Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1910-05-10

| Congratulated by "a special cable from
Theodore Roosevelt, who is in Berlin.
and to be welcomed to the capital by
President Taft Polish Americans from
all parts of the country are TO attend
the ceremonies of the unwilling of the
statues of Casimir Pulaski and Thad-
deus kosciuszko. Polish patriots, who
crossed the Atlantic during the revo-
luton to fight for American indepen-
dence. The Polish language is today
heard in every hotel in Washington.
Many delegates are already here, a spe-
cial train from Chicago carrying 500
members of the alliance arriving this
afternoon.
ROoSeveltS name, pronounced with a
Polish accent. is today on the lips of all
the delegates of the alliance the
news of his cabled congratulations
spread rapidly and aroused much en-
thusiasm. Considerable significance
was attached to the fact that the mes
sage came from Berlin, where Polish
national aspirations are officially dis
cOuraged almost much as they are
in ST Petersburg.
Ceremonies of Unwilling Tomorrow.
The unwilling of the monuments TO Pu-
laski and KOsciusZkO will take place
tomorrow afternoon. 1t is expected that
$4,000 Polish Americans will attend the
ceremonies. Delegations have already ar
rived in Washington, including members
of the Polish National Alliance from San
Francisco, Los Angeles and other cities
on the Pacific coast.
President Taft will deliver the princi-
pal address at the unwilling of the Kos
ciuszko statute i'm Lafayette Square. and
Secretary of War Dickinson will speak
at the ceremonies at the Pulaski statue
at the intersection of Pennsylvania ave-
nue. and 18th street. John Smulski of
Chicago will speak for the Polish sOcie-
ties at the Kosciuszko statue. and j. II.
Holinski at the Pulaski ceremonies. The
unwilling of the Kosciuszko statue will
take place at 80 O'Clock and OF the Pu-
laski at o'clock
The entire National Guard of the Dis
trict, with all the regular troops in or
near Washington. and the High School
Cadets will take part in the parade. Sew
eral thousand members of the Polish
National Alliance will also be in: line.
The day will close with banquet at
the Raleigh, at which President Taft Is
expected to be present.
BY direction of Postmaster General
Hitchcock all civil war veterans who are
employed in the Post Office Department
and whose services can be spared will
be excused from duty tomorrow afternoon
to attend the unwilling ceremonies.
Alliance Officers Here.
Among the officers of the Polish Ma
tional Alliance who have already regis
tered at the Raleigh Hotel. the headquar-
tiers of the organization, are NJ. b.
Steczynski. president; Antoni Schneider,
s. A. Dangel of the Polish National
Daily Zgoda of Chicago; Prof. TIL. Stem
iradzki, editor of the Daily: FLIP Ksycki,
vice president of the association; Prof
r. Liaskouski, DR.. X. Zurauski. John Il.
Wleklinski. L.. Ztotudcki, NJ. Wojtecki G.
NJ. Velinski and S. Szcchenscz
Cablegrams of congratulations have
been received by the alliance from Lem
berg, Liwow, Krakow, iKrosno and many
other polish towns and cities. Polish
parties in St. Petersburg, Vienna and
other European capitals have also sent
messages.
The convention of the Polish National
Alliance will open Thursday morning at
10 o'clock in the New National Theater
and will remain in session probably until
Monday evening. After the first meeting
the sessions will be held in the Raleigh
Hotel Communications discussing SUBJ
jects of interest to the Poles will be heard
from prominent Poles in Europe and
America The Polish Naticaa Alliance
has $4,000 members. and this convention
will, it is said, be the largest it has ever
held.