President Eisenhower will again serve as honorary chairman of Brotherhood Week to be observed next February 15-22 under the sponsorship of the National Conference of Christian and Jews, it was announced today by George B. McKibbin, Chicago attorney, who is serving as national chairman of Brotherhood Week.
Simultaneously, Mr. McKibbin released a letter from President Eisenhower in which he defined brotherhood as a “grace” sought by the people of the United States. “The achievement of brotherhood is the crowning objective of our society,” President Eisenhower declared in his letter. “Moreover, on this circling planet, with nations poised for mutual advancement or destruction, we must enlarge our spirit of brotherhood to include all men who live under the banners of liberty and law.”
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