Speaker. the following is the resolutionHouse Joint Resolution 663introduced in commemoration of the celebration of the centennial anniversary of her birthday: H.J. Rss. 663 Joint resolution authorizing and directing the President to designate September 6. 1960. as Jane Addams Day Whereas Laura Jane Addams was born at Cedarville. Illinois. on September 6. 1860. and the world was to know her in after years as Jane Addams of Hull House. and Whereas the people of the city of Chicago and the State of Illinois are celebrating this year the centennial of her birth. and Whereas there never was a woman in the history of our Nation. who throughout her entire life so taught to the unfortunate of the slums. the American symbol of culture and refinement. and Whereas her inherent love for human beings. living in squalor and filth. instilled by her kindly acts gave humankind a will to relive their lives with revitalized hope and a new dignity. and Whereas her counsel and advice. together with the introduction of educational and vocational training programs at Hull House. opened a new horizon for the thousands of immigrant populations in her area. and Whereas she further gave the immigrant masses an opportunity through civil courses to train themselves in their understandings of the value of American citizenship. and Whereas her activities in legislative fields resulted in many reforms in the field of labor. including child labor laws and remedial sweatshop legislation. together with minimum wage laws. and Whereas her exhaustive efforts in the field of international peace won for her international recognition among the leaders of nations in her travels throughout the world for the realization of her sacred principles of peace and dream to outlaw war. by the common consent of all by establishing the League of Nations. which was the forerunner of the present United Nations Organization. and Whereas her treatment of social problems opened new vistas of study and resulted in new schools of thought in the treatment of these problems: Therefore be it Resolved by the Senate and House of Representatives of the United States of America in Congress assembled. That the President Is authorized and directed to issue a proclamation designating September 6. 1960. the one hundredth anniversary of the birth of Jane Addams. as Jane Addams Day. and calling upon the people of the United States to celebrate such day with appropriate ceremonies and activities.
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