The Denver star., 1916-01-22
MRS. CAREY PLANS
GREAT MEETING
Wife Of Rev. Dr.. A. j. Carey
Shows Fine Leadership.
OBJECT OF The GATHERING

Social Workers Discuss Topics Of
Much Human lntsrsst-Mrs. Bishop
to 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
Mrs. Edward Il. 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. +. 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 II. 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
segrcgati ton and other injustices. She
called attention to the fact that the
colored people of the United States.
though sometimes enormously called
Negroes. are really u much mixed peo-
pie and have the cOmminsled bloods of
many races and nationalities flowing
ings for freedom and justice which
animat te 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 matter what the color
may be, they will be Americans.
The subjects and those who discuss
ed them We're: Ethical Teaching In
the Public Schools" Miss Gertrude f..
English. district superintendent Chica
go public schools: The Woman's Club
Movement" Miss Harriet +. Vittmn
Chicago Woman's club: The Social
Settlement" Miss Mary Mcdowell.
University of Chicago Social settle
ment: Religion" Mrs. Hannah c. Sol
Omon. National Council Jewish Wom-
en-: "Christian Organiza tions,' Mrs.
Daniel III. Williams: Peace Confer
ences.'' Miss Emily NapieralsLi. Polish
Women's alliance. delegate to The
Hague: "Woman's Civic Evolution"
Miss Halle Q. Brown, Wilberforce uni
versity. National Fedora ton Colored
Women: '.The Press. the Stage" Mrs.
Anna NJ. Schacdler. national bureau
advancement patriotism; Personal Ini-
tiative' Miss Kate Meade. Illinois
chairman Irish History; Unity Of
Language Mrs. Lester ID. Lockwood,
department OF French, W. +. II. s.;
'The Protection OF Immigrants" Mrs.
Vittoria Licci Italian Immigrants Pro-
tective league: "Protcction From Mob
Violence" DR. Mary FitZbutler: Waring
Remarks were made by Miss Som
sunni OF South Africa. Mrs. Shlmavu
of Japan, Miss Flors Nihagian OF Ar
menia, DR.. Marie Schwartz OF Bohemia
and others. Miss Halle q. Brown
made stirring speech. denouncing the
petty prcjudiccs of the United States
and aroused her hearers TO the highest
enthusiasm when she exclaimed. II am
1 .i..,t n..f I,a.nt l.
ful solos were rendered by Nine. Anita
Patti Brown and Mrs. Martha Broadus
Anderson.
At the conclusion Of the exercises the
people present Joined In Il social reccp-
ton. Ii was an unusual sight even in
cosmopolitan Chicago to see the rep
resentatives OF so many races. nation
alities and crccds meeting together and
enjoying pleasant social converse In
amity.
An event not on the program was
the presentation OF beautiful fan
with string Of amethysts to Mrs.
Carey, who presided, by the ladies' who
participated In the program. This af-
fair was managed ny Mrs. l.. Bracket
Bishop, a woman Of great wealth. who
Is about to start unique establish
ment to he 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
which will be equipped with every
comfort and convenience her immense
waglfh pan prnvide II will no an oh
ject lesson to the world Of "the father
hood Of God and the brotherhood Of
Dlan."
Fisher Writes Moving Picture Drama.
Mr.. Isaac Fisher, the well known es-
m visit of the TuskaRea IAlal institute.