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Newspaper
Pella Chronicle
Location
Pella, Iowa, United States of America
Date
May 05, 1927
Page
13
The opening 1927 shooting series ends 354 apiece with Coleman of Oskaloosa top individual scorer and 49 of 50 in the Fifty Target event. Next match set for May 17 at Pella. John Den Burger celebrates his 90th birthday with family on South Main Street.
Sunday services across First Reformed First Christian Reformed and Third Reformed Churches feature sermons on grace duty and Mother's Day themes. Holland and English texts address God Will Children Parents and the Manner of the Lord's Return with Rev George C Conrad leading Baptist services on devotion and the power of the tongue.
The essay traces Mother's Day origins from daily care to 1906 movement sparked by a Philadelphia letter. It notes women's rising partnership with husbands and hints at social change, mourning songs turning to joy, and the role of collective observance in recognizing mothers.
The article recounts Anna Jarvis's early efforts to honor mothers, leading to the observance of the second Sunday in May as Mother's Day. It notes her campaigns, petitions to public figures, and the adoption of the day by states and nationally by 1913, plus international spread and the use of carnations as a symbol. It mentions church observances and school and business acknowledgments.
Exchange quoted by Legion Weekly notes Mrs DeMuir as a silent contributor in a sewing circle, with the speaker stressing she never speaks while others sew. The remark frames her as a quiet, diligent participant rather than a vocal member.
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