Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1943-01-11
D. {. Franchise Drive
May Be Given Aid by
Newly Made Citizens
District Court Justice
Will Seek Aid Of so
NuturuIized Tomorrow

In line with new policy of max
ing the ceremony of bestowing
American citizenship on aliens as
impressive as possible, during war
days, 80 men and women will take
the oath of allegiance in District
Court tomorrow under solemn cir
cumstances.
Not only will they be given an
understanding of the benefits and
duties of citizenship, but, 1t was
learned, they will be asked to help
In the movement to obtain national
representation for the District, in
order to "Americanize" the Nations
Capital.
Plans for the affair were announced
by James R. Kirkland, chairman
of the Committee of Americaniza-
ton of the District Bar Associa-
ton, which is cooperating with the
court and the Daughters of the
American Revolution and other
patriotic groups in move to mod
ernie the previously somewhat
formal and brief function of ad-
ministering the oath of allegiance
Justice Let's to Preside.
The oath will be administered by
Justice F. Dickinson Let's at 10 a m
The jurist also will deliver q charge
to the new citizens, outlining the
general features of American Gov
eminent. Mrs. william E. Richard
son. ofi1cial Of the Daughters of the
American Revolution and wife OF
the presiding Judge of the Municipal
Court Of Appeals, will present a
manual of citizenship to each of the
new Americans.
Mr.. Kirkland will deliver a short
address Of welcome to the newcom-
ers and stress the privileges and obli-
cations of citizenship. During this
presentation he plans to renew the
plea he made to another recent
class of new Americans, for help in
gaining votes for Washington.
I'VE locally are disfranchised,"
Mr.. Kirkland told this group, land
you as new citizens can take up the
cudgels to help obtain local repre-
sentation. Your new citizenship Of
fers an immediate challenge for
good work in getting the vote for
the District of Columbia"
The guard of honor of the Ameri-
can Legion, under direction of Capt.
James G. Clarke, will participate
Paul B. Cromelin, president OF the
District Bar Association, will deliver
the principal address on citizenship
at the next after today's on Feb
ruary 2. He will be followed by
other distinguished members of the
bar, at succeeding meetings.
Congress recently required that
judges deliver charge to new citi-
zens. The bar association directors
at meeting Friday approved plans
for more elaborate ceremonials, and
report on progress in this direction
viii be presented to the monthly
meeting of the association tomorrow
night at the Mayflower.
Stated Views in Journal.
Justice Miller made ap appeal for
more impressive ceremonies for in
Quoting aliens into American citizen
ship in the current issue of the bar
association journal.
AL will agree" he said, that the
ceremonial of naturalization should
constitute q solemn bestowal of the
privileges of citizenship and an UNI
Outstanding acceptance of its respon-
sibilities; that in the naturalization
courtroom the alien should actually
and personally sever the ties that
have bound him to the land of his
birth and begin his new life as a
citizen In the land of his adoption:
that the courtroom scene, therefore,
should make lasting imp ession
upon him, then and there establish
ing-if 1t has not been established
already-the emotional basis of his
loyalty. All win agree that these
considerations are vitality important
in time Of national peril, when the
loyalty Of all is essential to victory"