The Wrangell sentinel., 1923-11-22

 Captain Dancey.
 8 pm. Starland Theatre. Ameri- canization Rally. Speakers: Captain Dancey and Commissioner Hender- aon. Good music and question period Old fashioned community rally. Ev- cry citizea of Wrangell invited.
 ] The Legion's Americanization pro- gram featuring Captain S. N. Dancey is in full swing and the spirit is fil- tsring through to every home in Wrangell through the schools, Com niercial Club. social get together and mass meeting, and. all given a won derful inspiration. Through that re- markable picture, "The Man With out a Country" at the Starland to- night. Cantain Dancey Is hopeful of awakening the people of Wrangell to a realization of the seriousness of conditions that obtain, today, both at nome ana dDrOdu.
 Last nights social get together in Redmen's hall was a gratifying sue cess. The Legion and Auxiliary had the cooperation of the Parent-Teach- CT association, Red Cross, Women s Civic Club and other organizations in a commendable degree and the re- suit was company of more than 100 representative people who shared in an excellent program.
 The Commercial Club
 Today at noon at the Wrangell Ho- tel, the accommodations were taxed to capacity by an unusually large group that attended the regular week day luncheon, this time, to hear Captain Dancey and other speakers.
 Commissioner L. D. Henderson told of the progress of the educatio al movement and the great need, 'n Wrangell, of a peter school plant. The value of an education, the im- perative need of catering to the fu- ture through the training of the youth, were urged in a convincing way.
 Bishop Rowe, in happy little talk. pointed out the path of duty as being fraught with difficulties but that success would be the result of unceasing and persistent effort Alaska had a wonderful future, but, that future could best be realized through cooperation and the employ ment of the higher virtues in every department of activity.
 Captain Dancey took wide field for his talk, first, the world, to re- veal the drifting effect that had fol lowed the war, drifting process that will precipitate another disaster if it is not arrested, then, the con- ditions at home in America, condi- tions that threatened to strangle everything in the form of American ideals and the good old fashioned American type that had laid the foundation of this commonwealth leading from that thought to Alaska and to Wrangell.
 There are allover this land, to- day. you have them here in Wran gell. driftwood and deadwood. Int ldriftwood is the man who has moi stability of character nor stabilit! of purpose He comes to Alaska ant to Wrangell to exploit but never with any sympathy or support fol the things that mean for building up. He is a menace to any commu nity. The deadwood is the man who either in a spirit of lust or selfish greed, refuses his cooperation il all things on the ground that it cal not be done."
 Captain Dancey took the story O the Union Pacific. the Canadian Pa cific and other big enterprises to re veal the presence of the same dead wood and, all the while, emphasizin' the thought that progress and devel opment had followed natura course in spite of this same dead