Imperial Valley press., 1914-02-17
Washington-LincOln
Joint Celebration
United Press Day Service,

Denver. Feb. 17.-Americans should
not celebrate the birthdays of Wash
ingtom and Lincoln SEPARATELY but
should make joint celebration o.
both on day devoted especially t.
fostering the patriotism of America
foreign born citizens. This is the point
of view of Dr.. Clarkson n. Guyer
who is responsible for the inaugura-
ton of such celebration here on the
evening of February 90 This will be
the first celebration of the kind in the
United States and its promoters hope
that it will be followed by similar OBJ
servances in other American cities
next year. Governor Elias Nj. Am
mons of Colorado is one of the enthu-
siastic supporters of DR.. Guyer's idea.
DIR. Guver, discussing the celebration
gave the United Press the following
exclusive statement today:
BY DIR. GARRISON GUYER.
Written for the United Press.
Denver plans to evoke the patriot
ism of all her many nationed resi-
dents upon the joint celebration OF the
birthdays of the men highest In Amer,
ica's hall of fame-Washington and
Lincoln. Under state and city officials,
at the initiative of her revolutionary
societies, in her city auditorium, on
a suitable week night between the
BIRTHDAYS, all the societies of her for
eipn born residents are invited to
ioin in expressing the common under
living patriotism, each in its typical
and familiar. manner; all Joining at
the conclusion. whether guest or not,
in saluting the flag beneath whose
folds all follow after peace.
If America has become anything
great and worthy to the mankind op-
pressed, it is because of being hos
pitable to right spirited and sincere
Immigrants. whether of yester-centu-
ries or yesterdays. Genuinely and
really the glorious United States
stands neither for an exclusive l nor
for strange and alien You, but Tor
hand clasped and shoulder joined
United States.
America is not and must not become
like some caste cursed lands, where
every ladder climber kisses the heels
of him above and kicks the face OF
him below him. America is what it is
of rood because of its efforts to dis
cover and call forth the very best in
every stranger come within our. gates
for refuge, shelter, home. Our hered-
itarv patriotic societies are feeling
their chief reason for existence should
be that of standing committee OF re-
ception and welcome to all abiding
under our rooftree.
Accordingly at this Washington
Lincoln celebration the official repre-
sentatives of each national or radical
body will be assigned box for their
occupancy in national attire, the box
to be decorated by them with their
colors and emblems. and their fellow
providing in the program
some typical exercise expressive OF
their national or patriotic custom.
After prayer a Goddess of Liberty
will sing "Ameriea," the governor
will interpret the occasion and school
children will give a flag drill. The
Scotch, Hibernian, Swedish, Greek,
Italian, German and Japanese socie-
ties will present patriotic drills or ex-
ercises. A tableau will be presented
entitled "The Spirit of 1914" the God
dess of Liberty being supported by
some representative of every nation
atty in native dress. All will then
join in saluting the flag with the ma.
tional anthem, "The Star Spangled
Banner" 1 i. E3