更新时间：2018-06-17 18:20作者：王华老师
AfterSonorabecameanadultsherealizedtheselflessnessherfatherhadshowninraisinghischildrenasasingleparent.Itwasherfatherthatmadealltheparentalsacrificesandwas,intheeyesofhisdaughter,acourageous,selfless,andlovingman.In1909,Mrs.DoddapproachedherownministerandothersinSpokaneabouthavingachurchservicededicatedtofathersonJune5,herfather'sbirthday.
ThatdatewastoosoonforherministertoPparetheservice,sohespokeafewweekslateronJune19th.Fromthenon,thestateofWashingtoncelebratedthethirdSundayinJuneasFather'sDay.Childrenmadespecialdesserts,orvisitedtheirfathersiftheylivedapart.
Inearlytimes,wearingflowerswasatraditionalwayofcelebratingFather'sDay.Mrs.Doddfavoredtheredrosetohonorafatherstillliving,whileawhiteflowerhonoredadeceaseddad.J.H.Berringer,whoalsoheldFather'sDaycelebrationsinWashingtonStateasearlyas1912,choseawhitelilacastheFather'sDayFlower.
StatesandorganizationsbeganlobbyingCongresstodeclareanannualFather'sDay.In1916,PresidentWoodrowWilsonapprovedofthisidea,butitwasnotuntil1924whenPresidentCalvinCoolidgemadeitanationaleventto"establishmoreintimaterelationsbetweenfathersandtheirchildrenandtoimPssuponfathersthefullmeasureoftheirobligations."