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PROCLAMATIONS, 1927. NOW, THEREFORE, I, CALVIN COOLIDGE, President of the United States of America, by virtue of the power in me vested by section eleven of said Act, and by section twenty-four of the Act of March third, eighteen hundred and ninety-one (26 Stat., 1103), do proclaim that the boundaries of the said Natural Bridge National Forest are hereby changed to exclude therefrom the lands found to be unsuitable for acquisition, and to include other lands which have been acquired under the said Act of March one, nineteen hundred and eleven, as shown on the diagram attached hereto and made a part hereof, and that all lands within said boundaries which have been or may hereafter be acquired by the United States under authority of said Act of March one, nineteen hundred and eleven, shall be per- manently reserved and administered as a part of the Natural Bridge National Forest. IN WITNESS WHEREOF, I have hereunto set my hand and caused the seal of the United States to be affixed. DONE in the City of Washington this 12th day of September, in the year of our Lord one thousand nine hundred and [SEAL] twenty-seven, and of the Independence of the United States of America the one hundred and fifty-second. By the President: FRANK B KELLOGG Secretary of State. CALVIN COOLIDGE By THE PRESIDENT OF THE UNITED STATES OF AMERIC4 A PROCLAMATION 2925 Area modified. Vol. 36 , p. 963. Vol. 26, p. 1103. September 20, 1927. F bf . hb t t·tob National Fire Pr~ or anum er 0 years It as een our cus om as a na Ion 0 serve vention Week, 1927. as National Fire Prevention Week the week in which the anniversary Preamble. of the great Chicago fire of 1871 occurs. During those periods public attention has been concentrated upon the seriousness of America's fire waste problem through the press, schools, civic organizations and numerous other groups. The results last year were particularly gratifying for in eighty cities of more than 20,000 population no fire loss was sustained during the Week and in many others the destruc- tion by fire was considerably less than their weekly average for the year. Reports for the current year indicate that some progress is being made toward checking this tremendous source of waste. It is prob- able that more 3ttention is being directed to this problem by public spirited officials and citizens than ever before. Numerous organ- izations, national and local, are devoting much study and effort to it with gratifying results. However, the situation still remains so acute that there should be no diminution in our effort to rid the country of the menace of fire. Therefore, I, Calvin Coolidge, President of the United States of fTarmstroBot (talk)m~~di~g~k America, do hereby designate the week of October 9 to 15, 1927 as ~o b~ obs!rve~ as: • National Fire Prevention Week. Each community throughout the land should lay plans for an appropriate observance of Fire Preven- tion Week and make it the starting point for alrogram to continue throughout the year. Special attention shoul be devoted to the prevention of fires in rural districts and in our forests. Because of their limited protective facilities they are often at the mercy of the flames when fire originates. I recommend to all of our citizens that they lay particular emphasis upon the elimination of fire hazards in their homes and places of business and I urge that state and local