CC - 1962 - 19 - Design Stamp Commemorating 75th Anniversary• 0
RESOLUTION NO. 62-/9
A.RESOLUTION OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY
OF ROSEMEAD URGING THE POST OFFICE DEPARTMENT
OF THE UNITED STATES TO DESIGN A STAMP COMMEM-
ORATING THE 75TH ANNIVERSARY OF THE TOURNAMENT
OF ROSES
THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF ROSEMEAD DOES HEREBY RESOLVE
AS FOLLOWS:
WHEREAS, the Tournament of Roses had its simple beginning
in 1889 with the decoration of horses and buggies with flowers
in a New Year's Day parade, and
WHEREAS, the Tournament of Roses Parade now attracts
hundreds of thousands of visitors to Los Angeles County each
year to witness this colorful and dramatic winter-time event;
and
WHEREAS, the wide publicity directed each year by the
Tournament of Roses to its participants strengthens the bonds
of friendship, goodwill and understanding between the City of
Pasadena and other cities, states and nations with entries in
the parade; and
WHEREAS, the eyes and ears of the nation are focused
upon Southern California every New Year's holiday with television
audiences estimated at sixty million persons enjoying the
pageantry and excitement of this most spectacular celebration;
and
WHEREAS, on January 1, 1964, the Tournament of Roses
will observe its 75th anniversary, one of the outstanding
civic spectaculars of its kind throughout the nation and
throughout the world;
NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED that the City Council
of the City of Rosemead recommend that an appropriate stamp
be designed by the Post Office Department of the Federal
government to commemorate this event; and
BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED that if such a recommendation
be accepted, this stamp be placed on sale in all post offices
throughout the country to direct the attention of people of
this nation and the world to this significant occasion.
PASSED, APPROVED AND ADOPTED this 13th day of February, 1962.
~LC.GF'
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ATTEST:
CITY CLERK