Grand Forks herald. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1916-1955, 1921-02-22
Would Make July
4 Citizenship Day

AHaC the fOurtn OIL July We tLidue
citizenship Day. in every town and
hamlet Of the nation, to commemorate
the time when American citizenship
became an actually in the world. and
a noble welcome be given to the boys
n girls attaining their majority is
proposed by Mrs. Thomas G.. Winter:
president of the General Federation OF
Women's Clubs, in a letter to club
women. to be Sent out this week. the
! plan is to be carried out by the de-
partment Of American Citizenship, OF
which Mrs. Percy Y. Pennybacker is
chairman.
II am appealing to o today"
wrote Mrs. Winter, "to give your &C
tive and enthusiastic cooperation. to a
plan&of~Our department of American
citizenship plan definite. concrete
deeply appealing and capable Of being
made a tremendous agency for Gre
ating the spirit of American citizen
ship, which is q far greater thing than
the American voter or the American
politician.
You know how our boys-and now,
we are thankful to say, u girls, too
slip into maturity and voting rights all
unnoticed.
You know how our foreign born
are huddled in squads into sordid and
sometimes ribald courtg, where
citizenship is ground to them with no
more dignity than potatoes are sold
over a counter.
yet to become a citizen Of. the
United States ought to be a profound
experience. 1t ought to rank with the
two or three great occasions OF lie.
Here and there a citizenship day has
been celebrated. Here and there a
group Of foreign born have been well
coined. Only occasionally our
nVV0 Chj16rny $onn included
I'm every little town and hamfet, In
every big city, let the club ONE OF
his federation start a movement to
make the Fourth of July Citizenship
day:
NO matter what other celebrations
are listed, let a part OF that day that
commentaries the time when Amer
>icna' citizenship becme an actually III
the world, be given to a noble welcome
extended by the whole community to
h boys an girls who have come OF
age during the year and to the foreign
born who have become citizens. Both
these groups should be included and
recognized at the same time, thus in
teEsifying in the minds of both the
spiritual significance of the occasion.
There should be a procession and flags
flags of all the peoples included,
which should, at the appropriate mo-
ment, be bowed before the Stars and
Stripes; there should be music for
young feet to march by; there should
be wise words uttered on the meaning
Of citizenship in this greatest of all
democracies; there should be q proud
welcome given by dignitaries of the
community in the presence of massed
crowds of relatives, and the genera
ton a little older, the young men who
have fought for the land, should be
there to point the onward hand to the
newer Americans.
This is much more than a show
and a procession. 1t is a symbol with
all the tremendous significance that
symbols have in human understa lding,
of both the meaning and the continuity
of America. And no greater symbol
could be" given to our country, u
young people. our new citizens-and
perhaps to US older citizens, lest we
forget-than to create this great new
tradition of Citizenship day.
II covet for the federation the honor
of this contribution to mutual under
standing and ennobling of the gate to
citizenship.
Community service, self education
in citizenship, Americanization, art,
music, literature. motion pictures-all
of u activities have contributions to
make to the day.
This is not a vague general appeal.
! L CIilS ooShSl IL SOll6 ~ AK
UP the campaign. She will soon have
in print a list Of definite suggestions
for the day which you will be able TO
get from headquarters, AIS Maryland
building, Washington, D. c.
Your state will awaken to a new
realization Of your relation to its better
life when you get to work on the plan,
and if all the states. then the nation"
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NrS w r Trotjpp gnQ Cottop-
wood street. was hostess at a 8 O'Clock
luncheon at her home, 30S Cotton
wood street on Saturday afternoon. in
honor of Miss Carolyn Eken of Bux-
ton. n. D., bride-elect. Decorations
were in red and white and hearts. it's
sue paper streamers and carnations
combined to make an effective setting
for the affair. There were covers for
Mrs. p. O.. Thorson. Mrs. Knute Nom
johnson and Misses Hazel Anderson,
BERG and Larson. Misses Emma and
Gena Eken of Buxton, and Ida Eken
of Hatton. We're out of town guests.
Following the luncheon Master
Harlan Johnson and little Miss Fran
ces Tueting in Cupid costumes,
brought in a wheelbarrow of gifts for
the honor guest. Miss Eken. a daugh-
ter Of Mr.. and Mrs. Hans Eken of
o<ASoA IA S4lh
city, is to be married in March. to An
ton Sunby OF Hillsboro, Md.
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Mr.. and Mrs. C. w. Nelson have as
their guests, Mr.. and Mrs. Elmer
Woods, who were married at York,
Pennsylvania, on December goth.
They have been travelling in the east
for the last several weeks. and are
now enroute to Larimore, where Mr..
Woods is engaged in business. The
bride formerly was Miss Elizabeth
Baker, a teacher at Gilby.
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Following the regular meeting of
Rebekah lodge to be held this eve
ming in the Odd Fellows hall, it has
been ~anpounced that there will be a
short social hour. during which dane
ing is t o be enjoyed. All members
are urged to attend the meeting.
(Signed) Nellie Bahke, N. c..
Agnes Rudser, Sec'y.
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Hear the Sacred concert at the
Methodist church Wednesday after
noon at $3.50. Silver offering-Adv.
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Mrs. d.. r. inclair has returned