The Twin City star. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1910-19??, 1915-11-27
MRS. CAREY PLANS
GREAT MEETING
wife Of Rev. Or A. j. Carey
Shows Fine Leadership.
OBJECT OF the GATHERING

Muoh truman lnterost-Mre. Bishop
20 Start "Gardsn Of the Races"
Chicago.-A great International inter.
racial woman's meeting. conceived by
Mrs. Elizabeth D. Carey. wife of Rev.
Archibald J. 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 Failows, wife Of
Bishop Fallows; Mrs. M. r.. B. War.
Ing, NJ. D.; Mrs. Susan Joergen- Dahl,
Gehrman. Mrs. George w. Ford, Mrs.
L. Bracket Bishop, Mrs. James A.
Pugh and Mrs. Robert r. Jackson.
b The stage was artistically draped
with the flags Of all nations. and group.
ed on the stage were representatives
Of more than twenty nationaiities.
The Eighth Regiment band started
the exercises by playing America" and
then Mrs. Carey made the opening nd
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 tho
colored people Of the United States.
though sometimes enormously called
Negroes, are really q much mixed peo.
pie and have the commingled bloOis 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 IL the melting
pot, and. willy nilly, the various M
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 WIN step forth super
humans, and, no matter what the color
may be, they win be Americans.
The subjects and those who discuss.
ed them were: Ethical Teaching In
the Public Schools" Miss Gertrude Il.
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
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, Wilberforce uni.
versity, National Federation Colored
Women; THE Press, the Stage" Mrs.
Anna M. Schaedler, national bureau
advancement patriotism; Personal Ini-
tiative,' Miss Kate Meade, Illinois
chairman Irish History; Unity Of
Language" Mrs. Lester d. Lockwood.
department OF French, w. p. Fl. s.:
The Protection Of Immigrants Mrs.
vittoria Licci, Italian Immigrants Pro
tective league; Protection From Mob
Violence" Dr.. Mary Fitzbutler- Waring.
Remarks were made by Miss Som
sunni Of South Africa, Mrs. Shimavu
of Japan, Miss Flora Nihagian of Ar
menia, DR.. Marie Schwartz Of Bohemia
and others. Miss Halle Q. Brown
made a stirring speech, denouncing the
petty prejudices Of the United States,
and aroused her hearers to the highest
enthusiasm when she exclaimed, lam
an American, not problem" Beauti-
full solos were rendered by Nine. Anita
Patti Brown and Mrs. Martha Broadus
Anderson.
At the conclusion Of tile exercises the
people present Joined In 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 In
amity.
An event not on the program was
the presentation Of q beautiful fan
with a string Of amethysts to Mrs.
Carey, who presided, by the ladies who
In the program. This af-
fair was managed by Mrs. L. Bracket
Bishop, woman Of great wealth. who
Ii about to start a unique establish
ment to be known as the Garden Of
the Races"
1t IL her purpose to secure babies
every race and national
ity on earth and rear them as brothers
and sisters In a huge establishment
which win be equipped with every
comfort and convenience her immense
wealth can provide. 1t win be an OBJ
ject lesson to the world Of "the father.
hood OF God and the brotherhood Of
man."
Fisher Writes Moving Picture Drama.
Mr.. Isaac Fisher. the well known es.
sayist Of the Tuskegee (Ala.) institute.
has recently written q moving picture
drama entitled when True Love
Wins" All persons who are to take |
part In the production Of Ne play are |
mombers Of our race.