The Waterbury Democrat., 1941-12-16
JeuVish Ladies Pledge
 Support To Defense

waterbury's Temple of Truth sisterhood through the National Federation of Temple SlSterhoods, worlds largest Jewish women's or- ganIzation of which 1t is Q member, has pledged to President Franklin D. Roosevelt absolute loyalty, boundless faith and unceasing work" The pledge was contained in q message sent to the president by Mrs. Hugo Hartmann, national preso ldent
 "In the name of the National Federation of Temple Sisterhoods, m organization of American Re- form JewesseS whose executive offices arc in the Merchants Build ing, Cincinnati but whose b6,000 members are spread throughout 3e2 units in cities, towns, villages in 46 of our 4S states, I pledge to you as the freely chosen head of this great Republic and the Coinmander-irl- Chief of our armed forces, absolute. ly boundless faith and unceasing work" Mrs. Hartmann stated. We face unflinchLngly the stern task be- fore us, certain that the day will yet come when international order with security, justice, freedom and peace for all shall be established"
 Tn c message to Mrs. Eleanor Roosevelt ct the Odlce of Civilian Defense in Washington, Mrs. Hart- mann said:,
 For 56.000 women of the Natlon- al Federation of Temple Sisterhoods whose executive ofaces arc In the Merchants Building, Cincinnati, but whose members are in 382 units throughout cities, towns and vile lages of 4b of our 4e states, 1 send to you and Mayor Fiorello La- Guardia in this grave hour full as- surance that we stand prepared to give unStinting service to our be- loved country and to the cause of democracy. DO command us.'
 To individual sisterhood mem bers, the National President has written:
 Tt Is unnecessary for inc to add that these messages are neither idle gestures nor empty words. Since Since democracy and religion are intimately intertwined, oil women in siSterhood life have given In years of peace as well aS ia time of war a real and true service to the ideals of the Judaic-C Christian tradition on which the United States of Amer lea and the best of Western Civil- ization are founded. In recent months, thousndsa of our members have devoted themselves specitical- iy to defense projects while nlain- taining at the same time cultural and spiritual activities without which a democratic defense Is in- complete. Now that the United States of America too has been forced to join the ranks of beliger- ants in what is another link in the worldwide crisis. each of us is under a new and still greater dual responsibility. We must continue aTlo increase our services to democracy while remaining aware of spiritual as well as material obligations. Sis' terhood life must and should be h. tensified in the very hours in whicf -through Slsterhood-we meet thG national and international emer' gency.
 "For more than two years mem
 bers of the National Federation O.
 Temple Sisterhoods throughout th'
 British Empire have known war
 Now we in the United States, Pana
 ma and Cuba join with them II
 fact as well as in spirit. Witt
 thoughtful, prayerful resolve VI
 dedicate ourselves to the achieve
 ment of a world in which free mel
 will know justice and security"
 A meeting of the Mothers Clu
 of SS. Peter and Paul parish VII be held tomorrow evening. Follow ing a short business session . Christmas fantasy will be present ed under the erection of MT , Francis Robinson. The commute : on refreshments for the annus Christmas party also scheduled to
 morrow evening includes Mrs. Jon ! Pagan and Mrs. Louis Reisinger. , Mr. and Mrs. Joseph Blum 4 . Kenyon street had with them fc { the weekend, their son, Pvt. Al thur R. Blum Of Camp Lee, Va. |, MT. and Mrs. John Benson $ $ New Sweden, Maine, have been vi: ], iting MT. and Mrs. Cyril Roberts ' Clearview street.
 Songs of praise in English, Spar ( l ,.N. xSYalef. YYlpwat.io Tka aHova ar