Show CONSTITUTION READING URGED General Puh Public ic Attention ViiI Will Be Focused Ou On OuI I flyt DyA M- M The week of or 12 lt la-lt 18 has been designated as Constitution week weck In America merl J a The Tho club of 01 Ogden Osden desires desire therefore to operate toco-operate operate co-operate with President Coolidge congress state governors mayors and alt all other agencies In the observation observation of the tho week by enlightening all so o faras far Car as possible of ot the price lec les l inheritance given us u in the document ent and by helping both young and nd old to treasure and ap- ap ap appreciate tho the manifold blessings us as a people The rho constitution sot lof of the Un United lied States was formally adopted by the signing of ot 33 39 of oC the 55 delegates to the constitutional convention conVel at Philadelphia on September 1 17 i 1787 hence the observance this Week eek week Is particularly appropriate as asan asan asan an anniversary the anniversary tho one hundred ninth thirty ninth The rhe delegates delegate to the notable con con- convention convention convention met In hi the old state lao house at Philadelphia early in May 1787 and sweltered during the summer and finally forged at white heat what Gladstone generously called work the mo most t wonderful work ever struck oft oft off at a a given civil time lime by the h brain and purpose of man or 01 01 MINUS MINDs Concerning the tue I that great convention Professor ProCessor Nun Nun- Junro ro Mun-ro ro say says ay It Included men of ot wide wide wide-fy fr different a ability 1 1 temperament and experience and therein la lay bay Its r al strength It It Jt contained a feW lew men of rare Tare political genius such Bucha as George Washington lon Alexander nd James Tames like like- likewise wl wise o s some ome me judicially minded such as Benjamin Franklin then SI 1 years cars old James Tames Wilson John Dl Robert Hobert Morris horns und end Rob Hob Hobert Robert ert en Sherman some tomo thoroughly vell men inca of moderate at- at at attainments such as William Paler Pater son John Rutledge and the two a few winded one oh- oh ob like Luther Martin Marlin who did little but clog the wheels and two score of others who rare rare- rarely rarely ly Iy had much n to sa ay but who lie lie- lis listened toned attentively and voted right wh whan n Important issues arose rho men In this last group croup tero ero the ones whom William Pierce in his contemporary picture pen of his tel tel- tellow fel fellow low delegates termed the tho table characters of the th convention I and they outnumbered all GUJU Looking ing back back ack nearly a century and a halt half wo we are arc very willing to regard these 53 men ilien as a a very re- re remarkable re remarkable and worthy group croup to which we owe an everlasting debt d of gratitude for having J forged forced that Immortal d document which welded many commonwealths into one great creat federal state sCale and made mad possible pos- pos sible the democracy the world has ever eer known Willingly and gladly do we pa pay these men respect respect respect our our our tribute our horn hom- nee hom-nee age Though h we wo- must give o credit to the viso coolheaded headed Washing Washing- Washington Jon ton who presided throughout hout the our our I praise and love IOTO to Tames James Madison who because ot of othis othis his bi wisdom work and learning and Initiative earned the right right of o being called the th father of o the constitution constitution tion ion yet w we had rather at this time overlook personalities and pay reverence to all members ot of the great a conclave for tor or they voted right and gave u us thc tb charter of our rights and liberties When one considers the U chao ot of the times with so little ot or po- po political po political experience of past times limes to guide them bent In the establishment establishment establishment of ft a a new and free govern govern- government ment ment a a government nt of ot for tor arid and b by bythe bythe the people we must feel that mans man's judgment must have been supple supple- supplemented supplemented supplemented at that time J by y Divine wis wis- wisdom wis- wis wisdom dom and every patriotic heart ot of today must glow clow with pride and reverence re an l be most sappy happy appy ip II paying tribute to the makers ot of the American constitution HEADING IU DOCUMENT It II is fitting that every citizen read should read this week the twenty articles ot or the document and pon- pon ponder ponder pon ponder der their significance and moan mean meanIng moanIng ine Ing to him Moreover everyone Crone should memorize at at least the pro pre pre preamble amble W Wo Vo the tir people o the the United States order in-order 1 I to forna form forn a ore more perfect union 2 establish justice 3 8 Insure domestic tranquillity 4 provide pro for th tho common do- do defense de defense tense 5 S i promote the general welfare and lud 6 secure the bless bless- blessIngs blessings blessings ings of Ilbert liberty to ourselves our and andI our posterity do ordain and es cs this this constitution ot of the United States of ot Amerl America a op 00 |