Show 4 1 N an g 1 Z E rk att by MARIE if it by W aro Mew union THE H E s six year old abdy boy pulled h himself f up on ma the marble stool to look into the glass case As A s with us u it was in his s first ir visit t ald feie to d wash washington 1 n g on and he h had d to see E everything he let et on out a squeal jt af f surprise mother Moth th pr h he e said looking up to 0 o where she was I 1 its all gold Is it a treasur treasurer treasure 0 9 wo we all laughed but the policeman stationed t there on th the e west wast 9 gallery 11 ry of the main floor of the C congles lional library bent down to the small boy bay deed it is sonny it a so price less that there them is a special guard like me here every rv hour of the day do vou know what hat they are sonny nope said the boy bay his eyes growing larger they r a the birth certificates of this nation that one up in the cabinet on the wall is the declara tion of In independence depend n e e and nd this one in uce the case below I 1 is s t the he constitution n of the united states I 1 the guard pronounced the words with a so I 1 much pride that they sent a thrill t through us listeners and we edged closer to see the golden docu menu ments under Protect ne glass see they re specialty specially lighted and kept under a protective glass cooled coated with a yellow chemically treated film so the parchments parch ments mems won t fade here speaking to all of us look at john hancock Hancoc lt a signature writ ten big and bold so the king of eng land and might read it without his spec te lades c le have these documents always been here herec asked a man in the group no a always been at the seat of government at first that was new york when philadelphia became the capital they were taken th there e re after congress fixed upon W asa ington as a permanent capi up ta tal the they y were moved to this city and been here ever sc since rice a someone asked d beala friske no the S go guard rd clia explained tied 1 I for a short time when the british captured ah washington ashington during the war of 1812 they were removed to virginia virgin far enough away to be safe they were pre preserved sered in a vau vault it but I 1 in a 1921 president harding or ordered der ad them placed here why ar are some same of afa names rubbed off ofa asked the six year old boy we 1 looked closer and saw a few signatures somewhat atad abed they tell a story about that but n no one can prove it arion the brit ish attacked the city of washington in 1 1814 these parchments parch ments were for att gotten earn in the condus confusion uirl that followed then a clock clerk of the state depart ment to in whose custody they were rolled them up in a hurry shoved them into linen imen bags and fled to georgetown and then to leesa leesburg ing it 11 1 15 said that on his I 1 journea r the ink on the surface flaked off from this tough rough handling now will wil I 1 you remember r he asked the little bov all those ho things on an september 17 constitution dav that thai s the date on an which the C const t aution u tion was finished way back I 1 in I 1 philadelphia celebrates not having such an introduction to the or origin iam of air r constitution 7 most Is people em I 1 do not even know when con can surat ution day is but the Phi philadel laciel phianna have observed it with great er regul regularity rity than any other place in america perhaps this city is cons conscious e ious of the distinction it holds in h having abing independence hall the building in which both these d docu rients ments were well drafted 1 in 1887 phila delphia held a a national b are centennial celebration on september 15 18 16 and 17 arranged by a co constitutional centennial commission this commission included s from in each state and territory orv ap pointed pointe it by i the s governors the 1 dent and his cabinet gova governors r n or and an d other officers from each state and territory members member of the diplo I 1 I 1 Z I 1 1 I 1 it 41 I 1 gill 1 in this shrine in the congressional I 1 I 1 it library in n IA washington a s h I 1 n a t I 1 na are preserved bi ri arv t the h birth t certificates of thu thin nation the deflit declaration tum of independence and the constitution of the united states matto matic corps the celebration began with an industrial parade in w which itch 12 people demonstrated th the e ress made bv the united states in the century of its existence I stence in the evening governor beaver of phila dolphia delphia held a reception in honor of 0 the official guests guest on the second day 30 members of state and foder federal a and military tary to bation pete paraded ed in review before president grover cleveland at night the president held a public reception in the academy of music attended by thousands cleveland Is speaker on the third day the r real a anni arsy aesy of 1 the constitution exer 11 aises is c were held 1 in Ide independence pc square before the building where the constitution was drafted de dent t cleveland made an address in which he concluded As a we look it down to the past a 7 century oun to the on pin of 1 our or c constitution auni Is as we bontem alet pot plate its in uri trials and d ti triumphs ph is as we realize to how cv completely 1 1 ahe principles I 1 upon which it is based ed hae met 1 every ion national na lional peril oe r and d every national it 1 0 need n how devoutly w wd should d we bior confess won V franklin ku gad god 9 governs 91 1 1 in 1 d the affairs tc of f dpn and h how ii solemn m should hd h d b be the reflection an that to our or oune hands Is 1 committed this thil arh k of f the pe people I 1 covenant and d ton thai ours I 1 Is t the t do duty to w shield it fr from huou luou impious lod hands in the he century the annever sary has attracted general attention throughout the country various red rad test ical groups small all but mus noisa began to agitate for the overthrow of american institutions public spir cited men man decided that citizens ought THE editor 5 note this article won first prize in a contest spon sponsored red by western H w 0 per union ol at the unni fifth annual 0 a 1 writers confer enca at north r th 14 western ealr uc azzi ty in jut july 1844 1944 for the best tea fea ture fare article artice ap prop nate to the A observance of constitution d day a y lt it was writ tan walt ten b by v mrs ma re ne H a marac mane H tea he in a cin chi cago ago high school mr mn mad is a th the daughter of it an immigrant bohemian bohemia shur shoemaker on ker and although born I 1 in this country she did not at learn to speak peak E english sh until she h I 1 was six years old she has achieved datt dS distinction tt as a a unter ter t having wo won several run contests in short 5 story an and d feature writing I 1 in the slid mid die l west lt t she is the mother of a son who Ireen recently tl was accepted tor for CAA training and who hopes hope t to be come an army aviator to be more fully instructed in the nature a of the constitution and its gur guarantees me c a of their freedom so in their 1914 4 the nations national S security cent IS Y I 1 league w was has organized to promote this orfice in n st ruction the league prepare prepared a catechism of the constitution cl circulating r cu hundreds of copies ii it urged schools to I devote more are 1 time 11 1 to the teaching of the constitution and ad observance of the celebration of september 17 7 by 1919 there were active commit tees tee working arki g in n 41 states with chair men me from presidents ants of state bar associations rustom a presidents of if er colleges flogs chairmen of school boards pro it dents ate of his historical t orical societies state b branches r inch es of S sons of the american revolution and other distinguished citizens under the guidance of the league constitution day was wa a observed by 22 states and a hundred cities in that year the national security league tried to counteract the effect of attacks up upon an the canal constitution 1 lotion by radicals radical 7 out it of office in 1934 these radicals c charged barged the democratic president and nd congress with setting up a g government disregarding the constitution it a kind which the radicals of previous years had advocated at that time measures were adopted to overcome the effects of financial panic in the fall of 1929 and the con can sequent business depression to save our liberties prominent deput republicans b laicans and democrats democrate demb organized the american liberty league to use all means in us its power to prevent the destruction of those liberties guaranteed by the const constitution ution the constitution day anniversary to in 1934 was observed by distinguished orators of both parties tie calling legislation for the relief relic f of business as a subversive of the a constitution meetings were held un on der the auspices auspice a of the SAR BAR DAR YMCA american legion and other organizations some speakers tie de fended bended the r recovery overy legislation egi as constitutional and said they had as profound respect for the consul Cons titu tion as the critics of such legislation this thi s difference of opinion on funds funda me mental n tm issues made the 1934 cele to bration more notable than any be bom it demonstrated too the rights americans were privileged to exer enie else under this same constitution in more recent years there is a growing tendency to have I 1 am an american day on september 17 as ana an especially appropriate way to celebrate the constitution day I 1 hose abose who become of age before that day and any aliens who have been naturalized are welcomed as new citizens of these united states by their local community officers the pledge and national anthem div on en by these new citizens has such fervor that it makes one conscious anew of what it means to be an american few changes perhaps this year a celebration of conan constitution micro do day Y lost just two months before a national election would be a good ti time me to look up the Cons titu tion in any encyclopedia and study its articles drafted by 5 55 5 delegates from from 13 states state who work working n 9 four man months hs in seem secret session n often at violently disagreed the constitution now in its year so has a had few fr changes in its text among all the a constitutions in the world it is the oldest and yet is 1 well 11 adopted adapted to the expanding needs of the resource to ful american people even in their complex cimpl e it civilization men like wash ington franklin hamilton and mad ison ision had a hand in n shaping it and because be of the their i r diverges diver divergent gep t views view corn a promised to make a more or perfect union possible you will learn that thai it confers powers upon the federal 90 government crad I 1 in and gain again exerts limits I 1 it eions upon both state and central governments today with accusations hurled by residential presidential candidates ringing so a to loudly adly in our ears a quiet come bontem of the original constitution i is almost a must for every citizen it is a good w way y to celebrate coleby t S CI constitution tt tio day this year |