The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1915-05-20
AMERICAN GIRLS ARE TO HELP
Organizations in Kenosha Are Hopeful
That They Can Secure Several Hun
dred Dollars in Gifts Prom the People
Of Kenosha Next Saturday.

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of the destitute Poles in Poland,
and following several sessions of com
mittees representing various organiza-
tions plans have been made to have
a Tag Day. on Saturday, May %, at
which time the people of Kenosha will
be asked to give to the support of the
movement. It is not to be movement
entirely among the Polish people as the
Rev. F. r. Czerwinski, pastor of St.
Kasimer' s Church, who is leading the
movement has appealed for the aid of
young women of American birth to as
sist the Polish people in this move to
raise money. In speaking of the plans
for the day Father Czerwinski said:
When the army of one of the bel
Ggerents entered Belgium and left
ruin and destruction in it's tracks, a
great relief movement was inaugural
ed throughout the United States and
millions have been contributed thus
far for the relief of the Belgians. The
cause is surely worthy one and the
American public was not slow III ans
wering the appeal, since some $60,000,-
900, were contributed. The frightful
conditions in Poland however, were
brought to our notice some weeks lat
er and beyond question are far more
appalling than those in Belgium. The
Rockefeller Relief Committee informs
us that the sufferings in Poland are
positively indescribable.
Hence more intense appeal of the
hungry and dying again reaches our
ears; the outstretched hands of the
widows and orphans without shelter
and food are directed towards us.
Ignace Paderwski, whose fame at the
piano is known the world over has
reached our shores a few weeks ago,
not to charm the American public with
his musical programs, but to solicit help
for his suffering countrymen.
"'Why do you not arrange concerts
for the benefits of the Polesq'. he was
asked. My soul is too sorrowful, 7 can
not strike key; the sufferings of my
people entirely disabled me- he ans
wered ~
fHe has already sacrificed his for
tune for the aged, widows and orphans
and it is said he even borrowed mon
ey to pay for his passage to America.
His mission at this time is vastly diff
ferent from those Of former times.
"The terrible scenes Of war thus far
are all enacted in or about Polish cit
les Przemysl, pronounced Pscha-mys-
very much like Chamois), Tarnow, LODI,
Lemberg, Augustowo, Mazurian Lakes
district, ETC., is daily repeated in news
papers. These are Polish cities and
towns, not Russian; the Polish inhabi-
tants being by far in the greatest num-
bers.
The Poles of Kenosha on the Oath day
of January, have raised $500, among
themselves for the Relief Fund. This
is quite a sum of money, considering
the fact that it comes from a people of
the "laborer" class exclusively, and
the severe winter condition just passed.
A Tag Day held in Chicago in Jan
uary Melted $4,000 for the Fund. A
Tag Day will be held in Milwaukee on
Next Saturday and at meeting Of
delegates from all the local Polish So
cieties at st. Casimir' Is School last
night resolutions were passed to have
@ Tag Day in Kenosha for the Relief
Fund, also on next Saturday, the 22nd
of May.
The Mayor was petitioned in this re-
gard and granted permission
The Rev. F. r. Czerwinski has been
elected Honorary President of the Re
lief Committee. Mike Motcheleski was
elected President; Joseph Za1ubowski,
Secretary; and Mrs. Josephine Schultz,
Treasurer.
Contributions will also be solicited
from the various Manufacturing Con-
Germs in the city, where a large per-
centage of the employees are Poles. The
citizens of Kenosha are earnestly APP
pealed to for contributions in whatever
sums their generosity will permit on
next Saturday at the Tag day in the
city.