Proclamation 5867 --
National Sewing Month, 1988
By
the President of the
A
Proclamation
Americans
are naturally proud of their practical genius; their love and mastery of
domestic crafts, handed down from generation to generation, are among our prime
national virtues. Throughout American history, one such craft has been the art
of sewing. National Sewing Month, 1988, celebrates the American tradition of
sewing in the home and salutes the estimated 90 million citizens who partake of
its challenges and rewards.
Home
sewing is an enjoyable and productive pastime that serves a variety of useful
purposes. For instance, it inspires people to pursue sewing-related
occupations; sewing skills learned at home or during more formal instruction
help foster lifelong careers in fields such as fashion, pattern-making, retail
merchandising, and interior and textile design. Many people find that home
sewing is a boon to friendship among neighbors, or a good way for caring
citizens to assist their fellowman through volunteer projects. Sewing's closest link to most of us, however, is
undoubtedly its familiarity as a part of daily life in the home. That is
because the sewing circle has so often been a link between grandparents,
parents, and children; in its pleasures and satisfactions are found both a
sense of individual accomplishment and an intuition of a larger human endeavor.
In this way, a basic skill of family life is passed on, and an ancient art made
new.
These
are all very good reasons for
In
recognition of the importance of home sewing to the United States, the
Congress, by House Joint Resolution 580, has designated September 1988 as
``National Sewing Month'' and authorized and requested the President to issue a
proclamation in observance of this event.
Now,
Therefore, I, Ronald Reagan, President of the
In
Witness Whereof, I have hereunto set my hand this twenty-eighth day of
September, in the year of our Lord nineteen hundred and eighty-eight, and of
the
Ronald
Reagan
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