Milford chronicle., 1955-09-23
Observance Of United
Nations Day Is Planned

Plans for statewide observance
OF the tenth anniversary OF United
Nations Day on October "a, were
formulated in Legislative Hall. Do
yer, last week. when 80 organiza-
tions representatives and county
leaders gathered for a briefing con-
ference.
Governor J. Caleb Boggs attend
ed the session as did Mayors Ernest
killen of Harrington and Herbert
Cluley of Camden, and Mrs. Jesse
Loven, state chairman for the OBJ
servance, said she was well pleas
ed with the response to the confer
ence.
There is need for understanding
of the Importance of the United
Nations" Governor Boggs said in
his remarks opening the session.
and | believe the best way TO
make progress in that respect is
to have people fully informed.
There seems to be a growing
demand on the part of citizens to
know more about the United Ma
tions, and | hope that through this
tenth observance you viii be able
to point out the UN's accomplish
ments. This will be of great mutual
help to us all.
Mrs. Harmon Money, president
of the Delaware Federation of Wo-
mems Clubs, introduced Theodore
Smith, executive director, the Uni
ted States Committee for the Uni
ted Nations, who Immediately be-
gan the briefing session.
Mr.. Smith pointed out that his
associations job was to dissent
nate factual information on the UN
and to see that this was distributed
and properly interpreted over the
widest possible field. He pointed
out pieces of helpful literature
which community committees may
secure to aid them in planning
their observances.
Mr.. Smith stressed the point that
total participation by the United
States in all UN programs is cost
ing the taxpayer approximately
sac per capita annually. He said
this investment in peace was quite
contrast to the s633 per capita
spent to wage World War III.
One of the suggestions made by
Mr. Smith as a practical way to OBJ
serve October "a would be to plant
tree in a public square or park.
and place at its foot suggested
plaque, which the United States
Committee has available. He sug-
gested that ten-year-old children
whose birthdays fall on October "a
could be used in dedicating the tree
as an act of faith and an express
sion of hope for the future.
Jack Smyth, Kent County chair
man of the American Association
for the United Nations, introduced
William Cowan of the Foreign Pol
icy Association, New York, who
outlined briefly how his organiza-
ton operates and ties in with the
United Nations. Cowan called upon
all groups to take more intelligent
participation in discussions of po-
litics.l questions both foreign and
domestic, pointing out that this is
a democratic country and everyone
has right to self-expression. How
ever, he said by intelligent partici-
patton in forums of all kinds the
State Department and other gov
ernmental agencies would develop
a much better sounding board on
popular public opinion.
Mrs. Ruth N. Cam, publicity
chairman for UN Day, presented
Mrs. Edith n. Bohn, Wilmington
Public Schools, who for the second
year is chairman of the Whining
ton Mayors Committee for the OBJ
servance of UN Day.
Mrs. Bohn called for more imag-
inative interpretations of the Uni
ted Nations so that greater under
standing would come to all groups
who should be interested in inter-
national relations. She cited ways
and means through which UN pol
icies and programming could be
made more acceptable. to the entire
population.
Mrs. Loven presented her three
county chairmen for UN Day, Mrs.
John G. Leach, New Castle; Mrs
John E. Burris, Kent, and Mrs. Mil
ton Manlove, Sussex County.
General discussion and a ques-
ton period brought the session to
a close, with Governor Boggs ex-
pressing his personal thanks to
those having been interested
enough to attend.