Evening star., 1947-11-21
Truman 10 Visit
Train
Here Nov. 28
Rededicution Week
Assembly Told Of Plan;
Youth Day Celebrated

President Truman plans to visit
the Freedom Train when 1t Is in
Washington next Friday.
The train of seven cars laden with
Americas historical documents Is
due to arrive here Thanksgiving
Day for a two-day stop.
AS the train rolls steadily toward
the Nations Capital, the city is
celebrating Youth Day today to i'm
press the American heritage on
Washington youngsters.
A special program was to be
broadcast to assemblies In all Wash
ington schools at l pm. District
Fairgrounds and evening centers as
we'll as Scout troops will hold pro-
grams Of rededication to American
ideals and principles.
TeIevision Broadcast Planned.
Attorney General Clark, Repre-
sentative Edith Nourse Rogers, Re-
publican, of Massachusetts,, and
Dean Elmer Kayser of George
Washington University will partici-
pate in a television broadcast ex-
planning the meaning behind some
of the Freedom Train documents at
the Mayt1ower Hotel at 8 o'clock
tonight. The broadcast, over Sta
ton WNBW, is being held before a
membership meeting of the Wash
ington Board Of Trade.
Nine Washington churches al
ready have announced that they
will make special note Of this Sun
day as Freedom of Religion Day."
as part of the rededication week
and to mark the coming of the
Freedom Train to Washington.
DR.. c. Leslie Glenn, rector of St.
Johns Church, chairman of Free
dom of Religion" Sunday has an
nounced that the nine churches in
clude the Washington Cathedral,
Epiphany Episcopal. New York Ave-
nue. Presbyterian, st. Johns Episco-
pal, st. Matthew's Cathedral, I'M
maculate Conception and the
Lutheran Church of the Reforma-
tion.
Rededication Week was launched
yesterday, Government Day, as Fed
eral employees whose Offices are in
the Federal triangle and District
government employees packed the
Departmental Auditorium, Thir-
teenth street and Constitution ave-
nue. NV. They were dismissed from
their jobs at $3.50 pm. so they could
attend the meeting.
Following the playing of lively
nautical songs by the Navy Band,
John A. Reilly, chairman of Rededi-
cation Week, read a message from
President Truman. 1t was Mr.
Reilly who announced the President
plans to inspect the train.
Mr.. Reilly said the American peo-
Pile should re-acquaint themselves
with the American way of life. Un-
less Americans keep a watchful eye,
he declared, this country may find
itself in the situation which now
plaques many countries today.
Clark Cites responsibilities.
Mr.. Clark, chairman of Govern
ment Day, told the Government
workers they have a double respon-
sibility-that Of carrying out the
American ideals in their commun-
tiles and that responsibility that
goes along with being in the Gov
ernment service.
THE lighthouse of freedom must
not be guarded by Rip Van VIM
kles," he asserted. Workers who
visit the Freedom Train should leave
with the idea of carrying out the
mandates of the documents on the
train"
b United States Attorney George
Morris Fay, vice-chairman of Gov
ernment Day, introduced Commits
sioner Guy Mason.
The meeting, which began with
the singing OF "The Star-Spangled
Banner" ended with God Bless
America"