▁May ▁ 1 3 , ▁ 1 8 7 7 ▁was ▁held ▁in ▁Alb ion , ▁Michigan ▁over ▁a ▁dispute ▁related ▁to ▁the ▁temper ance ▁movement . ▁According ▁to ▁local ▁legend , ▁Alb ion ▁pione er ▁Jul iet ▁Cal h oun ▁Bla keley ▁stepped ▁up ▁to ▁complete ▁the ▁ser mon ▁of ▁the ▁Rev . ▁My ron ▁D augh ter ty ▁who ▁was ▁dist ra ug ht ▁because ▁an ▁anti - temper ance ▁group ▁had ▁forced ▁his ▁son ▁and ▁two ▁other ▁temper ance ▁advoc ates ▁at ▁gun point ▁to ▁spend ▁the ▁night ▁in ▁a ▁sal oon ▁and ▁become ▁public ly ▁dr unk . ▁From ▁the ▁pul pit ▁Bla keley ▁called ▁on ▁other ▁moth ers ▁to ▁join ▁her . ▁Bla keley ' s ▁two ▁sons , ▁both ▁travel ing ▁sales men , ▁were ▁so ▁moved ▁that ▁they ▁v owed ▁to ▁return ▁each ▁year ▁to ▁pay ▁t ribute ▁to ▁her ▁and ▁emb ark ed ▁on ▁a ▁campaign ▁to ▁ur ge ▁their ▁business ▁contacts ▁to ▁do ▁like wise . ▁At ▁their ▁ur ging , ▁in ▁the ▁early ▁ 1 8 8 0 s , ▁the ▁Method ist ▁Epis cop al ▁Church ▁in ▁Alb ion ▁set ▁aside ▁the ▁second ▁Sunday ▁in ▁May ▁to ▁recognize ▁the ▁special ▁contributions ▁of ▁moth ers . ▁ ▁Frank ▁E . ▁Her ing , ▁al umn us ▁and ▁administrator ▁at ▁the ▁University ▁of ▁Notre ▁D ame ▁and ▁President ▁of ▁the ▁F rat ernal ▁Order ▁of ▁E ag les , ▁made ▁a ▁ple a ▁for ▁" setting ▁aside ▁one ▁day ▁in ▁the ▁year ▁as ▁a