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Show - -- - - - - - - - - - - . , THEJORDANJOURNAL,MIDVALE,UTAH - - -- ---~----------- Foreign Attaches Inspect New Machine Gtm Ernest J. Rasmussen, the inventor, demonstrating the Rasmussen mechanical control machine gun betore a group of foreign mllltary attaches at Camp Simms. Hudson River Freezes and Vessels Are Trapped Icy blasts from the Far North that swept over New York city and environs resulted ln much damage and suffering. Many vessels, like the tug and oll barge shown here, were held helpless In the lee fields of the Hud· son river. [ommi.ssion to Arrat1$t:Nationf11 CElebration i11 IJ.32 cJ His Birth ~ B ·, JOHN DICKINSON SHERMAN. """'====.,. •.lll!lil·J ,rf W A~HINGTON, the "Father His Country"-the United Stutes of America, the richest, most power- ful and most prosverous nation or earth-was bom February 22, 1732. l•'ehruury 22, m:~2. will therefore !Je the two hundredth anniversary of his birth. 'l'hat year is to see a bicentennial celebration of his birth the like of which history has never seen in honor of u Immun being. Congress has created the United States Commission for the Celebration of :'the Two Hundredth Anniversary of the Birth of George Washington. President Calvin Coolidge Is ex-oflic-io chairman of this commission and thus bt·iefly outlines the purpose of the celebration and suggE>sts its scope: -'"£he two hundredth anniversary of Geneml \Va.<;hlngton's birth will be an occasion of such significance, not only to our own country but to the eutire world, that it is manifestly fitting that the American nation should appropriately ob· serve It "But beyond this It Is felt that as the life, the <>areer and the achievements of Washington belong not to a single nation, but to all humanity, it Is proper that the nation founded under his leader;;hip should invite all other nations and I>eoples to join It In the observjlllce of this nuni· versary. The character and the efforts of Wnshlugton have made an Impression upon the whole wo1·Id. so profound as to have affected the very course of history and to have touched the lives of u II who today live in this world. "We cannot doubt that the Influence of Washlne:1on's example, the Ieader:;;hlp which he gave In behalf of liberal Institutions and mankind's ad·ancement have hE>en among the great benefac" tions conferred upon the race. He ranks and will always rank among the foremost of those who were tn·ovidentially designated to perform great apd lusting services. "En.>ry eonsideration of national pride in him as ~n Americn::J, of gratitude for the distinctions which he brought to us as a people, and of satisfaction in the universal recognition which has been freely rendered to his name and memory, dictates that this nation should take the lead In such a proper acknowledgement .as will make the upproachlng bi-centennial an occasion of universal inspiration. "As It was the fortune of America to give such a character to the world, so It is the oblig.ation ()f America to insure that all men shall be Invited and encouraged to consider his noble example and to benefit Increasingly through a better under.Etanding of the ideals which animated hls life. "For the present. it is Impossible more spedfically to suggest the purposes and character of the commemoration which It Is proposed to arrange. The commission will in due time take 111 op<'r measures to enlist the interest of the nations In the olJsenan<"e of this Inspiring ann!· \'er:-:ary ... The United StatE>s Commission for the Celebration of t~e Two Hundredth Anui1·er,;ary of the Birth of Ge~rge Wasllington was est:tbllsllf'd by joint resolution of the Si:xty-eighth congre>;s (S ..T. Res. 81.\) which provides for a membership Qf nineteen commissioners and for other things as follows: The President of the United States: presiding officer of the SE"nate and the speaker of the house .. of representatives, ex-officio; eight persons to be appointed by the President of the United States; four senators by the president pro tempore of the senate; and four representatives by the speaker of the house of representatives. The commissioners shall serve without compensation and shall select a chairman from among their number. Section 2. That there Is hereby authorized to be appropriated out of any money - In the treasury not otherwise appropriated the . sum of $10,000 to Le expended by the commission In accordance with the provisions of this resolution. Section 3. That It shall be the duty of the com~ missioners, after promulgating to the American people an address relative to the reason of Its creat•n and of its purpose, to prepare a plan or plans and a program for the signalizing of the event, to commemorate which they are brought Into being; and to .give due and proper consideration to any plan or plans which may be submitted to them; and to take such steps as may be necessary In the -ordination and correlatton of plans prepared by state commls'slons, or by bodies created under appointment by the governors of the respective st .. tes and by repres~ntati-'le civic bodies; and If the participation of other na tlons In the commemoration be deemed advisable, to communicate with governments of such nations. Section 4. That when the commission shall have approved of a plan of celebration, then It shall submit for their consideration and approval such plan or plans, In so far as It or they may relate to the fine arts, to the commission on 11-. ar~ tr Must Have His Weekly Swim ¢ Washington, for their approval, and In accordance with statutory requirements. Section 6. That the commission, after selecting a chairman and a vice chairman from among their members, may employ a secretary and such other assistants as may be needed for clerical work connected with the duties of the commission and may also engage the services of expert advisors; and may fix their respective compensations within the amount appropriated for such purposes. • • • • * • • Section 8. That the commission hereby created shall expire within two years after tho expiration of the celebration, December 81, 1932. President Coolidge heads the ex-ofUclo commissioners and is chairman of the commiHsion. Vice President Charles G. Dawes, a~ presldcnt of the se: ate, <'OIIIPS next Third comes the S!JPaker of the bouse, Nl<:holas Lon!,'WOI'th. Former Senator Thomas Sterling of Soulil Dakota is field secretary. Wllliam TyiE>t' Page of Maryland, clerk of the house, Is executive secretary and digbursing ofilcer. The eig-ht m<'mhers appointed by President Coolidge under the resolution were: 1\lrs. Anthony Wayne Cook of Penm;yl\·ania, presidPnt genPral of the National Society of the Dau;;hters of the American Hevolutlon ·• Mrs. John Dickinson ~herman of Colorado, presIdent ot: tile General Felleratlon of Women's Clubs; Henry Ford of !\Iichigan; Hanford 1\lacNider of Iowa, former commander of the American Legion and now assistant secretary of war; C. Bascom Slemp of Washington, D. c.; A. Lawrence Lowell, president of Harvard university; Edward B. Piper, Portland, Ore.; Frank A. l\Iunsey of New York city; Mr. Munsey, the noted publisher, has recently died. In the current Congressional Directory the name of A. Lawrence Lowell Is replaced by that of Prof. Albert Busl ·,ell IIart of llarvard unf. versity. The commh;,;loners appointed by the president pro tempore of, the senate were_: Senator Simeon D. Fess of Ohio (vice chairman) : Senator Selpen F. Spencer of ~II~sourl (de· cea,.ed) ; Senator Carter Glass of VIrginia; Senator Thomas F. 13nyard of Delaware. The commissioners appointed by the speaker of the house were: Representative WIJlls C. Hawley of Or<'gon; Hepresentatfve John Q. Tilson of Connecticut; Representative John N. Garner of Texas; Representative Joseph W. Byrns of 'l'ennessee: Columns could be written on this commission. Its makeup pre;;ents a worth-while cross-section of Twenlleth century American life and civilization. Pre5ident Coolldge, who hearls It, h,\s an enviable reputation as a student of American hi~tory nnd his a!lrlre,:s on George Wa:;;hington last year at Cambridge on the one hundred Jlfi ieth anniversary of Washington's taking command o~ the Continental army Is a classic. 1\forPo\·er, the Pri.~ident is an eighth-generation Arnerlt'an. John Coolidge, hls ft rst Ame1·ican mwf'stor was at Watertown, 1\!nss., in 1G30 with the first of the Puritans. VIce President Dawes enjoys world-wide fame. In the World wur he wou hls spurs by his efficiency In handllng A. E. F. affairs In I•'mnce. This was followed by the su<"cessful working of the Dawes plan of reparation under whi<'h Gerll!any Is now working out her economic rehn lJilltutlon. At home his persistent campaign to reform the United States senate rules by cutting otT unlimited debate keeps him in the political limelight. And be, too, Is of old-time American ancestry. As to Mrs. Anthony Wayne Cook and the Daughters of Ute American Hevolution-why, every good American knows of t11e "Fighting Daugh· ters." The General Federation of Women's Clubs Is undoubtedly the most powerful orgunizatlon In the United Stutes, with the exception of the two major political p!Jrties. It is non-political, non sectarian and patriotic. Its charter is by act of congre,;s and Its membership is about 3,000,000. Mrs. John Dickinson Sherman, Its president, Is an elghth-gpnenttion American. ITer first American an<"estor, John \Vhitney, was at Watertown, Mass., with .Tohn Coolidge and with Rev. John Shet·man, her husband's first Ame1·lcan ancestor, _ llenry l<'ord may have said that "history Is bunk," but he probably did not mean American history, Inasmuch as he is re~toring the Wayside Inn at Sudbury, 1\fass., and trying to bring back the old-time American dances. And his own his· tory reads lil>e a fairy tale. Senator Fess has been professor of history and rollege president. Senator Bayard's father, his gran<lfnther, his great-gnmdfather and his grf'nt· uncle have all been U. S. senators from Delaware. Speaker Longworth is the son-in-law of Theodore Hoosevelt aml one of the most eft1cient and popular men In the house. Itept·esentative Tilson Is majority leader of. the house and a SpanishAmerican wm· yeteran. Representatives Garner, Hawley and Byrns are "native sons" of their respective states. Edgar B. Piper Is the Portland Oregonian editor. And so on. The group photograph was taken at the White Ilouse on the occasion of the first meeting of the commission. The figures, left to right, front row: Senator Selden P. Spenc~ (deceased), Mrs. Anthony \Vayne ('ook, President Coolldge, Mrs ..Tohn Dickinson Sherman, Senator Simeon D. Fess (vice chah·man); second row, Frederick II. Gillett (then sp€aker of the house and now senator from ~Iassa· chusetts). Representathe John Q. Tilson, Itepresentatlve Willis C. Hawley; top row, Frank l\Iunr 10ey (cleceasE>d), Representative Joseph W. B~· rrrs, Senator Thomas F. Bayard, Senator Carter Glass mHl Hanford 1\lacNider. The parchment commission received by the members of the commi:;sion Is n document that should be handed down with pride to future generations. It bears the slgnntm·es of President Calvin Coolidge and Secretary of ·state Charles B. Hughes and the Seal of the ()>Hed States ancl runs as follows: CALVIN COOLIDGE President of the United States of America To all who shall see these Presents, GrE>etlng: KNOW YE, That reposing special trust and con· fldence In the Integrity and Ability of ........••.• . .......................... , I do appoint ........ . a :1-lember of the United Stutes commission for the Celebration of the Two Hundredth Anniversary ol the Birth of George \Yashington and do authorize and empower .......... to execute and fulfil tile dutl<'s of this commls~lon with all the pow ers an<i privileges thereunto of right appertaining during the pleasure of the President of the United States for the time being. IN TgSTI:1>IONY WHEREOF, I haYe cau~ed thf Seal of the United St:>tP~ to be her('unto af!ixPd. DO;:-<E at lhe City of Washing. ton, this Thirty -first day of January, In the year of out Lord one thousand nine hun• (SEAL) dred and twen t y-fi v e, a nd of the Independ e nce of th• United States of America th' one hundred and f o rty-ninth CALYIN COOLIDGH. Ry the President: CHAHLES E. HUGHES, Secretary of State 'l'he commission is at work and already man) suggestions have been received from various sources. It. seems practically settled already that there will be assembled a really comprehensive collection of. historical data concerning Wasbirg tor. ~nd his times. '• ,..• ::~ lo( I During Boy Scout week the Chicago r,couts decided to do their dally "good Here is Charles W. Sjoberg, flixty-one, of Chicago, once a Danish ship turn" by scouring up the blue nnd captain, who breaks a hole in the Ice to go swimming, and stays for an hour, White street signs, which was highly though the thermometer registers around zero. Every Sunday this winter he pleasing to the department of public has taken a plunge In Lake Michigan at the Edgewater Beach hotel, and theu works. sits in the snow and reads his paper. MAY RULE CANADA New Irish Cardinal at Dundalk Lord Wllllngdon, a prominent I:ril ish statesman, bas been mentioned It t-> a possible successor to Lord Byng ns governor general ot Canada. He Is Cardinal O'Donnell, who was recently raised to the high honor by the now In the Domlulon on his way to pope In Rome, paid a visit to the cathedral town of Dundalk, Ireland, recently China on a misslon tor the foreign and received a wonderful welcome from the populace. The photograph shows otllce In connection wlth the BoJ(er Cardinal O'Donnell passing through the ranks of the guard ot honor. lndemn.l.tv. |
