The daily morning journal and courier., 1906-04-23
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 The regular monthly meeting on Thursday night of the Young Mems Republican club was one of the best in attendance and the most enthusias- tic of the winter Twenty-four new members were elected. After the regu- lar business of the evening was com pleted several numbers of vocal and instrumental music were rendered. members of the club made addresses upon matters of current interest, which were closely followed by those present, after which buffet lunch was served, and general discussion entered into by the members of the addresses of the evening.
 Mir. Albert J. Evans of Pittsburgh, Pa, who is member of the club, gave very interesting address upon the Life Insurance Corruption"
 Attorney Alexander Cumming of this city, who is the president of the Yale Law School Political club, gave an ad- dress upon The Various Nationalities of New Haven" in which he pointed out the great part of the Young Mems Republican club in the making of American citizens. All nationalities are welcome as members of the club. He stated that of the 125,000 of popu- lation of New Haven, about three-quar- ters are foreign born, the approximate figures being as follows:
 Italians, 35,OOO; Germans, 30,O00; Rus sians 1S,O00; Polanders, 2500; Hungad- ans, 1000; French, 1000. He predicted that in New Haven and | in the United States there will be an amalgamation of the various national ities into one strong, vigorous Ameri- can race, just as in England the Angle, the Saxon, the pirate Dane, the Hol- lander, and the Norman French have to-day as the English.
 MT Cumming stated that there is no other single agency in the United States working toward this end so eff ficiently as the New Haven Young Mems Republican club, where all na- tionalities meet on an equal footing of good fellowship, where all reach a mu- tual understanding of each other, and where so many good American citizens clG GOIoldHlly btlliG
 The membership of the club is larger l than that of any other Republican club, numbering 1000; and he appealed to every member to make an effort to secure for the club as many new mem- bers as possible.
 Senator Minotte E. Chatfield, one of 1 the founders of the Young Mems Re- 1 publican club, gave a very interesting address upon the Organization and Early History of the Club" It was,the | first permanent Republican club found- l ed in America, being organized in the week following the defeat of Blaine in | 1884, and was the outcome of the New Haven Republican Marching club, He recounted the early struggles Of the club, and congratulated it upon It's present solldity and success.
 Mir. Holly Lincoln recited An Old Maids Prayer and "The Song of To- morrow and MT William A. Gillespie | told story,
 Alderman Franklin L. Homan, soresi- | dent of the club, reeounted the great | disasters of ancient days and compared them with the terrible disaster that has befallen San Francisco, which has en- | tailed the greatest financial loss of any l disaster in history.
 1 Upon motion of Alexander Cumming, seconded by Senator Minotte E. Chat field, the following resolution was pres ented and adopted:
 Resolved, That the New Haven Young Mems Republican club hereby | expresses its heartfelt sympathy with the people of California in their great l calamity and sorrow, and that this club appropriate S100 from it's treasury to be forwarded at once under the di- rection of Mayor John P. Studley to re- | lieve their sufferings
 The Republican club was the first or ganization In the city to extend relief to the stricken cities of the Pacific coast.
 During the past three weeks, since | the bowling alleys have been installed, 1 the increase in the weekly receipts on | billiards has been $5.15 and on cigars $S.93
 President Franklin L. Homan ap- pointed a committee of three 10 secure | speakers and provide entertainment for l the next mointhly meeting, as follows: | Alexander Cumming, chairman; City Sheriff Joseph T. Kollerstrom and Ho' ly | Lincoln.
 Within a week or two Senator Mi notte E. Chatfield will give an illus trated lecture at the club upon his re- cent trip to San Francisco and through | California.
 The evening of Friday, May 4, will be ladies night at the club, when enter i tainment and dancing will be furnished 1 for the friends of the club, from 6 in | the evening until 1 o'clock.