Milford chronicle., 1954-09-10
BOggs Issues Call
For Citizenship Day

Governor 81 Caleb Boges has Is
sued 9 proclamation calling for the
celebration Of Citizenship Day on
Friday. September ia.
The chief executive calls atten-
ton 70 the fact that the day was
formerly known as Constitution
Day, but was changed by an Act
Of Congress ia order that tribute
might be paid at the same time to
the nations new citizens those
reaching majority or having been
naturalized during the past year.
4 call upon all Of our citizens,
Governor Boggs said. to take time
out on that occasion 20 again read
the Constitution Of the United
States and become more familiar
with Il. ] also urge that all organ
izatiOns- civic, fraternal and pa
triOtic hold such exercises that
viii pay tribute to this document
and TO the new citizens in whom we
entrust the future security Of our
country.
Chief celebration In Delaware
win be centered around the annual
dinner Of the Delaware Chapter.
Sons Of the American Revolution,
which viii be held in Dinner Bell
Inn. Friday evening, September IL,
with Dr. John a. Munroe, head Of
the University Of Delaware history
department as the principal speak
err The SAR will be joined by the
Friends Of John Dickinson. and at
p. m. that afternoon win inspect
the Dickinson mansion near Do
yer, which is being transformed in
to q state museum.
Governor Boggs further pointed
out in his proclamation that the
document adopted by the Consti-
tutiOnal Convention on September
III. 1887 remains the hope Of the
fredericksburg peoples all over the
world, and stands as the most solid
single guide that the world has ever
known
The proclamation follows.
WHEREAS, the Constitution of
the United States was adopted BY
the Constitutional Convention on
September III. 1887 was approved
by Congress and later became the
fundamental law Of the land; and
WHEREAS, the Constitution has
been flexible enough to allow the
viii Of the people Of the various
states and commemorative to
amend &C SO as to deal with the
pressing problems Of the various
eras. but Fundamentally It has re-
NAMED the same document IN the
guarantee Of our rightful liberties,
In the preservation Of justice, IN the
safeguarding Of domestic tran
guilty and in the promotion Of the
general welfare: and
WHEREAS. today the United
States, strong and prosperous un-
der this document, remains the
hope Of the freedOm-loVing peoples
all over the world. and our Consti-
tuition stands as the most solid
single guide that the world has
ever known; and
WHEREAS. September II, for
merly known as Constitution Day,
a time 70 reafirm our faith in this
document but changed to Citizen
ship Day by an Act Of Congress so |
that we on the same day can pay /
tribute to our new citizens, either I
by their reaching majority or by 4
naturalization; now
THEREFORE,. i, ]. Caleb Boggs,
Governor Of the State Of Delaware,
do hereby set aside and designate I
Friday, September III, 1854. as
CITIZENSHIP DAY IN
DELAWARE
] call upon an Of our citizens to /
take time out on that occasion to
again read the Constitution Of the 4
United States and become more fa- I
miliar with 1t. ] also urge all or 4
ganizati0ns patriotic, civic and 4
fraternal to hold such exercises I
that win pay tribute to this docu- /
ment and to the new citizens in
whom we entrust the future Sc
curity Of our nation
There were s5,s6s reported cases
States IN 1853