The Waterbury Democrat., 1931-10-16
Freedom Of Press"
 Celebration Oct. 20
President Hoover Signs Patriots Pledge of Fat in
 Tribute to Thomas Jefferson

New York, Oct 16.-Followins close on the heels of President Hoover's newly announced plan to restore the financial credit of the nation, comes the announcement that he has signed at the White House the Patriots Pledge of Faith" that will inaugurate the nationwide movement to get back to our beginnings and re-dedicate ourselves to the ideals of those who founded the republic.
 An auto-gyro will deliver the Patriots Pledge of Faith" signed by President Hoover, landing on the historic lawn in front of the mansion where Jefferson, in his day. greeted Lafayette, Madison, Monroe and the leaders of the world who came to consult the Sage of Monticello"
 Witnessing this latest contriv- ance in the field of aviation make its landing will be editors and publishers from many sections of the United States who will take part in the Freedom of the Press" celebration, paying tribute to Thomas Jefferson who added to the Constitution our Bil1io Rights guaranteeing free and untram- meled press, who fought against the Allien and Sedition laws. championed the oppressed editors of his day and submitted himself as a willing sacrifice to prove "the fafsehood of the pretext that free- dom of the press is incompatible with orderly government"
 A room in the graceful and his- toric old home, where Jefferson for more than half a century worked for his country and for hu- manity, will be dedicated with be- fitting ceremony in honor of the ideal of Freedom of the Press. |" It will be the first time that room in any public building will have been dedicated to an ideal.
 The program for October goth has been arranged by the Free dom of the Press" committee con- sisting of over two hundred of the leading editors, publishers and heads of schools of journalism rom all parts of the country. The officers of the committee are: Colonel Robert R. Mccormick, publisher of the Chicago Tribune. honorary chairman; Claude G.. Bowers, New York Evening Jour- nal, chairman; the vice chairmen are: Marlen Pew, editor of Editor and Publisher" and Frank Parker Stockbridge, editor of "The Ameri- can Press; the secretary of the committee is Elmore Leffingwell, former president of the San Fran cisco Press club.
 The National Broadcasting com pany will place microphone for the first time in history at Monti- cello and broadcast the program over its full coast-to-coast net work.
 Stuart G. Gibboney, a direct descendant of Patrick Henry will open the meeting as president of the Thomas Jefferson Memorial Foundation, Introducing Colonel Robert R. Mccormick who will act as the presiding officer and who will explain the recent victory in the United States supreme court which reassured to the American people the free press which Jeffer- son championed.
 Colonel Mccormick will intro- duce as speakers James M. Beck. former solicitor-general of the United States and now congress- man from Philadelphia. He is the author of the book entitled "The United States Constitution" and is an authority on the basic ideals set forth in that document. Claude c. Bowers will then give the dra- matic story of Jefferson's fight for freedom of the press. He is author of Jefferson and Hamilton" and is known for his historic writings, his powerful editorials and his or atory.
 The newly organized Patriots Pledg eof Faith Committee" will assist the Freedom of the Press