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 3010 November 6,111110. PROCLAMATIONS, 1929. DONE at the City of Washington, this 5th day_ of November, in the year of our Lord One Thousand Nine Hundred and [SEAL] Twenty-nine, and of the Independence of the United States, the One Hundred and Fifty-fourth. By the President: HENRY L STIMSON Secretary oj State. HERBER'!' HOOVER By THE PRESIDENT OF THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA A PROCLAMATION qhicago World'. WHEREAS, }"'ebruary 5, 1929, there was approved a Joint Resolu- F~r8ambI8. th rIza. tion of Congress, re~ in part as follows: ti!~MOry au 0 "Resolved by the Senate and House of Representatives of the Vol. ", p. 1162. United States of America in Congress assembled, that whenever it shall be shown to the satisfaction of the President that a sum of not less than $5,000,000 has been raised and is available to the Chicago World's Fair Centennial Celebration corporation, for the purposes of a world's fair to be held in the City of Chicago, in the State of Illinois, in the year 1933, to celebrate the one hundredth anniversary of the incorporation of Chicago as a municipality, the President is authorized and requested, by proclamation or in such other manner as he may deem proper, to invite the participation of of the nations of the world in the celebration. " WHEREAS, it has been shown to my satisfaction by Rufus C. Dawes, President, that a sum of not less than $5,000,000 has been raised and made available to the Corporation conducting the cele- bration mentioned in t.his resolution, and whereas the name of this corporation has been changed to A Century of Progress; 'Whereas its Board of Trustees has obtained the assistance of men eminent in science and industry to aid in presenting those historic inventions and symbols which demonstrate the progress and the modern spirit underlying industry and agriculture, and in general to present exhibits showing advancement in the industrial and fine arts. WHEREAS, I believe the people of many nations would 1)e pleased w unite with the people of the United Sti:ltes in the celebration of a Century of Progress and of the Centenary of Chicago, itself an outstanding example of the great and rapid changes this century has produced. ti::rfn ¥,18:15, 18 January 2013 (UTC) NOW, therefore, in compliance with the joint Resolution of na'ions. Congress, I, Herbert Hoover, President of the United States, invite the participation of the nations in this exposition of a century of progress, to the end that there may be shown in Chicago examples of contributions made to that progress by the peoples of many nations; and in order that the achievement and inventions of the great men of the world in science, in art, in drama, and in sport, as well as in industry and agriculture, may be fittingly acknowledged and acclaimed. IN TESTIMONY WHEREOF, I have hereunto set my hand and caused the Seal of the United States to be affixed. Done at the city of Washington, this sbdh day of November, in the year of our Lord one thousand nine hundred and [SEAL] twenty-nine, and of the Independence of +,he United States of America the one hundred and fifty-fourth. By the President: HENRY L STIMSON Secretary of State. HERBERT HOOVER