Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1911-04-06
TO TEACH YOUNG
TRUE PATRIOTISM
Is Work the D. A. R. Has Set
Out to Do

Washington, D. c., April 5.-Seventy
thousand of Americas leading women
have set themselves to the task of
teaching patriotism to the Americans
of tomorrow. The Daughters of the
American Revolution, the strongest
woman's society in the world, has TAX
en- as its permanent assignment the
task of importing the youth Of the
nation the lesson of love of country.
With a national policy laid down in
national conclave at Washington, the
work is being extended to chapters
existing in every state in the
nation, and the world around whef-
ever there is an American colony,
On the seventeenth of the present
month the twentieth annual convention
Of the great society will be held il
Washington. and then a more definite
mapping out Of the general campaign
will be effected This meeting will be
held in Memorial Continental Hall,
the new building Of the organization,
not merely a monument to the early
days of the women for the money u
no man went into its construction. A
thousand accredited delegates will at
tend this congress and participate in
the mapping out of the new campaign.
Then each delegate viii return to her
own home and lay down the plan oil
her associates for the teaching Of pal
triotism. Then each of the 10000
members, with the money and infp
ence of the society back OF her, WI
bend her efforts to the carrying out of
the program. If any yomgster es-
capes he will deserve any fate that
may befall him.
Work Already Started.
The work had its inception when
the Daughters, like Alexander, began
to sigh for new worlds to conQuer
They are all descendants of men who
fought in the war for independence
which the colonies waged against the
British. Their first task was to eX-
tend what recognition thoy might 70
these men who had wrought in the
creation of the nation. Graves of the
men of "76" We're marked from one
end end of the land to the other His
tOric landmarks here and there were
restored in accordance with their his
/ toric connection Then the great
building, a memorial in itself and Il
work of art to be handed down to pos
terity, was built Yet the society piled
in increasing numbers upon itself and
it's wealth pyramided. 1t required an
outlet for its energies and its funds.
1t is finding an outlet in the principle
upon which it was founded-patriot-
ism.
The idea of teaching patriotism IS
new only as a national policy of the
society. Many local chapters have
been pushing the movement to success
full results in many communities.
In the following out of the patriotic
education plan cooperation with the
public schools is almost universal,
Prizes are offered by the D. A. R. for
essays on historical subjects and for
proficiency in the study of American
history Lectures are given by men,
bers, chapters have established school
buildings and in foreign settlements,
giving to foreign people books and cop
les of our common laws in their moth
err tongue.
D. A chapters have arranged for
STORY hours" in public schools and
libraries when members of the chap
ter tell the children about the men
and women of the revolution. AS an
example, note that done by the Mon
ticello Chapter, of Washington, y. =.
This chapter is not an especially large
one, but last year it gave a free public
lecture, The Cruise of the Battleship
Fleet From Hapton Roads to the Gold
en- Gate and gives two gold medals
annually and pictures of notable
Americans to night school classes com
peting in the essay contest on "Ame~'-
can Citizenship"
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