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Mrs. E. W. Peattie, Dr. F. H. Krueger
Are Speakers, Omaha Woman's Club

Mrs. Elia W. Peattie of Tyron, N. C.,
a charter member of the Omaha
Woman's club, now dramatist, novelist,
and literary critic of much ability,
and Dr. Frederick K. Krueger, of
the University of Omaha, divided
honors Monday afternoon at the
open day meeting of the Omaha
Woman's club at Burgess-Nash auditorium.
Mrs. Peattie, who came to
Omaha to speak last Friday at the
Fontenelle hotel under auspices of
the Omaha Woman's Press club,
read several of her poems Monday
afternoon, including "January Jasmine";
"Wood Smoke"; a tribute
to Sidney Lanier, entitled "Lanier in
the Valley"; "Brides of Tryon," being
a reference to the dogwood blossoms
in spring; "Hills Round My
Valley," and "In the Cool of the
Day."

Mrs. Peattie made a very strong
appeal to Omaha and Nebraska club
women not to permit the defeat of
the bill pending in the state legislature
providing $26, 360 for traveling
libraries. "This defeat would deprive
three-fourths of the reading public of
Nebraska of good and suitable reading
matter. Such action would be reactionary,
and should not be permitter,"
Mrs. Peattie declared.

Dr. Krueger, speaking under the
direction of the Political and Social
Science department of the club, reviewed
the history of Europeans
immigration to America, and the baneful
influence of southern and eastern
European immigrants upon the
national life here, as compared with
the sturdy integrity of the north
European immigrants. He explained
the new immigrant law, passed in
1920, which seeks to reduce the undesirable
flood of illiterates and
papers. Dr. Krueger criticised the
new immigration law as not taking
quality into consideration, but paying
attention only to numbers, since
immigration is now restricted to 3
per cent of the amount of immigration
in 1910. "We need quality, as
well as reduced numbers. We must
use love, tolerance, and understanding
under our so-called "Melting Pot
of America," rather than hate, prejudice,
and lack of understanding," he
said. Mrs. Thomas R. Jones presided.

S. R. Elson, secretary of the Omaha
Council of Americanization, announced
a mass meeting for naturalization
of 150 foreign born men and
women at the city auditorium Wednesday
night, as in line with the
work urged by Dr. Krueger.

Mrs. J. M. Welshans and Miss Virginia
M. James played two piano
solos and Mrs. Leslie A. Ayers sang.
Election of club officers will take
place Monday, March 5, with the
heads of departments and chairmen
of standing committees acting as the
nominating committee.

Mrs. E. W. Peattie, Dr. F. H. Krueger Are Speakers, Omaha Woman's Club

Mrs. Elia W. Peattie of Tyron, N. C., a charter member of the Omaha Woman's club, now dramatist, novelist, and literary critic of much ability, and Dr. Frederick K. Krueger, of the University of Omaha, divided honors Monday afternoon at the open day meeting of the Omaha Woman's club at Burgess-Nash auditorium. Mrs. Peattie, who came to Omaha to speak last Friday at the Fontenelle hotel under auspices of the Omaha Woman's Press club, read several of her poems Monday afternoon, including "January Jasmine"; "Wood Smoke"; a tribute to Sidney Lanier, entitled "Lanier in the Valley"; "Brides of Tryon," being a reference to the dogwood blossoms in spring; "Hills Round My Valley," and "In the Cool of the Day."

Mrs. Peattie made a very strong appeal to Omaha and Nebraska club women not to permit the defeat of the bill pending in the state legislature providing $26, 360 for traveling libraries. "This defeat would deprive three-fourths of the reading public of Nebraska of good and suitable reading matter. Such action would be reactionary, and should not be permitter," Mrs. Peattie declared.

Dr. Krueger, speaking under the direction of the Political and Social Science department of the club, reviewed the history of Europeans immigration to America, and the baneful influence of southern and eastern European immigrants. He explained the new immigrant law, passed in 1920, which seeks to reduce the undesirable flood of illiterates and papers. Dr. Krueger criticised the new immigration law as not taking quality into consideration, but paying attention only to numbers, since immigration is now restricted to 3 per cent of the amount of immigration in 1910. "We need quality, as well as reduced numbers. We must use love, tolerance, and understanding under our so-called "Melting Pot of America," rather than hate, prejudice, and lack of understanding," he said. Mrs. Thomas R. Jones presided.

S. R. Elson, secretary of the Omaha Council of Americanization, announced a mass meeting for naturalization of 150 foreign born men and women at the city auditorium Wednesday night, as in line with the work urged by Dr. Krueger.

Mrs. J. M. Welshans and Miss Virginia M. James played two piano solos and Mrs. Leslie A. Ayers sang. Election of club officers will take place Monday, March 5, with the heads of departments and chairmen of standing committees acting as the nominating committee.