The Saint Paul globe., 1900-05-07
DAY Of PlAM)'S LIBERTY
1T IS MARKED WITH A BIG MASS
MEETING AT THE AU-
DFTORIUM
MAYOR KIEFER PAYS TRIBUTE
To the Memory OF CasimIr and So
bieski, of sK0seiusISi and Pu-
IRsId-aofIFer Speakers
Took Part.

.mos
The Polish people of st. Paul and Min
neapolis were out in force yesterday cele
brating the promulgation of the Polish
constitution, or May. 8, 1871. The after
noon ceremonies were preceded by
grand parade, awfth nearly thousand
people in line The following societies
took part: From Minneapolis Holy Cross
society, Zgoda society, Polish union, St
Anthony society snd washington Court
No. S29, Catholic; Order of Foresters. From
St Paul-St Casimir, St StanislaHs, St
Albert Seniors, st. Joseph, Heart OF Je-
sus, Star of Liberty and St. Albert Juni-
ors.
The line of march was on Sixth street to
Market, on Market to Fourth street, on
Fourth street to Seven corners, Seventh
street TO Minnesota street and from there
to the Eighth street entrance of the Au-
ditorium.
A platoon of Polish officers, dressed in
the same kind of military uniform as
was worn IN Poland IN those days, es-
corted the societies during the parade.
These were under the direction OF Peter
Glombeca, who was chief marshal of the
occasion.
There were five bands in attendance,
who served to Iiven up the men in line
with their stirring music.
| The Auditorium was beautifully decor
ated with the national colors, and on the
pillar back of the stage hung the pictures
of President Mckinley and Kosciusko, the
famous general who fought under George
ONrpr
1 pie III the hall when Chief Marshal Peter
/ Glombeca called the meeting to order
/ and introduced Father KobylinSki, Of st.
] Casinir's 5 church, as the Chairman OF the
| occasion.
! On the stage with him We're: Mayor
! Kiefer, Rev Father D. Majer, Felix's
! Derwichowski, F. L. McGhee and Peter
/ Glombeca, of st. Paul: Rev Father IL.
! Gazazewski, r. Alexander and Peter S2u-
/ ia, of Minneapolis.
Michael Ezezepaniak acted as secretary.
! The following choral societies were pres
ent and sang Polish songs: st. Casinair's $,
] St. Albert's, Wanda, and Kontski, of st:
] Paul, and the Holy Cross society, %of Min
! neapolis "
Rev. Father C. Kobylnski made few
Introductory remarks in Polish, after
which he spoka3 in English He said:
'fWe are gathered to honor the memory
| of those great men! Hugo Kalaj, Stanis-
! laus MalachorSHi; and Ignatius Potoeh,
! who formed the constitution on May 3
! 1871, that united the Polish people. Po-
land stands today very high among the
1 nations" c -
+ The programme was opened with music
| by one of the bands, who played an
| American march This was followed with
a song by a chorus composed of about
! fifty little girls and1boys of st. CaSlm1r
! Polish school. The girls were dressed III
/ white and red sashes
| Mayor Kiefer. the next speaker, said:
/ 81 have been honored by a: request
| from your people to address you, ms
! friends at this gathering, in behalf of oul
| good city of ST. Paul. Permit me- then
7 my Polish-A American friends, in the name
1 of the people OF thei capital city of the
state of Minnesota to most heartily gree
/ and welcome you, one and all, to oul
i beautiful st. Paul.
! 'In welcoming. such an imposing BODY
| of men as L see before, me upon this an
| niVersary of the formation of constitu-
/ ton on May 3, 1871, feel proud and hon
ored. You will grant me the privilege oi
] referring briefly to your mother country
! and to some of Polands illustrious an6
| famous men. I refer, to the most -four
/ ishing period of Poland, from 1880 ano
/ for $50 years thereafter. Her people, hel
i kings, showed great valor love for liberty
/ and Polish government by her people; hel
I Casimir the Great and her Sigismund
4 were illustrious in war, in learning, II
| religion and in human laws.
''In the latter part of the seventeenth
| century the Turks, then the most power
| full people in the world, threatened the
whole of Europe with the terror OF then
| the greatest victory of three centuries o.
struggling Mohammedans against the
| Christians for control of the world.
| FINALLY, at the head of 10000 men, or
the banks of the Dnieper, he defeated
''Kosciusko, the brave and noble Pole
| fought with the Russian for Polish hber-
! ty, but Russia overpowered struggling
s'My friends, in the monumental hall OF
| the capitol at Washington two statues OF
! the finest workmanship stand amongs
| the statues of Americas greatest men
| Kosciusko and Pulaski America has hon
ored her Polish heroes, the friends o.
! George Washington, the men who tough
for the Stars and Stripes"
! After a Polish song by the st. Alber
| Choral Society of st. Paul and the Holy
| Cross Society of Minneapolis, Rev
Father D. Majer spoke in Polish Aftel
a defamation by Rudolph Glombeca, en-
titled ''The Third of May and song il
Polish by the st. Casimir Choral society
Romati Alexander, of Minneapolis, wa
introduced and spoke in Polish Mr.. Alex
ander gave a brief sketch Of Poland, anC
was very well received.
He was followed by little Lucy Jarosz
who gave a recitation. entitled, POLAND L
Not Lost" - 2a.t
F. L. McGhee said, in part:
| 1t is pleasure to be with iverty- y-lovinl
people, Great indeed was Poland Com
ing TO America, the Pole brings with hin
love for liberty. If all nations would de
clare such liberty as Poland did in year.
ago, how happy would Gods green eartl
be. It is a consolation to know tina
/ America can depend upon her citizens
that come from your mother country
The next on the programme was son.
by the children of st. Casimirs Polisl
school, after which John Epoch gave
| recitation in English, and Stanley Belin
ski one in Polish. They were followed b,
Frank Kolalawski, a little boy, VIII
made very pleasing little speech in Eng
| lish. He wound up by saying that whel
he got to be a. man he would make
longer speech, which created laughter
Anthony Zwifka was introduced an
spoke in Polish, after which the St. Al
bert and the Holy Cross Choral societie
sang the national anthem, America.
The next was a Polish edeelamation b
Julian Wirth, a small boy This was fol
lowed with Polish song by the chfldreI
Of St Casimir's school, after which Am
brozy Mikelayzak delivered a recitation
in Polish, and after the ST. Albert an
Holy Cross Choral societies had sung tn
Polish national hymn John Bukwosk
gave recitation In Polish. The st. Al
bert and Holy Cross Choral societies san,
another song, after which the chairman
Rev. Father c. Koby1fnski spoke. and th
programme was closed with the singin
Of the Polish national hymn by the en-
tire audience.
AND THE GTRT, FATNTEn