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 74TH CONGRESS. SESS. II. CHS. 533, 534. JUN E 5, 1936. 148 7 "Resolved further, That the President be authorized to appoint such committee or committees to represent this Federation as may be necessary and to cooperate with similar New Jersey, Delaware, Swedish, or other committees ." Therefore be it Resolved by the Senate and House of Representatives of the United States o f America in Congress assembled, That when, in the opinion of the P resident of the United S tates, i t shall be appr opriate for him to do so, the Pr esident be, and he is he reby, au thorize d and re quested to extend to the Government of Sweden and such individuals as the Presid ent ma y dete rmine an inv itatio n to u nite w ith th e Gove rment and people of the United States in a fitting and appropriate observ- ance of the three-hundredth anniversary of the first permanent set- tlement of Swedish colonists in Delaware, Pennsylvania, and New Jersey. SEC. 2 . There is hereby established a commission to be known as the United States Delaware Valley Tercentenary Commission (here- inafter referred to as the "Commission") to be composed of fifteen commissioners, as follows : Five perso ns to be appointed by the President of the United States, five Members of the Senate to be appointed by the President of the Senate, and five Members of the House of Representatives to be appointed by the Speaker of the House of Rep resent atives. The Commi ssion, on be half of the United St ates, sh all coop erate wi th repre sentativ es of th e State s of Del aware and Pennsylvania in the appropriate observance of such anniversary, and shall extend appropriate courtesies to such representatives of the Government of Sweden, and other persons, as may respond to the invitation of the President extended as hereinbefore provided. The members of the Commission shall serve without compensation and shall select a chairman from among their number. SEc. 3. There is hereby authorized to be appropriated, out of any mon ey in the Treasury not otherwise appropriated, the sum of $10,000 to be expended by the Commission for expenses, including actual and necessary traveling and subsistence expenses incurred while discharging its functions under this resolution. Approved, June 5, 1936. [CHAPTER 534 .] Preside nt requested to exten d invitation to Sweden, etc., to unite in observance of. Commission estab- lished. Composition, duties, etc . Appr opr iati on au- thor ized. JOINT RESOLUTION June 5, 1936 . Authorizing the President of the United States to award posthumously a Dis- 	IR. J. Res . 570 .1 tinguished Service Medal to Major General Clarence Ransom Edwards. [Pub. Res ., No.103.1 Resol ved b y the Senate and House of Representatives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, That the President Ransom en. rl rence of the United tates is hereby authorized to award, posthumously, Distinguished Service . in the name of Congress, a Distinguished Service Medal to Major Meda l awa rded to. Ge neral Cla rence Rans om Ed wards, who die d Feb ruary 14, 1931, after having organized the Twenty-sixth Division, and commanded it with di stinctio n during all but eightee n days o f its a ctive se rvice at the front. The high qual ities of l eader ship and unfai ling dev otion to dut y disp layed by him were respon sible for th e mark ed esprit and morale of his command. To his marked tactical ability and energy are largely due the brilliant successes achieved by the Twenty-sixth National Guard Division during its operations against the enemy from February 4, 1918, to Nov em ber 11, 1918 . Approved, June 5, 1936.