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WEDNESDAY. MAY 8, 1929 My Mother *\\ THEN God made her He W said: This shall be cast in My most perfect mold. — 4* SHE shall have love, reason, understanding, justice, sym pathy. ;1 ,j s'• 4* — 4* £*HE shall always radiate good C/ will toward man. V : , Ki HER life motto shall be serv ice, her guide be kindness. * AND this one He made— My Mother. ANITA 11. COOK. COOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO Origin of Mother’s Day in Dispute Honor of First Observance Claimed by Town of Henderson, Ky. It has been the popular belief that the second Sunday in May was the day first suggested for Mother’s day, but the natives of this Kentucky town have an entirely different ver sion, writes Martha Lee Forgy from Henderson, Ky., to the New Orleans Item-Tribune. Folk here, Miss Forgy continues, insist the day was originated by Mary Towles Sasseen Wilson. Born and reared in this little city, on the south bank of the Ohio river, in the ’GOs, she labored earnestly to have April 20, her mother’s natal day, observed in the schools in the manner in which the day is now celebrated. In ISO3 Miss Sasseen, then a school teacher, published a book setting forth her ideas, aims and objects, dedicating the volume to her mother, with a hope for natural recognition The book was eopywright that year. She traveled extensively and ad dressed various educational meetings throughout the country in her effort to have the day observed in the schools. It was in the little Center * ' ,7f > "• ' '• * ,;• .< l Mrs. Mary Towles Sasseen Wilson. street school of Henderson that the first observance of Mother's day was held by Miss Sasseen, and in IS!)I she succeeded in having it celebrated in the public schools of Springfield, Ohio. In 1899 she became a candidate for superintendent of public instruction of Kentucky, and it was then gen eraliy discussed over the state that she had first conceived (lie plan of celebrating Mother’s day. It is still being discussed and proudly boasted by officials and citi zens alike here, who argue that: “Miss Annie Jarvis of Philadelphia has neon given the credit of originat ing the idea of setting aside a day for the purpose. Miss Jarvis is en titled to great credit In connection with the national celebration of the day, but the idea of Mother’s day was conceived long before the time cred ited to her. It was first thought of here, in Henderson, by Miss Sasseen and celebrated in the schools here long before the date the sponsors of the movement claim it originated.” In 1907 Miss Jarvis invited a friend to spend the second Sunday in May with her, to commemorate the day of her mother’s death. On that day Miss Jarvis announced her plan for a na tional observance of “Mother’s day.” The next year Miss Jarvis’ propagan da had progressed so far that Phila delphia celebrated the day in church and home. Mary Towles Sasseen married Judge Marshall Wilson of Florida, and gave her life to the cause of motherhood when her first child was born. The movement to bestow credit to her for the origin of the idea has merited the indorsement of many Kentucky organizations. Tins move ment, they say, would not detract from the impetus that Miss Jarvis gave it, and there is plenty of honor for both her and Mary Towles Sas seen Wilson. Communities Honor Mothers Day SMYRNA OAK GROVE Nobody Cares Like Mother Nobody cures like Mother, Nobody’s half so true, And nobody’s half so dear to me, Mother, my dear, as You. Miss Grace Walker Miss Margie Walker Miss Myrle Walker Mr. and Mrs. Bartow Walker eost you less than ever to ride on Goodyears" Ladies and Gentlemen! See This Cord Test Before You Buy a Tire r- in mrl we will shoYV you on this cord-test in"" machine whv Goodyears are giving their us ers extra thousands of trouble-free miles. sip,. miPERTWIST, the cord used only in Good ‘ „ /tires tested side by side Yvith ordinary cord and you’ll understand why Goodyears actua .y ARE ‘The World’s Greatest 1 ires. Langford Motor Company Conyers, Georgia HIE ROCKDALE REcukij, cuNYEItS. GEORGIA y i ‘ *••-'*••;' "5 v ; Do You Know?— TH AT you can now buy brand new Goodyears for as lit tle money as you were asked a short time ago for cheap, inferior, little known tires? THAT we will make you a liberal allowance for old tires? In other words, “we will buy your troubles before they happen.’’ t I , THAT you have four types of Goodyears from which to select—Double Eagles, Heavy Duty All-Weathers, Stan dard All- Weathers and Pathfinders? THAT for the last 12 years more people have been rid ing on Goodyears than on any other tires —which proves that long experience with tires has convinced most peo ple that it costs less to ride on Goodyears. To All the Mothers: It’s too long to wait till I see you again, It’s too far to talk to you too, So I’m sending this in-between message To tell you I’m thinking of you. Mr. and Mrs. M. Lamar Wood and Family W. P. Hicks and Family Pinkie, Dollie and Jeff Norton.