Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1919-12-05
WORK AMONG THE
FOREIGN-BORN
Daughters of American Revo.
luton Hear Speakers; An
niversary Plans Made

America is not melting pot, it
is something far more human and
vital, more divine and spiritual than
that. What we need to keep stead
lily in mind is, that the process or
.Americanization is not the reduction
of all to common denominator,
but the elevation of all to the high
est possible plane; to consider that
each race reacts on the other to
the enrichment of all; and to en-
deavor to realize that the various
racial stocks, thus contributing. lose
their separate and distinct identity
in the building of a new entity,
new race, which shall be a demon
stration, in this day of grace, of the
blood brotherhood of all men and
the spiritual oneness of the sons of
God"
With this convincing statement,
Miss Rosa Santee, superintendent of
deaconess work for the Methodist
churches of Harrisburg, closed her
talk on work among the foreign
born before Harrisburg chapter,
Daughters of the American Revolu-
1ion, yesterday afternoon in the
Civic Club. From her own expert
ence, Miss Santee finds that 1T Is
imperative to meet these foreign
born women in their own homes,
showing them that an interest Is
taken in them individually and that
American women want to help each
one work out her own problem.
Clarence IL. Zorger, superlhlehu-
ent of special activities for the Har-
I.ishure school board, followed Miss
Santee with Il brief resume OF plans
already in operation and more Tor
the future in Harrisburg s education
of her foreign-born. lie said tnaI
many foreigners, coming TO inns
country, are educated men, but lack
- knowledge of EngliSh-tor IN
stance several dyeIs here were
chemists of note in their own couh-
try. Teach them English ana many
of them will vie with natlNe-porn
men and women in professional ana
household arts. for they have as
much brain and capability as they:
TO create good Americans out OF
new Americans and better Amerl-
cans from old Americans, Mr.. Zor-
ger says a common language must
he acquired by a whole community
and the maintenance of the Amerl-
can standard of living.
Reports of Conference
Miss Cora Lee Snyder, the regent,
presided, and after the minutes OF
the last meeting, so admirably pre-
sented by Mrs. Mary Boyer McCrea,
the recording secretary, were feau
and adopted reports from the re-
cent State conference, ID. A. r., nelu
in the William Penn Hotel, Pitts
burgh were given in brief by MRS.
Samuel u. Shope, Mrs. ALVIN l. NIL
Ter. Mrs. Samuel +. Dunkle, Mrs.
John A. Sherger and Mrs. Charles
j. Wood, Jr., each of whom touch
ed on some point that especially in
terested them.
A letter to the regent from the
Senior girls of Central High schooi
invited the chapter to hold its Janu-
airy meeting as their guests at the
school, the essays winning the ID.
A. r. prize contest to be read at
this time. The chapter cordially ac-
cepted the invitation for Thursday
afternoon, January 16, at O'Clock.
Anniversary Plans
A committee comprising Miss
Caroline Pearson, NJ 5. >. j. M. NC
Carrell, Mrs. Edward u. Gross, Mrs.
George Preston Mains, Miss Ellen
X. McCulloch, Mrs. John Fox Weiss,
Mrs. Henry c. Holloway, Mrs. A.
Boyd Hamilton and Mrs. Charles
j. Wood. Jr., was recently appoint
ed to prepare plans for the fitting
celebration of the chapters twenty
fifth anniversary. These plans, pre-
sented and adopted by the chapter
yesterday, include an afternoon re-
ception on Monday, February %
celebrating Washngton's birthday
in the Civic Club, with five of the
charter members as honor guests.
There will be u brief program of
music and speeches in the hall, the
reception in the lounge, and supper
served by Rutherford. Chapter
members must secure tickets for
this event, with the privilege of
guests, both men and women. Fur
ther information will be given at the
January meeting.
There were eighty-three present
at yesterdays meeting, all of whom
enjoyed community singing, led by
Mrs. Edwin J. Decevee, with Mrs.
A. Boyd Hamilton at the piano, the
favorite numbers being "Your Flag
and My Flag" and Pennsylvania"