in 1909, living in the united states, washington spokane (spokane) of ms. du de (mrs. dodd, sonora louise smart dodd), when she was attending the main church on mother‘s day, held weeks later, ms. du de mind a the deep feelings, and she thought about: "why in this world do not have a festival to commemorate his father do?"
ms. du de‘s mother died when she was 13-year-old year, left six children; ms. du de‘s, mr. william smart (mr. william smart), in the united states, a country in eastern washington state farms, alone, the father and mother raising six children grown up level. mr. smart participated in the american civil war, feats advertised, after the death of his wife, determined to no longer xu xian and devote herself brought up six children.
ms. du de eldest, is the only girl at home. characteristics of women carefully, so that she could better understand the father‘s hard work; mr. smart to work hard during the day, go home at night but also take care of home with each child‘s lives. after decades of hard work has finally grown up sons and daughters, when their children look forward to a good old age make the occasion, mr. smart, mr. smart, but because of the long years of over-exertion and the sick died.
1909 that year, exactly, mr. smarr‘s death, when ms. du de attending church, mother‘s day thanksgiving weeks later, she missed particular father; until then, du defu people understand that her father in the upbringing