South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1917-01-22
NEWS OF INTEREST TO
POLISH CITIZENS
OBSERVE ANNIVERSARY.

on the occasion OF the silver
jubilee marking the % year exist
ence OF the branch No. IL. Polish
National alliance of America. an
elaborate banquet following a splen-
did program. was given at Kosci-
uszko hall Sunday, TO over 800 mem
bers. delegates and out-of-town
guests. At 8 p. m. the guests were
seated at five long tables prettily APP
pointed and conferred with bouquets
Of pink carnations and ferns. 10
seph Werwinski. vice cenzor. acted
as POSTMASTER. Informal talks were
given by the organizers of the
branch, delegates from the various
societies and many others present
the most noteworthy being that of
John Przyprawa of Chicago. editor
of the Polish National Daily
The opening of the affair took
place at o'clock with a program
headed by Paul NiezgOdzki. president
of the arrangement committee The
program rendered was as follows:
ANCAhAAl6 OAl1Ntl CAdAAASlluS CAEo-
zewski; secretary of the event. Cast
mir Kaczmarek; address by Joseph
Werwinski; musical selection by Pc
gOwski Brothers orchestra; report
Of the financial standing of the So
ciety and its history since the or
ganizatiOn, read by S. Steszewski;
address by John Przyprawa; musical
selection, by the orchestra address,
by DR.. Nicholas Borisowicz; distribu-
ton of jubilee badges and memoirs.
Closing of program with the ma
tional hymn, God Save Poland"
Banquet
The affair was completed with
dancing until a late hour. Music
throughout was furnished by Pc
gOwski's orchestra. The hall was
made attractive with bunting and
flags in American and the national
colors.
The society was organized as
branch No. III Of the Polish Ma
tional alliance, Jan. Is, 1892, with
membership of %, Of which the
original administration was com
posed as follows: Stanislaus Levin
ski, president; Stanislaus Steszewski,
vice president; Constantine Levin
ski, recording secretary; Leo Ku-
charski, financial secretary; Lads
laus Bartoszek. treasurer; Paul
Ciesielski, Hubert RozewicZ. trus-
tees; Thaddeus Grzesk, marshal; Jo-
seph Stypczynski, banner bearer;
Casimir Niezgodzki, Casimir Niez-
godzki. and Andrew Grzesk, investi-
eating committee; Stanislaus Ku-
charski, door keeper
OF the organizers still living are
B. Grzesk, X. Goraczewski. S. Stes-
zewski, X. Jankowski. X. Niezgodzki.
II. ROzewicz and A. Grzesk.
The number of regular meetings
held were 300; special, Is. From
the original membership of % the
society increased its number during
the 25 years of existence to 1856, a
total Of 21O members. decreased by
wealth and other causes by 1O5, leav-
ing a membership of los at the
present time in good standing.
A total of $4,000 was paid as in
surance money TO heirs of % male
tiitAAAbNAS anu tA6 III ltlAAdlC IlltlilDGIS.
The present administration is
comprised of the following: Presi-
dent. Paul NiezgOdzki; vice presi-
dent, Joseph Kitkowski; recording
secretary. Andrew Przybysz; finan-
cial secretary, Casimir Kaczmarek;
treasurer. George Chelminiak: trus-
tees, Ignatius Kaczmarek, George
Adamski and Valentine Olawski:
door keeper, Lawrence Sbamecki;
marshal, Arthur Stypczynski: ban
ner bearer, Joseph Niezgodzki; as
sistant banner bearer. Vincent Gu
dajtys; investigating committee, b.
f. KlysZ, Michael HazinsN: audit
ing committee. Valentine Olawski.
Ignatius Werwinski, and Anthony
kwiatkowski.
The committee in charge of the
jubilee was composed Of VI. Hazinski,
b. L. Klysz, NJ. : Gorski, w Chel-
miniak, 1. Kaczmarek, a. J. Prey
bysz, p. n. Niezgodzki, : Steszewski
and h KacZmarek.