The tomb of the first Czechoslovakian President Tomáš Masaryk in Lány, Czechoslovakia. Two women and two children arrive at the tomb of Czechoslovakia's first President Tomáš Masaryk and lay down flowers at the tomb. The tomb is inside a fence of the Masaryk Family Grave in Lány. The women touch the land and cross themselves and pray. Views of the women and the children at the tomb. A wreath hangs beside the tomb.
Civil war in Santo Domingo, Dominican Republic. Rebels in the streets protest and hold banners. Colonel Francisco Caamano Deno, the leader of the rebels, addresses them through a bullhorn. The Colonel in a room with his supporters. A camera man records. The Colonel comes out in the streets. A U.S. ship. Sacks of food lowered from the ship. U.S. Forces distribute food to the people of the Dominican Republic. The people queue up for food.
Conservation Work in the United States during the Great Depression. CCC (Civilian Conservation Corps) renovate the house of Alexander Stevens, Vice President of the Confederacy, in Crawfordville, Georgia. View of the house with a statue of Alexander Stevens in front. The slave quarters near the house. View shifts to the oyster shell walls at Georgia's Santo Domingo State Park. The Government CCC program restores the park. Young men workers of the CCC march in front of restored cabins at Schoenbrunn springs area near New Philadelphia, Ohio.
Crowds gather to watch a horse race in Santo Domingo, Dominican Republic. Jockeys riding horses in track. The horse race starts. Spectators cheer as they watch the horse race. Sailors, servicemen and Dominican civilian men watch the horse race from front row. President of the Dominican Republic Rafael Trujillo and Mrs. Jeannette Johnston “Johnnie” Andrews, widow of Lieutenant General Frank Maxwell Andrews, watch the horse race together. The flag of the Dominican Republic hangs behind President Trujillo. Flags of the Dominican Republic hang on top of a building.
Opening scene shows President Rafael Leónidas Trujillo, President of the Dominican Republic, presenting Dr. Nicholas Murray Butler, President of Columbia University, the Order of Juan Pablo Duarte. Dr. Butler is visiting Santa Domingo, as chairman of the U.S. Committee, appointed by President Franklin D. Roosevelt, to raise funds for the Christopher Columbus Memorial Lighthouse in which remains of Columbus will be interred. Scene shifts to interior of the Cathedral of Santa María la Menor, where the crystal urn, that for the past year has contained remains of Columbus, is opened so Dr. Butler and his wife might see them. They both move forward as Archbishop Ricardo Pittini Piussi points out aspects of the relics.
15th Anniversary of the founding of Czechoslovakian Republic. President Tomas Garrigue Masayrk on a horse back along with minister of war and other officers lead a parade in Prague on the 15th anniversary of the founding of the Czechoslovakian Republic. Soldiers march at the parade. New armored cars displayed for the first time. Soldiers loaded in carriages move past a large crowd during the parade.