Omaha daily bee., 1903-03-23
BUSY SUNDAY FOR KOCIAN
Omaha Bohemian Make the Day Pleasant
for Their Countryman.
DINNER AND RECEPTION FILL THE TIME
Great VioIinist Finds Himself the
willing Guest of Men ana women
of His own Nationality
In Omaha

Kocian's Sunday in OnJ.ha was crowded
full OF entertainment ana OF entertaining.
and apparently he touId pleasure in all
OF II. Al / o'clock he went from the Pax
con to the home Of Mr. aud Mrs. John
Rosicl.y. 1915 william street. where A din
ncr was served AZ 2. Those at the table
besides Kocian and his host and hostess
were: His ac1mpanst. Mr.. Franz Spin
der; Misses Emma and Rosie Rosicky.
John Rosic'cy, jr. Mr.. and Mrs. vaclav
Buresh end Miss Buresh, Miss Anna
Kalina, ifr. S. ID. Barnek, Mr.. Frank Yak
OF San francisco, Miss Marie Novacek and
Mrs. Nellie .Swoboda.
The dinner was genuinely Bohemian, in
cludlng such Bohemian dishes as Bohemian
noodle soup. boiled beef with mushroom
sauce. veal on paprica, roast pig with
sauer kraut. tongue with Polish sauce and
kolaee. OF Bohemian pastry. To all OF this
the artist did such Justice as to indicate
that he is distinctly Of the earth earthly.
After the dinner and until 6 o'clock he
and Mr.. spindler led in a conversation
which related largely TO the fatherland.
They entertained us more than we we're
able to entertain them" remarked Mr.
Rosicky afterward.
Reception In the Evening.
The early evening Kocian spent at his
hotel, the afternoon drive having been de-
ferred until today because OF the weather.
At 9:40 he and Mr., Splndler arrived. under
escort Of Mr.. Buresh and Mr.. Cermak, at
Bohemian hall, Thirteenth and Martha,
where nearly a thousand OF their country
men and countrywomen had been waiting
nearly two bours to receive them. The
quartet, with Mr.. Rosicky and Colonel Mix,
took the atage and Mr.. Rosicky introduced
the two visitors, Kocian following with a
neat little speech, much applauded, in
which he thanked the audience for the re-
ceptfon and intimAted that II would not
be his last visit here.
The party remained more than an hour
md was then driven back to the hotel.
While at the hall they enjoyed a part of
the program of the regular monthly enter
tainment given by the dramatic and musical
auxiliaries Of the Bohemian Turner society.
This program included the cuckoo song
by mixed chorus, an overture by the or
chestra, under the leadership OF Prof. A.
Korsko; a recitation, THE Candidate for
Suicide" by Miss Mirasky; a duet, "our
Father" by NJ. sramek and r. Kment, ac-
companied on the piano by b. Peck; a farce,
Advertising for Bride" by members OF
the Tel Jed Sokol; Shubert's serenade, by
sramek, accompanied by Miss NJ. Sramek
and u drama. THE Gypsy" in which
Color el Mix and other members of Tel Jed
sokol starred.
Dinner Saturday Night.
At the dinner g,vtr Kocian and Mr.
Spindler at $3.50 Saturday night by MIR. and
Mrs Vaclav Buresh 1923 Center street
there we're present Kocian, Mr.. Spindler,
Mr.. and Mrs. e. Rosewater, Miss Blanche
Rosewater. Mr.. and Mrs. V. Hossman. Mrs.
n. LetoYsky, M. J. F. Pr.dyl. Mr.. Frank
Zak and Mrs. Velechovsky. The party was
at the table until after ~ o'clock. with
Kocian and Mr.. Spindler relating their ex-
periences in America.
Koclan's concert tonight is to be a purely
professional performance, without intro
duction and without interruption. except
perhaps for a presentation Of some me-
mento by local Bohe .lians. At last night q
reception he was given handsome bouquets
by the Young Ladies' auxiliary Of the Bo-
hemian Turner society. the presentation
being made by Miss Ondracek and Miss
Mirasky.
Tomorrow morning the artist and his
party leave for Minneapolis, where he plays
tomorrow night. He will be at Racine
on March 26 at Cedar Rapids. Ia, on the
9th and in New York on the goth, his
contract for sixty concerts to terminate
there Whether he will leave this coun-
try at once, or do a little touring On his
own account now seems in doubt.