Evening star., 1932-03-07
SEMINAR. TO OPEN
HERE TODAY FOR 3
RELIGIOUS GROUPS
Catholics, Jews and Protest.
ants Seek to Eliminate
Prejudice and Intolerance.
NEWTON D. BAKER ONE
OF SEVERAL CO-CHAIRMEN
Many Distinguished Men and
Women Among 500 at Three
Day Sessions.

The National Conference of Catholics,
Jews and Protestants opened a three
day seminar this afternoon at the
Willard Hotel to seek to eliminate
prejudices and intolerance among
religious groups. Approximately 500
persons were in attendance.
Prof. w. H. Fitzpatrick OF New York
Is chairman of the seminar. The CO.
chairmen of the conference are Newton
D. Baker, former Secretary of War;
Prof. Carlton j. H. Hayes and Roger
w. Straus.
Among the residents and officials OF
Washington participating in the seminar
are Senator Robert Wagner, Senator
Arthur Capper, Tariff Commissioner
Edgar Brossard, Representative Paul
Kvale, Mrs. Frances Parkinson Keyes
Bishop William F. Mcdowell, Dr.
Mordecai w. johnson, Edward Keating
Rev. z. Barney Phillips, Rev. Russell j
Clinchy, and Mrs. Robert Whitney
Inbrie, chairman Of the Washington
committee Of the conference.
Opens With Discussion.
The seminar was opened at 1:30
O'Clock with a general discussion OF
"Situations in American Communities. y
c. E. SilcoX of the Institute OF Social
and Religious Research of Toronto,
Canada, presided.
The purpose OF this session was stated
to be Ito present the facts and to Sc
cure an understanding of the main ele-
ments in intergroup relations in Amer
ican communities"
At 8 O'Clock the seminar was di-
vided into small groups for continued
discussion Of religious Determinations
and means Of allaying them.
At Ais O'Clock Bishop Freeman was
TO d ,lircr an address on My Eypecta-
ticrs Ct the Seminar" He was to be
r +r Ct the National Catholic School
c --'~l S--v.7e, who was to sceak en-
" V---~s OF Community Co-opera-
I " a t'-.~.i nddre-e veS to be de-
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%ev' Coro~c7ation on
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$ =; n T-n;ght.
'U-.acl-" s. s.ssion tonight
tc-. her lec diro Catholics,
MS in a frank discus
t M jor problems emerging
,c-ncon n2e2tings- An ef-
f - r nae TO ma solutions for
r@-t D-TpleZjEg is@ues ard to take
s. . create greater religious to-er-
az end amity.
= s-con" days sessions will CON-
mcacc tcmo row morning at $50 0clcck
WtA general DISCUSSION of The E,e-
ments Of a Constructive Program for
Improving lnter-group Pelati0n MS" Pro-
Kilpat-ick, chcirman of the sem mar.
will preside
At luncheon meeting at noon, Prof.
Hayes. one of the co-chairmen af the
conference will speak on Historical
Backgrounds for the Discussion OF Inter-
group Relations" Mr.. Baker will pre-
side
Prof Evarts b Greene of Colum bia
Univer zity will address the seminar on
THE American Experience With Re
igiouS Freedom" at o'clock tomorrow
afternoon. He will be followed bv Dr..
Cyrus Adler. president Of the Jewish
Theological Seminary who will speek
on "A Minority Group Views the Ameri
can Religious Scene"
A 'U-table." similar to the one to be
held tonight. will close Tuesdays delb-
eratlops. The seminar VIII be climax I'd
Wednesday evening by an address b.
Mr.. Baker which will be broadcast over
q coast-to-coast network