Salt Lake Telegram | 1938-01-27 | Page 13 | 25 Applicants of British Birth Lead 85 Renouncing Old Ties

U. U S. S Citizenship Sought by Group From 15 Nations rations igi l Si i L U ff t. t D. D lt w m r y f YG s aa rv 4 u a b bv v Ji Std ti f r S 'S d l TO BECOME AMERICAN CITIZENS THEY TilEY RENOUNCED ALLEGIANCE TO ANY FOREIGN POWER Marie Drewes Drewcs left Helen Hegemeister and Pauline Campbell Among 85 at naturalization session T 25 Applicants of o British Birth Lead 85 Renouncing Old Ties Natives of Germany Come Next in Number Numb r With Total of 14 Making Plea Representing 15 different nationalities 85 men and women appeared appeared appeared ap ap- ap- ap or awaited their turn to appear Thursday before Judge P. P C C. Evans Third district court and renounce allegiance to every foreign potentate king government or sovereign state except the United States in order to become naturalized citizens The session was expected to continue continue continue con con- throughout the day and possibly possibly possibly pos pos- sibly Friday morning before last o othe of f the citizenship applicants are examined examined examined ex ex- court attaches said M. M F. F Lence district director o of f immigration and naturalization an and d Roland F F. Wyatt inspector of th the e same government service conducted conduct conduct- ed the examinations Applicants of British birth led the list There were 25 of them German German German Ger Ger- man citizens came next with 14 applicants David M. M Halliday chairman o othe of f the adult night school Americanization Americanization Americanization committee whose classes many of the applicants have attended attended attended at at- tended played a prominent part in inthe inthe inthe the unofficial arrangements marking marking marking mark mark- ing the naturalization hearing