The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1918-10-14
kOSCIUSzKO DAY TO Be
OBSERVED IN AMERICA

Washington, d. c.. Oct. i3.-school-
children and college students. to-
gether with the elder statesmen OF
America and the allied nations will
Join in the reverent exercises to be
( held October Is to coramemorat. the
oeath of Thaddeus kesiuszko. he
/ Ioiish patriot. the American Revolu-
! tionary general and the friend Of the
coiored people in America
In Washington, in Chicago. and in
all cities where memorials have been
/ erected TO his name laurel wreaths
VIII he p.acad, at .fhe. base In honor y,s
the friend of Washn eton ther FIRST en-
aiaear officer Of the tinted states
army. and the builder of the forth
/ hcations at West Point
At West Point in the grounds of the
military academy. they will decorate
the shaft raised 10 his honor in IS2S
by the cadet corps. In Paris it il ex-
peeted the premier will assist at the
exercises Of the day. and according to
custom IN far away Austria iia. where
they long ago named the highest
mountain in his honor, the midnight
watch fire viii be set burning
! Thaddeus j. Kosciuszko. whose name
Is hailed reverently not only by the
Poles in America and throughout The
world. but by the Americans as well,
was man who made friends from the
time Of his appearance in the western
world.
1t is said that when he rendered his
sword to General Washington. the
father of the country, who, had been
over burdened by the tenders of SER
vices from non English speaking Off
GERS. inquired of him rather testify as
10 what he could do, Test me-" said
the young Polish patriot
Major General Black. of the United
states engineering corps recently
wrote most sympatheticaily of KOS
ciuszko as an engineering officer In
his article he said
One of the foremost engineers OF
the American revolution. kosciuszko is
best known and remembered for mis-
construction OF the fortifications of
been so easily captured by the British
| in the early part Of the war. its I'M
portance as the key to the water route
TO Canada was appreciated. Fortifica-
! tons were begun under the direction
or French engineer, Colonel Radiere
VINO was soon forced TO give up his
project. kosciuszko was then placed
in charge and later had as an assistant
a9 American engineer. Colonel Putnam
who had been with him during the
campaign against Burgoyne. and after
whom the largest fortress was after
wards named
One of Kosciuszkos staff officers at
West Point thus reports concerning his
personality. i quartered a cons fderable
time with him in the same log cabin
and soon discovered in him an eleva-
ton OF mind which gave promise on
these high achievements to which he
attained. His manners were soft and
conciiiating, and. at the same time
elevated. used to take much pleas
ure in accompanying him with his
theodolite He was very ready in
mathematics. Colonel Thatcher wrote
of having had the pleasure of meeting
him at West Point. and described him
as Polish gentlemen of great dis
tinction. He mentions seeing the gar
den kosciuszko had constructed along
the cliffs during his leisure. with it's
spring, fountain. cascades. etc.
!, Fragments of Kosciuszko's works
stili remain at West Point. and the
smaller works have been partially re-
stored. Just north of Cullum Memo
rial hall. a flight Of stone steps leads
down to shelving plateau. overhung
with foliage, still known as "Kos-
ciuszko's Garden" said by tradition TO
have been his favorite haunt and now
much frequented by the cadets He
has thus left his name chiseled in the
rocks along the Hudson, his memo "
impressed upon the mind and heart of
every oadet. and will forever hold his
place In the West Point tradition"
buy Liberty OOnds-
Our coins are not as artistic in
appearance as they used to be-
Perhaps not But you're not sup
posed to keep them about you so
long. -5Washington Star.