,i  #aaf? ,,congress  #a/ ,session  ,h4 
,r4 #bcag  ,,9 ,,! ,,h\se ,,(           
,,repres5tatives  ,april #ab1 #bjai,mr4 
,norcross introduc$ ! foll[+ bill2 :i* 0
 ref]r$ to ! ,committee on ,natural     
,res\rces  ,a ,,bill  ,to designate !   
,pet] ,j4 ,mc,guire ,memorial & ,pet]   
,j4 ,mc,guire ,gravesite locat$ 9       
,p5nsauk51 ,new ,j]sey1 z a ,national   
,hi/oric ,l&m>k1 & = o!r purposes4  #a4 
,%ort title ,?is ,act may be cit$ z !   
,pet] ,j4 ,mc,guire ,labor ,day ,l&m>k  
,act4  #b4 ,f9d+s ,congress f9ds !      
foll[+3  7#a7 ,pet] ,j4 ,mc,guire jo9$ !
 ,cab9et ,mak]s ,union ( ,new ,york 9   
#ahgb &1 recogniz+ ! ne$ = "o           
int]national union ( wood work]s1 call$ 
= & l$ a conv5tion ( c>p5t]s & jo9]s 9  
,*icago 9 #ahha t =m$ ! ,bro!rhood (    
,c>p5t]s & ,jo9]s :i* became ! ,unit$   
,bro!rhood ( ,c>p5t]s & ,jo9]s ( ,am]ica
 9 #ahhh4  7#b7 ,! ,bro!rhood ( ,c>p5t]s
 & ,jo9]s elect$ ,mc,guire its fir/     
g5]al secret>y & reta9$ him 9 t position
 = tw5ty ye>s4  7#c7 ,mc,guire 0 a lead]

 9 conv9c+ skeptical1 locally m9d$ union
 activi/s ar\nd ! ,unit$ ,/ates t a     
national labor f$]ation 0 n only        
necess>y1 b also possible4  7#d7        
,mc,guire co-f\nd$ ) ,samuel ,gomp]s !  
,f$]ation ( ,organiz$ ,trades & ,labor  
,unions &1 9 #ahhf1 reorganiz$ x into ! 
,am]ican ,f$]ation ( ,labor4  7#e7      
,mc,guire s]v$ v>i\sly z ! ,am]ican     
,f$]ation ( ,labor secret>y & vice      
presid5t betwe5 #ahhf & #aijj4  7#f7    
,mc,guire successfully l$ ! fight = !   
eight-h\r day 9 #ahij4  7#g7 ,9 #ahhb1  
,mc,guire propos$ t "o day 9 ! ye> be   
designat$ z ,labor ,day1 a proposal t 0 
adopt$ fir/ by a numb] ( ,/ates & !n z !
 fir/ ,monday 9 ,septemb] by an ,act (  
,congress 9 #ahid4  7#h7 ,^u ,mc,guire's
 dea? 9 #aijf1 ! ,unit$ ,bro!rhood (    
,c>p5t]s & ,jo9]s commission$ f ,m4,c4  
,lyons & ,sons1 ,camd51 & _h in/all$ a  
massive granite multi/age head/one on   
,mc,guire's gravesite 9 ! ,arl+ton      
,cemet]y at #afbi ,cove ,road1          
,p5nsauk51 ,new ,j]sey1 inscrib$ )      

,p4,j4 ,,mcguire1 ,,born ,,july #f1     
#aheb ,,di$ ,,feb4 #ah1 #aijf & ,,f\nd] 
,,( ,u4,b4 ,,( ,c4  ,j4 ,,( ,a44  7#i7  
,beg9n+ 9 #aijf1 ea* ye> labor lead]s1  
political lead]s1 families1 & work+ p   
ga!r at ,mc,guire's gravesite on ,labor 
,day to lay wrea?s & deliv] spee*es 9   
tribute to ,mc,guire & 8 great "w4      
7#aj7 ,z ! anniv]s>y ( ,mc,guire's      
c5t5nial bir?day approa*$1 !            
organizations he _h help$ to f\nd decid$
 to in/all a new memorial a %ort di/ance
 f ,mc,guire's gravesite1 consi/+ ( a   
c5tral /atue ( ,mc,guire embrac$ by a   
semi-circul> colonnade ( m>ble columns4 
7#aa7 ,! ,pet] ,j4 ,mc,guire ,memorial1 
complet$ 9 #aieb1 includes-- 7,a7 an    
outdoor sculpture ( ,mc,guire1 made (   
,*]okee ,georgia m>ble1 t %[s him /&+ ) 
8 left arm aga9/ 8 *e/ & "r arm1 elb[   
b5t1 at 8 wai/1 & dress$ 9 a frock or   
m\rn+ coat2  7,b7 an inscription c>v$ on
 front ( ! base ( su* sculpture t reads 
,,pet] ,j4 ,,mcguire_/,,july #f1        
#aheb_/;,,febru>y #ah1 #aijf2  7,c7 a   

free-/&+ curvil9e> colonnade ( six      
,greek ,doric columns1 also made (      
,*]okee ,georgia m>ble2  7,d7 an        
inscription on entablature frieze ( !   
colonnade t reads ,,9 ,,memory ,,(      
,,pet] ,j4 ,,mcguire ,,f\nd] ,,( ,,ubc  
,,& ,,fa!r ,,( ,,labor ,,day2 &  7,e7 an
 inscription on ! base ( ! colonnade t  
reads ,,erect$ ,,by ,,unit$ ,,bro!rhood 
,,( ,,c>p5t]s ,,& ,,jo9]s ,,( ,,am]ica  
#aieb4  7#ab7 ,sev]al ?\s& p1 _m ( !m   
ord9>y union memb]s1 att5d$ ! ,pet] ,j4 
,mc,guire ,memorial d$ication c]emony on
 ,augu/ #i1 #aieb1 :i* featur$ z        
speak]s--  7,a7 ! presid5t ( ! ,new     
,j]sey ,f$]ation ( ,labor2  7,b7 !      
mayors ( ,camd5 & ,p5nsauk52  7,c7      
,g5]al ,presid5t ,hut*eson ( ! ,unit$   
,bro!rhood ( ,c>p5t]s & ,jo9]s2  7,d7 ! 
presid5t ( ! ,am]ican ,f$]ation (       
,labor1 ,william ,gre52  7,e7 ! secret>y
 & treasur] ( ! ,am]ican ,f$]ation (    
,labor1 ,george ,meany1 :o lat] atta9$  
national significance himself2 &  7,f7 !
 ,unit$ ,/ates ,secret>y ( ,labor1      

,maurice ,tob94  7#ac7 ,9 #aief1 :5 a   
new po/age /amp d$icat$ to ,am]ican     
labor 0 issu$ on ,labor ,day1 ,presid5t 
,dwight ,eis5h[] held a special c]emony 
at ! ,:ite ,h\se 9 :i* he met ) ! family
 & desc5dants ( ,mc,guire4  7#ad7 ,9    
#bjjd1 ,mc,guire 0 admitt$ to ! ,labor  
,hall ( ,fame ( ! ,unit$ ,/ates         
,dep>tm5t ( ,labor1 :i* has s9ce be5    
r5am$ ! ,hall ( ,honor4  7#ae7 ,! ,new  
,j]sey ,hi/oric ,pres]vation ,(fice has 
docum5t$ ,mc,guire z a figure (         
transc5d5t national significance &      
importance 9 ! labor hi/ory ( ! ,unit$  
,/ates4  7#af7 ,! l&scape *>act]i/ics1  
physical features1 ov]all lay\t1 &      
visual appe>ance ( ! ,pet] ,j4 ,mc,guire
 ,memorial & ,pet] ,j4 ,mc,guire        
,gravesite reflect a high degree (      
ov]all integrity 9 t]ms ( location1     
design1 sett+1 mat]ials1 & workman%ip4  
7#ag7 ,! sculptural repres5tations (    
labor & union !mes associat$ )          
,mc,guire's c>e] z an effective labor   
lead] & organiz] t embelli% ! ,pet] ,j4 

,mc,guire ,memorial & ,pet] ,j4         
,mc,guire ,gravesite are intact &       
well-pres]v$4  7#ah7 ,national political
 & labor lead]s h made annual           
pilgrimages to ,mc,guire's gravesite    
s9ce #aijf & to ! ,pet] ,j4 ,mc,guire   
,memorial & ,pet] ,j4 ,mc,guire         
,gravesite e ,septemb] on ,labor ,day or
 ! ,friday be=e ,labor ,day s9ce #aieb4 
7#ai7 ,unlike o!r kn[n prop]ties relat$ 
to ,mc,guire1 ! ,pet] ,j4 ,mc,guire     
,memorial & ,pet] ,j4 ,mc,guire         
,gravesite are ! only prop]ties t reta9 
bo? ! necess>y direct association )     
,mc,guire z a p]son ( national /ature & 
! high level ( integrity requir$ = li/+ 
on ! ,new ,j]sey ,regi/] ( ,hi/oric     
,places & ,national ,regi/] ( ,hi/oric  
,places4  7#bj7 ,! ,pet] ,j4 ,mc,guire  
,memorial & ,pet] ,j4 ,mc,guire         
,gravesite satisfy ! crit]ia = graves ( 
hi/orical figures & prop]ties t h a*iev$
 significance )9 ! pa/ #ej ye>s "u !    
foll[+ crit]ia consid]ation categories (
 ! ,national ,regi/] ( ,hi/oric         

,places--  7,a7 category 7c71 a grave ( 
a hi/orical figure ( out/&+ importance z
 !re is no appropriate site or build+   
associat$ ) ,mc,guire's productive life2
 &  7,b7 category 7f71 a prop]ty        
prim>ily commemorative 9 int5t if       
design1 age1 tradition1 or symbolic     
value has inve/$ x ) its own exceptional
 significance4  7#ba7 ,9 ,augu/ #bjag1 !
 ,new ,j]sey ,/ate ,hi/oric ,pres]vation
 ,(fice c]tifi$ t ! ,pet] ,j4 ,mc,guire 
,memorial & ,pet] ,j4 ,mc,guire         
,gravesite are eligible = li/+ on ! ,new
 ,j]sey ,regi/] ( ,hi/oric ,places &    
,national ,regi/] ( ,hi/oric ,places4   
7#bb7 ,on ,augu/ #bb1 #bjah1 ! ,pet] ,j4
 ,mc,guire ,memorial & ,pet] ,j4        
,mc,guire ,gravesite 7 add$ to ! ,new   
,j]sey ,regi/] ( ,hi/oric ,places &1    
subsequ5tly1 on ,janu>y #ag1 #bjai1 add$
 to ! ,national ,regi/] ( ,hi/oric      
,places4  #c4 ,designation ( ,pet] ,j4  
,mc,guire ,memorial ,national ,hi/oric  
,l&m>k  7a7 ,designation ,! ,pet] ,j4   
,mc,guire ,memorial & ,pet] ,j4         

,mc,guire ,gravesite1 locat$ 9          
,p5nsauk51 ,new ,j]sey1 are h]eby       
designat$ z ! ,pet] ,j4 ,mc,guire       
,memorial ,national ,hi/oric ,l&m>k4    
7b7 ,adm9i/ration ,! ,unit$ ,/ates %all 
n be responsible = ! ma9t5ance1         
op]ation1 or adm9i/ration ( ! ,pet] ,j4 
,mc,guire ,memorial ,national ,hi/oric  
,l&m>k4  7c7 ,coop]ative agreem5ts ,!   
,secret>y may ent] into coop]ative      
agreem5ts ) appropriate public or       
private entities = provid+ educational &
 int]pretive facilities & programs = !  
public reg>d+ ! ,pet] ,j4 ,mc,guire     
,memorial ,national ,hi/oric ,l&m>k4    
7d7 ,te*nical & f9ancial assi/ance ,!   
,secret>y may provide te*nical &        
f9ancial assi/ance to any entity ) :i* !
 ,secret>y has ent]$ into a coop]ative  
agreem5t "u subsection 7c74  7e7 ,no    
effect on actions ( prop]ty own]s       
,designation ( ! ,pet] ,j4 ,mc,guire    
,memorial ,national ,hi/oric ,l&m>k %all
 n prohibit any actions :i* may o!rwise 
be tak5 by any prop]ty own]s1 includ+ ! 

own]s ( ! ,pet] ,j4 ,mc,guire ,memorial 
,national ,hi/oric ,l&m>k1 ) respect to 
_! prop]ty4