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PROCLAMATIONS—MAY 31, 1957

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NOW, THEREFORE, I, DWIGHT D. EISENHOWER, Presi- MeSai my, my'' dent of the United States of America, do hereby designate Memorial Day, Thursday, the thirtieth of May, 1957, as a day of prayer for permanent peace. I call upon all the people of the Nation to dedicate that day to prayer; and I designate the hour beginning in each locality at eleven o'clock in the morning as a period in which all of us, wherever we may be, may lift up our voices in thanksgiving for the courage of our fallen, in supplication for God's aid in averting war and in dedication to unceasing work for the attainment of a peaceful world. I N W I T N E S S WHEREOF, I have hereunto set my hand and caused the Seal of the United States of America to be affixed. D O N E at the City of Washington this 21st day of May in the year of our Lord nineteen hundred and fifty-seven, and of the [SEAL] Independence of the United States of America the one hundred and eighty-first. DWIGHT D. EISENHOWER By the President: JOHN FOSTER

DULLES,

Secretary oj State.

FLAG D A Y, 1957 BY THE PRESIDENT OF THE UNITED STATES O F AMERICA

May 31, 1967 [No. 3186]

A PROCLAMATION WHEREAS June 14, 1957, marks the one hundred and eightieth anniversary of the adoption by the Continental Congress of the flag of the United States of America; and WHEREAS this banner has become the symbol of our freedom and unity as a Nation, our way of life as a people, and the principles which have guided us throughout our history; and WHEREAS we have adopted the custom of observing June 14 each year with ceremonies designed to commemorate the birth of our flag and to demonstrate our gratitude for the blessings we enjoy as American citizens; and WHEREAS the Congress, by a joint resolution approved August 3, 1949 (63 Stat. 492), has designated June 14 of each year as Flag D a y and has requested the President to issue annually a proclamation calling for its observance: NOW, THEREFORE, I, DWIGHT D. EISENHOWER, President of the United States of America, do hereby call upon the appropriate officials of the Federal Government, and State and local officials, to arrange for the display of the flag of our Republic on all public buildings on Flag Day, June 14, 1957; and I urge the people to display our colors a t their homes or other suitable places on that day, and to recall whenever they see the flag the privileges and responsibilities of citizenship symbolized by the Stars and Stripes. I N W I T N E S S WHEREOF, I have hereunto set my hand and caused the Seal of the United States of America to be affixed. D O N E at the City of Washington this 31st day of May in the year of our Lord nineteen hundred and fifty-seven, and of the [SEAL] Independence of the United States of America the one hundred and eighty-first. DWIGHT D. EISENHOWER By the President: CHRISTIAN A. H E R T E R,

Acting Secretary of State.

Fiag Day, 1957.

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