The Washington times., 1936-11-16
D. A. R. ASSISTS
IN CITIZENS
TRAINING
BY MARY PADGETT

Members OF the District OF Co
lumbia Daughters of the American
Revolution should be proud indeed
of the splendid work they are do
ing in assisting the foreigners in
Washington in becoming Ameri-
can citizens.
This work is carried on by the
local D. A. r. Americanism COM
mittee, of which Mrs. Alexander H.
Bell is the State chairman. The
D. A. r. chapters contribute $500
yearly to the Americanization
School, Tenth and E SITS. N. w.
They pay part of the salary for a
field worker among the foreign
born; also the chapters supply ma
terial for the mothers sewing
class, and milk and laundry for
the nursery school, this work being
done directly with the Americani-
zation school.
Mrs. Bell is asking members to
donate articles for the D. A. R.
booth at the annual "interna-
tional' bazaar, which will be held
dU OI41OOI OA4
December and 8.
Each month the members of
the AmericaniSm committee visit
the claSSroomS to observe instruc-
ton for naturalization eXamina-
tionS. The foreign mothers Of the
school, who are studying English
in preparation for citizenship will
be the guests of the committee at
a tea on December II, when there
will be a program by other stu
dents in native costumes.
In the District of Columbia
there is widespread use of the D.
A. r. Manual for Citizenship,
which recently came off the press.
Last year there were 8,042 copies
of the manual distributed in Wash
ington.
This year again the handbooks
are being distributed free OF
charge through the Americaniza-
tion School, Naturalization Blu
reau, libraries, social service agen-
cies, and the C. C. Camps, not
only in the District of Columbia,
but through approved agencies all
over the United States, under the
direction of the D. A. r. Manual
for Citizenship Committee.
The manual is published in II
languages and carries to foreign
students rel BILE information
about their adopted country. It
answers the questions that arise
in preparing for citizenship, gives
a concise form of the facts that
prospective citizen is required to
know, and includes a brief history
of the United States, the Constitu-
ton, and the history of the flag
and its correct use.
Mrs. Earle w. Richardson is
chairman of the manual commit
tee in the District of Columbia.
which has representation from
each Of So local chapters.
Other AmericaniSm work which
the D. A. r. will carry on in Wash
ington this year will be among
young peoples org a n iZationS.
Prizes will be given to members of
the Police Boys Club and the
Washington Boys Club in con-
test for the best essay on why I
Like My Country'S Government"
DR.. Mary E. Woolley, of South
Hadley, Mass, president of Mt.
Holyoke College, who is chairman
of the Committee for the Peoples
Mandate to Governments to End
War, will preside at a meeting of
the committee Wednesday after
noon at 4 o'clock at the home of
Miss Edith j. Goode, TIA N st.
N. w.
At the meeting final arrange
mentS will be made for a flying
delegation" of distinguished wom-
en- from the Peoples Mandate Com.
mittee who will go by air to attend
the Inter-American Peace Confer
ence at Buenos Aires on Decem-
ber !.
DR.. Woolley is also attending the
meeting Of the National Board of
the American Association of Uni
versity Women this week at the
headquarters on I Street.
Mayor Fiorello LaGuardia, of
New York, who is attending the
Mayors Conference here, will be
an honor guest of the Women's
National Press Club, at the Will
lard Hotel, tomorrow at l o'clock.
Baron Mario Bucovich, camera
artist, has also been invited as
an honor guest at the luncheon.
DR.. Elizabeth Kittreoge, of the
Social Hygiene Society, will speak
before the Mothers Club of the
Jewish Community Center on
Sex Education" tonight at 8:15
o'clock, at a meeting in the Com
munity Center. Members are in
vited to bring friends to hear DR..
Kittredge.