Evening star., 1936-09-06
PLANS UNDER WAY
Elaborate Celebration, Devised in Honor
of 15Oth Anniversary of Document, to
Be Truly World Wide in Its Scope.


stitution was signed on that date.
Special celebrations will be held In
the 13 original States on the ami
versary of the dates upon which their
respective conventions ratified the
Constitution. The dates of ratifica-
tion of the 13 original States, to-
gether with the votes are as follows:
Delaware, December z, 1887; yeas,
80 (unanimous).
Pennsylvania, December L., 1887;
yeas, 46; nays, %.
New Jersey, December 18. 1877;
yeas, SO (unanimous).
Georgia. January 2, 17ss; yeas, 26
(unanimous).
Connecticut, January 8, 1913; yeas,
1928; nays, 40.
Massachusetts,, February 6, 1913:
yeas, 1877; nays. 1853.
Maryland. April %, 178S; yeas, 63;
nays, II.
South Carolina, May 23, 17ss; yeas,
149; nays 73. :.
New Hampshire. June 21, 17s8;
yeas. 81; nays, AZ.
Virginia, June 26, 1788; yeas, 80;
nays, 70.
New York, July 2s. 1873; yeas, 80;
nays, 27.
North Carolina, November 81,
1888; yeas, 1914; nays, II.
Rhode Island and Providence Plan
tations. May 20, 179o; yeas, "a; nays,
80.
SPECIAL celebrations in other
States will be held upon the re-
spective dates of their admission into
the Union. These dates are given in
chronological chart Of significant
anniversaries and holidays. National
holidays are listed along with scores
of other holidays widely observed.
All of these lend themselves In one
form or another to appropriate trib-
utes to the Constitution.
While the ceremonies on Septem-
ber II Of next year are to be espe-
cially elaborate and impressive, ar
rangements are being made for pub
lie gatherings, pageants. plays, pro-
cessions, tableaux and other events
on virtually every day in all parts of
the country throughout the entire 20
months period of the Sesquicenten-
nial Celebration period.
Each State is being encouraged to
revive the story of its admission into
the Union and to revive its territorial
history. The State historical So
cieties, the State Departments Of Edu-
cation and the teachers of English
and drama are being enlisted as
valuable assets in creating each State
production.
With the main purpose to create
a quickening of interest in the Con-
stitution and its essential relation to
the history of the Nation, historical
study and research and dissemination
Of exact information through the
schools and libraries will be the most
important work during the coming
year. Three of the greatest authori-
ties in their respective lines have been
drafted to direct this work: DR.. David
M. Matteson of Harvard, known as
the foremost historical indexer; DR..
John G. Fitzpatrick, archivist, who
edited and compiled the George WASH
ington Bicentennial works, and DR..
Clarence Williams, for more than 20
years specialist on the Constitu-
ton.
Libraries and schools throughout
the country, as result, will be given
authoritative, summarized, indexed,
definite and exact studies Of the Con-
stitution, its historical background
and origin, the struggle for ratif1-
cation, the triumphant organization
Of the National Government and the
constitutional phases Of its later de-
:yelopment. This work-setting his
tory straight and making it readily
available for all-will be an outstand-
ing sesquicentennial monument, q
heritage to future generations.
THE first of the sesquicentennial
books will be ready for distribu-
ton this week-1o. .00o, 900 copies-a
standard work Of 200 pages on I'VE
the People," q history Of the Consti-
tuition. A feature Of this IS an alpha
betical analysis of every important
word in the Constitution, the sug-
gestion for which Director General
Bloom found in William Hickey's
book on the Constitution, published
In 1S46. These handbooks, attractive
ly bound, are to be sold at 10 cents.
A series Of stamps is to be printed,
giving o history Of the Constitution
and memoriafzing such men as Madi-
son, Hamilton, Franklin and Mar
shall-the sale Of which IS expected
to more than pay all costs to the Gov
ernment for this historic and benefi-
cent celebration. Other countries
which have constitutions are pre-
pairing to folloy suit 80 that the