Mother's Day \Moth"er's Day\
A day appointed for the honor and uplift of motherhood by the
loving remembrance of each person of his mother through the
performance of some act of kindness, visit, tribute, or
letter. The founder of the day is Anna Jarvis, of
Philadelphia, who designated the second Sunday in May, or for
schools the second Friday, as the time, and a white carnation
as the badge.
[Webster 1913 Suppl.]