▁President ▁Wood row ▁Wilson ▁issued ▁a ▁pro clam ation ▁declaring ▁the ▁first ▁national ▁Mother ' s ▁Day ▁as ▁a ▁day ▁for ▁American ▁citizens ▁to ▁show ▁the ▁flag ▁in ▁honor ▁of ▁those ▁moth ers ▁whose ▁sons ▁had ▁died ▁in ▁war . ▁ ▁In ▁ 1 9 3 4 , ▁U . S . ▁President ▁Franklin ▁D . ▁Ro ose vel t ▁approved ▁a ▁stamp ▁comm emor ating ▁the ▁hol iday . ▁ ▁In ▁May ▁ 2 0 0 8 , ▁the ▁U . S . ▁House ▁of ▁Representatives ▁voted ▁twice ▁on ▁a ▁resolution ▁comm emor ating ▁Mother ' s ▁Day , ▁the ▁first ▁one ▁being ▁passed ▁without ▁a ▁diss ent ing ▁vote ▁( 2 1 ▁members ▁not ▁voting ). ▁ ▁The ▁G raft on ▁church , ▁where ▁the ▁first ▁celebr ation ▁was ▁held , ▁is ▁now ▁the ▁International ▁Mother ' s ▁Day ▁S hr ine ▁and ▁is ▁a ▁National ▁Historic ▁Land mark . ▁ ▁Sp elling ▁▁ ▁In ▁ 1 9 1 2 ▁Anna ▁Jar vis ▁tra dem ark ed ▁the ▁phr ases ▁" Second ▁Sunday ▁in ▁May " ▁and ▁" M other ' s ▁Day ", ▁and ▁created ▁the ▁Mother ' s ▁Day ▁International ▁Association . ▁She ▁specifically ▁noted ▁that ▁" M other ' s " ▁should ▁" be ▁a ▁singular ▁possess ive , ▁for ▁each ▁family ▁to ▁honor ▁its ▁own ▁mother , ▁not ▁a ▁pl ural ▁possess ive ▁comm emor ating ▁all ▁moth ers ▁in ▁the ▁world ." ▁This ▁is ▁also ▁the ▁sp elling ▁used ▁by ▁U . S . ▁President ▁Wood