Reception for the Benefit of the Martin Luther King, Jr. Federal and District Holiday Commissions

 
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ч гп л о GOVERNMENT OF THE DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA •EXECUTIVE OFFICE OFFICE OF THE SECRETARY OF THE DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA WASHINGTON. D C. 20004 REMARKS FUR MAYOR MARION BARRY, JR. RECEPTION FOR THE BENEFIT OF THE MARTIN LUTHER KINO, JR. FEDERAL AND DISTRICT HOLIDAY COMMISSIONS SHERATON GRAND HOTEL, GRAND BALLROOM WEST MONDAY, SEPTEMBER 29, 1986 5:30 PM DISTINGUISHLD GUESTS, MEMBERS OF THE FEDERAL AND DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA MARTIN LUTHER KING COMMISSIONS, LADIES AND GENTLEMEN... GOOD EVENING! ON BEHALF OF THE CITIZENS OF THE DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA, I AM PLEASED TU BE HERE THIS EVENING TO SHARE IN THE KICK OFF ACT 1 1 V I TY FOR THE 1987 CELEBRATION OF THE LIFE AND LEGACY OF UR. MARTIN LUTHER KING, JR. I WANT TO THANK OUR LOCAL BUSINESS COMMUNITY AND OUR CORPORATE SPONSORS FOR THEIR SUPPORT OF THIS EVENT. AS YOU MAY KNOW, ALTHOUGH THE KING HOLIDAY COMMISSION HAS BEEN EXTENDED BY AN ACT OF CONGRESS THROUGH APRIL, 1989, THE LEGISLATION DOES NOT PROVIDE AUTHORITY FOR FEDERAL FUNDING AND REQUIRES US TO SEEK ASSISTANCE FROM THE PRIVATE SECTOR AND INDIVIDUALS THROUGH EVENTS SUCH AS THIS BENEFIT RECEPTION-