The Omaha guide., 1936-10-10
National Catholic
Inter-R Racial Group

Cincinnati, Sept. 90 by James
T. Whitney for ANP)-The cry Of
tho angles O the first Christmas,
"Peaee on earth to men of good
will" was cherished by those IN
whose minds the National Catholic
I~nterraefal Federation was born,
George W. B. Conrad, Cincinnati
attorney, president of the fedora
ton. said in his annual address at
the concluding session of the 10th
annual convention in Holy Trinity
auditorium.
"The new social order calls for
men of integrity and honor, men
who have an unselfish desire to
serve humanity in all its aspects
Mr.. Conrad said. "This new better
social order must be built from an
acknowledgement of the Father
hood of God and Brotherhood of
Man"
! Mr.. Conrad said aims of the
federation were to advance it's re-
ligion and the Negro race, and also
inspired by the basic elements of
Catholicism, to promote the well
fare of the country and of man
kind, He haid:
"The Negro must not per-
nit men with selfish and ul-
terror motives to undermine
and destroy his faith in the
American white man. He
should ever cling TO him, be-
lieving that his interests are
so linked with one common OBJ
~jectiye that the success of one
means the success Of the other.
Gle must strive to emulate
the white mans virtue and
not his vices. The Negro must
stop whining about his con-
dition and redouble his efforts
to contribute something toward
alternating his economic and
social condition. He must de-
vote less time to social diver
sion and strive to win praise
and respect through laudable
achievements"
Mr.. Conrad was reelected to the
presidency. Other officers elect
ed were: Vice presidents, first,
John c. Dempsey, white, Cincin-
natl attorney and member of the
Community Social center, a Ca
tholic Negro welfare organization;
Mrs. Cora Riley, Indianapolis; Mel
vim MeNairy, business man, Chic
ago; Albert Grail, white, st.
Louis; Sidney B. Thompson, Cleve-
land; treasurer, M. C. Whittier, st.
Louis, rejected; executive secre-
tary, Charles L. Rawlings, Detroit.
Resolutions ~deploring the trouble
in Spain, declaring against Com
munism and Fascism, praying for
the canonization of Blessed Martin
de PORES, Peruvian Negro Dtmin-
lean, decrying injusties to the Ne
gro, especially lynching, and ex-
pressing appreciation to the clergy
and the LAZY of the diocese for their
hospitality were adopted.
Rev. Francis G. Wade, S. V. D.,
Lafayette, La, Negro priest, cele-
blated memtrial mass at Holy
Trinity church. The morning was
devoted to a business session at
which Rev. John LaFarge, S. J.,
associate editor of America, and
Rawlings were the principal speak
ers. Speakers in the afternoon were
McNairy who said in his talk on
"Educatitn and Racial Adjust
ment" that impairment of relations
between the races is due to ignor-
ance, and that frequent contacts
between racial groups are needed;
Rev. Leo M. Walsh, ST. James
church, Wyoming, Ohio, whose
galk on "The Federation and its
Detectives" was in a vein similar
to MeNairy's, and Thompson, whit
said on "The Negroes Achieve
ments in the Olympies," that in
teuacial goodwill come through
such young men as Jesse Owens
and Ralph Metealfe, who serve as
ambassadors of goodwill. The con-
vention ended with a reception and
dance at Holy Trinity auditorium.
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