Mother's Day, 1995

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Title 3--
The President

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.