CHAPTER 549
STATE OF DELAWARE
EXECUTIVE DEPARTMENT
PROCLAMATION
WHEREAS, the annual All-Star football game between the Blue and the Gold has become a great Delaware tradition; and
WHEREAS, these high school players perform with enthusiasm and courage to make this one of the most fiercely contested sports events anywhere; and
WHEREAS, all proceeds from this game are used to restore to a state of good health those who are mentally retarded or impeded; and
WHEREAS, Saturday, August 21, 1965, will mark the 10th annual renewal of this classic competitive event which all Delawareans watch with tremendous interest and strong loyalties:
NOW, THEREFORE, I, Charles L. Terry, Jr., Governor of the State of Delaware, do hereby proclaim Saturday, August 21, 1965 as
ALL-STAR DAY
within the State of Delaware and call upon all citizens of the State to contribute in any way they can toward the success of the game and the fulfillment of its purpose to cure the handicapped and to wipe out mental retardation in the future through excellent treatment and constant research.
IN WITNESS WHEREOF, I, Charles L. Terry, Jr., Governor of the State of Delaware, have hereunto set my hand and caused the Great Seal of the said State to be hereunto affixed at Dover this
(GREAT SEAL) 3rd day of August in the year of our Lord, one thousand nine hundred and sixty-five, and of the Independence of the United States of America, the one hundred and ninetieth.
CHARLES L. TERRY, JR., Governor
Attest: ELISHA C. DUKES, Secretary of State