NORTH SHORE BREEZE 
Gave Talk on Immigration. 
Assistant commissioner J. J. 
Hurley of Boston, was the special 
guest of Col. H. P. Woodbury camp 
149, 8S. of V., of Manchester, at their 
meeting Tuesday evening. Supper 
was served at 6 o'clock to which the 
members of the post and associates 
were invited. The meal was pre- 
pared by a committee of ladies from 
the WRC. 
At 7.30 the gathering was called 
to order by Commander by <A. U. 
McCormack, who introduced the 
speaker. Mr. Hurley having been se- 
cured through the courtesy of Com- 
rade H. T. Bingham, the two being 
associated at the Boston custom 
house. 
Mr. Hurley entered briefly into the 
history of immigration from the 
earliest days up to the present time. 
From the earliest days there has al- 
ways been two distince attitudes on 
this question: one, open wide the 
doors, let everybody come in; the 
other, close the doors let nobody in. 
Immigration is one of the most imn- 
portant and serious problems the 
United States has to deal with today. 
All other questions relating to the 
government is of the highest im- 
portance and significance. It is the 
pubhe’s desire to lessen the number 
coming in. Congress is continually 
passing laws to make it more difficult 
for foreigners to enter. There are 
three causes for the influx. One is 
the general attractiveness of the 
country, higher wages, ete., ete. An- 
other class that find their way here 
are those who are expelled from 
their own country for one reason or 
another. <A third class is brought in 
in large numbers by the sub-agencies 
who send for them. There is no 
hamlet so remote but what is heard 
of in America. The compulsive 
military duty in most of the Euro- 
pean countries serves to drive many 
away from there. 
Forty-five per cent. of the arrivals 
in 1907 came here well prepared to 
come. From ten to twentye five per 
cent. were brought here with money 
sent from this country. Millions of 
money is sent to Italy every year. 
Yet, there is another side. Immi- 
gration has helped this country. If 
we were to strike a balance, it would 
be found that America is far better 
off with its open immigration laws 
than without. But as Roosevelt says, 
we don’t want too many of the un- 
desirable class. If the imigrants 
were left to themselves, thev would 
be well enough. But commercial 
greed enters in. These agents do 
more harm than good. The immi- 
grants of the old days were sturdy 
and upright. Now that the ocean is 
home to the 
little more than a ferry trip and costs 
less than $50, almost anybody can 
find a means to reach this country. 
Mr. Hurley related some very pa- 
thetic as well as amusing stories and 
incidents which he has met during 
his service with the government. He 
spoke of stow-away and some of the 
methods which they used to get in. 
IIe coneluded by saying it was his 
opinion to open wide the doors to 
the right kind of immigrants, but to 
do all we can to keep out the un- 
desirable ones. 
Manchesterites Help Entertain at 
Soldiers’ Home. 
The reception last Friday evening, 
under the auspices of the Soldiers’ 
Home Aids of Massachusetts, W. R. 
C., will long be remembered by the 
comrades of the Soldiers’ home at 
Chelsea. 
Long distances and disagreeable 
weather didn’t seem to effect the 
members of the various departments 
to do their part of entertaining the 
men who fought in ’61. The enter- 
tainment started at 7 sharp. Mrs. 
Hannah G. Tappan, aid, of W. R. C. 
119 of Manchester, introduced the 
special guests of the evening: Miss 
HIeuser, chairman of the Soldiers’ 
ITlome aid committee; Majors Perry 
and Green representing Gov. Foss; 
Mrs. Libby, department president 
W. R. C.; Mr. Fisk, commander of 
the department of Massachusetts G. 
A. R.; Eli W. Hall, president of 
board of trustees of the Soldiers’ 
‘Home; Mrs. F. S. Wardsworth, pres. 
Ladies’ Circle Association/of Soldiers’ 
Home; Mr. Tilsdale, representing the 
division of 8. of V.; Arthur U. Me- 
Cormack of Camp 149 of Manches- 
ter; Commandant Foster of Soldiers’ 
Ilome. 
After the various heads of the de- 
partments had been introduced, the 
old veterans gave three cheers and 
a tiger for the Soldiers’ Home Aid 
that showed, as one of the old boys 
said, ‘‘That there was some life left 
in them yet.’’ The entertainment 
consisted of the following: 
Solo—‘‘O’er the Billowy Sea,’’ 
Harry S8. Tappan of Manchester. 
Solo—‘ Anchored,’’ Miss Ruth Mo- 
rong of Gloucester, accompanied by 
Mrs. Long of Manchester. Group of 
songs by Mrs. Green, assisted by 
Horwood’s orchestra. Reading by 
Master Saunders of Boston. 
After the entertainment the hall 
was cleared for dancing. The grand 
march was led by Major and Mrs. 
Green, some 50 couples being in line. 
Dancing followed until 10, when 
taps were sounded, and all left for 
strains of the ‘‘Star 
Spangled Banner.”’ 
Good Word for the Breeze. 
From the National Printer-Jour- 
nalist of Chicago (February issue) we 
reprint the following: 
In tabloid form, thirty pages and 
cover, each page having three col- 
umns, and all on good stock, issued 
the Christmas number of the North 
Shore Breeze, which is published at 
Manchester, Mass. Things with which 
we are not familiar always bear the 
greatest interest for us, and I sup- 
pose that fact accounts for the un- 
usual interest I have experienced 
while looking over this little paper 
from the east. It is a clean, cultured 
little publication with an abundance 
of reading matter of high character, 
and many advertisements, too, al- 
though nearly all of these occupy 
small spaces. The editorial work is 
excellent, and the mechanical work 
all plain and simple. Considerable 
credit is reflected on the office force 
for the tasty cover design, composed 
of type and borders and printed in 
red and green. 
Moving Pictures in Schools 
That the moving picture may 
come, in time, to replace text books 
in the public schools is the recent 
comment David A. Ellis of the Bos- 
ton school committee made on 
Thomas A. Edison’s new course of 
study. Mr. Ellis occupied the 
Brown cottage, Sea street, Manches- 
ter, last season. 
Mr. Ellis said, ‘‘There are great 
possibilities in the main idea. There 
is no doubt at all of the educational 
value of the moving picture, and 
when Edison has evolved a film in 
which there is no danger of fire or of 
injurious fatigue to the eyesight, 
there is no doubt but that the school 
systems of the world will adopt it 
with enthusiasm. 
‘‘T doubt, however, that he can 
make as inexpensive a film as he 
claims. How many years ago was 
it that he was going to provide. us 
all with such inexpensive electromo- 
biles?”’ 
Motor boat owners from Maine to 
Florida, says the Portland Argus, 
are excited over the Sherwood bill, 
lately introduced in Congress, which 
would amend the regulations goy- 
erning motor boats and add greatly 
to their running expenses. The law: 
as it now stands does not require a 
pilot and licensed engineer on motor 
boats, but the amendment evidently 
intends that they shall all be em- 
ployed. Owners of motor boats, 
whether for pleasure, fishing or 
other purposes, cannot afford to hire 
such officers, and they are not really 
needed. ss 
