Pittsburg dispatch. [volume] (Pittsburg [Pa.]) 1880-1923, 1891-05-04
FLAGS AND WREATHS
In Abundance, Used BY The Poles of
Pittsburg and Allegheny
TO CELEBRATE A CENTENNIAL.
A Creditable Turnout Witnessed by Thou
sands of Spectators.
TWO wEhL-ATTENDED MASS MEETINGS

vicinity yesterday celebrated the one hun.
dredth anniversary of the adoption of the
Constitution of Poland, by a large parade in
the afternoon and two large meetings in the
evening. 1t was a delightful day for the
parade, there being very little if any mud
for the marchers to tramp through. The
sidewalks along the line of march were
crowded with spectators. Many houses
along the route were decorated with the
national colors and emblem of Poland. The
colors in the line were bright, and the men
presented fine appearance.
About :, 600 men were in line, and to their
credit not one intoxicated person was seen.
A large number of carriages and buggies
were out. many of them being decorated
with wreaths and flowers. Some of them
contained little girls dressed in red, white
and blue and wearing floral wreaths. The
parade, as whole, reflects great credit on
the organizations that participated in it. 1t
was made up of two divisions, the first con-
sisting Of the societies and congregations of
Pittsburg and Allegheny, the two cities
having combined on account of there not
being a sufficient number in Allegheny to
form separate division.
Formation of the Procession.
The column moved promptly at 1:3O
o'clock across the Smithfeld street bridge.
At the south end it was Joined by the South
side division. The first division was made up
mostly of uniformed organizations, which
gave the marehers quite a military bearing.
The uniforms, as a rule, were patterned after
those worn IN Poland, which. to the speeta-
tors, was somewhat of a curiosity. The first
division was made up as follows:
Eight mounted police under command of Captain
Cnterbaum.
Chlef Marshal, Charles Browsky. and mounted
staff of 25
St. Augustine Band. 80 pieces.
Frank Poslushny, Marshal of First Division.
Benedict Lapinsky, Adjutant: John BlaszoI
St Hedwig's Rifles, 40 men in dark blue uni
forms with green trimmings
Grand Army Band.
ST. Michael's Ritter, 30 men, in dark uniforms
6. with red trimmings. carrying swords.
ol' MlcRSets w6i,s e09gregaton zoo men, wearing
and carrying canes
- Second Brigade Band.
st. Stanislau's congregation, SOJ men, wearing
soft brown hats, white gloves and canes.
.. Our Boys Drum Corps.
Cathedral Band.
Napoleton Society, 80 men.
$50 carriages and buggies, containing priests and
members of different PIttsburg
congregations.
Second Division.
This division was made up OF the Polish resi-
dents OF the Southside. The particular feature of
this division the St. Casmr Uhlans an |
organization of picked horsemen who wore a |
dark uniform and carried lance bearing the |
native and American coiors. The division was |
Marshal Charles Zulanski: Victor j. Molka,
Adjutant; Steve Uslowski- Chief of
Davis Band.
81. Casimir Uhlans, 90 Uniformed Horsemen
Carving 1anPpS-
Carriages containing Rev. Father Miskiewicz |
ana W. >. Bremen, Esql who delivered the ac-
Carriage containing three girls dressed in white,
with whlle wreaths entwined with red
white and blue colors.
ST. Adelbert's Band.
ST. Adelbert's congregation, 500 men.
Germania Band.
81 JOSEPH, S congregation, 500 men. |
20 carriages, containing members of Southside |
congregations.
The route traversed by the parade was as
follows: Monongahela bridge to Carson
street, to South Twenty-eighth, to Sarah, to
South Tenth, to Second avenue, to Grant
street. to Sixth avenue, to Smithfield street.
to Liberty, to Tenth to Penn avenue, to
Twenty-eighth street, 10 Liberty, to Twenty
fifth, to Penn avenue, 70 Eleventh street.
where the parade was reviewed by the mar
shals and statfs
The Two Big Mass Meetings.
The meeting at ST. Stanislaus' Church,
Twenty-second street, last evening. was
largely attended. The church was decorated
with many American and Polish flags and
the banners and military emblems of Poland.
The school children attending ST. Stanislaus'
school were seated in the front seats and
were dressed in pretty white dresses, and all
we're crowned with floral wreaths and held
in each hand fag-one that of America
and the other of Poland. Several songs
were sung and atterward the following
speakers were introduced: Joseph Sick |
owski, DIR. Leo Srdrwski, z. Sodoskv and |
J. A. Golden, Esq. The latter delivered
an entertaining address in English, outlin-
ing in a concise manner the history and
strength of a country that for ages had
fought, not alone the power of Europe, but
the ocean, which had encroached year by
year on the mainland.
The speeches of DIR. Leo Srdrwski and |
Messrs. Sickowski and Sodosky were in
Polish. They detailed the events that led
to the adoption of the Constitution, and
spoke Of the many respects in which it re-
sembled the American Constitution
The speeches were heartily applauded.
Mayor Gourley was not able to attend the
meeting, as was anticipated.
Southside Speeches and Exercises.
The meeting held by the Southside Poles
Ind parade was at Odd Fellows Hall. at
south Eighteenth and Sarah streets. The
lall was crowded, there being fully 9, 500 Z
people present 1t was an enthusiastic as !
emblage, and was most orderly meeting.
Order was called for by Rev. L. e. NJ. MIS- s
liewicz at 7:30 o'clock sharp, and the meet l
ng continued until 10 o'clock. Victor
lOltke was appointed chairman and Josef 5
secretary. |
An address was made by Zachar Kiewick.
.ditor of the Pittsburg Polish paper.
Hrzyze1eL Ludo. 1t was principally a dis
'usslon OF the differences of the present Con-
tltutlon and former ones The next event
vas song entitled "Mazu, 4" rendered bv a
lumber Of school children. This was fol- f
owed by defamation in Polish by Anton
'arkowSkl. st. Albert's Cornet Band
which had been engaged to furnish the
music for the parade, came in next with a p
iece of music entitled poland Is NOT a
lost Yet. Red, White and Blue" was n
hen sung by 80 little Polish school pirls I
Attorney William Bremen was introduced b
Y the chairman and made the only English
ddress during the evening.
The address was followed by speech en-
tied Liberty" by Anton Danmowski. II
harles Zulawski, Chief Marshall of the
Division in the parade, delivered
n address, taking for his subject the Rev
lutions of Poland" The next was a reci-
ltion by Mary Zielienski, followed by an
ddress by Josef Rosenski entitled the ''Fu- g
Ire of Poland" This closed the exercises
the evening, and Rev. Miskiewicz dis a
lissed the audience by prayer delivered