The 75th anniversary of its existence will be celebrated by the United Hias Service this week-end at a conference at which Brigadier General David Sarnoff will be presented with the 75th Anniversary Award of the organization. Several thousand delegates are expected to attend the conference which will take place at the Hotel Astor.
Ben Touster, former United Hias Service president, who is chairman of the 75th Anniversary Celebration Committee, said that Gen. Sarnoff will be the principal speaker at the gathering. Gen. Sarnoff was adjudged “the immigrant who by his achievements best symbolizes the noble ideals of our country as a land of opportunity for those who come from foreign lands in search of freedom and security.”
In announcing the decision of the board of directors to present the award to Gen. Sarnoff, Carlos L. Israels, United Hias president, said: “Gen. Sarnoff has attained stature as atman of good will and pre-eminence in the economic and scientific life of his adopted country. He has won distinction throughout the world, and has demonstrated to people everywhere the leading and vital role that immigration has played in the building of our great democracy!”
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