The Waterbury Democrat., 1941-11-29
Golden Rule Week
 Opens December z
Foundation Asks American Families to FOregO Some
 Lnxury or Costly Meal During Observance

| hy The Golden Rule Foundation to forego some luxury or costly meal l during the week of Dec. Tsl4 and give Co Q war relief agercy of the family's choice the eaving between the usual more expensive dishes and the frugal menu which may Do sub- stltlited.
 The dates mark International Golden Rule Week, annually spon. sored by the Foundation, which urges a daily observation in behalf of homeless refugees, widowed mothers, orphan children, destitute on-conbatants and other innocent sufferers in invaded countries, as follows:
 Sunday, Dec. 2. Chinese Day; Monday, Dec. 6, Csecho- -slcvakian Day: Tuesday, Dec. 9, Russian. Poe lish Day; Wednesday, Dec. 10, Scandinavian Day; TlursdAy, Dec. il, Netherlands Day; Friday, Dec. l2, Belgian, French Day; Saturday, Dec. i3, Greek, Jttgoslavian Day; Sunday, Dec. l4, British Day. ! "Never in the history of the world has there been greater need for the observance of International Golden Rule Week than there is ln 1 this crucial year of lo4l," says Q statement by Charles V. Vsckrey, president of the Foundation, at headquarters, 60 East Forty-second street, New York.
 international Golden Rule Week, December 7-i4, comes midway be- tween the feast of Thanksgiving, when we thank beneflcient Provl. dence for our abundant harvests, and the feasts of Christmas and New Year, when we sing of Peace on Earth and Good Will to Men.
 Between these feaStS those who are employed, who have aa abund- ance of food, and who believe in the Golden Rule are asked to indulge in q rational wholesome fast and 10 share their substance with some cf the millions whose harvestS have been fires. bombs and slrapnel and for whom there can be no Christi mas or New Year joys except as we practice as well as preach the Golden Rule.
 Golden Rule Week is c test of our religion, of our scoial creeds and Of our sense of brotherhood. It Is e period for plain living, high think ing and sacF acial sharing with oths CTS who are less fortunate. It iB re- ligion at work. Faith without works Is dead. CreedS without deeds stultify. Profession without prac- tice Is hypocrisy.
 "As q contribution both to house. hold economy and the characters building program of the home, The Golden Ruls Foundation provides series of economy menus for use during Golden Rule Week. These menus are carefully tested by na- tionally known household ecoTlos miSts and are certified as contain. ing adequate food values ct mini- mum costs. This year we present Q typical national dish from each Of the invaded and more or less devaS- tated nations of Europe and Asia A recognized authority from each country has been asked to suggest food such as Q refugee mother there would wish to give her children If she were obliged to combine the ut- most economy with adequate nour- ishment and enjoyment.
 "One day or ct least one meal Of Golden Rule Week will be devoted to each of the war.Stricken coun- tries. The American public will then be asked each day to enter into fellowship with refugees or oth- CT impoverished citizens of these In. vaded lands by partaking as nearly as possible of the same adequate but Inexpensive national dish that the refugees and citizens Of war areas would wish to have for their children under normal conditions.
 Having in spirit broken bread and entered into fellowship with the suffering millions of homeless refugees, or destitute innocent vic- tiIns of war, we are asked to con- tribute at least the difference bee tween the cost of the frugal menus and our usual more elaborate food to provide the frugal meal to or- phans and refugees on Christmai day and other days throughout the year.
 The menus with recipes for these national meals have been approved by members of the royal families CT other recognized authorities Of the respective countries ard further tested by the Good Housekeeping Institute. Copies of the menus car be had upon request from the Golden Rule Foundation or from other cooperating relief agencies and committees"
 The observance Of Golden Rule Week began in connection with the previous World war and in the in- terest of the three or four million Armenian, Syrian and Greek refu. gees in the Near East with three or four hundred thousand homeless orphans. It helped produce Sl00,. 100000 of gifts for relief, which was a major factor not only in saving the lives of these refugees, but ir educating and training for future usefulness ct least i30,0o0 orphani who are now useful citizens in tho Near East and throughout thf world, MT. Vickrey said.
 To-day we are faced with an in. comparably greater world need, with a more challenging call to Colder Rule observance than we have ever had," he concluded.
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