▁nation wide ▁mem orial ▁to ▁the ▁mem ories ▁of ▁M oth ers ▁and ▁mother hood " ▁in ▁ 1 9 0 4 . ▁After ▁obser ving ▁a ▁class ▁of ▁Notre ▁D ame ▁students ▁sending ▁home ▁pen ny ▁post cards ▁to ▁their ▁moth ers , ▁Her ing ▁went ▁on ▁to ▁be ▁a ▁vocal ▁advoc ate ▁for ▁a ▁national ▁Mother ' s ▁Day ▁for ▁the ▁next ▁de cade . ▁As ▁Her ing ▁stated ▁in ▁a ▁ 1 9 4 1 ▁issue ▁of ▁Sch ol astic ' ': ▁" T hr ough out ▁history ▁the ▁great ▁men ▁of ▁the ▁world ▁have ▁given ▁their ▁credit ▁for ▁their ▁achiev ements ▁to ▁their ▁moth ers . ▁ ▁[ The ] ▁Holy ▁Church ▁recogn izes ▁this , ▁as ▁does ▁Notre ▁D ame ▁especially , ▁and ▁Our ▁Lady ▁who ▁watch es ▁over ▁our ▁great ▁institution ." ▁ ▁Est ab lish ment ▁of ▁hol iday ▁▁ ▁In ▁its ▁present ▁form , ▁Mother ' s ▁Day ▁was ▁established ▁by ▁Anna ▁Jar vis ▁with ▁the ▁help ▁of ▁Philadelphia ▁merchant ▁John ▁W an am aker ▁following ▁the ▁death ▁of ▁her ▁mother , ▁Ann ▁Jar vis , ▁on ▁May ▁ 9 , ▁ 1 9 0 5 . ▁Jar vis ▁never ▁mentioned ▁How e ▁or ▁Mother ing ▁Sunday , ▁and ▁she ▁never ▁mentioned ▁any ▁connection ▁to ▁the ▁Protest ant ▁school ▁celebr ations , ▁always ▁claim ing ▁that ▁the ▁creation ▁of ▁Mother ' s ▁Day ▁was ▁hers ▁alone . ▁ ▁A ▁small ▁service ▁was ▁held ▁on ▁May ▁ 1 2 , ▁ 1 9 0 7 ▁in