate School celebrated their tub anniversary last week The school remembered the event by honoring a number of people who bad helped as volunteers Principal Rich presented left to right Leslie Hotel Marie Simpson Gisela Hoe wing and Jeanelte with an appreciation award The gigantic cake seen In foreground was baked for the Herald photo May 8 honors humanitarians May la World Red Cross Day a day Red Cross volunteers and staff celebrate Ihe presence of this great humanitarian throughout the world Each year World Red Cross Day festivities are organized in all Red Cross Red Crescent Societies around the globe under one central theme This year the theme chosen by the Society is First Aid Know What To Do Of all the services and programmes offered by the Red Cross today first aid Is the one with the longest association with tbe Society As a matter of fact It was because one mans determination to provide first aid to be wounded in battle that the Red Cross movement was bora On the morning of June a Swiss busi nessman named Henri Dunant travelling through Italy happened on tbe aftermath of the Battle of Solferino So deeply affected was be by the suffering ho witnessed tiiere he stayed eight days to administer first aid to the wounded combatants of both sides He later made his lifes work the founding of a vast international web of national relief societies bound together by a common goal the care of the wounded in wars regardless of their mili tary or civilian status or the side upon which they stood And so the Red Cross was born and has expand ed Into a multiservice worldwide Society dedicated to alleviati on of suffering and the promotion of humanitari an ideals And from one mans desire to make first aid available to sol diers In the field mini ons of people all over the world have benefited from first aid and first aid training In both wax and peace This year on May Henry Dunants birthday thousands of children and adults In Ontario who have taken first aid train ing from the Red Cross will be remembering and the beginn ing of the Society AJUuugh we are lucky to be living in a country which is not at war all Red Cross first aiders across Ontario and the aid skills and knowledge Red Cross First Aid Do information on courses rest of Canada can thank which may help them to you know what to do7 coll your local Red Cross Henri for the first save a life Henri Dunant did For Branch today s GOODLETS of miles from their mothers We are a mobile society and delivery of a gift to a faraway mother it not an Inconsequential problem Todays delivery ser vice can move a small package from coast to coast in a week or less And Indeed many small jewelry gifts can be sent by Express mall with delivery effected within hours The wide range of gift items offered by the Jew embraces scarf pins diamond rings a costume necklace of fine gold ear rings The median number of gifts per Mother is almost three so hat opportunity exists for a gift of Jewelry plus something else that may be near and dear to Mothers heart It la also interesting lo note that Mothers Day la considered almost as much as Christmas and is observed by almost per cent of the people questioned in the Harvard Study First 30 customers with this ad on Sat May will receive 1 Shrub FREE One per family Heres just a few great gift ideas for Mothers Day Rosas potted Magnolias Potted Mums Azaleas Plus many more AH at km low prices NURSERY LTD QUEEN STREET WEST BRAMPTON BETWEEN TH LINE OPEN 7 DAYS A WEEK DOWNTOWN SINCE GEORGETOWN ANDWELLTHROWINA FLOWER MOM AND 50C FOR MULTIPLE SCLEROSIS Treat Mom on Mothers Day Just bring home delicious Kentucky Fried Chicken for the whole family With every Thrift Box Bucket or Barrel purchased this Sunday youll receive a complimentary red silk carnation just for Mom And well donate SO to the Multiple Sclerosis Society So make this Mother Day a finger 3 llckln good day with Kentucky Fried Chicken fir while supplies last CM a S I sum ickenVuCtv