Sentence:  She hopes that all will support the contestants from our own community by attending our Pageants and the State Pageant June 17 ; And now , therefore , do I , John A. Notte , Jr. , Governor of the State of Rhode Island and Providence Plantations , <WSD>proclaim</WSD> the week of June 11 th to 17 th , 1961 , as Miss Rhode Island Pageant Week , with deep appreciation to the Jaycees , local and statewide , for the presentation of their beautiful Pageants and the encouragement of all Rhode Island girls to participate . 
Meaning of the word marked with <WSD> tags:  declare formally; declare someone to be something; of titles