Salt Lake Telegram | 1922-02-24 | Page 26 | July 4 Gains in Citizenship Program

JUlY 4 4 GAINS IN CITIZENSHIP PROGRAM President Harding Favors Plan to Make Maire It Americanization Americanization Americanization Ameri Ameri- Day AUSTIN Tex Feb 24 President 24 President Hardings Harding's approval of the movement Inaugurated by the General Federation Federation Federation Federa Federa- tion of Women's Clubs to make July 4 a citizenship day day is voiced in aletter a aletter aletter letter from him made public today to Mrs Sirs Percy V V. of Austin Auslin chairman of the department of American citizenship of the general general general gen gen- eral federation The movement was started last year and over communities inthe Inthe in inthe the United States hold celebrations indicative of Americanism Mrs said It It am very pl pleasantly impressed with your program of celebrating the nations nation's national day in the dignified Impressive fashion which you suggest suggest suggest sug sug- gest making malting it an occasion on which to welcome to the duties and obligations obligations obliga obliga- of citizenship U those ose young men and and women who have come f into to citizenship within the preceding twelve months and to those of foreign foreign for tor- eign birth who have come Into full tull realization of duties and privileges of American citizenship President Harding wrote in part The movement no doubt will create a larger and truer appreciation of ot citizenship obligations the president said These are times in which every to Impress the seriousness the reality the earnestness of civic duty deserves the utmost encouragement he said in conclusion Mrs also has received a let letter er from Hanford MacNider l national commander of the American legion indorsing the tho movement and promising support of ot the legion In carrying it out