Effingham, IL-(Effingham Radio)- 2024 marks the 69th anniversary of Constitution Week. NSDAR past President General Gertrude S. Carraway was responsible for the annual designation of September 17-23 as Constitution Week. The NSDAR made its own resolution for Constitution Week, which was adopted April 21, 1955.
Members of the United States Congress received the NSDAR resolution and on June 7, 1955, the resolution was discussed in the Senate. The first resolution to observe Constitution Week was made June 14, 1955. Following the passage of the resolution by both the Houses of Congress, President Eisenhower issued his proclamation on August 19, 1955.
The first observance of Constitution Week was so successful that on January 5, 1956, a Senate Joint Resolution was introduced to have the President designate September 17-23 annually as Constitution Week. The resolution was adopted on July 23, 1956 and signed onto Public Law 915 on August 2, 1956.
The Constitution Week Committee has been busy promoting the Constitution through informational packets, radio spots, media billboards, digital signs, posters, and displays all over the county.
Caption: Effingham Mayor Mike Schutzbach with Constitution Week Committee Members: Susan Oliver, Candace Goodrich, and Ruth Ann Hoffmeister.
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