Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1931-04-20
Text of ID. A. II. Presidents Address
Delegates Program
Own Which Will Unite People Of This Nation for
Anreicdniun"


phases of educational entertainment in
which the young people of our country
can participate.
Our national society has supported
the observance of anniversaries ano
holidays honoring great heroes and set
ting apart in remembrance vital events
in our history It is disturbing to learn
that several of these reverent days are
now used by Communists and Their
syInpathizers for the purpose OF stimu-
lsting revolutionary methods. Theil
plan is to substitute destructive days
for constructive ones.
Enlist Services of Young.
ITO preserve these time honored an
niversaries it will be expedient to enlist
the services of young people, with al
their enthusiasm, originality and love
of the pictorial. In addition to organ
izing pageants, writing plays and as
Sembling storytelling specialists, 1t Is
possible to arrange historical fairs
community exhibits of antiques, exposi-
tons of handicraft and art. Contests
awarding credits to the best writers on
patriotic subjects within and without
schools, preparation of tableaux, cpl
Sodes giving a variety of folk lore and
historic background, debates, declama-
ton and eXtemporaneouS speaking meets
with the emphasis upon patriotism
constitutional oratorical celebrations
and community stress on patriotic
music both vocal and instrumental, will
help to bring the youth of America into
a mood in keeping with their love OF
adventure and happy activity. 1t would
seem consistent to ask young people to
participate in a nationwide search for
family records which otherwise might
be lost. The wrecking of old buildings
housekeeping campaigns, the chang
ing housing conditions, fires and floods
tend to diminish the safety of many
old records. For this reason 1t is very
desirable for women. to keep on copy
ing family records and community and
State historical data and store 1t in
safe places for the sake Of posterity
Such work, continued in the same spirit
with which it has been done, will net
splendid final results.
Juniors Must Garry On.
1.-THE founders of our society had the
vision to lay a foundation upon which
could be erected structure of patriotic
usefulness. The detectives they named
at the inception of our society are the
very same detectives we are attempting
to achieve today. They planned the
early work so carefully it reaches In
scope and purpose out to the utmost
frontiers of patriotism. The things
they set out to do were the practical
dreams which have proved to be the
most needful Organizing the Juniors
to follow in our trail as we followed in
the footsteps of our predecessors is a
sensible forward looking thing to do.
1T Is not only in the schools tech
nically approved by our society that we
should labor Inspired by the help we
have had from our antecedentS, we
have arranged in turn for scholarships
and student loans to finance the ambi-
tons of young men and women who are
limited by obstacles not of their own
making. In every locality youth Is
needing assistance. With its double
load of unemployment, this year offers
abundant opportunity to us to help
fulfill the dreams of the founders Of
our society. Boys and girls and young
men and women Of the rural sections
deserve equal generosity. The constant
crowding into cities by disappointed and
detected young people seriously compI-
Gates the problem Of congestion already
taxing municipal authorities. Com
munists leave no gap untouched by
their technique. This necessitateS our
concern for childhood, adolescence and
youth.
U. S. Needs Healthy Work.
"But now they desire "a better coun-
try If we really desire a better coun-
try, we will work for a better country.
The United States needs work-the
work which is healthy and brings us
to the end of the day ready for refresh
ing sleep and the promise of tomorrow.
Perhaps no other element, not even
treaties, nor politics, nor world travel,
nor wealth of leisure, have done so
much for the people as has work. Men
and women are asking for work in this
country. One of our fundamental
principles of this Nation is The right
to work Everything which we can do
we ought to do to generate public
opinion which will hasten the coming
of the balm of Gilead. We dare not
toss this question aside as unsuitable
for discussion before a Woman'S organ
ization. Women are stockholders. They
are managers of large concerns. They
must share responsibility so long as a
single man or woman desiring to work
cannot find work to do. Upon lack of
work Is built dissatisfaction. With dis
satisfaction comes turmoil and strife.
In the wake Of strife comes violence.
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The United States needs courage, cohe-
sion, justice among its citizens.
Must Exhibit Truth.
"If we look forward to "a better
country we must exhibit. truth. How
many false theories are floating in the
air for our young people to notice? Is
it not time for us to challenge false
hood by establishing truth? We main
tain at Washington departments of
government which furnish accurate fig
ures revealing the condition of our
Army and Navy. Do we not, in con-
trast 10 such reliable statistics, find that
pacifcists are eager to arrange details
in the form of graphs, tables, charts
and releases which too often do not
agree with Government findings?
Undaunted by heat or cold, privation,
famine, disease, treachery of savages,
scarcity of vehicles, fearlessly mothers
and fathers pushed Westward, deter
mined to conquer in the name Of God
and for the happiness of their chill
dren's children.
What heritage! We need today to
borrow their courageous spirit, and that
for our own safety and that of future
generations. Great questions press
about us this year clamoring for atten-
ton. These are but feW-enlarge-
ment of aid for the illiterate and dis
tressed, protection of childhood, guild
ance of youth, individual responsibility
for the maintenance of American prin-
ciples, advancement of home building,
safeguarding national defense by insur-
ing an adequate Army and Navy, pre-
venting the overthrow of our system Of
government by proper attention to over
coming fallacious theories.
Teach Citizenship.
Newcomers have settled in practically
all of our communities. We can make
little home-makers of the girls from
these immigrant homes The sons and
daughters Of these foreign-speaking
families can be gathered into our So
ciety called the Sons and Daughters of
the Republic. They can learn more
about good citizenship and develop skill
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