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Show Child Health Day RY THE PRESIDENT OF THE UNITED STATES OF OF AMERICA A PROCLAMATION Whereas, the Congress by joint resolution has authorized au-thorized and requested the President of the United States of America to proclaim annually that May Day is Child Health Day ; and ' Whereas, the responsibility for the well-being of children is a community responsibility as well as an individual in-dividual duty,; now - Therefore, I,. Herbert Hoover, President of the United States of America, do call upon all Governors of the States of the Union, and all Governors of territories and possessions of the United States to declare to their people that May Day should be ttseed wherever possible as Uuld Health Day, for the consideration of all public and private measures by wheih the health of our children may be conserved and advanced. I especially commend for consideration on that day "The Children's Charter" as set forth by the White House Gmference on Child Health and Protection. IN WITNESS WHEREOF, I have hereunto set my hand and caused the seal of the United States to be affixed. af-fixed. Done, at the City of Washington this seventh day of April, in the year of our Lord nineteen hundred and thirty-one and of the independence of the , United States of America the one hundred and fifty-fifth. (Seal) HERBERT HOOVER. Bv the President: ' 'HENRY L. STIMSON, Secretary -of State.-''- -; - - |