Trussville honoring Constitution Week Sept. 17-23

The Trussville City Council on Aug. 24 approved a proclamation to recognize Constitution Week Sept. 17-23.

“It is the privilege and duty of the American people to commemorate the two hundred and thirty-second anniversary of the drafting of the Constitution of the United States of America with appropriate ceremonies and activities,” the proclamation states.

Citizens are urged to study the U.S. Constitution and reflect on privileges and rights during Constitution Week. Daughters of the American Revolution Josiah Brunson Chapter Chairwoman Charlotte Gibson was on hand at the city council meeting along with DAR member Cathy Freeman.

The DAR initiated the observance in 1955, when the service organization petitioned the U.S. Congress to dedicate Sept. 17–23 each year to the commemoration of Constitution Week. Congress adopted the resolution, and on Aug. 2, 1956, President Dwight D. Eisenhower signed it into Public Law #915. The celebration’s goals are threefold: to encourage the study of the historical events that led to the framing of the Constitution in September 1787; to remind the public that the Constitution is the basis of America’s great heritage and the foundation for its way of life; and to emphasize U.S. citizens’ responsibility to protect, defend and preserve the U.S. Constitution.