List of Witnesses to the Signing of Proclamation 3309, Admission of the State of Hawaii into the Union

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AUG 22 1959 CENTRAL FILES THE FOLLOWING HAVE BEEN INVITED TO WITNESS THE SIGNING OF THE PROCLAMATION ADMITTING HAWAII INTO THE UNION AS THE 50TH STATE: The Vice President wat The Speaker of the House The Secretary of the Interior Hon. Edward Johnston, Secretary of Hawaii (repr esenting Governor-elect Wm. F. Quinn) Hon. Orem E. Long, Senator-elect Hon. Daniel K. Inouye, Congressman-elect Mr. Lawrence Lau (representing Hon. Hiram Fong, Senator=elect Mr. Lorrin Thurston, Chairman of Hawaii Statehood Commission Maj. Gen. A. T. McNamara, Quartermaster General of the Army Col. John Martz, Jr., Chief of Research and Engineering, Office of the Quartermaster General Lt. Col. James S. Cook, Jx., Chief of Heraldic Branch, Office of the Quartermaster General