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Weekly History
Challenge
This week's prize is the
DVD "Charles
Colson On God And Government"
In 1914,
House Joint Resolution 263 was passed
and on May 8th, this U.S. President signed the resolution
instituting Mother's Day as the second Sunday in May. The founder
of Mother's Day was Anna Jarvis (1864-1948), whose mother had died
on May 9, 1905. Jarvis' mother, Anna Maria Reeves Jarvis (1832-1905)
had been a pillar of the local community. Her life revolved around
the Andrews Methodist Church, which she helped to build. She had
organized a series of "Mothers' Day Work Clubs" devoted to improving
health and sanitation in area towns; these clubs assisted both Union
and Confederate encampments in combating an outbreak of typhoid
fever, and conducted a "Mothers' Friendship Day" to help in
reconciling families divided by the Civil War. As a memorial, her
daughter dedicated her life to the establishment and promotion of a
national, and then an international Mother's Day.
Name the President who signed the resolution
making "Mothers Day" the second Sunday in May.
Submit Answer Here!!!
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