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A day for mom

Cindi Mason, director of the International Mother's Day Shrine, poses at the shrine in Grafton, W. Va., on April 22. The shrine is the former Andrew's Methodist Church where the first Mother's Day service was held 100 years ago. Former Grafton resident Anna Jarvis started the holiday. (AP Photo)
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 idea after her mother said it would be nice if someone created a memorial to mothers.


Three years after her mother died in 1905, she organized the first official mother’s day service at a church where her mother had spent more than 20 years teaching Sunday school.


Today, the former Andrews Methodist Episcopal Church is the official shrine to mothers around the world.

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Many plans made for mothers’ special day

May 11, 2008

MARQUETTE — In honor of Mother’s Day, Marquette resident Sue Kensington will visit her mother’s grave. River Mota, 8, and her brother Roland, 11, of Marquette will give their mom Sara two stuffed animals and cards.

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City holds public hearing on budget

May 11, 2008

MARQUETTE — The Marquette City Commission will hold a public hearing on the 2008-09 fiscal year budget at its meeting Monday.

The commission meets at 7 p.m. in commission chambers at city hall.

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Bigfoot searchers to return

May 11, 2008

MARQUETTE — An organization of Bigfoot searchers is returning to the area next week.

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Art Start

May 11, 2008

ISHPEMING — Katie Prisk stood next to Hunter Troy Smith as he looked over a wall full of art and watched as the 2-year-old boy pointed to one of the matted pieces.

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Blues benefit

May 11, 2008

Journal photos by Andy Nelson-Zaleski.

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