Evening journal., 1915-06-24
WORKING OUT THE
JULY 5 PROGRAM
Address, Band Concert and
Fireworks To EnthuSe
All Americans
NEW MAYOR TO
RECEIVE CITIZENS

A tentative program for the ceie-
hratiOn on July of Amcricanization
Day at Washington Heights was
drafted at a meeting yesterday after
noon of the local committee appointed
by Mayor Howell. Mayor-elect James
+. Price presided at the meeting,
which was held in the Council cham
bers John s. Rossell presided later
in the meeting whom Mr.. Price was
called away on business.
The program as proposed follows:
Concert by band at o'clock: recop-
ton by MayOr-elect Price; address by
Mr.. Price; response by Mayor Howell;
band; singing; addresses; firework
and hand. Final plans and a detailed
program, IL is expected, will be made
at the next meeting of the commit
tee, which is to be held Monday after
noon at o'clock.
A communication was received from
Judge George Gray, in which he re-
gretted that arrangements made some
time ago prevented him from address,
ing the assemhlage. The name of
Judge Edward c. Bradford was
recommended by the committee as
having been suggested to them, and
| the committee will make an effort
| to have him as one of the speakers. IL
is pointed out that Judge Bradford s
association with the newly made citi-
| zCns makes him one of che most de-
sired speakers on the occasion. The
name of John S. ROssell also was
mentioned by a member of the COM
( mittee as a suggestion for a speaker
( for the OCCASION
The finance committee said Il had
the assurance that It's efforts will be
met from all accounts with favor By
/ City Council which may authorize lt
! to draw on the city for a total Of
$500 and the members further stated
that their intentions were TO ask the
cooperation of the newspapers of the
city to ask for subscriptions and to
receive them, and that they believed
in this way between S400 and $500
would be available.
The invitation committee represent
ing the various nationalities, a mem
Der from each so far as could be as
certained having been placed on the
committee, reported progress in their
efforts of getting the names of men
who have become citizens during the
past two years and also those eligible
for citizenship. They will hold a
] meeting at the office of Mayor elect
Price on next Monday morning. A
meeting of the general committee will
be held on that afternoon at o'clock
in City Council chambers. this hav-
ing been decided upon before ad-
iOurnment.
The arrangements, so far as the seat
ing of the invited guests is concerned
were left IN the hands OF the grom
committee. Ii was decided 20 rope %
! Z space Tor the persons mentioned ]
order TO allow them the first privilege
and give them a distinguished place j
the assembhgc. OF course this does no
mean citizens who have bocom
naturalized prior TO two years ago, a
these are an invited as well as all ma
tive-bom citizens.
Mayor-eect Price, who at that tim
will be the mayor of Wilmington. vii
give reception 20 all foreign born citi
zens and others in front of the grand
stand between 7 and s o'clock.
II was decided that all American
flags be displayed on the platform. Oh
motion TO have flags of all nations dis
played having hecn withdrawn.
I " iilldiu +. hNIlat NiNllNdN VI iN
publicity committee. informed the com
mittee that they had prepared a dat
which they hope to bring before tn
public through the press of the city T.
keep them informed on the movement il
the city and nationally.
II was suggested al the meetinr
that the immigration committee o
Delaware be invited to the celebra
ton which will be done.
w. S. Watson of the Boy Scouts
was present representing Garricl
Mallory. commander Of the Bo,
Scouts in Delaware The members a.
the meeting decided to request IN,
Boy Scouts TO assist the members ir
bringing before all foreign-born citi
zens the invitation to be present and
to assist in having them attend anC
also TO assist as ushers and in other
ways be OF especial help at the cele
bration. The police department viii
also be requested to cooperate.
It was suggested that badges bC
worn by members of the committee In
order that their authority In main.
tanning order when such should be
found necessary would not be ques-
toned. The suggestion was we'll re.
ceived and the badges we're ordered
to be purchased.