Evening journal., 1915-07-03
AMERICANIZATION
TOPS PROGRAM FOR
Fourth This Year
Continued from First Page.


in many ways in all parts of the
city along the line of celebrations in
former years. The new Fourth"
observance. however. will be the city's
| official welcome to foreign-born resi-
dents who recently have become citi-
zens or expect to do so in the near
future.
Final plans for the Americanization
Day celebration were discussed and
completed at a meeting late yester-
day afternoon of the committee ap-
pointed by Mayor Howell of which
Mayor James f. Price is chairman.
The meeting was attended well and
was enthusiastic throughout. Indi-
cations are that the celebration will
be the biggest in the history of the
ely. The fireworks display win be
one Of the features Of the nights pro-
gram. This will be augmented by a
band Of thirty pieces
Mayor Price. who presided at the
meeting yesterday. will hold a recep-
tion from z to s o'clock for the pur-
pose Of receiving the recently
.naturalized citizens and the foreign
born residents of Wilmington who
contemplate becoming citizens. All
those having reserved seat tickets
will be escorted to their seats by the
Boy Scouts. who will act as ushers,
and by other members of the commit
tee. The reception will also be for
naturalized and unnaturalized citi-
zens not bearing the special invita-
tiOn and also for native born citizens.
In general the reception and celebra-
tion is for the purpose Of making
known to the new and old citizens.
especially the former, the meaning of
American citizenship and to create
and maintain that spirit of brotherly
love which every citizen of the United
States, regardless Of nationality or
creed must feel before he may term
himself a true American citizen
Former Mayor Howell was present
at the meeting and complimented the
committee on It's work. He said he
was sure the affair would prove a
success. Mayor Howell appointed the
committees during his tenure Of Of
fee.
The committee on platform. seating
arrangements, etc, reported that its
end of the work would cost about
5000.
fund is HfONlng.
The report of the finance commit
tee. of which Charles Warner is the
showed that City Council J
had contributed $3.50 towards the |
fund and that $2S7 had been collected |
from outside sources. The commit |
tee also reported that It hoped TO |
have the extra $780, which IS still |
needed, in hand by the time OF the
celebration. Contributions of any |
amount towards this latter sum,
which is still needed to complete the |
estimated S11O0. may be sent to the
chairman of the committee.
Or. Josephine White De La Cour |
and Miss Mary r. deVou. represent !
ing the suffragists of the city, were |
present at the meeting and said that |
in the second clause of the invitation |
was the part wherein they were in
terested and which brought them to
the meeting. This reads as follows
"And those expecting to become
American citizens" The representa-
tives stated that they hoped to be-
come American citizens. ( citizenship
was brought through the ballot and
that they we're already making !
strides that surpass those of the men. !
Mayor Price told the women that this |
clause had reference to foreigners in |
this city who were expected to be- !
come naturalized citizens of the |
United States. He said that all citi
zens are invited to participate in the |
celebration of the day. whether ma
tive or foreign born, which will of |
course, include all the women
The Boy Scouts who will take an |
active part in the work will be under |
the command of Scout Master Clar- |
ence NJ Dillon. The Scouts will rem /
der services where they are most
needed
Entrance for the special guests will |
he on the Washington street side of |
the triangle where the celebration |
will re held A special space will be |
roped off for the specially invited |
guests. although everybody is invited |
generally. The former. however, will |
will be given reserved seats They |
will also be presented with an Ameri- |
can flag and a song sheet with patri- /
otic songs printed on them.
The committee will have another |
meeting on Wednesday afternoon |
next, at which time all bills will be |
presented and the finance committee
will settle all bills.