It was Ruth Vernon, I believe, who began the discussion of honoring the fathers was a special day, as we do the mothers. So far as we have learned, there is no national Father's Day set apart, corresponding to the second Sunday and May now universally accepted as Mother's Day. Some of the universities celebrate dad's day on a Saturday in the fall with a big football game as the main attraction.
Father and sons banquets are increasingly popular among the churches in the YMCA but there does not seem to be a uniform day for holding them. This year, our town held these banquets in the winter, every church entertaining its own group on the same night. In some letters printed today, a Father's Day on the second Sunday in June is mentioned. That day, I believe, is observed in practically all protestant churches as children's day, the movement to call May Day children's day is growing in strength year by year. It was started by child welfare organizations.
Suggests Parents Week
Another letter printed today suggested parents week, with Mother's Day on the first Sunday and Father's Day on the next. This seems to be a good suggestion, with a lot of possibilities. Wouldn't you write what you think about it – and let's set a Father's Day for our household, even though the nation at large has not chosen one. But beginning now we may be able to work up enough sentiment to have a widespread observance next spring.
In our little Hopewell church, it is customary on Mother's Day for a committee to provide sweet peas, pink and white, and to distribute them to all the congregation. Of course, everyone who has flowers brings bouquets to church for decorations, and one of the biggest and finest is presented at the closest of the service to the oldest mother present, and one to the mother, having the largest family present, and one to the youngest mother.