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

70 Start "Gardsn Of the Races"
Chicago.-A 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 #. 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
Icolored people Of the United States,
though sometimes erroneously called
Negroes, are. really a much mixed pe0-
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; "The Woman's Club
Movement" Miss Harriet e. Vittum,
Chicago Woman's club; 'The Social
Settlement Miss Mary Mcdowell,
| TI,tyorcttx nP Cbioo no Cocio1 oatfla
ment; Religion" Mrs. Hannah G.. Sol
ONION, National Council Jewish Won
| EN-; christian Organizations" Mrs.
| Daniel III. Williams: peace Confer.
| ences," Miss Emily Napieralski. Polish
Womens alliance, delegate to The
Hague: "Woman's Civic Evolution"
Miss Halle @. Brown. Wilberforce uni.
versity. National Federation Colored
Women: "The Press, the Stage" Mrs.
| Anna NJ. Schaedler, national bureau
advancement patriotism; Personal Ini-
tative.' Miss Kate Meade. Illinois
chairman Irish History; Unity Of
Language" Mrs. Lester ID. Lockwood,
department Of French. W. p. III. s.;
'"The Protection of Immigrants" Mrs.
yittoria Licci. Italian Immigrants Pro
tective league; Protection From Mob
Violence" DIR. Mary Fitzbutler Waring.
| Remarks we're made by Miss Som.
sunzi of South Africa, Mrs. Shimavu
of Japan, Miss Flora Nihagian Of Ar
menia, DR.. Marie Schwartz of Bohemia
and others. Miss Halle @. Brown
made q stirring speech, denouncing the
petty prejudices Of the United States.
and aroused her hearers to the highest
enthusiasm when she exclaimed, II am
an American, not problem" Beauti-
full solos were rendered by Nine. Anita
Patti Brown and Mrs. Martha Broadus
Anderson.
At the conclusion Of the exercises the
| people present Joined I'm social recep.
ton. 1t was an unusual sight even IN
cosmopolitan Chicago to see the rep
resentatives Of 80 many races, nation
alities and creeds meeting together and
enjoying pleasant social converse I'm
amity.
An event not on the program was
the presentation OF beautiful fan
with q string Of amethysts to Mrs.
Carey, who presided. by the ladies who
participated In the program. This af-
fair was managed by Mrs. L. Bracket
Bishop, a woman Of great wealth, who
is about to start unique establish
msnt to be known as the Garden OF