HomeMy WebLinkAbout1958-06-08 Golden Jubilee Celebration AddressThe following address was given by John
of the Tukwila Planning Commission at
Picnic, held in Tukwila Nark on June 3,
B. Strander, Chairman
the Golden Jubilee
1953.
Lois T. ifewton, Clerk
IHN B. STRANDER, 13310 INTERURBAN AVENUE SOUTH, SEATTLE 88, WASHINGTON
9 June 1958
PRESENTATION ADDRESS GIVEN BY JOBN B. STRANDER AT THE TUKWILA PARK,
8 JUNE 1958:
"Mr. Chairman, Honorable Charles 0. Baker, other Mayors, members
of the Tukwila Town Council, past Mayors, past Councilmen,
respected guests, and friends:
I don't know when I have been more pleased than when I was
asked to take a part in this wonderful Golden Jubilee Celebration.
It is not always that one can work for and with Charlie Baker,
who we think is the best Mayor in the State of Washington.
It is now my duty, and I do it with the utmost of civic pride,
to present to the Town of Tukwila, upon the occasion of her fiftieth
birthday anniversary, this young Oak tree. May our town continue
to stand for those qualities which we revere in the Oak: sturdiness,
longevity, beauty, and the ability to overcome lesser species in the
daily competition for a place in the sun.
Mr. Chairman, the Oak is loved throughout the world, and many
of the famous meeting places, and places for the signing of treaties
have been marked by Oak trees. This particular variety is called
'Scarlet Oak' and is native to the midwest and New England. It is
the variety which is largely responsible for the fiery autumn
color of that large area."
John B. Strander
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