[Federal Register Volume 60, Number 93 (Monday, May 15, 1995)]
[Presidential Documents]
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[FR Doc No: 95-12038]



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 The President  
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                Proclamation 6797 of May 11, 1995

                
Mother's Day, 1995

                By the President of the United States of America

                A Proclamation

                 Each year, Americans pause on the second Sunday of May 
                to celebrate the gift of motherhood. Mother's Day 
                reminds all of us to honor our mothers and to show them 
                our love and appreciation--on this day and throughout 
                the year. Whether we embrace our mothers in person or 
                hold fast to a loving memory, the strength of their 
                spirit and the blessing of their compassion stay with 
                us for a lifetime.

                Americans' vitality as a people flows from the health 
                of our families. The heart and soul of our national 
                life, mothers rise each day to take on myriad tasks, 
                from driving a carpool to directing a city council. 
                They are an anchor to generations past and a bridge to 
                the world of the future. Meeting the challenge of 
                motherhood is one of society's greatest 
                responsibilities, and those who do this work every day 
                do a service to all humanity.

                Whether biological, foster, or adoptive, mothers have a 
                unique ability to caution and care for their children 
                and to instill in them the values of honesty, respect, 
                and faith. As role models for their children, mothers 
                show by example the infinite possibilities of life.

                No matter our age, our mothers are ready to understand, 
                to love, and to listen. We best observe this special 
                day by living our lives to reflect the love they have 
                given us and by teaching our children to hope for a 
                brighter tomorrow.

                To honor all mothers and their special place in our 
                hearts, the Congress, by a joint resolution approved 
                May 8, 1914 (38 Stat. 770), has designated the second 
                Sunday in May each year as ``Mother's Day'' and 
                requested the President to call for its appropriate 
                observance.

                 NOW, THEREFORE, I, WILLIAM J. CLINTON, President of 
                the United States of America, do hereby proclaim 
                Sunday, May 14, 1995, as ``Mother's Day.'' I urge all 
                Americans to consider how much mothers have contributed 
                to the well-being of our Nation. I call upon our 
                citizens to observe this day with appropriate programs, 
                ceremonies, and activities.

                IN WITNESS WHEREOF, I have hereunto set my hand this 
                eleventh day of May, in the year of our Lord nineteen 
                hundred and ninety-five, and of the Independence of the 
                United States of America the two hundred and 
                nineteenth.

                    (Presidential Sig.)

[FR Doc. 95-12038
Filed 5-11-95; 3:13 pm]
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