Putnam patriot. [volume] (Putnam, Conn.) 1872-1962, 1916-03-24
MISSIONARY LESSON
Demonstration Of Scenes at Ellis Island
At Congregational Church Sunday Night

of the inspector at the congregational
church Sunday night, after Michael
had been addressed in French, German
end Yiddish. But after the identity
of Michael's native tongue had been
established, he and his brogue were al
lowed TO pass the inspector.
Michael, otherwise q. Harold Gill
palric, and more than score of others
exemplitied the workings of the immi
grant department at Ellis Island, and
the pathos and comedy which are at.
tached to the entrance of oversee peo-
pie into the United States were shown.
The meeting had for its theme "a mis-
sionary lesson to portray the feelings
of the immigrants coming TO this coun.
try. From the moment it was learned
that little Luigi from Messina had ira
choma and that he alone of his mother
and a half dozen brothers and sisters,
be deporIed, through the strange case
of Michael and on 10 The time that
cSarming Johanna Svenberg was per.
mitted to wait until her lover should
arrive, the audience remained pro-
found in its interest
The immigrants dressed in the bright
c5lofs or queer costumes of their native
lands, passed across the platform
which was 10 represent the inspection
Office al Ellis Island. Two physicians
examined them for physical detects. a
clerk recorded them and The chief in
speetof decided us to the disposition Of
their cases. a guard then conducted
them TO the detention pens or allowed
them TO depart.
Mrs. Cortland d. Arnold as Marie
Giovanni was nearly overcome when
she learned that yearold Luigi must
go back, but her peadings were in
vain. The immigration laws present
ed no alternative. Frank w Barber,
as an English young man, had desert
ed his wife, therefore he was held for
the police. Miss Marion Warren, clad
in Erin green, was TO be met by big
patToman who she was sure would
make her his own, but she WIS detnin-
ed until the biuecoat should come.
Harry G. Meinken, recently of Alep-
pc, seemed rugged enough, but an in
spector had discovered that his eyes
had contracted the dread trachoma
and he was ordered deported.
Michael 'Shauhnessey had money
enough 'and job waiting for him.
There was no reason why he should
not enter, and with his stick on his
shoulder and Galways under his chin
he passed out, figuratively, into the
land of promise.
Gould Beard, Russian peasant,
glad TO escape the iron law of his
government, found at last that he
could not enter America because he
violated labor law.
A dozen lassies representing as
many different nations, were inter
viewed by Inspector ID. Dwight
Sharpe, sometimes through the offices
of Interpreter Kenneth Sharpe, the
latter proving to be linguist of no
small capability; Medical inspectors
Eric III. johnson and f. Nj. Corbin
proved unusually alert and Clerk Mrs.
j. Richard Carpenter found no diff.
Guilty in recording names that sounded
as though they were distressed.
The efforts of the young people in ar
a
out the parts assigned to them were
greatly appreciated. Perhaps no keen
er insight into the human interest part
of the entrance of i'm migrants into the
United States, can be obtained than
through the reproduction of the diff
culties they meet at Ellis Island. Full
of promise the land looms up before
them as the boat sweeps mhjesticaliy
into New York harbor. Near at hand
is 1.-THE Goddess of liberty, reckoning
them onward. Their hearts are full
of joy.
Yet there are laws that must be up
held for the social and physical well
fare OF the country at large and while
some pass joyfully through the gates
into the land they have dreamed oil,
others find that she doors are shut The
young folks Sunday night, by their
clever portrayals, brought out the les
son with decided emphasis.
Following the closing of the inspec.
ton office Miss Ruth Child gave a
reading, The Immigrants, which was
favorably re ceived.
These took part:
Waterman, Gilbert Perry.
First medical officer, Il. NJ. Corbin.
Second medical officer, r H.Johnson
Matron, Mrs. J. Richard Carpenter.
Inspector, G. ID. Sharpe.
Guard, Frank Lowe.
Interpreter, Kenneth Sharpe.
Deportation officer, j. X. Carpenter.
Port Missionary, Miss EiizabethChiid
immigrants
Mrs. Arnold Marion Carpenter
E. NJ. ~ arner Eleanor Carpenter
+ e.. Morse Elizabeth nay ward
Geraldine Beard Florence Hitchcock
q II GiIpatrie Ruth Bartlett
+. w Barber DOrcas Bartlett
Mrs. w. r. BarberHenry Brousseau
Gould Beard Annette johnson
Marion " arren Edith Tease
Mrs. A. @. Sharpe Herbert Clark
H. G.. Meinken Elnora Fisher
Mary. " heaton Perry Barber
j. q. Coidwell Elizabeth W neelock
mrs. Bartlett Sarah Barber
Edith Dingwall Harold Arnold
Ethel Dingwall ALFRED Barber