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gomery County or being a university pro-
fessor, but it is the literal truth, and I
should like to put it in the record.
(Applause.)
THE PRESIDENT: Any other an-
nouncements?
As indicated earlier, the formal ceremony
of signing of the document will take place
at noon on Wednesday. So far as I know,
there are no other resolutions to be offered
at that time except one, and that is a reso-
lution of appreciation to Delegate Tawes
for all he has done in the area of constitu-
tional revision. That is being presented
separately on that day.
If there are any oversights or omissions,
I sincerely trust that you will make it your
business to telephone me, or my secretary,
or Mr. Brooks, immediately, because the
last chance of curing any oversights, omis-
sions or defects will be on Wednesday.
After the ceremony the Convention will ad-
journ sine die.
I have told you before, I think that we
are planning to have printed a limited num-
ber of large copies of the constitution, by
which I mean the kind on 9 by 12 parch-
ment with large print, exact duplicates of
the original, for the delegates, so that
every delegate will receive one.
I cannot be sure at the moment that they
will be available for you Wednesday, but
they will be very shortly thereafter, if not
on Wednesday.
Only one copy will be signed, this on the
advice of Dr. Radoff of the Hall of Records
who urges that there not be a duplicate
signed, so that there never exists the
slightest doubt as to which is the original
Constitution.
There will be a ceremony. It is a solemn
occasion. It should move off with dispatch
and dignity. The accommodations will be
crowded, therefore, the number of guests
we can have in the chamber is very, very
limited. We cannot have the number we had
on opening day. We will have to have the
table in the well of the chamber, and we
want delegates to be able to sign without
being jostled and crowded, and to have their
photograph taken at the moment of signing.
The signing will be alphabetical. We will
[ simply go right down the row, one after the
other, in the alphabetical sequence.
The urgency is for all of us to be here,
and to be here certainly in your seats
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shortly before 12:00 o'clock, so that we do
not have the slightest hitch.
DELEGATE SHERBOW: Mr. President.
THE PRESIDENT: Delegate Sherbow.
DELEGATE SHERBOW: Mr. President,
if you will permit me for just one moment,
speaking for myself and I believe for all of
us here, I thank God that we have been
permitted to participate in this, the great-
est exercise in democracy.
THE PRESIDENT: Are there any other
announcements ?
The Chair recognizes Delegate Beachley.
DELEGATE BEACHLEY: A while ago
they mentioned there was going to be a pic-
ture taken down in the Style Committee's
room, and we should have our grammar
books there.
I would like to ask Mr. President if he
has any grammar books, as the books on
punctuation which belong to the Grammar
Society of Hagerstown are back in Wash-
ington, and we do not have them here any
longer.
THE PRESIDENT: Are there any other
announcements ?
Delegate Stern.
DELEGATE STERN: I have been asked
to make a request of you. That is, if you
would consider on the signing if we would
reverse the alphabetical order on that day?
THE PRESIDENT: We might consider
reversing at least the order of signing,
since the names will appear in alphabetical
order. It might be well worthwhile to per-
mit Delegate Winslow as the oldest Dele-
gate to sign first.
We will take that into consideration.
Are there any other announcements?
The Chair recognizes Delegate Powers.
DELEGATE POWERS: Mr. President,
I move we adjourn until 12:00 noon on
Wednesday, January 10.
THE PRESIDENT: All in favor, signify
by saying Aye; contrary, No. The Ayes
have it. It is so ordered.
(Whereupon, at 6:50 P.M., the Convention
was adjourned to reconvene at 12:00 NOON
on Wednesday, January 10, 1968.)
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