The Bismarck tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, N.D.) 1916-current, 1921-05-28
new CITIZENS
TAKE OATH OF
US. ALLEGIANCE
Exercises Mark Completion Of
Naturalization Hearing in
District Court
PLEDGE THEIR LOYALTY
Two Former Soldiers Are
Among Those Admitted By
Judge Nuessle


noon in the county court room twenty
eight men took the oath of allegiance
to the government OF the Unite:l
States. The ceremony, simple, digni.
fed, and impressive, was one long to
be remembered by all who were pres
ent. ~ ,4,g
Following the testimony of two wit.
nesses for each candidate, the formal
ceremony of accepting in the citizens
took place. Judge Nuessle charged
the group with serious and careful
consideration before the final step
should be taken that would cancel
forever, all allegiance to the land OF
their birth and bind them to the chos
en- country Of their adoption. q,
y People, Rise.
With all persons in the court room
rising to sing the National Anthem
under the leadership Of Mrs. A. G.
Jacobson, the "Star Spangled Banner
took on an added significance in the
presence of Mrs. Obert Olson, a read
er of beautiful voice and diction, READ
two brief selections: the first, en-.
titled "America," and written by a
young Jewish rabbi, H. Silver, previ-
Gus to his own adoption into American
citizenship, was as follows:
"God built continent Of glory and
filled it with treasures, untold. He
studied it with sweet, flowing foun-
tains and traced it with long, wind.
ing streams He carpeted it with soft
rolling prairies and cOlumned 1t with
laundering mountains. He planted 1t
with deep shadowed forests and filled
them with song"
Then He called unto a thousand
peoples and summoned the bravesl
among them; they came from the ends
of the earth, each bringing gift ana
hope. The glow of adventure was
in their eyes and in their hearts The
glory of hope.
"And out of the bounty of earth and
labor of man, out of the longing of
hearts and the prayers of souls, out
of the memory of ages. and in the
hopes of the world-God fashioned .
nation Of love, blessed It with. purpose
sublime and called 1t America"
Following this beautiful apprecia-
tion. Mrs. Olson read William Tyler
Pages american Creed"
. Judge Christians0n Speaks.
Calling upon the candidates from
the various countries, beginning with
those from Russia, each group raised
the rinht hand and the oath of alleg-
lance to the United States of America
was administered by the county clerk,
Charles Fisher.
Judge Christlanson Speaks.
Immediately following the accept
ance OF the candidates America was
sung by the audience and the new
citizens, and if any within sound OF
the anthem heard and was not stirred
to a deeper respect and greater
pride for, America than ever before
there was something left out of his
makeup.
Judge Nuessle, in highly compli:
mentary terms, introduced the speak"
er Of the day, Justice of the Supreme
Court A. M. Christianson. Judge
Christianson, while a learned tGris'
and a keen student of history, was first
%. of all on the occasion, an adopted
'ClClZe0, ana as SuCus Was dDIc " lii
press the incoming class Of citizens
with the dignity and importance Of
the step Just taken by them in DELHI
erately choosing the country to which
they were pledging allegiance In COM
parison with that Of inheriting that
privilege. In language both simple
and dearly convincing, Judge Chris
tianson made an excellent address.
At the close of the exercises, the
audience were permitted to welcome
in person each new citizen.
At the hour of four o'clock, when
the exercises were to take place, the
business places of the city ran up the
colors as a mark. of respect for the
event. .. ,=es
Those Admitted
The following were admitted to citi
zenship: Henry Otto Kunksl, Ger
man; Cornelius johnson, British; 10
ssf Paul Bartsch, Austrian; Chistial
Gessele, Russian; FrankWalbert, Aus
trian: Daniel Helm, Russian; Nels
Aim, Swedish; James Galloiray Lans
muir, British; Alan Klein, Russian
Fred Wilhelm, Russian; Joseph D'
Rosa, Italian; Emil Bobb, Russian
Joseph Eckert, >, Russian; Bernhard
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