The Carbon County news. [volume] (Red Lodge, Mont.) 1924-1931, 1926-02-11
JUNE |, 1926, FIXED DEFINITELY AS DATE FOR
OPENING OF SESQUI-C CENTENNIAL EXPOSITION
National Advisory Commission Endorses Plan for
Exposition. Body Appointed by President
Coolidge Meets in Philadelphia and Urges Gov
eminent Support

With the enthusiastic endorsement
of the National Advisory Commission,
appointed by President Coolidge, the
Sesqui- Centennial International Expo
sition and Celebration will be held in
Philadelphia, beginning June 1, 1926,
as originally planned.
From all parts of the United States
the members of the Commission came
to Philadelphia, January 20. After
day spent in reviewing the work al
ready accomplished and listening to an
explanation of the plans perfected by
the Mayor, W. Freeland Kendrick, as
head of the Exposition, the Commits
sioners gave unanimous approval to
the Sesqui- Centennial year.
The national interest manifested in
the observance of the one hundred and
fiftieth anniversary of the signing of
the Declaration of Independence was
typified when representatives of the
thirty-fve states deliberated in SEES
sions held during the day, in order to
determine the consensus of opinion on
the date of opening and extent of par
ticipation by the various states.
A pledge of Federal aid was made
by Secretary of Commerce Hoover,
who with Secretary of State kellogg
constitute the National Sesqui-C enten-
NAL Exhibition Commission, at din
ner held at the conclusion of the de-
alterations. This was attended by
members of the Advisory Commission
and the directorate of the Exhibition
Association headed by Mayor Ken
drick, as president, under whose aus
pieces the Exposition will be held.
Assurances of Federal aid also were
given by congressman William S.
Ware, member of the Appropriations
Committee, and George P. barrow,
member of the Rules Committee and
George Welsh is chairman of the
House Exposition Committee. All of
these representative are from dis
tricts located in Philadelphia.
Congressman Ware urged the Mayor
to have prepared in budget form the
probable expenditures in connection
with the Exposition in order that they
may be considered by the Director Of
Budget, and proceed in Federal rou-
tine until finally acted upon by Con
gress.
The definite setting of June 1, 1926,
as the date for the Exposition was
gratifying to Mayor Kendrick and
other Exposition officials. Immediate
construction will be started on the re-
naming contemplated buildings, con-
sisting of the Palaces Of Machinery,
Mines, Metallurgy and Transporta-
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900. The Palaces of Agriculture and
Food Products, Liberal Arts, Manu-
facturers and Varied Industries, and
Stadium will be hurried to completion.
An exhibition space Of more that
thirty-fve acres will be provided.
Pledges of support in states which
they represented were made by mem
bers of the Advisory Commission after
the meetings and dinner. Many of the
body announced that following the re-
port of their findings to their respec-
tive Governors, meetings would be
arranged attended by leaders in the
civic and industrial life of their states
with the idea of participation.
Plans for the Exposition are being
expedited at the instance of Mayor
j, Kendrick with the result that the con-