Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1915-06-22
FOURTH OF JULY
AMERICA NIZATl0N
DAY is POPULAR
ADvlCES INDICATE PLAN MEETS
WITH GENERAL FAVOR IN ALL
QUARTERS OF U. S.
IDEA is TO IMBUE ALIENS AND NEW
CITIZENS WITH SENSE or
AMERICAS MEANING.

lEN Associated IrrSS.l
New York. June Advice from al
most every quarter Of the country in
dicatc that a widespread enthusiasm
has been aroused among the civic lead
cr> over the plan Ia make the Fourth of
July TINS year an characterization
Day. Mayors committees in more than
fifty cities. large and small. have been
appointed and have agreed 10 carry out
IN part AT least the ideas ~ the VA
tional Day committee. whoSr h|cddquar
terS are in This city.
The idea, aS already sci forth ia pos
tcr> and IA instructive literature dis
tributc,l in mills and %iactoric>. schn l~
and colleges and civic and commerce.
organizations. i. rouehly.to round up Il
great proportion of the fifteen mill IVY
foreign horn residents AZ America uu In
dependence Day. aud aside from the time
worn patriotic exercises 81 the da}. tn
Undue newly uatUralizcd citizens with thp
SENSE If what America means to them
la ItS preliminary work. the AmeTi
canlzation Day committee believes ID ha,
already stirred civic leaders. education
al authorities and employers. plrtirl
LARRY. To a new sense 81 what the for
ei.n born population means to America
Letters from a great number of prom
incnt citizens have borne expression iU
the effect that the rc>pnn>ihilit, uf th.
American toward the alien should h
more fully met.
The anne in which The American
zation Day nrour"m viii lc cirric1 uf
viii vary somewhat ia the different cit
les hut 4 large number ~ them
follow the suggestion oi the general rn
mlitcr - to holding q reception a'
which the foreign born. whether ciiiz.n -
or not. will hc invited IL meet their r'I,
officials and other prominent citizens
Arrangements are hriu" made in l n#u
her Of citic> fn rlhc use &C audito~iuH~
with large platforms. on which tlc W ~-
recently added citizens will have special
seals at honor. 4. >%rrrinl feature nm th
occasion will bc the recitation iu un
son Of ia oath Of allegiance wy tl.
United States. ~ the American Guu WY
mfurlcd. Paecants and pltrioiir mn
tion pictures will hr % part uf the pru
gram ia some Of The cities.
The United states Commission WIT Tfr.
cation. II. j.. ClaNtnu. who has ISSUED ln
official circular endorsing the movement
SAYS that among the things which th,
speakers nu AmrricanizutirW DH1 should
emphasize are That every foreign speak
inc person 40 America >iorld learn Enc
liSh ~ attending the public >hu1l, l.
cause the English language >ihr mas
ter key g. American opportunities auf
lie. and the first stem ~ real citizen
ship: thai every iIlitrritc immigrant
should learn io read aud write >p thrt
he can read American newspapers ln'
attend personally o. his business mai
ierS: and that adults ANA children. uu
tive and foreign horn hc Given ririr
training in both evening and daN schools
- that everyone iu our country viii ru
derStand The functions ~ uur govern
mcnt. the PRINCIPLES ~ Democracy ami
for what America stands
nurin. The Flag Dl1 nn June H. thr
schools Of the country largely frrihrr-
the movement fnr Nucri-uuiyrfiuu ffrt
and the committee believes iili tho .rf
pouring on July { will D.. 80 INSPIRING
that the idea which i gwen nation vid.
consideration This year frr ihp first time
will he carried t. still further >%irr.>-
with each succeeding wear.
Ia addition - the c|r"lui1r.l r"rl-lra
tinnS iu me citic> uriuhlpFhtud u.ui
ings of The foreign hdrn nrr |ulluuri in
the smaller communities. at which Nm
crican EMPLOYERS ~ %ncighh,rs viii b.
hosts.
Th" organization of ilr National Nn
cricanizatiun hay committee include
more than fft, prominent men ANA vnH
- IN ever, walk Nv lit- Nmnnr ih w.
are. Nicholas MurrHA nH lrr. Thrn
\. Edison. James Cardinal Ch' r-
John Gri,r llihlcu. Ccorgr WON p. I.t
or Jacob N. >rhiH. Mrs Cornelius Van.
drrhilr. aud Grncral lr nnrl Wood.
The chairman I'm Frank Trnmhrll anl
the treasurer. William Irllowr> Morgan.
uf New York.