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CITY CLERK
August 4, 2015
Jennifer Veneklasen, City Clerk
City of Port Angeles
321 East Fifth Street
P. O. Box 1150
Port Angeles, WA 98362
Dear Ms. Veneklasen:
The Michael Trebert Chapter of the National Society, Daughters of the American Revolution, is
requesting the City Council of Port Angeles to pass a Proclamation proclaiming the week beginning
September 17 through September 23, 2015, as "Constitution Week".
The tradition of celebrating the Constitution was started many years ago by the Daughters of the
American Revolution (DAR). In 1955, the DAR petitioned Congress to set aside September 17-23
annually to be dedicated for the observance of Constitution Week. The resolution was later adopted by
the U. S. Congress and signed into Public Law#915 on August 2, 1956, by President Dwight D.
Eisenhower. The aims of the celebration are to (1) emphasize citizens' responsibilities for protecting and
defending the Constitution, preserving it for posterity; (2) inform the people that the Constitution is the
basis for America's great heritage and the foundation for our way of life; and (3) encourage the study of
the historical events which led to the framing of the Constitution in September 1787.
Thank you for considering our request for a proclamation. We would be honored to be present at the
council meeting when, or if, this proclamation is passed. Please notify me at my number listed below.
Sincerely,
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Janis-Flanagan, Regent
Michael Trebert Chapter
National Society, Daughters of the
American Revolution
171 Ivy Lane
Port Angeles, WA 98362
(360) 457-1446 oriilanaganI( 3-1'(i?comcast.net.
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PROCLAMATION
In Recognition of
CONSTITUTION WEEK
September 17 — 23, 2015
WHEREAS, the Constitution of the United States of America, the guardian of our liberties, embodies
the principles of limited government in a Republic dedicated to rule by law; and
WHEREAS, September 15, 2015, marks the two hundred twenty-eighth anniversary of the framing of
the Constitution of the United States of America by the Constitutional Convention; and
WHEREAS, it is fitting and proper to accord official recognition to this magnificent document and its
memorable anniversary, and to the patriotic celebrations which will commemorate it; and
WHEREAS, Public Law 915 guarantees the issuing of a proclamation each year by the President of
the United States of America designating September 17 through 23 as Constitution Week
in recognition of the historic importance of the Constitution and the significant role it
plays in our lives today.
NOW, THEREFORE, I, Dan Di Guilio, Mayor, ON BEHALF OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF
PORT ANGELES, do hereby proclaim the week of September 17 through 23, 2015, as
CONSTITUTION WEEK in the CITY OF PORT ANGELES and I further ask all citizens to reaffinn
the ideals the Framers of the Constitution had in 1787 by vigilantly protecting the freedoms guaranteed to
us through this guardian of our liberties.
September 15, 2015
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