Milford chronicle., 1960-04-29
Natl. Loyalty Day
Set For May 1st


Set For May 1st
Historic Cooch's Bridge will be
the scene of the First States offic-
ial observance of National Loyalty
Day on Sunday afternoon May l,
and Governor j. Caleb BOggS has
issued a proclamation urging Del
awareans to attend the affair which
is expected to be the most Outstand-
ing in the five. year history of the
Department of Delaware Veterans
of Foreign Wars, official sponsors.
Governor Boggs called attention
to the fact that Loyalty Day is now
an official national observance
which is proclaimed annually by
the President of the United States
as a time to give citizens IAN op-
portunity to reaffirm faith in the
United States of America.
He also points out that since
there have been periodical attempts
over the last two centuries to stifle
and destroy the hard-won rights of
free speech, freedom of the press
and the right to worship as one
aside one day to express loyalty to
a system that assures these coveted
privileges.
81 urge that every man, woman
and child in this state join in a
demonstration of his or her un-
divided allegiance to the govern
ment of the United States and the
ideals which it defends and pre-
serves, Governor Boggs continued.
He specifically called for attend
ance at Cooch's Bridge on Route z,
near Newark, where the American
flag was first unfurled in a ground
skirmish according to tradition.
Exercises there are being arrang-
ed for the Veterans of Foreign
Wars by Robert Hunnold, j. ALI
ison-O -O'Daniel Post, No. ATS, and
Miles L. Frederick, Wilmington,
who is a member of the seven-man
national Loyalty Day Committee
headed by New York Postmaster
Robert X. Christenberry.
Principal speaker will be Brig.
General J.. A. Norell, U. S. Army
historian, Washington, d. c., who
is expected to have an inspiring
message. The Newark ". F. w.
Post will present a new flag of the
United States to fly from the pole
beside the Cooch's Bridge monu-
ment, which will be accepted by
former 1t. Governor Edward w.
Cooch. Mr.. Cooch still resides at
the home nearby the scene of the
only Revolutionary War skirmish
on Delaware soil.
There will be special music for
the affair, according to Mr.. Hum
mold, and Governor Boggs and
other dignitaries will be in attend
ance. Plans are to have the Della
ware Saengerbund Society sing
several numbers during the pro-
gram which will begin promptly at
200 p. m.
Governor Boggs full Loyalty Day
proclamation follows:
WHEREAS, BY Public Law #85-
529 of the S5th Congress, H. ]. Res
479, in joint resolution, July 18,
1858, the House of Representatives
and the Senate of the United States,
May 1st of every year, has hence
forth been designated as National
Loyalty Day and approved by Pres
ident Eisenhower on July Is, 1858;
and
WHEREAS, an opportunity has
been provided annually for every
citizen to reaffirm his faith in the
United States of America through
a program sponsored by the Veter-
ans of Foreign Wars of the United
States: and now and in the future
National Loyalty Day will provide
even greater inspiration for citi-
zens of these United States to re-
dedicate themselves to the prin-
ciple that brought us freedom; and
WHEREAS, there have been per-
iodical attempts over the last two
centuries to stifle and destroy those
hard-won rights of free speech,
freedom of the press and the right
to worship as one chooses; ands
WHEREAS, each of us should
make a personal pledge to uphold
these God-given rights in the de-
tense of which thousands of our
fighting forces have died on battle
fields all over the world; now,
EFORE, l., j. CALEB
BOGGS, Governor of the State of
Delaware, pursuant to the joint
resolution of the Congress assemb-
led do hereby proclaim May 1, 1860
as
LOYALTY DAY
/ urge that every man, woman
and child in this state join in a
demonstration of his or her undi-
vided allegiance to the govern
ment of the United States and the
ideals which it defends and pre-
serves. / further hope that all
civic groups will join on that day.
to give expression to that loyalty
through public demonstrations Of
all kinds; through the display of
our National Emblem and through
cooperation with our overseas
veterans whose devotion and cour-
age continue in peace as sponsors
of this observance.
/ especially urge our citizens to
join the Veterans of Foreign Wars
at the annual observance to be held
at 200 p. m, Sunday, May 1, 1860,
at Cooch's Bridge, the spot where
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