Evening star., 1950-10-22
Special Rites
Here 10 Honor
U. N. Birthday
Displays Tuesday
To Be HiehIiehted
At District BUILDING


Tuesday will be United Nations
Day. and it will be crowded with
observances in schools, churches
and government buildings. High
light here will be an elaborate
program outside the District
Building. --.
Meanwhile. prayers for the in
ternational organization anc
world peace will have a promi.
nent place in church service:
today.
Last night more than 200 per-
sons observed the occasion with
a festival of folk singing anc
dancing at the Jewish Commu-
nifty Center.
Dancing and Singing.
Dance and singers from many
of the United Nations took part
In the program. Among the
countries represented were the
United States, England, France
India. Israel, Canada and Ven-
ezuela.
The preamble to the United
Nations charter closed the pro-
gram, with Morton Fishberg read
ing it.
The festival was sponsored by
the Center League of the Jewish
Community Center. Charles Aren-
berg was chairman of the commit
tee in charge of the festival. Visi-
tors were welcomed by Edward
Rosenblum, director OF the center.
Eight-year- -old Patricia Greenan
of 613 Ray drive, Silver Spring
was the youngest performer in the
show. Patricia. a student at ST.
MichaelS' Catholic School, was
dressed in a Scottish outfit. She
performed a Highland fling and a
sword dance.
Tuesdays program at the Dis
trict Building, scheduled for noon
will present a message from for
mer Secretary of State Hull, to be
read by Melvin Hildreth, chair
man of the event. Second 1t
Trevor w. SWEET, "a, son of Col
Trevor SWEET, 4402 Stanford street
Chevy Chase, and a graduate from
West Point in last years class
will speak.
Prayers to Be Offered.
Prayers for the United Nations
will be offered by the Rev. Dr..
Frederick E. Reissig. executive di-
rector, Washington Federation of
Churches; The Very Rev. James
E. Cowhig, chancellor of the
Archdiocese Of Washington, and
Rabbi Isadore Breslau, p esident,
Jewish Community Council of
Greater Washington.
A 60-voice American University
chorus and the Army Band with
Miss Roberta Long, 1912 Frank
lin street NE. enlploye Of the
Commerce Department, as soloist
will be heard.
The ceremonies will open or
the last stroke of the ringing o1
the Freedom Bell in Berlin under
auspices of the Crusade for Free
dom, as broadcast by Station
WTOP.
Special programs will be held
by churches, government depart
ments and schools here during the
week. The churches are plan
ming to keep open on Tuesday to
permit worshippers to say special
prayers.
Other Observances.
Other observances scheduled fol
Tuesday include:
A display at Taft Junior High
School, Eighteenth and Perry
streets. NE. of the U. N. flag
made by the children. Each chile
Is adding a stitch for peace
The flag will be displayed in the
school auditorium.
A special U. N. display in the
main lobby at the State Depart
ment.
The National Archives and Rec.
ords Service Of the General Serv.
ices Administration will show
three films relating to U. N. acti-
vitieS. These will be held at 1926
am, 3 pm. and 4 pm. in the
National Archives Building the.
ater. Pennsylvania avenue ane
Eighth street NV. A copy of the
U. N. Charter is on display in the
exhibition hall there. The film.
will depict the structure of the
U. NJ, actions of the U. N. forces
in Korea and relief efforts ir
Ecuador to aid recent earthquake
victims.
The Federal Security Agency
will hold an outdoor rally at 1.
am. in the c street area between
the main and south buildings. TIL.
679th Air Force band from An.
drews Air Force Base will take
part.
The Central Library and it,
branches have special U. N. dis
plays.
At Wilson Teachers College a
1870 am. the Korean flag will b,
presented by Gun Ahn, Korean
student there.
The Agriculture Department will
hold a U. N. ceremony at 11:3l
am. at which the American Legiol
Post 35 will present a U. N. flag t,
Secretary Brannan in the patti,
of the administration building.
Mr.. and Mrs. Arthur Sweetse
will give a reception in the after
noon at the Sulgrave Club il
honor of diplomats of U. N. coun
tries. Mr.. Sweetser is director o
the Washington u. N. information
Office.
The United Nations Club vii
hold open house from 6 to pm
International Club, composed o
Government employees and. mill
tary personnel, will hold a shoy
and dance at 1923 New Hampshire
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