Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1931-04-01
AMERICAN CREED'S
DAY is SET FRIDAY
Patriotic Organization to OBJ
serve Anniversary OF
Pages Work.

Due to the cooperating efforts OF ma
tional patriotic organizations, inspired
by a District chapter of the Daughters
of the American Revolution, next Fri
day will be observed rs the American
Creee's day in washington and through
out the country.
This will be the thirteenth anniver-
sary of the date when the Americans
Greed, written by William Tyler rage,
clerk Of the House Of Representatives,
was adopted by Congress as the embodi-
ment of every true Americans belief.
Hereafter on every April patriotic So
cieties will dedicate the day to the
preservation and teaching OF those prin-
ciples.
wSsnAn Started Move.
vie women TO whom most credit 10
Cue in launching the NATIONWIDE OBJ
servance comprise the membership OF
Continental Danes Chapter OF the
d. A. r.. of which Miss Helen e. Stout
Is the regent 1t was on the resolution
OF this chapter in the last Continental
Congress of the d. A. r. that Aprn
was approved as day Of special OBJ
servance.
Since then many other patriotic or
carnations have Endorsed the move
ment. notably the Sons of the Ameri-
can Revolution, the Children OF the
American Revolution, Sons Of the Revo-
luton, Daughters Of 1872, the National
Defense Council and its affiliated or
Ranizations and others. More recent In
dorsements have come from the Daugh-
tiers of American ColoniSts and the
Daughters OF Founders and Patriots OF
America.
Mrs. John Iaidlaw Buel, national
president of the Founders and Patriots,
in pledging the support Of that organi-
zation, said the ideals Of American
Government as expressed in the Greed
should have wide, constant publicity,
at a time when so many undermining
influences are at work in our country
against our principles Of Government. !"
1T is supremely necessary" she added,
"to express the faith that is ours in the
justice and righteousness Of those prin-
ciples.'
May Be Sent as Greeting.
owing to the fact that April is
Good Friday, in the midst OF holy week,
no attempt viii be made to hold public
exercises in connection with the Amer
lean Creed's day here. But the CONT
mental Danes Chapter believes that it
would serve the cause appropriately
were people to send copies Of the Amer
leans Greed to their friends in the
form Of Easter greetings, combining
with the spirit of peace on Earth, Good
VIII to Men," q message Of American
idealism.
Next year, It was said, April win be
made a day for Nationwide patriotic
exercises. Framed copies Of the creed
win be given to libraries and schools
and other copies will be sent out BY
patriotic societies. The creed, now
widely used on all patriotic occasions
reads:
IT believe in the United States oil
America as a government OF the people
by the people, for the people; whose
Just powers are derived from the con-
sent Of the governed; q democracy in {
republic; q sovereign Nation OF many
sovereign States; q perfect Union, ont
and inseparable, established upon those
principles OF freedom, equality. justice
and humanity for which American
patriots sacrificed their lives and for.
tunes"
Continental Chapter on Thursday
morning VIII present framed copies d
the creed to the Garrett Park, Md.
school and the Raymond School OF
Spring road, Of which Miss Lulu Ball
niger in principal They win be auto
gTaphed copies for hanging IN the schoo
library. On Friday, q copy Of the creet