New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1921-10-30
Racial Melting
Pot ClOrified
In Pageant1t
Americas Making Show at
7lst Regiment Armory Is
Opened by Gov. Miller in
Presence of Big Crowd
Indian Heads Procession
Forefathers of National Ex-
istencc Are Followed by
Every Immigrant Factor

The "America's Making" Exposition,
designed to depict not so much what
this country has done for the immi-
grant as what the thirty-two racial
elements have contributed to it's forma-
tion, was formally opened at the list
Regiment Armory last night in an out
burst of pageantry and song.
The big crowd was welcomed to the
festival by Governor Nathan L. Miller,
who, in the course of his speech, said
that while "some have thought that
this melting pot has boiled over" it
Will be demonstrated that at is still
possible to fuse the best of all races of
the world to make our great America"
he hoped the exposition would elimi-
nate racial lines and distinctions, and
bring about that unity and amity be-
tween all our citizens which is essen
tlal to our wellbeing."
The exposition, which will continue
until Saturday, November IL, is in
many respects the first of it's kind ever
held in this country, depicting in song,
story, lecture and exhibit three cen
turtles of immigrant contribution to the
national life. 1t is being given under
the auspices of the state and city De-
PAL LiucUtS OIL EQuCaIlOn.
$500 Hear Governor Speak
Governor Miller was introduced to
gathering of $500 persons by DR.. John
II. Finley, former state Commissioner
of Education, who is president of the
pageant. The Governor said, in part:
81 consider it a distinguished honor
to participate in the inauguration of
this splendid festival and pageant,
which has been nobly conceived for the
purpose of teaching the contributions
of all of the elements of our citizenry
to the making of America.
~ trust that this festival will not
have tendency to arouse race con-
seriousness, but rather by sarousing
pride, if you will, in the contribution
which each has made to the greatness
of our country, that it will arouse
pride in America and American patriot
ism and will tend to fuse all of the
different elements that have contrib
uted to our making into one.
You are going to be shown by ex-
hlblts, by picture and song, by pageant
ry, by lecture, by the printed word,
what each race has contributed. We
have been too prone, think, of late to
think of what America does for the
immigrant. We are going now to d.
rect our thoughts to what the immi-
grants have done and are capable of
doing for America.
And BY that effort l trust we shall
eliminate racial lines and distinctions
and shall create that unity and amity
between all of our citizens which is
essential to our wellbeing"
The armory had been transformed
into palace of Progress" by some
Of the best-known artists in the coun-
try, with booths decorated in character
istic fashion and containing the out
standing contributions of the various
races to the making of the nation ar
ranged colorfully along the walls.
Indian Leads Notable List
The opening festival, called "The
Foundations Laid" represented the
coming of all the races and the Begin
nings of national existence. First was
shown the Indian. Then followed scenes
picturing the coming of the Icelanders
Lief the Lucky and Lief Ericsson, after
whom came the Cortereal brothers of
the whole army of French, English and
Spanish adventures. Pedro de Cor
doba, Spanish actor impers onated De
Soto, while Coronado was posed by An
tonic Salerno, an Italian actor.
The early history of the country then
was brought up to the Revolution,
after which was pictured the arrival
of the various groups of immigrants.
A large orchestra played appropriate
music. The exposition will be contin-
ued tonight with a concert program
accompanied by choruses.