Evening star., 1926-10-18
MEMORIAL TONIGHT
FOR KOSC|USzKO
Notable Speakers on Pro-
{ gram to Honor Patriot of
Polish Birth.

In memory Of the services rendered
by Thaddeus Kosciuszko, American
patriot Of Polish birth in the Revo
lutionary War, and to acknowledge
response to the nationwide celebra
ton of American Independence day
last July in Poland, KosciusZko Rec
ognition day will be observed tonight
at Memorial Continental Hall. in 6
program open to the public at $50
o'clock.
The celebration is under auspices
OF the Kosciuszko Foundation and a
distinguished committee. The founda
tton is an educational organization
which is furthering the exchange OF
students between the universities OF
Poland and the United States, as a
means Of improving relations between
the two nations. and building up Po
land, industrially, commercially ano
financially.
Speakers Of Evening.
Speakers Of the evening will in
clude Undersecretary of State Joseph
G. Grew, Jan CiechanOwski Minister
of Poland to the United States; Sec
retary Of War Dwight F. Davis, who
will preside as chairman; DR.. George
i. MacLean of the American Council
on Education; Mrs. Alfred Brosseau,
president general Of the National So
ciety, Daughters of the American
Revolution, and DIR. Emmett j. Scott
of Howard University.
Messages will be read from DR..
Henry Noble MacCracken of Vassar
College. president Of the KosciusZko
Foundations; from several governors
and others.
A program will be presented by the
United State Marine Band Orchestra.
al mo- X4ynG
the foundation, "is not merely a me-
mortal meeting for world figure who
lived $50 years ago and who on Octo-
her 18, 1776, received his commission
as colonel of Engineers in Washing
tons Army. 1t is q meeting for en-
phasizing the fact that the spirit
which actuated him and is recognized
as his is today an essential factor in
the upbuiding OF the new Polish re-
public. now becoming consciously and
purposely Americanized in various
constructive ways in the midst of EU-
rope, as indicated by POland'S nation
wide celebration of last Fourth of July
as day sacred also to Poles.
Exchange OF Students.
FOUNDED in his name and working
IN his spirit, the KOSciuSZko FOunda-
tion is bringing to this country Polish
young men and WOmen-l2 this year
especially selected through co-opera-
tion of the Polish minister Of educa-
ton from several hundred candidates
TO specialize in VeriOuS courses at
American educational institutions.
with the expectation Of carrying back
technical knowledge for application in
Upbuiding industrially, commercially
and financially the new Polish repub-
lie. international exchange of stu
dents Is q new and undoubtedly effec-
tive form Of diplomacy"
Members Of the KOsciuszko Recognt-
tion day committee are: DR.. Mac
Cracken, Charles Evans Hughes,
Henry p. Byrd, Governor of Virginia;
Alvan r. Fuller, Governor of Massa-
chusetts; Angus w. Mclean, Cover
nor of North Carolina: Aram j.
Pothier, Governor Of Rhode Island;
Albert G. Ritchie, Governor of Mary
land: Clifford Pinchot. Governor of
Pennsylvania; Alfred +. Smith, Cover
nor of New York; John T.. Wynant,
Governor Of New Hampshire; Mrs.
Brosseau, Mrs. Josiah A. Van OrSdel,
national president, Children of the
American Revolution; Mrs. Henry p.
Kent, president general, Daughters of
the Revolution; Wilbert II. Barrett,
president general. National Society of
Sons of the American Revolution; II.
Randall Webb, treasurer general, So
ciety of the CinCinnati: DR.. John II,
Finley, Samuel NJ. NauClain, Herbert
l.. Satterlee, Willis H. Booth and John
X. MCQuigg, national commander Of
the American Legion.