Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1916-07-12

With Representative Albert johnson
of the state of Washington as host, the
delegates in attendance at the session
today of the citizenship convention
at the Wilson Normal School were
taken on trip through the parks and
other places of interest about Tacoma,
Wash. by means of moving pictures.
Before beginning his lecture, Mr.
Johnson said the district he repre-
sents contains about 27 per cent for
eign-b born people. He urged his audience
to endeavor to impress on all people
that they are of the government and not
under the government so many peo-
pie feel that they are under the gov
ernment," he said. There is no such
thing in the United States, and it ought
to be impressed on ALL"
The lecturer described the pictures
SHOWN on the screen, especially those
relating to the stadium schools The
great water resources of the state
glaciers. the National Park, together
with a race up mountain side be-
tween railroad train and four auto
mobiles, which was won by the former
and incidentally the engineer captured
purse of $1,000, were also shown
Illustrated Talk on "Play Day."
Miss Beatrice johnson, superintendent,
of schools of Grand Forks, N. D., gave
an illustrated talk on play Day" as
conducted at Larimore, N D., for the
school children. The speaker said the
children in North Dakota do not have
any beautiful scenery. the country be-
ing almost entirely made up of prairies
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from miles around taking their chill
dren to attend the play day" exercises
Miss Johnson said the greatest good de-
rived from these play days" was that
the foreign born children are enabled
to mix and play with the native born,
and thus learn more rapidly to SPEAK
the English language.
Pictures of IAN American in the Max
ing showing an immigrant upon his
arrival in this country and his develop
ment after he has become a citizen of
this country, also were shown
The rest of the morning ession was
devoted to a general discussion of text
books
President to Address Convention.
President Wilson is to be the princi-
pal speaker at the session tomorrow
morning. Admission to this meeting
will be by cards, which are being dis
trlbuted at the school building today.
Secretary of Labor Wilson is also to
address the delegates tomorrow
The field service of the bureau of
naturalization is represented at the
citizenship convention by Chief Ex-
aminers James Farrell. whose head
quarters are at Boston: c. orc. Cowley,
New York city: T. b. Shoemaker, Phila-
delphia: Q. 7. Moore, Washington, d.
c.; w NJ. Ragsdale, Pittsburgh: NJ. A.
Sturges, Chicago; NJ. L. Bevington. St.
Louis: r. S. Coleman. st. Paul: Paul
Lee Ellerbe, Denver: G. A. Srutchfield,
San Francisco, and John Speed Smith,
Seattle. The following examiners in
charge of substations also are in at
tendance: Thompson, Detroit: Doe, Du-
luth: Hazard, Portland, Greg; Arm
strong, Salt Lake; Gurnett, Omaha: !:
Jones, Los Angeles: Kerlin. Clevela nd
and Anthoni, San Antonio. Tex.
Field officers to Report.
The commissioner of naturalization
directed his field officers to report at
the bureau for the dual purpose of
conference on the administration of
the federal naturalization law and to
afford them an opportunity to partici-
pate in the deliberations of the citizen
ship convention.
Among the, educators from the west
who are attending the convention as
delegates are Mr.. and Mrs. C. C. Alex
ander of Hibbing. Mimi; Mr.. and Mrs.
=. c.. Tonning of St. Paul, and z. p.
Colgrove of Veroqua. Mimi, all of
whom are at the Fontanet Courts for
the week.