The Twin City star. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1910-19??, 1915-10-09
MRS. CAREY PLANS
GREAT MEETING
wife Of Rev. Dr. 4. j. Carey
Shows Fine Leadership.
OBJECT OF THE GATHERING
Representatives Of Over Twenty Ma
tionaIities Hear Noted Educators and
Social Workers Discuss Topics Of
Much Human interest-Mrs. Bishop
TO Start "Garden OF the Races"

Chicago great international inter
racial woman's meeting, conceived by
Mrs. Elizabeth D. Carey, wife Of Rev.
Archibald ]. Carey, was held In Chi
cago recently. Mrs. Carey presided
with grace and dignity. The following
acted as honorary vice presidents:
Mrs. Edward r. Dunno, wife Of the
governor Of Illinois; Mrs. William Hale
Thompson, wife Of the mayor Of Chi
cago; Mrs. Samuel Fallows, wife Of
Bishop Fallows; Mrs. M. f. B. War
ing, M. D.; Mrs Susan Joergen-Dahl.
Gehrman, Mrs. George w. Ford, Mrs.
L. Bracket Bishop, Mrs. James A.
Pugh and Mrs. Robert r. Jackson.
The stage was artistically draped
with the flags Of all nations, and group
ed on the stage were representatives
Of more than twenty nationalities.
The Eighth Regiment band started
the exercises by playing America" and
then Mrs. Carey made the opening ad-
dress, which was delivered In her hap
piest vein. She paid an eloquent trib-
ute to the progressive colored women
who are leading In the fight against
segregation and other injustices. She
called attention to the fact that the
.colored people of the United States,
though sometimes erroneously called
Negroes, are really much mixed peo-
pie and have the commingled bloods of
many races and nationalities flowing
In their veins and have all the prompt
ings for freedom and Justice which
animate the Jew, the German, the Pole,
the Bohemian, the Irishman, the Swede,
the Italian, the Japanese and the vari-
GUS other groups with whom they are
allied by ties Of blood.
The United States IN the melting
pot, and, willy nilly. the various ma
tionalities are being fused into one
| harmonious whole. They are learn
| ing to live together and respect each
other. In the coming years, when the
dross has been eliminated from the
pure metal, there will step forth super,
humans, and, no matter what the color
may be, they will be Americans.
The subjects and those who discuss.
| ed them were: ethical Teaching In
the Public Schools" Miss Gertrude ID.
English, district superintendent Chica-
go public schools; 1.-THE Woman's Club
Movement" Miss Harriet Il. Vittum
Chicago Woman's club; THE Social
Settlement" Miss Mary Mcdowell
University of Chicago Social settle
ment; Religion" Mrs. Hannah G. Sol
ONION, National Council Jewish Won
en-; christian Organizations" Mrs
Daniel Fl. Williams: peace Confer
ences," Miss Emily Napieralski, Polish
Women's alliance, delegate to The
Hague; "Woman's Civic Evolution
Miss Halle @. Brown. Wherefore uni
versity. National Federation Colored
Women: "The Press, the Stage" Mrs
Anna Nj. Schneider, national bureau
advancement patriotism; Personal I'M
I tiative." Miss Kate Meade. Illinois
chairman Irish History; Unity OF
Language" Mrs. Lester ID. Lockwood
department Of French, w. p. III. 8.
'The Protection of Immigrants Mrs
vittoria Licci. Italian Immigrants Pro
tective league; Protection From Mol
Violence" DIR. Mary Fitzbutler- Warning
| Remarks were made by Miss Som
sunni of South Africa. Mrs. Shimayl
Iof Japan, Miss Flora Nihagian of Ar
menia, DR.. Marie Schwartz of Bohemi,
and others. Miss Halle Q. Brown
made stirring speech, denouncing tin
petty prejudices of the United States
and aroused her hearers to the highes
enthusiasm when she exclaimed, II an
an American, not problem" Beauti
full solos were rendered by Nine. Anti
Patti Brown and Mrs. Martha Broadu
Anderson.
At the conclusion Of the exercises tn
people present Joined In social recel
ton. 1t was an unusual sight even Il
cosmopolitan Chicago to see the rep
resentatives of 80 many races, nation
alities and creeds meeting together am
enjoying pleasant social converse 4
amity.
II An event not on the program wa
the presentation Of beautiful IA
with a string of amethysts to MR.
Carey, who presided, by the ladies VIII
participated in the program. This al
fair was managed by Mrs. L. Bracket
Bishop, woman Of great wealth, VIII
II about to start unique establish
msnt to be known as the Garden o