Evening journal., 1914-10-27
italian american
alliance Gathers
Governor and Mayor Ex-
tend Cordial Welcome
to $50 Visitors
BUSINESS TO BE
STARTED TONIGHT

With two hundred and fifty dele
gates present from ten different
States, the third annual session of
the Italian-American Alliance opened
in the Hotel DUPONT this morning.
and will continue for four days.
The opening of the Congress. as Il
is known to the Italian people, was
featured by the excellent addresses of
welcome made by Governor Charles
r Miller, Mayor Harrison W. Howell
und United States Senator Willard
Salisbury, and the responses by Of
fcers OF the Congress.
At 9 o'clock this morning the local
committee. OF which Salvatore Yer
deramo is chairman, met the visiting
delegates at the French street station,
and headed by the First Infantry
Band, marched from there to the ho-
tel. Additional delegates arrived
on nearly every train during the
morning. The States represented in
i addition to Delaware are: Pennsyl-
: vania, New York, Connecticut, New
; Jersey, Maryland, Texas, West vir-
/ ginia Massachusetts and Rhode
/ Island
Previous TO the opening of the Com
gress an informal reception was held
for the visiting delegates I'm the Rose
Room of the hotel. Some of the To-
cal guests were Governor Miller
! Mayor Howell, Senator Salisbury
Congressman Franklin Brockson
Chief of Police George Black, Chaun.
cey p. Holcomb and Leonard +
/ Wales. Among the visitors were.
I q Il
consul In Philadelphia, who was
also delegated by the Italian Ambas'
sador at Washington TO represent hin
at the convention and Joseph De Ste
fano the local Italian consul.
Carmine DiMare, one of the loca
members of the Executive Council
introduced Mayor Howell, who gave
the delegates a warm welcome ans
the freedom Of the city.
Mayor Howell said In part; 1T Il
hard for me 10 realize that / am fac
ing Italians so closely have they beer
affiliated with us and our ways.
have been called upon to welcome
many conventions to this city but
am more proud of this delegation
than any previous one that | hav'
ever welcomed. / probably know tn
Italians of Wilmington better thai
the visiting delegates and / can as
sure you that you are In city wher
the Italian has an equal chance witt
all others"
Continuing, Mayor Howell said Il b
b lieve that in Delaware the Italian ma
better reception th,n in any oth'
state" The mayor then told Of how pre-
!, gressive the Italian citizens of Whining
i, ton have been. of the homes that The
have built and of their activities
public affairs. In conclusion May
d.. Howell said. "The italians are WELDON
y 10 Wilmington as citizens and you
delegates. and I hope that your st.
: may be- most pleasant one He to
the delegates that everything the ci
. has is at their disposal
Governor Miller, next TO welcome {
visitors, was given warm receptio
He said in part: 1T gives me gre
pleasure to welcome you 20 our sta
= and our citizens feel highly honor'
= that YOU have selected Wilmington Z
{ the place for your third conventio
The Italians are lust as much value
the country as any citizen in il and II
country is being strengthened by q
Miller stated that the first thing Il
the immigrant was 20 become a goC
citizen. He advised those who have il
huence over the Italian Immigrant
when they land in this country TO NJ
! send them to the thickly- settled di
! tricts. He said farmers are needed an
that there were plenty Of opportuniti
in Delaware for the Italian farmer.
d Senator Salisbury was next intrOdu
!. ed and made short address.
n Henry Di Berardino, OF Philade
+ phia, president of the ltalian-Americi
" Alliance. made the response in Italii
II and Emanuel v II. Nardi. also
d Philadelphia, the secretary, made
. response in English. The latter e
= planned some of the purposes OF Il
Alliance, the principal one OF whi'
n Is to better the conditions of the Its
O ians of this country, so that they W
II be worthy and fit TO become citizei
n of the country.
# After the welcome was extended,
o short business session was held. Tt
:. afternoon the visitors will be taken
e a sightseeing trip, which will end
Brandywine Springs. where lunches
m will be served from until o'clock.
p For the next three days, there W
j. be business sessions each mornir
Ie and afternoon, and on Friday, office
J. will be elected The first busine
e session will be held tonight.
= IEr ANN DID DD0VEN