Evening star., 1948-05-16

|CoIorfu| Rites Today
Precede Citizenship
Conference Opening
Opening OF the third National
Conference on Citizenship, will he
marked by colorful Il Am an
American Day" ceremony at 2 pm.
today at the Sylvan Theater, Wash
ington Monument Grounds.
Feature of this prelude to the
citizenship discussions that open
formally tomorrow, will be an ad-
dress by Gen. Jacob L. Devers, Com
manding General of the Army Field
Forces and the presentation of
citizenship awards to former aliens
of six foreign countries. Represented
among them are France, Austria,
Germany. Russia, Italy and Greece.
Honorary chairman of the con-
ference is Charles Evans Hughes,
former Chief Justice of the United
States. Sponsored by the Justice
Department and the National Edu-
cation Association, the conference
will continue through Wednesday.
President Truman will receive the
delegates and guests at White
House reception Tuesday at 4 pm.
Marine Band to Play.
At the Sylvan Theater this after
noon, the U. S. Marine Band will
play. Mrs. Otis Holley Berry, Negro
mezzo soprano. will sing, America,
The Beautiful; Maria de la Hull,
soprano, will sing Il Am An Ameri-
cam; and the New York Avenue
Presbyterian Church choir will sing
Testament of Freedom" and "The
One World"
A flight Of P-8o jet planes from
Andrews Field will fly high over the
Monument grounds. Gen. Devers
will be introduced by Justice James
W, Morris OF the District Court, The
'benediction and invocation will be
given. respectively, by Col. Charles
I. Carpenter and Rear Admiral
William N. Thomas.
The ceremony is open to the pub
lie. No tickets will be required.
The National Conference on Citi-
zenship opens officially at 10 a m. to-
morrow in the auditorium Of the
Interior Department. DR.. John w.
Studebaker, U. s. Commissioner Of
Education will preside.
Registration Starts Today.
Registration for the sessions will
be from to 6 pm. today and 8 am.
to pm. tomorrow in the great hall
Of the Justice Department.
Attorney General Clark will ex-
tend greetings from the President
and his own welcome. Justice
Hughes will give a message.
The general theme of the confer
ence:: Citizenship-Rights and Re-
sponsibilities. will be discussed by
Judge Carl B. Hyatt of the Justice
Department..
The keynote of the afternoon ses-
sion is The World Minded Ameri-
can Citizen" DR.. William c. Carr,
executive secretary, Educational
Policies Commission, National Edu-
cation Association, will be the key
noter. There will be various group
discussions at the luncheon period
and in the afternoon.
The banquet at 6 pm. tomorrow
in the Statler Hotel will be inform
al. Willis Smith, past president of
the American Bar Association, will
preside. Watson B. Miller, Com
missioner of the U. s. immigration
and Naturalization Service, will
speak.
At a Tuesday luncheon at the
Washington Hotel. the presiding
officer will be Miss Katharine F..
Lenroot, chief of the United States
Children's Bureau. Chief Justice
Robert G. Simmons of the Supreme
Court of Nebraska will speak. His
topic is, "A Practical Experiment
in Citizenship Training op the Local
Level"
After the White House reception,
the social highlight of the confer
ence, night session will be held at
7 o'clock Tuesday in Constitution
Hall. DR.. Willard E. Givens, execu-
tive secretary, National Education
Association. will preside.
There will be a massing OF the
colors exercise by 40 Children of the
American Revolution.
Clark to Give Address.
Attorney General Clark will make
the keynote address on mo Greater
Joy, No Greater Duty"
Americas Town Meeting of the
Air will move to Washington for its
regular Tuesday evening broadcast
over Station WMAL and the net
work of the American Broadcastlng
Co. It will present the pros" and
VI I1OW ollOdld NSAAoSAe eASJ
Deal with Groups that Aim to De-
stroy Democracy.
Participants in the broadcast in
clude Senator Taft. Republican, of
Ohio; Representative Nixon, Repub-
lican, of California; Thurman W.
Arnold, former justice of the u S.
Court of Appeals; Ralph McGill,
editor, Atlanta Constitution; and
DR.. George v. Denny. moderator.
The final session of the confer
ence will be held at 10 am. Wednes-
day in the Interior Departments
auditorium. DR.. Earle T. Hawkins.
chairman of the Citizenship Com
mittee, National Education Assccia-
ton, will preside. The Very Rev
Lawrence c. German, S. j., presl-
dent of Georgetown University. will