Show sesquicentennial TO OPEN IN MAY bringing the constitution to the people in a great national celebration is the stupendous undertaking of representative sol bloom of new york director general of the constitution sesquicentennial commission of which president roosevelt is chairman that mr bloom will succeed no one doubts who followed his processes as chief director of the george washington bicentennial celebration of 1932 already in communities muni ties throughout the country committees have been appointed to aid in the celebration in their lo 10 ca laties the committee for richfield was appointed recently and approved by director bloom who submitted the names to the reaper for publication this week the closing session of the congress appropriated to complete the plans for the celebration mr bloom entertained no compunctions in persuading congress congles s to set aside this amount for he claims the government cleared on the big B bicentennial cen of 1932 Hs HE experts expects to top ton this figure in carrying out the purposes of the S sesquicentennial esqui centennial commission to sweep away brors that have h biown gi own up around the history of the constitution ution and to make every thinking citizen conscious of the civic and social value of the great instrument in sustaining the liberties of the people haz has ha s been i for F or months mr air bloom zealously working on the plans for t the celebration aided by I 1 a competent staff consisting of forty research analysts writers plan I 1 ners tapi typists ats clerks and stenographers the details of the plans already suggest staggering proportions forty or more states have set s et up special commissions to cooperate with the planning of the national commission the radio motion pictures anthems and odes posters parades carnivals medals essay and ora It orical contests special stamp issues I 1 plays flag raising and many other means will be invoked to imi 1 press every citizen with the im port ancs of constitutional government and the age long struggle of humanity in attaining it the whole motive in thus stirring the people is summed up by bloom in these words if the american citizen is to be intelligently alert in exercising s sal re of the sovereign powers that created and now maintain the r he be must understand why it was created and how he be can maintain it mr bloom added there was esver iver a time in the history of the world more opportune to celebrate an of a constitution ni an or organic anic law of government than now when democratic institutions are beins attacked from ganv au quarters arters in europe and elsewhere in this connection it is p gratifying ratify to learn leam that not only will the celebration of the sesquicentennial af the tion ti on in this country be dated in by the diplomatic corps corns as invited quests of the gove government rn but the constitutional gov of the south american countries are considering celebia eions of a similar character the activities started in hay alay of this year TI the actual festivities start with the mam main beut cut which wi will 11 take place september 17 at philadelphia in independence hall where on the day of september 1787 the constitution was signed b by y the several delegates before it was submitted to the states for ratification the president is to address the am american people on this occasion over a nationwide nation wide radio I 1 hookup hook up on the s significance of the commemorative celebration the celebration will continue day and night over land and on the seas wherever wh craver the american flag flies until april 30 1939 tic tc thirteen original states will hold special celebrations on the anniversary dates their respective conventions ratified the constitution the names of the thirteen states and the dates of ebion together with their respective votes are arc as follows delaware dec 7 1787 yeas 30 unanimous pennsylvania dec 12 1787 1781 yeas 46 nays 23 new jersey dec 18 1787 yeas 38 unanimous georgia jan 2 1788 ye yeas as p 26 unanimous connecticut jan 9 1788 yeas nays 40 feb 6 1788 yeas nays maryland april 28 1788 yeas 63 nays 11 south carolina may 23 3 1788 years nays 73 new hampshire june 21 1788 57 nays 47 virginia june 26 1788 yeas 89 nays 79 new york july 26 1788 yeas 10 nays 27 north carolina nov 21 1789 yeas nays nay 77 rhode island and providence plantations may 29 1790 yeas 34 nays 32 celebrations will be held in the other states upon the respective 1 lites ass of ther their admission into the union appropriate tributes to the constitution will also be made in one way or another on other regular holiday occasions in each of the states |