103 STAT. 3000 PROCLAMATION 5946—MAR. 24, 1989 around the world. Every aspect of our national life has been touched by the leadership, energy, and insight of outstanding American women. This month, as we recall the achievements of prominent women in U.S. history, we also remember the quiet yet lasting contributions women have made to our society through the family, as volunteers in local charities or relief organizations, and as leaders in our churches. Women have demonstrated their great love for this country and have made that love real by their engagement in the lives of others. If any definition of a successful life must include service to others, countless women live successful lives. Through their tireless service on a daily basis, the women of our Nation have woven the fabric of families and communities. For it is the family and the local community that have always been our Nation's stronghold, the first and greatest source of Americans' civic pride and sense of duty. The women who have sus- tained these institutions throughout America's history have strength- ened this country beyond measiu'e. The Congress, by House Joint Resolution 148, has designated the month of March 1989 and the month of March 1990 as "Women's History Month" and authorized and requested the President to issue a procla- mation in observance of the events. NOW, THEREFORE, I, GEORGE BUSH, President of the United States of America, do hereby proclaim March 1989 and March 1990 as Women's History MonUi. I call upon all Americans to observe these months with appropriate ceremonies and activities. IN WITNESS WHEREOF, I have hereunto set my hand this twenty- foiu-th day of March, in the year of our Lord nineteen hundred and eighty-nine, and of the Independence of the United States of America the two hundred and thirteenth. GEORGE BUSH Proclamation 5946 of March 24, 1989 Actors' Fund of America Appreciation Month, 1989 By the President of the United States of America A Proclamation The Actors' Fund of America has given dedicated service to members of the entertainment industry for more than one hundred years. Its his- tory is the magnificent story of an organization built upon the generosi- ty of entertainers—^not only as a charitable organization, but as the "conscience" of their community. Although it is the oldest theatrical charity in the world, the Fund's services are not confined to actors; they are available to any bona fide professional who works in motion pictujres, radio, television, ballet, opera, variety, circus, and the legitimate stage. Those services, de- signed to acconunodate the special needs of members of the entertain- ment community, range from financial assistance and career counseling to home nursing care. Through its actions, the Fund carries on the great American tradition of community. It is a tradition steeped in its values
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