Mother's Day

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WHEREAS, By a Joint Resolution approved May 8, 1914, "designating the second Sunday in May as Mothers' Day, and for other purposes," the President is authorized and requested to issue a proclamation calling upon the government officials to display the United States flag on all government buildings, and the people of the United States to display the flag at their homes or other suitable places on the second Sunday in May as a public expression of our love and reverence for the mothers of our country;