Evening journal., 1911-10-09
DEDICATE new
POLISH HALL
General Pulaski Society
ParadeS AMI Hears Address
eS by Prominent Men
MAYOR HOWELL
OFFERS CONGRATULATIONS

With exercises of the most stirring
and enthusiastic character. the new
home of the General Pulaski Club. at
Second and Justison streets. was dedi-
Gated on Saturday afternoon. The
handsome new building was erected at
cost of $4,000, and is fine addition
to the city's large ediices. Prominent
Polish residents of this and other
cities, and city officials were present
and made, addresses.
Mayor Harrison w. Howell congrat-
ulated the club on its progress dur
ing its fifteen years of existence and
noted the general trend toward the
upllft of its members and the Ameri-
canizing Of the same. He said he real
lied what a prominent part this club
plays in the education of not only its
members but the Polish people of the
city in the ways and customs of the
American nation.
F. Nj. Turner, educational director
of the Wilmington Y. M. G. A. in an
address noted the fact that just three
years ago he attended the dedication
exercises of the new Y. Nj. G; A. build
ing which institution he believes
should be- closely affiliated with the
Polish Club. He believed that this Or
ganization, which has today 430 mem
bers, should institute night schools
and offered any aid that the Y. M c. A
might be able TO render.
Louis Laundberger, a Polish attor-
ney of Philadelphia, made an address
in English IN which he recounted the
prosecutions that existed in the former
home of the Poles who were yesterday
assembled under the stars and stripes
of free and independent country.
A feature of the exercises was the
appearance of Miss S. T. Skora, attired
in the Polish national costume. Sne
sang a composition written by herself
in the manner of the niinstrels of ole
who related the history of an event
in song. She sang of the history of the
General Pulaski Club and received al
ovation.
The Rev. John Gulcz. of st. He'd
wigs Church, also made an address
and the Star Spangled Banner" was
sung, and a violin solo was given by
Stanislow Achouriczhalka
On Saturday afternoon seven hun.
dred Polish citizens. the majority OF
them attired in brilliant uniforms, To-
gether with three bands, paraded the
streets of the city .commemorating the
completion of the new building. The
parade was the largest and best ever
give by the Polish citizens of Will
mington.
A banquet concluded the exercises
last evening.
NJ. Poneicki, president of the Polish
Turner's Association. was present at
tired in the uniform of the Polish
cavalier and was accompanied by TIVE
others dressed in the same manner-
The committees and officers of tn,
club are as follows. Waleryan God
zicd, president; Wladslaw Krempa
vice-presiden4; Franciszek Adamow
ski, secretary protein; Jan Jablon
ski secretary; Andrzei Joachim
owski,l treasurer; assistants-J. Wap
niarek Boleslaw Lutrzykowski, N
Kogut, Pawel Kotarski and Anndrze
Zebrowski
Board Of directors-Waleryan Gazd
zicki, FIR. Adamowski. Jan Jablonski
Andrzej Joachimowsk, Michal Bur
dryk. Jan Kisielewski, Jan Sniarow
ski, Jan Olszewski. Ambrozy Liturgy
kowsh, Jan Sudnik, Teodor Boruta
Jan Krzysiak, Jan Kedziersk.
Building mittee-Chairman w
Gozdziki. w. Duchatkiewick. ST
Skora. Andrea Joachimowski, Stanis
law Drozdewski, dan Tomszyk, A
Bendzik.
The architect was ]. NJ. Kennedy.