▁the ▁Andrew ' s ▁Method ist ▁Epis cop al ▁Church ▁in ▁G raft on , ▁West ▁Virginia , ▁where ▁Anna ' s ▁mother ▁had ▁been ▁teaching ▁Sunday ▁school . ▁The ▁first ▁" o fficial " ▁service ▁was ▁on ▁May ▁ 1 0 , ▁ 1 9 0 8 , ▁in ▁the ▁same ▁church , ▁accompanied ▁by ▁a ▁larger ▁ceremony ▁in ▁the ▁W an am aker ▁Aud itor ium ▁in ▁the ▁W an am aker ' s ▁store ▁in ▁Philadelphia . ▁The ▁next ▁year ▁the ▁day ▁was ▁reported ▁to ▁be ▁widely ▁celebrated ▁in ▁New ▁York . ▁ ▁Jar vis ▁then ▁campaign ed ▁to ▁establish ▁Mother ' s ▁Day ▁first ▁as ▁a ▁U . S . ▁national ▁hol iday ▁and ▁then ▁later ▁as ▁an ▁international ▁hol iday . ▁The ▁hol iday ▁was ▁declared ▁officially ▁by ▁the ▁state ▁of ▁West ▁Virginia ▁in ▁ 1 9 1 0 , ▁and ▁the ▁rest ▁of ▁the ▁states ▁followed ▁quickly . ▁ ▁On ▁May ▁ 1 0 , ▁ 1 9 1 3 , ▁the ▁U . S . ▁House ▁of ▁Representatives ▁passed ▁a ▁resolution ▁calling ▁on ▁all ▁federal ▁government ▁officials ▁( from ▁the ▁president ▁down ) ▁to ▁wear ▁a ▁white ▁car n ation ▁the ▁following ▁day ▁in ▁observ ance ▁of ▁Mother ' s ▁Day . ▁On ▁May ▁ 8 , ▁ 1 9 1 4 , ▁the ▁U . S . ▁Congress ▁passed ▁a ▁law ▁design ating ▁the ▁second ▁Sunday ▁in ▁May ▁as ▁Mother ' s ▁Day ▁and ▁request ing ▁a ▁pro clam ation . ▁The ▁next ▁day ,