Question & AnswerQ&A (PROCLAMATION NO. 440)
Proclamation No. 440 declares Saturday, September 21, 1957, as Children's Day.
The main purpose is to arouse greater concern for the welfare of children and to ensure their well-being amidst various temptations.
Because the future of the nation demands that children be given all the care and attention necessary to make them good and useful citizens.
The Children's Library and Museum, Inc. is designated to take charge of the celebration.
It is to dedicate attention and focus on children’s welfare and development in the hope of arousing greater concern for their well-being.
The proclamation was signed on September 2, 1957.
The President exercises powers vested in him by law to declare the day in the interest of the public welfare.
No, it is a proclamation issued by the President, not a law enacted by Congress.
They can learn that presidential proclamations are executive issuances that may declare special observances and designate responsible agencies without necessarily creating laws with penalties.