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Bookmark or Share- Why the Founder of Mother’s Day Turned Against It | HISTORYIn 1925, when an organization called the American War Mothers used Mother’s Day as an occasion for fundraising and selling carnations, Jarvis crashed their convention in Philadelphia and...
- Who are the American War Mothers? · MPLFounded in 1917, the American War Mothers is a national organization of mothers of children who have served or are serving in the Armed Forces during a time of conflict. On December 5th, 1918, the Milwaukee County Chapter was formed, adopting the guidelines of the national organization.
- ArchiveGrid : American War Mothers collection, 1928-1988Records in this collection reflect patriotic and social activities of the members in several communities, though most of the information deals with Cheyenne, Wyo. The records also provide some insight into the activities of the national organization and a companion group, the Woman's Relief Corps.
- AMERICAN WAR MOTHERS, INDIANA CHAPTER SCRAPBOOKS, PAPERS, AND ...The American War Mothers was officially founded on September 29, 1917, and French became their first national president. By February 24, 1925, the organization became incorporated through an act of Congress (Public Law 453). The Indiana Chapter was organized first and incorporated on May 18, 1918.
- CHARLOTTE CHAPTER, AMERICAN WAR MOTHERS COLLECTION, 1926-1991 ...The series consist of Chapters, State, National, Veterans, Negatives, Scrapbooks, and Artifacts. Chapters, 1926-1986, includes reports from several of the American War Mothers chapters in North Carolina. The predominant chapter concerns items from the Charlotte chapter.
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