Mother's Day celebration reaches 100th anniversary

 
Associated Press
Published: May 11, 2008

GRAFTON, W.Va. (AP) -- On this 100th anniversary of Mother's Day , the woman credited with creating one of the world's most celebrated holidays probably wouldn't be pleased with all the flowers, candy or gifts.

Anna Jarvis would want us to give mothers a white carnation - she felt it signified the purity of a mother's love.

Jarvis, who never married and never had children, got the Mother's Day ide...


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