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Join in Constitution Week Sept. 17-23 with DAR chapters

Members of the Twenty-First Star Chapter Daughters of the American Revolution recently received a proclamation from Des Plaines Mayor Martin J. Moylan declaring Sept. 17-23 as Constitution Week in the city of Des Plaines.

The tradition of celebrating the Constitution was started many years ago by the DAR. In 1955, the Daughters petitioned Congress to set aside Sept. 17-23, annually to be dedicated for the observance of Constitution Week. The resolution was later adopted by the US Congress and signed into Public Law No. 915 on Aug. 2, 1956, by President Dwight D. Eisenhower.

The purpose of the designation is to “emphasize citizens’ responsibilities for protecting and defending the Constitution, preserving it for posterity; informing the people that the Constitution is the basis for America’s great heritage and foundation for our way of life; and encouraging the study of the historical events which led to the framing of the Constitution in September 1787.”

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