The Waterbury Democrat. [volume] (Waterbury, Conn.) 1917-1946, 1934-04-30


from Maine to California Joined
yesterday in nationwide cele-
bration of Brotherhood Day to
condemn religious. and racial ha-
tired and to pledge themselves to
work together for the common
good of the community and the
country.
Hundreds of mass-meetings in
civic auditoriums, churches, high
schols and other places of assem-
bly, were held throughout the
country in celebration of Broter-
hood Day, held under the auspices
Of the National Conference of Jews
and Christians, 2S9 Fourth Ave-
nue., New York city, of which the
co-chairmen are Newton d. Baker,
Prof Carlton j. H. Hayes, and
Roger w. Straus. Community
meetings in forty-one states were
addressed by Protestant. Catholic,
and Jewish speakers who urged
crowed assemblages to forget reli-
gious and racial animosities and
unite to promote the general well
fare of American humanity.
Scores of thousands of citizens
of all faiths signed Brotherhood
declaration cards at such meetings
in which they pledged themselves
to oppose all movements promot-
ing bigotry against members of an
other faith and promised to judge
their fellow men on individual
merits alone.
In many cases, members of vari-
Gus religious faiths came together
on the same platform for the first
time. At mass-meeting held at
Jackson, Mich, under the auspices
of the Jackson County Ministerial
Association, Catholic, Protestant
and Jewish clergy united for the
first time since the War. In Calves
ton, Texas, Catholic, Christian Sci
enlist Jewish. and Protestant
churches held special meetings de-
voted to brotherhood. In Phoenix,
Arizona. Mormons participated
with Catholics, Jews and Protest
ants in mass meeting at the local
high school.
In addition to general civic and
communal celebrations, more than
100000 members of the Catholic
Daughters of America in fifteen
hundred local units throughout
forty-five states participated in
Brotherhood Day celebrations under
the direction of Mary c. Duffy, the
supreme recent, and with the APP
prevail of Bishop Hafey of Raleigh,
N. c., national chaplain of the or
ganiZation.
Yesterdays observances through
out the country were backed by
endorsements of leading public fig
ures in all walks of life headed by
President Franklin D. Roosevelt.
Endorsements came from Alfred
e. Smith, former democratic can
didate for president; Felix M. War
burg, noted philanthropist; Charles
Evans Hughes, Jr, noted lawyer;
Colonel Theodore Roosevelt, Pro-
fessor Tlbert Einstein, noted scien-
fist, and others. 1T was announced,
also, that Edwin Markham, famous
American poet had penned a spe-
cial poem dedicated to Brother
hood Day. The poem was entitled,
"A Cry for Brotherhood"
In number of cities public Of
ficials joined with lay and clerical
Representatives o. the three faiths
in stressing brotherhood. U. s.
Senator Henry ]. Allen headed the
committee which arranged a mass
meeting at the City Forum in
Wichita. Kans, which was address,
ed by Monsignor w. H. Farrell,
Rabbi Harry r. Richmond and
Rev DR. j. p. Neff. In Camden, N.
j., Mayor r. r. Stewart. chairman
of the Brotherhood Day Commit
tee isused a public proclamation
setting yesterday aside for observ-
ance of Brotherhood Day. A con-
ster celebration was held in Con-
vention Hall, which was addressed
by Catholic, Protestant and Jew
ish speaker.
Deploring the hatred and angry
suspicion" which are replacing
love and mutual esteem" DIR Victor
Emanuel Reichert of Rockdale
Avenue Temple. Cincinnati, in a
nationwide Brotherhood Day
broadcast over the Columbia Broad
casting System yesterday, urged
Christians and Pews to strive to-
gether for the legacy Of love, the
dream of brotherhood and the goal
of common humanity.
I'm a day when jungle passions
are unleashed and threaten tot de-
stroy all that mankind has slowly
achieved, the religionists of the
world must stapd sentry on the i'm
periled fortresses of brotherhood
and peace DIR Reichert said.
"Only as we bend our staunchest
efforts to the daily tasks of mutual
help and friendship; only as we
carry into our common lives the
sacred principles justice and
fraternity shall w make luminous
the truth tina roads lead to
God"
Similar BrothI iood Day broad
casts were made oy DR. John Fin
ley, associate 4 tor of the New
York Times. who spoke over ma
tion-wide National Broadcnsting
company hookup and DIR Raymond