Evening star., 1940-08-08
Roosevelt 10 Discuss
Campaign Plans With
Wallace, Hopkins
Sunday, September 8,
Set Aside os Day Of
Prayer for Peace
Hy the Associated Press.

HYDE PARK, N. Y, Aug. "a
conference with Secretaries Wallace
and Hopkins, which may set the
course for the Democratic campaign,
was the major item on President
Roosevelt's schedule today.
The Presidents concern at news
Of suffering and disaster abroad
wss reflected In a proclamation
made public here today setting aside
Sunday, September 8, as a day Of
prayer when Americans of every
creed and denomination should ask
God ''to grant to this land and to
the troubled world 8 righteous, en-
during peace"
There was nothing to indicate
whether the President and his ad-
visers would disclose Immediately
any strategy that might be devised
at their conference, particularly
since Mr.. Wallace, the vice presi-
dental nominee, has said he would
keep out of the political arena until
he has accepted his nomination
officially. He will do that about
August 20.
Garden Party Today.
From then on, he is expected to
shoulder the big share of the job
of carrying the campaign to the
nd
he could get in few political ncks
because of world conditions, the
defense program and the continuing
session of Congress.
The reason for Mr.. Hopkins par
ticipation in the conference was not
disclosed, but he Is a close friend
of the President, and he figured
prominently in convention maneu-
vers which resulted in the third
term nomination and selection OF
Mr.. Wallace for running mate.
A side attraction to the confer
ence was a tea and garden party at
Mrs. Roosevelt's Valkill cottage on
the estate, to which $50 Democratic
women from five nearby counties
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lied the affair, with view to stimu-
lating rank and file woman work.
ers, said they thought the Presi-
dent, Mr.. Wallace and Mr.. Hopkins
would appear and they hoped Mr..
Roosevelt might see fit to make a
few extemporaneous remarks.
Inspection Trip Planned.
Arrangements for a weekend
presidential inspection of national
defense machinery remained Sc
cret. The signs pointed, however,
to his leaving here tomorrow night
and heading into New England.
Rumors which White House OFF,
cials have let pass without con-
firmation or denial have had him
visiting such points as the Boston
Navy Yard, the naval establish
ments at Portsmouth, N. H., and
New London, Conn, and New York
City's defenses.
Text of Proclamation.
The Presidents proclamation fol-
lows:
"The American heritage of indi-'
vidual freedom and of government
deriving its power from the consent
of the governed has from the time
of the fathers of our Republic been
proudly transmitted to each sue
ceeding generation, and to us Of
this generation has fallen the task
of preserving it and transmitting
it to the future. We are now en-
gagged in a mighty effort to fortify
that heritage.
Mindful of our duties in the
family of nations, We have en-
deavored to prevent the outbreak
and the spread of war and we
have raised our voices against in
ternational injustice. AS Amer
leans and as lovers of freedom we
are humbly sympathetic with those
who are facing tribulation in lands
across the seas.
when every succeeding day
brings sad news of suffering and
disaster abroad we are especially
conscious of the divine power and
of our dependence upon Gods mer-
ciful guidance.
Day Set Aside for Prayer.
with this consciousness In our
hearts it is seemly that we should,
at time like this, pray to Almighty
God for His blessing on our country
and for the establishment of just
and permanent peace among all
the nations of the world.
"Now, therefore, I, Franklin D.
Roosevelt, President of the United
States of America, do hereby set
aside Sunday, September 8, 1910, as
a day of prayer; and I urge the
people of the United States, of all
creeds and denominations, to pray
on that date, in their churches or
at their homes, on the high seas or
wherever they may be, beseeching
the Ruler of the Universe to bless
our Republic, to make us reverently
grateful for our heritage and firm
in its defense, and to grant to this
land and to the troubled world a
righteous, enduring peace.
"In witness whereof, have here
unto set my hand and caused the
seal of the United States of America
to be affixed.
Done, at the City of Washing
ton this 7th day of August, in the
year of our Lord 1910. and of the
independence of the United States OF
America the 165th."