The Denver star., 1916-01-01
MRS. CAREY PLANS
GREAT MEETING
Wife Of Rsv. Or. 4 j. Carey
Shows Fine Leadership.
OBJECT OF THE GATHERING

| Representatives. Of Over Twenty Ma
tisnaiitiss Hear Noted Educators and
Social Workers Discuss Topics Of
Much Human intsrsst-Mrs. Bishop
to Start ~0ardsn 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 f. 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. NJ. Il. B. War
Ing. NJ. D.: Mrs. Susan 'Joergen-D Dahl
Gehrman. Mrs. George w. Ford, Mrs.
L. Bracket Bishop. Mrs James A.
Pugh and Mrs. Robert Il. Jackson.
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 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
segrega ton and other iniustices She
called attention to the fact that the
colored people of the United States,
though sometimes enormously called
Negroes. are really much mixed peo
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 Is 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 ma tier what the color
may be. they will he Americans.
The subjects and those who discuss.
ed them were: Ethical Teaching In
the Public Schools Miss Gertrude f..
English. district superintendent Chica-
go public schools: The woman's Club
Movement" Miss Harriet f.. Vittmn.
Chicago Woman's club: The Social
| TaN
University of Chicago Social settle
ment; "Religion." Mrs. Hannah G.. Sol
omon, National Council Jewish Wom-
en-: christian Organizat TONS Mrs.
Daniel II. Williams; Peace Confer
enccs," Miss Emily NapicraIski, Polish
Women's alliance. delegate TO The
Hague; "Womans Civic Evolution"
Miss Halle Q. Brown. Wilhcrforce uni
! versity. National Federation Colored
Women; '1he Press. the Stage" Mrs.
Anna NJ "Schacdler. national bureau
advancement patriotism: Personal Ini-
tiatiye" Miss Kate Meade, Illinois
chairman Irish History; Unity Of
| Language" Mrs. Lester ID. Lockwood
department of French, w. Z. II. s.;
, The Protection of Immigrants" Mrs.
/.
tective league: Protection From Mob
Violence" DR.. Mary FiZbutler Waring
Remarks were made by Miss Som
sunzl OF South Africa: Mrs Shimavu
Of Japan, Miss E7ors Nihagian Of Ar
menia, DIR. Marie Schwartz OF Bohemia
and others. Miss Halle .. Brown
made stirring speech, denouncing the
petty prejndices Of the United States.
! and aroused her hearers to the highest
enthusiasm when she exclaimed, Il am
| an American not II problem. Bcauti-
| fui solos were rendered by Nine. Anita
Patti Brown and Mrs. Martha Broadus
| Anderson.
| AT the conclusion OF the exercises the
people present joined In n social rcccp-
| tion. 1t was an unusual sight even IN
cosmopolitan Chicago to see the rep
rescntatives OF so many races. nation
alities and creeds meeting together and
| enjoying pleasant social converse In
smity.
| An event not on the program was
the presentation of beautiful fan
with u string of amethysts to Mrs.
Carey. who presided, by the ladies' who
participated in the program. This af-
fair was managed hy Mrs. l.. Bracket
Bishop, n woman OF great wealth. who
Is about to start unique establish
meDt to be known as the Garden of
! the Races"
1t is her purpose to secure babies
representing every race and national.
ity on earth and rear them as brothers
and sisters In n huge establishment
| r,,f1I vrftH
| comfort and convenience her immense
| wealth can provide. 1t will be an OBJ
| feet lesson to the world OF "the father
/ nf nd 1,rS hxrh nd NJ