▁the ▁United ▁States ▁already ▁held ▁many ▁celebr ations ▁and ▁observations ▁such ▁as ▁Children ' s ▁Day , ▁Tem per ance ▁Sunday , ▁Roll ▁Call ▁Day , ▁Dec ision ▁Day , ▁Mission ary ▁Day ▁and ▁others . ▁In ▁New ▁York ▁City , ▁Julia ▁Ward ▁How e ▁led ▁a ▁" M other ' s ▁Day ▁for ▁Peace " ▁anti - war ▁observ ance ▁on ▁June ▁ 2 , ▁ 1 8 7 2 , < ref > The ▁First ▁An ni versary ▁of ▁' M other ' s ▁Day ' ", ▁The ▁New ▁York ▁Times , ▁June ▁ 3 , ▁ 1 8 7 4 , ▁p . ▁ 8 : ▁"' M other ' s ▁Day ,' ▁which ▁was ▁inaugur ated ▁in ▁this ▁city ▁on ▁the ▁ 2 nd ▁of ▁June , ▁ 1 8 7 2 , ▁by ▁Mrs . ▁Julia ▁Ward ▁How ards [ s ic ], ▁was ▁celebrated ▁last ▁night ▁at ▁Pl im pton ▁Hall ▁by ▁a ▁mother ' s ▁peace ▁meeting ..." </ ref > ▁which ▁was ▁accompanied ▁by ▁a ▁" App e al ▁to ▁woman hood ▁throughout ▁the ▁world " ▁( now ad ays ▁known ▁as ▁Mother ' s ▁Day ▁Pro clam ation ). ▁The ▁observ ance ▁continued ▁in ▁Boston ▁for ▁about ▁ 1 0 ▁years ▁under ▁How e ' s ▁personal ▁spons or ship , ▁then ▁died ▁out . ▁In ▁these ▁celebr ations , ▁moth ers ▁all ▁around ▁the ▁world ▁would ▁work ▁towards ▁world ▁peace . ▁ ▁Several ▁years ▁later ▁a ▁Mother ' s ▁Day ▁observ ance ▁on