Norwich bulletin., 1920-01-06
SAYS EDUCATE FOR AMERCANIzATION

After enjoying a delicious moose supper at Bushnell chapel Monday evening made possible through the good craftsmanship and generosity of Henry R. Woodward, the members of the City Bible Class for Men of the Central Baptist church listened to a splendid address by Fred Clayton Butler of Washington, D. C., who spoke in a most interesting vein on Americanization and What It Means to Us. The moose which MT. Wood
 ward provided for the supper was shot by him on his recent trip to the Maine woods. The general commit tee in charge of the arrangements for the evening consisted of the officers of the class, Charles D. Moves, pres Rev. A. F. Purkiss, leader. and Ed- ward r. Messinger, secretary.
 The supper was served at 6.30 o. clock and the excellent menu included moose meat, mashed potatoes, mash ed tuFnips, gravy: cranberry sauce, coffee, ice cream and cookies.
 Mir. Moves, president of the class, acted as toastmaster of the evening. 4 rising vote of thanks was given the ladies for the excellent service which they provided and Judge John H. Barnes was delegated by the chair a committee of one to convey the thanks of all present to the ladies, which he did fn his usual gracious manper. On motion of Arthur r. Lib- by rising vote of thanks was given Mr. woodward who so generously provided the moose for the supper. | Mfr. Moves then announced that the speaker of the evening, Fred Clayton Butler of Washinfton, would be introduced by Rev MT. Purkiss, who | is a personal friend of Mir. Butler and through whose efforts MT. Butler was secured to address tue gathering. Rev. Mir. Purkiss, in introducing Mir. Butler to the assembly. said he first became acquainted with him in
 Jamestown, N. Y. where Rev. MT. l Purkiss held pastorate. The pastor said that MT. Butler had always taken an active interest in clean politics and he went on to. tell how through Mir. Butler. the churches Of the city called a big mass meeting with the result l that the political bosses were defeat ed by the election of an independent 1 ticket, thus giving the town clean pol 1 ftics and a square deal.
 l Rev. Mir. Purkiss told of MT. But
 ler's connection with the government
 as director of Americanization work l and said that MT. Butler has recent
 ly been selected to take over Ameri
 canization work among the foreign population in Cleveland.
 ] Mr. Butler was warmly received bJ l the enthusiastic gathering. He told
 how he had been called to Cleveland 6
 month ago to. confer over the laboi l problem there, which is a serious one l among the garment manufacturer. and workers. The trade is carried or
 almost entirely by foreign element who are very radical ih their ideas
 There are always strikes, lockouts l fghts and even murders over 1abol difficulties. There are two element! to deal with: the manufacturers wht
 get as much as they. can and give a.
 little as they can; and the workman who does as little as he can and get.
 as much as he can. Mir. Butler sait
 that the wage question has beer
 taken up, and that now wages are fix. ed by an impartial board
 | Then branching out on his topic O the evening. Americanization, MI Butler said that some people advocat
 deportation of aliens who refuse t
 become citizens after a reasonab1
 length of time and that others adyo
 cate the suppression of foreign Ian
 euage newspapers and other pubIfca tions.
 The speaker said that the wa
 threw giant searchlight into ever,