The evening times. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1895-1902, 1901-04-27
LECTURES TO FOREIGNERS
Patriotic Work of the Daughters
the American Revolution.
The Buffalo Chapter Instructs Poles
and italians in the History of the
Adults Interested in the Discourses
Country - Large Audiences of

That a number Of chapters Of the
Daughters OF the American Revolution
are doing practical patriotic work and
rendering valuable services in educating
foreigners and making them good ATnerI-
can citizens is shown in a report on edu-
eatfonaI work which has been received at
the headquarters OF the society here from
the Buffalo Chapte-. d A r. IN this re-
port the desire is expressed that other
chapters will undertake work Of q similar
nature. The Buffalo Chapter, in the re-
port. saws the education OF the foreign eIe-
nent appeals strongly to all patriotic
hearts
1t goes on to state that Buffalo has
population Of 100000, in which there is
large foreign element
without ent;ouing other rationale
ties" the report states ''there are IN our
city $500 Poles AID about % 005 Italians.
The children of these foreigners are
taught American history in our public
schools. but the adults would never gain
any adequate knowledge of this country,
IFS laws and institutions. if some special
means Of instruction were not provided
for them. The National Society, Daugh-
ters of the American Revolution iucorpor-
ates in its constitution aid bylaws jhe
three principal objects of its organization,
the second Of which was considered OF
primary Importance by Washington
namely: The diffusion Of such knowledge
as should qualify men TO perform Well
the duties of American citizenship
For its patriotic "ork. the Buffalo
Chapter. D. A r. determined TO give TO
the adult Poles and Italians a free course
of Xix illustrated lectures on American
History. to be written by members of the
cnapter and translated into Polish and
Italian Three hundred dollars We're ap-
propriated by the chapter for this pur-
pose This. at the rate of 80 an evening,
would cover the expense Of translatiug.
delivery and use of stereopticon- The
slides were to be obtained from the Board
Of Regents Of the State OF New York, and
others added when required at our own
cost This plan was decided upon in the
summer of 1897, but owing to unavoidable
delay the lectures were not delivered un-
I'll November 1898. This educational eE-
pertinent Of the chapter proved so success
full that at the request of the State Re
gent of New York We publish this state
ment of our work
The chapter received in its undertake
ing the hearty support of the SupeTiuteu-
dent Of education who offered the use of
DNDliF Si-lGJDlS III the DISH anu iLtiitilL
districts The building in the latter quar-
ter was well suited to our purpose, but
that in the Polish district was found too
remote to obtain large audience, and we
accepted the generous offer of the priest
of St. AdeIbert TO make use Of a hall for
merry occupied by his congregation; and
ne further aided us By calling the atteH-
ion of his people to the proposed lectures
] he subjects Of the lectures We're as fol
lows. First The Period of Discovery;
second. The Colonial Period; third.
From Bunker Hill to Yorktown fourth,
The Making Of the Constitution fifth,
The Civil War; sixth. Reconstruction
we were fortunate in finding able and
scholarly men for our tTausIatOTs and
speakers. our Polish Interpreter trans
lated at sight and showed much interest
in his subject The steTeopticon slides
were numerous and finely exhibited by an
experienced operator.
we did not at first obtain so large
an audience in the Italian district as we
wished, but finding the cause to be lack
Of information on the subject, hand bills
were printed and scattered among the
people, and notice OF the lectures was
published in the Italian newspapers; by
this means the attendance was largely in
creased.
The Italian school children We're in
terested from the first, and at the end