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 Wisconsin—

Thos. Duncan, Assistant to Governor

Minnesota—

Hijalmar Petersen, Lieutenant Governor Victor E. Lawson, State Senator Harold D. Barker, Speaker, House of Representatives

Michigan—

Clyde M. Stout

Also all secretaries of State Historical Societies were seen and the celebration plan outlined to them. To these men, the commission expresses appreciation for their hearty cooperation and the general enthusiasm with which they greeted the proposal.

In September 1936 the Federal Commission was organized, at Indianapolis and with Governor McNutt in the chair. Officers were as follows:

Former Governor George White, Chairman Mrs. Leland S. Duxbury, Vice Chairman Mrs. George Baxter Averill, Vice Chairman Miss Bonnie Farwell, Vice Chairman Mrs. Samuel James Campbell, Vice Chairman Mrs. John S. Heaume, Vice Chairman Mrs. George D. Schermerhorn, Vice Chairman Rev. Joseph E. Hanz, Secretary Robert T. Secrest, Treasurer

BE. M. Hawes was chosen as Executive Director.

Offices were opened in the Federal Building at Marietta.

The following state commissions and directors were appointed by the various states:

Illinois Commission—

Governor Henry Horner, Chairman Dr. James Weber Lynn, Director Paul M. Angle, Secretary Henry C. Allen Laurence F. Arnold Horace J. Bridges C. LeRoy Brown E. E. Campbell C. F. Easterday Charles H. Edwards Louis L. Emmerson Mrs. Sara John English R.V.Graham Thomas P. Gunning Robert M. Harper Mrs. Barbara Burr Hubes Thomas E. Keane Paul Kiniery William J. Klibanow

Dean S. McGaughey John W. Merrigan Mrs. Henry T. Rainey Ernest L. Schein William Schlake Julius F, Smietanka George H. Smith Marshall Solberg Mrs. Paul Steinbrecher Adlai E. Stevenson Melvin Thomas Barney Thompson Clint Clay Tilton Mrs. Bernice T. VanDerVries Cono Cuifia Peter S. Lambros

Indiana Commission—

Governor, President Miss Bonnie Farwell, Vice President Buford Cadle, Director Ross Lockbridge Dr. Christopher B. Coleman