Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1915-07-06
Americanization Day Being
Observed in Connection
With Fourth of July
SANE CELEBRATION
APPEARS TO BE RULE
General Racket of the Day
Giving Place to More
Quiet Observance

Washington, D. c.. July 5.-Inde
pendence day was quietly observed
here today. In the absence of Presi-
dent Wilson and most OF the cabinet
and with congress not In session. the
celebration was devoid OF the usual
off cial character. All Of the execu-
tive departments were closed and gov.
eminent activities practically were at
a standstill.
The days program, however, was
crowned with varied assortment OF
patriotic, athletic and other events.
Special exercises for Americas
naturalized citizens featured the cele-
bration. The plan of making the ma
tons birthday also the new citizens
birthday was suggested by oficials
of the immigration bureau.
The day was to come to close with
the Washington monument grounds
tonight.
New Citizens Feted.
Detroit, Mich, July 5.-A parade Of
six thousand foreign born employees of
an automobile plant and reception
on Belle isle to other thousands of re-
Gently naturalized citizens were fea-
lures of the program arranged for the
Americanization day celebration in De-
troit today.
Among the speakers announced for
the island exercises were United
States Senator William Alden Smith
and Mayor Oscar B. Marx of Detroit.
Buttons bearing a picture of the Unit
ed States nag and the word Citizen
had been prepared for distribution to
the new Americans. Each wearer was
asked to repeat after the mayor the
oath of allegiance which gave him the
right to display the button.
It had been arranged that when the
parade of automobile workers reached
the city hall 1t was to halt long
enough for the marchers to sing
America"
Reception for New Citizens.
Cleveland, o., July 5.-"Americani-
zation day" was observed here In con-
nection with the holiday celebration
today, the program in this regard en-
bracing a reception of newly natural
lied citizens, followed by patriotic ex-
ercises, athletics, concerts and fire.
works displays in city parks.
"Americanization day" began with
a public reception to new citizens at
10 o'clock this morning New citizens
will have seats of honor on the plat
form The list Of speakers included
Mayor Newton D. Baker, United
States Senator Pomerene Of Canton
and Former Ambassador Myron It.
Herrick.
Day In New York.
New York, July 5.-This city's Of
fetal celebration Of Independence day
today comprises an unusually varied
list of events ranging from ceremonies
and speech making in City Hall park
to patriotic exercises by scores OF
neighborhood organization in different
section Of the city, the unfurling of
huge flag in Broadway, numerous
exercises anud athletic con-
tests.
Features of the afternoon and even.
ing programs we're the Americaniza-
tion day meeting in the stadium of
the college of the city Of New York
where thousands Of immigrants ad-
mitted to citizenship here within the
last year were to be addressed by fed
eral and state representatives and nu-
merous suffrage meetings and dane
ing fetes in the streets.
The Americanizatfon day celebra-
ton was part of the general plan,
by President Wilson. to hold
similar meetings today throughout the
The most notable of the suffra-
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