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The Governors at Lake George
T
HE Forty-sixth Annual Meeting of the Gov-
must be intelligent planning to provide adequate
ernors' Conference was held at the Sagamore
care, treatment and rehabilitation facilities to cope
Hotel on the shores of Lake George, Bolton
with the needs of the foreseeable future. Mrs. Oveta
Landing, New York, from July 11 through July 14,
Culp Hobby, United States Secretary of Health,
1954, with the Governors of forty-two states attend-
Education, and Welfare, participating as a special
ing. The Vice-President of the United States, mem-
guest, reported that social security proposals now
bers of the White House staff, cabinet officers and
before Congress represented a very significant step
other federal government officials participated in
forward in sound care for the aged. (See page 168
the various sessions.
for summary of the round table.)
The Conference opened with a luncheon session
State Dinner. The Annual State Dinner was held
of the Executive Committee on Sunday, July 11.
Monday evening in the dining room of the hotel,
That evening, at an informal buffet supper in the
with Governor Thornton presiding. Rev. Laman
hotel, Governor and Mrs. Thomas E. Dewey wel-
H. Bruner, B.D., Rector of St. Peter's Episcopal
comed the Governors and their parties to the Em-
pire State on behalf of the people of New York.
Opening Business Session. The business sessions
opened Monday morning, July 12 in the Music
EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE
Hall, with Governor Dan Thornton of Colorado,
THE
Chairman of the Governors' Conference, presiding.
The Very Reverend Daniel R. Burns, V.F., of St.
GOVERNORS' CONFERENCE
Peter's Church, Saratoga Springs, pronounced the
1954-1955
invocation. Governor Dewey then delivered an
The following Executive Committee for 1954-55
address of welcome in which he declared that New
was elected at the Forty-sixth Annual Meeting of
York State was entirely at the service of its distin-
the Governors' Conference on July 14, 1954:
guished visitors.
Hon. Robert F. Kennon, Governor of Louisiana,
In the Chairman's address, Governor Thornton
Chairman
dealt with responsibilities, accomplishments and
Hon. J. Hugo Aronson, Governor of Montana
problems of the states and the Governors' Confer-
Hon. J. Caleb Boggs, Governor of Delaware
ence. A keynote of his address was his counsel that
Hon. George N. Craig, Governor of Indiana
Americans forego politics in dealing with the inter-
Hon. Phil M. Donnelly, Governor of Missouri
national Communist threat and in striving for
Hon. Arthur B. Langlie, Governor of Washington
peace. "In the final analysis," said Governor Thorn-
Hon. Thomas B. Stanley, Governor of Virginia
ton, "this is a battle of ideas between sincere Ameri-
Hon. William G. Stratton, Governor of Illinois
cans and those who would destroy us." (See page
Hon. Lawrence W. Wetherby, Governor of Kentucky
158 for text of his address.)
Intergovernmental Relations. Governor Arthur
B. Langlie of Washington presided over a round
table discussion which followed, on intergovern-
Church, Albany, delivered the invocation, and Gov-
mental relations. In his opening remarks he sug-
ernor Dewey introduced the distinguished guests
gested a six-point program of action involving
and the Governors, to the strains of the several
intergovernmental fiscal and functional relation-
state songs. The Vice-President of the United States,
ships. Meyer Kestnbaum, Chairman of the federal
Richard M. Nixon, was the speaker of the evening.
Commission on Intergovernmental Relations, was
He drew freely on notes that had been prepared
a special guest at this session. He participated fully
specifically for the occasion by the President, whose
in the discussions and answered many questions
attendance was precluded by a death in his family.
concerning the plans and programs of the Com-
In addition to general observations on the national
mission. (See page 166 for summary of this round
and international situation, the address included a
table.)
number of specific references to highway construc-
The Aged and Chronically Ill. The Monday after-
tion needs. There was clear indication of the will-
noon session was a round table on care of the aged
ingness and determination of the President to work
and chronically ill. Governor James F. Byrnes of
with the Governors and the states in developing a
South Carolina presided. Many of the discussion
program to meet the country's road construction
leaders described programs which their states were
needs. The address underlined the need for "vision,
developing in this field. They emphasized that there
comprehensive plans and cooperation between the
161
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