[Federal Register Volume 64, Number 90 (Tuesday, May 11, 1999)]
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[FR Doc No: 99-12013]


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                Proclamation 7194 of May 5, 1999

                
Mother's Day 1999

                By the President of the United States of America

                A Proclamation

                There is nothing more precious than the bond between a 
                mother and her child. With unconditional love and 
                infinite patience, our mothers nurture us throughout 
                our lives, helping us to meet life's challenges and 
                achieve our dreams. Mothers--whether biological or 
                adoptive, foster or stepmothers--are the cornerstones 
                of our families, and our families are the foundation of 
                our Nation. Mothers are the bridges that link America's 
                best promise to its brightest reality.

                The role of women has changed dramatically in the last 
                half-century, bringing exciting new opportunities as 
                well as fresh challenges. Today, our mothers can be 
                mayors and managers, heads of households and 
                homemakers--yet they still make us the center of their 
                lives and the focus of their love. Regardless of 
                whether they work inside or outside the home, we still 
                turn to our mothers when we need reassurance, advice, 
                or comfort. Devotion and love, loyalty and 
                selflessness--these are the traits that define 
                motherhood.

                For 85 years, we have reserved the second Sunday in May 
                as a special day to honor our mothers for their 
                strength, nobility, and generosity. In so many ways, we 
                owe our successes--and those of our Nation--to the 
                loving influence of our mothers. Although we can never 
                repay them for their gift of life and love, we can 
                honor them in person or cherish their beloved memory. 
                The Congress, by a joint resolution approved May 8, 
                1914 (38 Stat. 770), has designated the second Sunday 
                in May of 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 May 9, 
                1999, as Mother's Day. I urge all Americans to express 
                their love and appreciation for their mothers on this 
                day and every day and to observe the day with 
                appropriate ceremonies and activities.

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

                    (Presidential Sig.)

[FR Doc. 99-12013
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