HomeMy Public PortalAboutResolution 62-193RESOLUTION NO. 62 -193
A RESOLUTION OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY
OF TEMPLE CITY REQUESTING THE POST OFFICE
DEPARTMENT OF THE UNITED STATES TO DESIGN A
STAMP COMMEMORATING THE 75TH ANNIVERSARY OF
THE TOURNAMENT OF ROSES
THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF TEMPLE CITY DOES
RESOLVE AS FOLLOWS:
WHEREAS, the Tournament of Roses had its simple begin-
ning 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 Byes and ears of the nation are focused
upon Southern California every New Year's holiday with tele-
vision audiences estimated at sixty million persons enjoying
the pageantry and excitement of this most spectacular cele-
bration, 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 Temple City 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.
ADOPTED and APPROVED this 26th day of March '.a.
ATTEST:
C.J o4
Clerk of the City of Tem�� e
City, California
Mayor of the City of Temple City,
California.
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