Norwich bulletin., 1921-02-23
TELLS D. A. R. CHAPTER TO SUPPORT
 PLANS TO AMER|CAN|zE FOREIGNERS


 Faith Trumbull Chapter, Daughters of the American Revolution, held a large and enthusiastic open meeting Tuesday afternoon at 3 o'clock at the Community house on Church street in commemoration of the birth of George Washington. The meeting began with the singing of Amer ica by those present. Carl E. Lyons ren- dered America, My Native Land in fine voice and responded to the outburst of applause with Who Knows. MT. Lyons was given rising vote of appreciation and Mrs Elisha E, Rogers, regent wh6 presided at the meeting, expressed. the pleasure of the audience at hearing him and expressed the hope that the chapter would hear him again in song in the near future.
 Mrs. Rogers then extended cordial welcome to those present and explained | the object and purposes of the D. A. R. of which there are 51 chapters in Con- necticut. These aims of the organization are: t<- :, First-To perpetuate the memory and spirit of the men and women who. achfey- ed American independence, by the acqui- | sition and protection of historical spots, | and the erection of monuments: by the encouragement of historical research in relation to the revolution and the pubfi- cation of it's results; b, ,'-the preservation of documents and relics, and of the rec ords of the individual service of revolu- ] tionary soldiers and patriotss- and by the promotion of celebrations of all patriotic anniversaries. '>t l Second-To carry en the injunction of Washington in his farewell address to the American people, Ito promote as an object of primary importance, institutions for the general diffusion of knowledge" {" thus developing an enlightened public | opinion, and affording to young and old advantages as small develop in them the largest capacity of performing the duties | of American citizens.
 Third-To cherish, maintain and ex- tend the institutions of American free dom, to foster true patriotism, and love of country. and to aid in securing for mankind all the lessons of liberty.
 i Mrs. Rogers also explained the signih. canoe of the D. A. R. insignia which is the spinning wheel and distaff on which Is the unspun wool She then introduced as the speaker of the afternoon Chancel- Tor Kenneth McGowar of the American International College at Springfield who spoke on the need of Americanization and the work in educating those of for. eign bir.h at the college. MT. McGo- wan said that the average American as a church member is sending his money across the seas D6CduSe Ic UeliCNcS lile
 the man over there is worth educating and saving. But when that foreigner seeks the refuge of our shores this sam' American starts to call names and raiset
 the cry that the foreigners should ht kept out of America. If he himself looked back in his ancestry he would fnt that not so long ago his forebears can1' to America as foreigners. If the sarn' attitude had been shown that man as 'h is showing the foreigner, would he hav' been the American that he is today? l Is difficult to see how any man can tur7 about and advocate the closing of tn
 doors of America to the man who seek happiness in this great land of ours. If Americans depended on American , labor solely for manufactured product . where would we be? About four-fifths o . the manual labor in america. today done by those of foreign birth or parent :, age. America has advertised herself a
 the land of freedom, freedom not license
 and has invited the world to her shores