Show I V WASHINGTON ASHINGTON I I ANNIVERSARY Announcement t was made today by Congressman Don B. B Colton that every schoolroom of every school in his district have now orwill or orwill will within a few weeks re receive eive a a- beautiful poster portrait-poster of George Washington executed in colo colors s. s The portrait to be used used in these posters Is a reproduction of the famous Gilbert St Stuart art Athenaeum painting and will be 22 inches by 28 inches In size This poster was selected after a good deal of study and is considered the finest example exam exam- plc of poster making available The poster pictures featuring George Washington are being distributed distributed distributed dis dis- dis- dis by Congressman Colton in cooperation with the United States George Washington Bicentennial Bicentennial Bicentennial tennial Commission of Washington Washing Washing- ton D. D C. C in order to stimulate interest among the thousands of school children of the district inthe in inthe inthe the coming nine-months nine celebration celebration tion of the Two Hundredth Anniversary Anniversary Anni Anal of the birth of the Father of Our Country Colton is in con con- Congressman L stant touch with the activities 01 UI the United States George Washington Washington Wash Wash- ington Bicentennial Commission which was created by Congress to formulate and execute plans for forthe forthe forthe the great celebration in 1932 The United States Commission is placing a good deal of emphasis sis on the cooperation of the schoolchildren school schoolchildren schoolchildren children of America in tills this historic historic his his- tonic event The poster-picture poster isone is isone isone one one- feature of its work worle Colton announced that he will see to it that the schools clubs churches and fraternal fraternal fraternal fra fra- and organizations organizations in his district will be adequately adequately adequately ade ade- supplied with literature to tobe tobe tobe be issued by the United States George Washington Bicentennial Commission |