New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1921-10-09
Race Exhibits
To illustrate
Making Of Z. S.
National Exposition 10 Omen
Here October 20 VIII Tell
Story Of Nation in Music,
Psgeantry and Festival
33 Groups Take Part
Thousands Of Essays Pre-
pared by School Children
as Part of the Program

tival the story of the contribution of
the races to this country's progress
will be told at national exposition
to be held in the list Regiment Ar
mory from October 30 to November -
The exposition is under the direction
of Americas Making, Inc, an organi-
cation formed year ago under the
Lane to abolish racial hatred and to
create an adequate understanding of
the greatness of America. 1t has the
Endorsement of the state and city
boards of education and a council of
prominent citizens.
The officers are John II. Finley,
former State Commissioner of Educa-
ton, president; William L. Ettinger,
uperintendent of Schools of New York,
vice president; Mrs. II. Edward Drier,
man of the executive committee; II. D.
Walbridge, treasurer, and Joseph Har-
tigan, general director.
Thirty-three Groups Represented
The executive committee announced
yesterday that thirty three racial
groups, represented by organizations,
have reported their plans complete for
participation in the exposition. Thou
sands of essays have been prepared by
children in the schools and the pupils
are rehearsing the parts they will play
in the program.
To provide for the exhibits of the
various racial groups the armory has
been divided into thirty three sections
The English will emphasize their con-
tributions of law, political structure,
language and education. John Ward
Dunsmore, an authority on the art of
the Colonial and Revolutionary periods,
is completing the decorations for the
English section.
A feature of the Greek exhibit will
be twenty ight-foot Greek sponge
fishing boat, now on its way from Tar
pom Springs, Fla. The flower trade, the
making of cigarettes and fur working
also will be shown.
The Irish group is completing the
erection of miniature mountain, ris-
ing from a lake, to show many of the
exploits of men of the Irish race.
Models of state capitals, Hollands sub
marine, the steel industry as repre-
sented by Farrell, railroad trestles,
illustrating Irish labor, and other de-
tails will be shown.
The exhibit of the italians will GEN.
ter around flower garden. A SYM
boic statue of Labor has been com
pleted and q statue of Columbus is al
most finished. The Syrans will illus
trate the manufacture of kimonos,
wood carving and the preparation of
pistachio nuts.
Model of Settlement
Pictures of incidents from American
history in which Scotsmcn have PLAYED
leading part will adorn the walls of
the Scottish exhibit. To show the con-
trlbutions of the Carpatho- Russians a
thirty -six-foot working model of q coal
crusher and a model of an early Alas
kan settlement will be exhibited.
Each of the groups will be desig-
mated as American, such as "Americans
of Swedish lineage and only the Amer
lcan flag will be displayed According
to the executive committee it was de-
cided that the financing of each racial
groups participation should be left to
the group itself. For the general ad-
m MN expense it was estimated
that budget of 100000 would be
needed To raise this sum, about $40
600 was donated by the organizations
ana the remaining amount underwrit-
ten by them. Plans being made that
the movement should have as it's eli
max a national exposition 1t also was
decided that any income received from
the sale Of tickets over and above ex-
penscs should reimburse the under
writer's and racial groups and be de-
voted to carrying on the ideals of
Americas making.
Governor Miller is expected to for
maliy open the exposition on October
~, and almost thousand invitations
asking President Harding to attend
nave been prepared by school children.
repreSentatiYes OF all the racial groups
and the eign-language press.