happy father's day to all of you father's

[marine6551]

Happy fathers day everyone . Critter

same wishes to you and yours, brother wayne!

[Rocky C]

A wise man once told me that " Anyone can be a Father but it takes a special kind of man to be a Dad ".

Happy Dad's Day .....

[advanced]

I've only got 5 kids and 7 grandkids, but I have more wives than most. Let's not forget them on this special day tomorrow. I guess I'm just a true romantic.

[marine6551]

I've only got 5 kids and 7 grandkids, but I have more wives than most. Let's not forget them on this special day tomorrow. I guess I'm just a true romantic.

amen brother russ; nothing wrong wrong with being a romantic. i was the same way until my wife passed 2 yrs ago, i honored her in every way possible, including i enjoyed serving her in what little ways i could, which included spoiling her like making her coffee and breakfast every morning before she went to work, as it plesed her and gave me a great loving feeling of satisfaction knowing she was happy with our friendship; marriage and relationship.

[FoxtrotOscar]

Where did Fathers Day start?


In 1910, a Father's Day celebration was held in Spokane, Washington, at the YMCA by Sonora Smart Dodd, who was born in Arkansas.

Its first celebration was in the Spokane YMCA on June 19, 1910.

Her father, the Civil War veteran William Jackson Smart, was a single parent who raised his six children there.

[Rocky C]

Beginnings

Father's Day was not celebrated in the US, outside Catholic traditions, until the twentieth century. As a civic celebration in the US, it was inaugurated in the early 20th century to complement Mother's Day in celebrating fathers and male parenting.

After Anna Jarvis' successful promotion of Mother's Day in Grafton, West Virginia, the first observance of a "Father's Day" was held on July 5, 1908, in Fairmont, West Virginia, in the Williams Memorial Methodist Episcopal Church South, now known as Central United Methodist Church. Grace Golden Clayton was mourning the loss of her father when, on December 1907, the Monongah Mining Disaster in nearby Monongah killed 361 men, 250 of them fathers, leaving around a thousand fatherless children. Clayton suggested her pastor Robert Thomas Webb to honor all those fathers.

Clayton's event did not have repercussions outside of Fairmont for several reasons, among them: the city was overwhelmed by other events, the celebration was never promoted outside of the town itself and no proclamation was made in the city council. Also two events overshadowed this event: the celebration of Independence Day July 4, 1908, with 12,000 attendants and several shows including a hot air balloon event, which took over the headlines in the following days, and the death of a 16-year-old girl on July 4.


The local church and council were overwhelmed and they did not even think of promoting the event, and it was not celebrated again for many years. The original sermon was not reproduced in press and it was lost. Finally, Clayton was a quiet person, who never promoted the event or even talked to other persons about it.

Failed attempts at establishing a Father's Day

In 1911, Jane Addams proposed a city-wide Father's Day in Chicago, but she was turned down.

In 1912, there was a Father's Day celebration in Vancouver, Washington, suggested by Methodist pastor J. J. Berringer of the Irvington Methodist Church. They believed mistakenly that they had been the first to celebrate such a day. They followed a 1911 suggestion by the Portland Oregonian.

Harry C. Meek, member of Lions Clubs International, claimed that he had first had the idea for Father's Day in 1915. Meek said that the third Sunday of June was chosen because it was his birthday.


The Lions Club has named him "Originator of Father's Day". Meek made many efforts to promote Father's Day and make it an official holiday.

[marine6551]

Where did Fathers Day start?


In 1910, a Father's Day celebration was held in Spokane, Washington, at the YMCA by Sonora Smart Dodd, who was born in Arkansas.

Its first celebration was in the Spokane YMCA on June 19, 1910.

Her father, the Civil War veteran William Jackson Smart, was a single parent who raised his six children there.

interesting info and all of these years, i thought i knew it all...

[marine6551]

Beginnings

Father's Day was not celebrated in the US, outside Catholic traditions, until the twentieth century. As a civic celebration in the US, it was inaugurated in the early 20th century to complement Mother's Day in celebrating fathers and male parenting.

After Anna Jarvis' successful promotion of Mother's Day in Grafton, West Virginia, the first observance of a "Father's Day" was held on July 5, 1908, in Fairmont, West Virginia, in the Williams Memorial Methodist Episcopal Church South, now known as Central United Methodist Church. Grace Golden Clayton was mourning the loss of her father when, on December 1907, the Monongah Mining Disaster in nearby Monongah killed 361 men, 250 of them fathers, leaving around a thousand fatherless children. Clayton suggested her pastor Robert Thomas Webb to honor all those fathers.

Clayton's event did not have repercussions outside of Fairmont for several reasons, among them: the city was overwhelmed by other events, the celebration was never promoted outside of the town itself and no proclamation was made in the city council. Also two events overshadowed this event: the celebration of Independence Day July 4, 1908, with 12,000 attendants and several shows including a hot air balloon event, which took over the headlines in the following days, and the death of a 16-year-old girl on July 4.


The local church and council were overwhelmed and they did not even think of promoting the event, and it was not celebrated again for many years. The original sermon was not reproduced in press and it was lost. Finally, Clayton was a quiet person, who never promoted the event or even talked to other persons about it.

Failed attempts at establishing a Father's Day

In 1911, Jane Addams proposed a city-wide Father's Day in Chicago, but she was turned down.

In 1912, there was a Father's Day celebration in Vancouver, Washington, suggested by Methodist pastor J. J. Berringer of the Irvington Methodist Church. They believed mistakenly that they had been the first to celebrate such a day. They followed a 1911 suggestion by the Portland Oregonian.

Harry C. Meek, member of Lions Clubs International, claimed that he had first had the idea for Father's Day in 1915. Meek said that the third Sunday of June was chosen because it was his birthday.


The Lions Club has named him "Originator of Father's Day". Meek made many efforts to promote Father's Day and make it an official holiday.

this just came in from hqmc, commandant said for me to tell you get off the keyboard and tend to your family who love you and want to honor you today... be a good marine and follow those orders!