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Show 111 ID PATH ill I I ;l lil 1 1 fi Number of Splendid Addresses Delivered Club Rooms Well Filled Greater Part of Program in Italian .Tongue Were Guests of Commercial Club. i One of the most important patrl-otic patrl-otic meetings held in IBingham for I some time was that of the Italians of the camp, who assembled at the Com' 1 mercial Club rooms Tuesday night as guests of the club. ' - - ? The meeting was called to order by 1 Mayor Q. "B. Kelly, who welcomed the Italians to the club ona mace some appropriate remarks concerning the meeting. He then Introduced John Contratto, who acted aa chairman or the meeting, and spoke In Italian. Jlei; made a speech, explaining the nature-of nature-of the meeting and presented the-; other speakers. . . Miss Contratto rendered the nn--' tional Italian anthem in a most effec- ' Uve manner, , s Following this A. C. Toe, city attor- -neyy made a splendid talk reviewing : the wonderful history of tho Italian people, and he made a special appeal ' to those who were not already Ameri- . can citizenB to become bo without do-lay. do-lay. - , , 'Miss Maxine Kelly rendered a piano solo. Dominick Pesezapane, speaking In tho Italian tongue, delivered an ad-" drass which held the closest attention of the Italians and appeared to make a deep impression on them He spoke especially on Liberty bonds. Thin-waa followed by an address by Mrs. John Contratto on the work of the Red Croes la Italy, France and Belgium. She spoke In Italian and f ddresf.d her remarks particularly to. the ladies. In speaking of what tha women could do the reviewed the -work cf the wife of the famous Italian general. Garibaldi. She spoke in a ' mo-it impressive manner, and was lla- -tened to with great interest. The next speaker was Joe Scnsseli; who talked briefly on the work of " every one doing what he cuuid U help win the war. """ , r ' Judge John C. Green was the next speaker and he urged the Italians to take part in municipal affairs and to afrtliate more with tho other people of the community. The speaking of the evening was concluded by a half, hour talk by Mrs J. H. Milnno, who spoke of the Red' Cross and the war savings work. He- for the meeting closed President Kelly-extended Kelly-extended an invitation to the Italians to use the Commercial Club any time-for time-for patriotic meetings, dances or any ' purnose they desired. ' 'After the meeting the Indies adjourned ad-journed to the parlors of the club where they formed a ,Red iCross unit ' " For the rmaii der of the evening : the visitors were the guests of the club and were entertained In a most ' appropriate manner. . This was one of a series of meetings which are being hf Id by our citizens of foreign birth. Binghrm has the distinction dis-tinction of being the first city in the . state to inaugurate meetings of this kind and the effect is a most wholesome whole-some cne. r The Italian Red Cross unit which wm organized et th mnn-., ...,n give a dance In the Commercial' Cluh -within the next fortnight, G. Mllano, editor of the Italian Ga- ?ette. Salt Lake City, and J. Bruno, of ' 1 San rancisco, who were to liavo boen the main speakers of the evening were prevented from mterding the meeting on account of the bad condi-ton condi-ton of the roads. They wera stuck in-the in-the mud some dlatance from 1an am did not r.'ach the camp until M:S0 A letter read before the meeting' by Mr. Pezzupanc is published elsewhere in this Issue. |