Gladys Henderson - AMERICA'S BI-CENTENNIAL CELEBRATION!

Gladys Henderson - AMERICA'S BI-CENTENNIAL CELEBRATION!

Rode a bus br from Watertown, NY br to Philadelphia, PA, br in July 1976. br Walked across br J.F. Kennedy Blvd. br Registered at the Hotel Sheraton, br host of the Unity Church Convention. br Touched the Liberty Bell. br Toured the home of Dolly Madison, br where she resided with Mr. Todd, br her first husband. br Signed and dedicated self br to the new Declaration of Independence. br The book was sealed later br for a reopening in the year 2076. br Visited Valley Forge -- br where wagon trains were gathered. br Viewed replicas of cabins, br bunked in by Washington's army. br His soldiers were ill clothed, br went hungry and barefooted, br due to a bickering Congress. br Out of their pain br was born our nation. br Returned to Philadelphia, br Attended a worship service br at the Bellevue-Stratford Hotel, br home of the Legionnaire's disease. br Later the hotel was demolished.


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